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Men's singles
1997 Italian Open
Final
Champion	Álex Corretja
Runner-up	Marcelo Ríos
Score	7–5, 7–5, 6–3
Details
Draw	64 (5WC/8Q)
Seeds	16
Events
Singles men women Doubles men women
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Álex Corretja defeated Marcelo Ríos in the final, 7–5, 7–5, 6–3 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1997 Italian Open.

Thomas Muster was the defending champion, but lost in the second round to Scott Draper.

Seeds

1. Pete Sampras (first round)
2. Michael Chang (first round)
3. Thomas Muster (second round)
4. Yevgeny Kafelnikov (third round)
5. Richard Krajicek (second round)
6. Goran Ivanišević (semifinals)
7. Marcelo Ríos (final)
8. Carlos Moyà (third round)
9. Wayne Ferreira (first round)
10. Álex Corretja (champion)
11. Álbert Costa (third round)
12. Boris Becker (third round)
13. Félix Mantilla (first round)
14. Tim Henman (second round)
15. Marc Rosset (third round)
16. Mark Philippoussis (first round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	7	Marcelo Ríos	6	3	6
		Alberto Berasategui	3	6	1
								7	Marcelo Ríos	5	5	3
								10	Álex Corretja	7	7	6
	6	Goran Ivanišević	6	6
	10	Álex Corretja	7	7

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	1	P Sampras	6	4
		J Courier	7	6					J Courier	7	6
	Q	A Portas	7	7				Q	A Portas	6	2
		G Rusedski	6	6												J Courier	7	6
		F Clavet	6	3	3										15	M Rosset	6	3
	Q	E Benfele Álvarez	4	6	6			Q	E Benfele Álvarez	5	7	3
	Q	J Golmard	5	4				15	M Rosset	7	6	6
	15	M Rosset	7	6																			J Courier	3	6	6
	9	W Ferreira	6	5	6																	7	M Ríos	6	3	7
		M Larsson	4	7	7				M Larsson	7	6
		T Johansson	5	6	6				T Johansson	6	3
	Q	D Sanguinetti	7	3	2											M Larsson	6	5	4
	Q	F Santoro	6	6											7	M Ríos	4	7	6
		R Furlan	4	1				Q	F Santoro	2	2
	WC	O Camporese	3	5				7	M Ríos	6	6
	7	M Ríos	6	7

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	4	Y Kafelnikov	7	7
		J Sánchez	5	6				4	Y Kafelnikov	7	3	6
		T Woodbridge	5	1					P Haarhuis	6	6	3
		P Haarhuis	7	6											4	Y Kafelnikov	3	2
		D Vacek	3	4												A Berasategui	6	6
		A Berasategui	6	6					A Berasategui	3	6	7
		P Rafter	6	3	6				P Rafter	6	4	5
	13	F Mantilla	1	6	4																		A Berasategui	7	7
	11	Á Costa	7	6																			M-K Goellner	5	5
		A Rădulescu	5	2				11	Á Costa	6	6
		J Tarango	5	3					J Siemerink	4	2
		J Siemerink	7	6											11	Á Costa	4	6	4
		M-K Goellner	7	6												M-K Goellner	6	3	6
		J Stark	6	4					M-K Goellner	7	7
	WC	D Nargiso	5	3				5	R Krajicek	6	6
	5	R Krajicek	7	6

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	6	G Ivanišević	6	6	6
		M Woodforde	2	7	4			6	G Ivanišević	6	6
	Q	F Fetterlein	4	5					C Ruud	2	2
		C Ruud	6	7											6	G Ivanišević	7	6
		C Pioline	6	6											12	B Becker	6	3
		B Black	4	3					C Pioline	4	5
	WC	A Gaudenzi	6	2				12	B Becker	6	7
	12	B Becker	7	6																		6	G Ivanišević	6	6
	14	T Henman	4	7	2																		S Draper	4	4
		R Carretero	6	5	0			14	T Henman	6	3	4
	Q	D Scala	6	6	7			Q	D Scala	1	6	6
	Q	D Musa	4	7	6										Q	D Scala	5	2
		S Draper	7	6												S Draper	7	6
		A Medvedev	5	3					S Draper	7	5	7
	WC	M Martelli	3	2				3	T Muster	6	7	5
	3	T Muster	6	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	8	C Moyà	6	6
	WC	S Pescosolido	4	4				8	C Moyà	6	6
		T Haas	3	6	7				T Haas	4	2
		M Gustafsson	6	4	5										8	C Moyà	4	4
		A Boetsch	7	6											10	Á Corretja	6	6
		A O'Brien	6	4					A Boetsch	2	3
		H Arazi	0	3				10	Á Corretja	6	6
	10	Á Corretja	6	6																		10	Á Corretja	4	7	6
	16	M Philippoussis	2	0																			K Alami	6	5	3
		K Alami	6	6					K Alami	6	6
		C Woodruff	6	6					C Woodruff	0	4
		D Prinosil	3	2												K Alami	3	6	7
		S Stolle	1	4												S Bruguera	6	2	5
		S Bruguera	6	6					S Bruguera	6	6
		H Gumy	6	6					H Gumy	1	4
	2	M Chang	3	2

