1997 Italian Open – Men's singles explained

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.^{[1] [2]}

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

Top half

Section 2

Bottom half

Section 4

Qualifying

Qualifying draw

Eighth qualifier

External links

• ATP singles draw
• ITF tournament draws

Notes and References

1. News: Serras . Manel . Corretja se corona en el Foro Itálico . Corretja is crowned at the Foro Italico . 12 December 2022 . . 19 May 1997 . es.
2. Book: International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 1998. 1998. CollinsWillow. London. 9780002188241. John Barrett. 149.