1997 Italian Open – Women's Singles

Conchita Martínez was the four-time defending champion but lost in the final to Mary Pierce, 6–4, 6–0.

Women's Singles
1997 Italian Open
1996 Champion Conchita Martínez
Champion Mary Pierce
Runner-up Conchita Martínez
Final score6–4, 6–0

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top eight seeds received a bye to the second round.

  1. Monica Seles (Third Round)
  2. Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (Quarterfinals)
  3. Conchita Martínez (Final)
  4. Anke Huber (Second Round)
  5. Iva Majoli (Third Round)
  6. Amanda Coetzer (Third Round)
  7. Irina Spîrlea (Quarterfinals)
  8. Karina Habšudová (Third Round)
  9. Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (Second Round)
  10. Mary Pierce (Champion)
  11. Barbara Paulus (Semifinals)
  12. Elena Likhovtseva (Third Round)
  13. Sabine Appelmans (Third Round)
  14. Ruxandra Dragomir (Quarterfinals)
  15. Nathalie Tauziat (Second Round)
  16. Sandrine Testud (Second Round)

Draw

Key

Finals
Semifinals Final
          
10 Mary Pierce 4 6 6
11 Barbara Paulus 6 3 1
10 Mary Pierce 6 6  
3 Conchita Martínez 4 0  
3 Conchita Martínez 6 6  
  Patty Schnyder 2 2  

Top Half

Section 1
First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
1 M Seles 7 6  
Q S Kleinová 6 2 5   B Schett 5 0  
  B Schett 4 6 7 1 M Seles 6 6  
  T Tanasugarn 4 3   10 M Pierce 7 7  
Q A Grossman 6 6   Q A Grossman 2 2  
WC S Cecchini 1 1   10 M Pierce 6 6  
10 M Pierce 6 6   10 M Pierce 6 6  
14 R Dragomir 6 6   14 R Dragomir 3 4  
Q A Canepa 3 0   14 R Dragomir 3 6 6
  A Ellwood 4 6 4   E Callens 6 2 0
  E Callens 6 3 6 14 R Dragomir 4 6 6
WC L Golarsa 3 2   5 I Majoli 6 4 3
Q N Arendt 6 6   Q N Arendt 6 6 3
5 I Majoli 7 4 6

Section 2
First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
4 A Huber 2 2  
WC F Lubiani 6 6   WC F Lubiani 6 6  
  D Chládková 2 4   WC F Lubiani 2 1  
  A Gerši 7 6   11 B Paulus 6 6  
Q M Díaz Oliva 5 3     A Gerši 1 3  
Q K Brandi 6 3 5 11 B Paulus 6 6  
11 B Paulus 3 6 7 11 B Paulus 6 6  
15 N Tauziat 6 6   7 I Spîrlea 4 2  
  H Suková 4 2   15 N Tauziat 7 1 2
  D Van Roost 6 6     D Van Roost 6 6 6
  P Begerow 3 0     D Van Roost 1 3  
Q C Torrens Valero 2 6 6 7 I Spîrlea 6 6  
  S Pitkowski 6 3 3 Q C Torrens Valero 5 6  
7 I Spîrlea 7 7  

Bottom Half

Section 3
First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
8 K Habšudová 6 6  
  F Labat 6 7     F Labat 4 3  
Q O Barabanschikova 1 6   8 K Habšudová 2 4  
  J Kruger 6 6     J Kruger 6 6  
  A Sugiyama 3 2     J Kruger 6 7  
  H Nagyová 3 4   9 B Schultz-McCarthy 2 5  
9 B Schultz-McCarthy 6 6     J Kruger 0 4  
12 E Likhovtseva 6 6   3 C Martínez 6 6  
  A-G Sidot 4 3   12 E Likhovtseva 6 6  
  L Savchenko 6 3 6   L Savchenko 3 3  
  F Perfetti 2 6 2 12 E Likhovtseva 2 1  
  C Rubin 7 6   3 C Martínez 6 6  
  J Capriati 6 2     C Rubin 2 3  
3 C Martínez 6 6  

Section 4
First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
6 A Coetzer 6 4 6
  A Kournikova 6 6     A Kournikova 2 6 1
  S-T Wang 4 3   6 A Coetzer 6 5  
  Y Basuki 0 1     P Schnyder 7 7  
  P Schnyder 6 6     P Schnyder 7 6  
  M Oremans 3 6 6 16 S Testud 6 0  
16 S Testud 6 3 7   P Schnyder 6 6  
13 S Appelmans 6 6   2 A Sánchez Vicario 1 1  
  N Sawamatsu 3 1   13 S Appelmans 6 6  
  A Fusai 6 2 5   G Pizzichini 4 3  
  G Pizzichini 3 6 7 13 S Appelmans 3 4  
  P Suárez 7 7   2 A Sánchez Vicario 6 6  
  K Studeníková 5 6     P Suárez 2 2  
2 A Sánchez Vicario 6 6  

References
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