1997 Italian Open – Men's Singles

Thomas Muster was the defending champion, but lost in the second round this year.

Men's Singles
1997 Italian Open
Champion Álex Corretja
Runner-up Marcelo Ríos
Final score7–5, 7–5, 6–3
Seeds16

Álex Corretja won the title, defeating Marcelo Ríos 7–5, 7–5, 6–3 in the final.

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

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 65 64  
10 Álex Corretja 77 77  

Top Half

Section 1
First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
1 P Sampras 65 4  
  J Courier 77 6     J Courier 77 6  
Q A Portas 79 77   Q A Portas 65 2  
  G Rusedski 67 64     J Courier 77 6  
  F Clavet 6 3 3 15 M Rosset 65 3  
Q E Benfele Álvarez 4 6 6 Q E Benfele Álvarez 5 77 3
Q J Golmard 5 4   15 M Rosset 7 63 6
15 M Rosset 7 6     J Courier 3 6 64
9 W Ferreira 6 5 65 7 M Ríos 6 3 77
  M Larsson 4 7 77   M Larsson 77 6  
  T Johansson 5 6 6   T Johansson 64 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 77  
  J Sánchez 5 65   4 Y Kafelnikov 77 3 6
  T Woodbridge 5 1     P Haarhuis 65 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 77 6     M-K Goellner 6 3 6
  J Stark 64 4     M-K Goellner 78 77  
WC D Nargiso 5 3   5 R Krajicek 66 61  
5 R Krajicek 7 6  

Bottom Half

Section 3
First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
6 G Ivanišević 6 68 6
  M Woodforde 2 710 4 6 G Ivanišević 6 6  
Q F Fetterlein 4 5     C Ruud 2 2  
  C Ruud 6 7   6 G Ivanišević 79 6  
  C Pioline 6 6   12 B Becker 67 3  
  B Black 4 3     C Pioline 4 5  
WC A Gaudenzi 63 2   12 B Becker 6 7  
12 B Becker 77 6   6 G Ivanišević 6 6  
14 T Henman 4 7 2   S Draper 4 4  
  R Carretero 6 5 0r 14 T Henman 6 3 4
Q D Scala 6 63 77 Q D Scala 1 6 6
Q D Musa 4 77 64 Q D Scala 5 2  
  S Draper 7 6     S Draper 7 6  
  A Medvedev 5 3     S Draper 77 5 7
WC M Martelli 3 2   3 T Muster 64 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 77 6   10 Á Corretja 6 6  
  A O'Brien 64 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  
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