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Tennis tournament
1997 Internazionali di Carisbo
Date9–15 June
Edition13th
CategoryWorld Series
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money$303,000
SurfaceClay / outdoor
LocationBologna, Italy
VenueCierrebi Club
Champions
Singles
Spain Félix Mantilla
Doubles
Brazil Gustavo Kuerten / Brazil Fernando Meligeni
← 1996 · Bologna Outdoor · 1998 →

The 1997 Internazionali di Carisbo was a men's tennis tournament played on clay courts at the Cierrebi Club in Bologna in Italy and was part of the World Series of the 1997 ATP Tour. It was the 13th edition of the tournament and was held from 9 June through 15 June 1997. Second-seeded Félix Mantilla won the singles title.

Singles main-draw entrants

Seeds

Country Player Ranking Seed
 ESP Alberto Berasategui 13 1
 ESP Félix Mantilla 14 2
 ESP Javier Sánchez 42 3
 NOR Christian Ruud 46 4
 MAR Hicham Arazi 55 5
 MAR Karim Alami 61 6
 ARG Hernán Gumy 64 7
 BRA Gustavo Kuerten 66 8
  • Rankings as of May 26, 1997.

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the main draw:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

Finals

Singles

Main article: 1997 Internazionali di Carisbo – Singles

Spain Félix Mantilla defeated Brazil Gustavo Kuerten 4–6, 6–2, 6–1.

  • It was Mantilla' 1st title of the year and the 2nd of his career.

Doubles

Main article: 1997 Internazionali di Carisbo – Doubles

Brazil Gustavo Kuerten / Brazil Fernando Meligeni defeated United States Dave Randall / United States Jack Waite 6–2, 7–5.

  • It was Kuerten' 2nd title of the year and the 3rd of his career. It was Meligeni's 2nd title of the year and the 5th of his career.

References

  1. "1997 Bologna – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. "1997 Bologna – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  3. "1997 Bologna Results archive". ATP.
  4. "May 26, 1997 ATP Singles Rankings". ATP. Retrieved April 21, 2017.
  5. Serras, Manel (15 June 1997). "Mantilla acaba con el reinado de Kuerten" [Mantilla ends Kuerten's reign]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 April 2020.
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