Qualifying

Qualifying seeds

1. Fabrice Santoro (qualified)
2. Lionel Roux (qualifying competition)
3. Albert Portas (qualified)
4. Emilio Benfele Álvarez (qualified)
5. Richard Fromberg (first round)
6. Carlos Costa (first round)
7. Franco Squillari (qualifying competition)
8. Nicolas Kiefer (first round)
9. Jérôme Golmard (qualified)
10. Martin Sinner (qualifying competition)
11. Fernando Vicente (qualifying competition)
12. Frederik Fetterlein (qualified)
13. Gastón Etlis (qualifying competition)
14. Mariano Zabaleta (first round)
15. Olivier Delaître (first round)
16. Guillermo Cañas (first round)

Qualifiers

1. Fabrice Santoro
2. Davide Sanguinetti
3. Albert Portas
4. Emilio Benfele Álvarez
5. Frederik Fetterlein
6. Daniele Musa
7. Jérôme Golmard
8. Davide Scala

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	1	Fabrice Santoro	6	6
		Ivo Heuberger	0	3
								1	Fabrice Santoro	6	6
								WC	Giorgio Galimberti	1	3
	WC	Giorgio Galimberti	6	6
	16	Guillermo Cañas	4	3

Second qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	2	Lionel Roux	6	6
		Mosé Navarra	2	1
								2	Lionel Roux	0	1
									Davide Sanguinetti	6	6
		Davide Sanguinetti	6	7
	15	Olivier Delaître	3	5

Third qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	3	Albert Portas	6	6
	WC	Stefano Tarallo	4	3
								3	Albert Portas	7	6
								13	Gastón Etlis	5	2
		Jim Grabb	6	3	2
	13	Gastón Etlis	3	6	6

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	4	Emilio Benfele Álvarez	6	6
		Gabrio Castrichella	3	1
								4	Emilio Benfele Álvarez	6	6
									Jacobo Díaz	2	3
		Jacobo Díaz	6	4	6
	14	Mariano Zabaleta	4	6	3

Fifth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	5	Richard Fromberg	7	2	3
		James Sekulov	5	6	6
									James Sekulov	2	1
								12	Frederik Fetterlein	6	6
		Cristiano Caratti	4	3
	12	Frederik Fetterlein	6	6

Sixth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	6	Carlos Costa	3	4
		Daniele Musa	6	6
									Daniele Musa	7	6
								11	Fernando Vicente	6	2
		Vincenzo Santopadre	5	6	4
	11	Fernando Vicente	7	4	6

Seventh qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	7	Franco Squillari	7	6
		Filippo Messori	5	0
								7	Franco Squillari	4	2
								9	Jérôme Golmard	6	6
	WC	Daniele Balducci	2	2
	9	Jérôme Golmard	6	6

Eighth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	8	Nicolas Kiefer	4	0
		Davide Scala	6	6
									Davide Scala	6	7
								10	Martin Sinner	2	5
	WC	Florian Allgauer	5	5
	10	Martin Sinner	7	7

References

1. Serras, Manel (19 May 1997). "Corretja se corona en el Foro Itálico" [Corretja is crowned at the Foro Italico]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 December 2022.
2. John Barrett, ed. (1998). International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 1998. London: CollinsWillow. p. 149. ISBN 9780002188241.

External links

• ATP singles draw
• ITF tournament draws

• 1997 Italian Open (tennis)