1997 Italian Open – Men's singles

Men's singles
1997 Italian Open
Champion Álex Corretja
Runner-up Marcelo Ríos
Score7–5, 7–5, 6–3
Draw64 (5WC/8Q)
Seeds16
Main article: 1997 Italian Open

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

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  

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.
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