ATP Italian Open 1997 Draw, Results & Schedule

Alex Corretja won the 1997 Italian Open, defeating Marcelo Rios 7-5 7-5 6-3 in the final. The Masters 1000 event was played on clay courts in Rome, Italy, from May 12 to May 19, 1997. The match log contains 63 recorded singles results for this edition.

The Italian Open, officially the Internazionali BNL d'Italia, is the combined ATP and WTA event staged at Rome's Foro Italico.

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Champion
Alex Corretja
def. Marcelo Rios , 7-5 7-5 6-3
Dates
May 12 — May 19
Location
Rome, Italy
Category
Masters 1000
Surface
Clay
Prize money
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Italian Open 1997 match log
WinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch DataDateRound
F (1)
Alex Corretja #8 7-5 7-5 6-3 Marcelo Rios #7 H2H Match data May 19, 1997* F
SF (2)
Marcelo Rios #9 6-3 3-6 6-1 Alberto Berasategui #16 H2H Match data May 18, 1997* SF
Alex Corretja #15 7-6(5) 7-6(4) Goran Ivanisevic #6 H2H Match data May 18, 1997* SF
QF (4)
Goran Ivanisevic #6 6-4 6-4 Scott Draper #75 H2H Match data May 18, 1997* QF
Marcelo Rios #9 6-3 3-6 7-6(4) Jim Courier #24 H2H Match data May 18, 1997* QF
Alex Corretja #15 4-6 7-5 6-3 Karim Alami #68 H2H Match data May 18, 1997* QF
Alberto Berasategui #16 7-5 7-5 Marc Kevin Goellner #47 H2H Match data May 18, 1997* QF
R16 (8)
Jim Courier #24 7-6(5) 6-3 Marc Rosset #20 H2H Match data May 17, 1997* R16
Goran Ivanisevic #6 7-6(7) 6-3 Boris Becker #13 H2H Match data May 17, 1997* R16
Marc Kevin Goellner #47 6-4 3-6 6-4 Albert Costa #10 H2H Match data May 17, 1997* R16
Scott Draper #75 7-5 6-2 Davide Scala #210 H2H Match data May 17, 1997* R16
Alex Corretja #15 6-4 6-4 Carlos Moya #8 H2H Match data May 17, 1997* R16
Marcelo Rios #9 4-6 7-5 6-4 Magnus Larsson #41 H2H Match data May 17, 1997* R16
Alberto Berasategui #16 6-3 6-2 Yevgeny Kafelnikov #4 H2H Match data May 17, 1997* R16
Karim Alami #68 3-6 6-2 7-5 Sergi Bruguera #22 H2H Match data May 17, 1997* R16
R32 (16)
Marcelo Rios #9 6-2 6-2 Fabrice Santoro #56 H2H Match data May 15, 1997* R32
Karim Alami #68 6-0 6-4 Chris Woodruff #43 H2H Match data May 15, 1997* R32
Goran Ivanisevic #6 6-2 6-2 Christian Ruud #45 H2H Match data May 15, 1997* R32
Alex Corretja #15 6-2 6-3 Arnaud Boetsch #44 H2H Match data May 15, 1997* R32
Marc Kevin Goellner #47 7-6(6) 7-6(1) Richard Krajicek #5 H2H Match data May 15, 1997* R32
Jim Courier #24 7-6(5) 6-2 Albert Portas #67 H2H Match data May 15, 1997* R32
Alberto Berasategui #16 3-6 6-4 7-5 Patrick Rafter #35 H2H Match data May 15, 1997* R32
Magnus Larsson #41 7-6(4) 6-3 Thomas Johansson #36 H2H Match data May 15, 1997* R32
Scott Draper #75 7-6(4) 5-7 7-5 Thomas Muster #3 H2H Match data May 15, 1997* R32 Upset: winner had a 16 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Carlos Moya #8 6-4 6-2 Tommy Haas #82 H2H Match data May 15, 1997* R32
Marc Rosset #20 7-5 6-7(3) 6-3 Emilio Benfele Alvarez #85 H2H Match data May 15, 1997* R32
Sergi Bruguera #22 6-1 6-4 Hernan Gumy #54 H2H Match data May 15, 1997* R32
Yevgeny Kafelnikov #4 7-6(5) 3-6 6-3 Paul Haarhuis #51 H2H Match data May 15, 1997* R32
Davide Scala #210 1-6 6-3 6-4 Tim Henman #18 H2H Match data May 15, 1997* R32 Upset: winner had a 13 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Boris Becker #13 6-4 7-5 Cedric Pioline #33 H2H Match data May 15, 1997* R32
Albert Costa #10 6-4 6-2 Jan Siemerink #26 H2H Match data May 15, 1997* R32
R64 (32)
Fabrice Santoro #56 6-4 6-1 Renzo Furlan #61 H2H Match data May 14, 1997* R64
Alex Corretja #15 6-0 6-3 Hicham Arazi #53 H2H Match data May 14, 1997* R64
Richard Krajicek #5 7-5 6-3 Diego Nargiso #414 H2H Match data May 14, 1997* R64
Marcelo Rios #9 6-3 7-5 Omar Camporese #160 H2H Match data May 14, 1997* R64
Albert Portas #67 7-6(7) 7-6(4) Greg Rusedski #39 H2H Match data May 14, 1997* R64
Goran Ivanisevic #6 6-2 6-7(8) 6-4 Mark Woodforde #78 H2H Match data May 14, 1997* R64
Karim Alami #68 6-2 6-0 Mark Philippoussis #19 H2H Match data May 14, 1997* R64 Upset: winner had a 12 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Jim Courier #24 7-6(5) 6-4 Pete Sampras #1 H2H Match data May 14, 1997* R64 Upset: winner had a 16 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Chris Woodruff #43 6-3 6-2 David Prinosil #48 H2H Match data May 14, 1997* R64
Yevgeny Kafelnikov #4 7-5 7-6(5) Javier Sanchez #42 H2H Match data May 14, 1997* R64
Thomas Muster #3 6-3 6-2 Marzio Martelli #126 H2H Match data May 14, 1997* R64
Magnus Larsson #41 4-6 7-5 7-6(5) Wayne Ferreira #11 H2H Match data May 14, 1997* R64
Sergi Bruguera #22 6-1 6-4 Sandon Stolle #62 H2H Match data May 14, 1997* R64
Cedric Pioline #33 6-4 6-3 Byron Black #64 H2H Match data May 14, 1997* R64
Jan Siemerink #26 7-5 6-3 Jeff Tarango #73 H2H Match data May 14, 1997* R64
Albert Costa #10 7-5 6-2 Alex Radulescu #52 H2H Match data May 14, 1997* R64
Boris Becker #13 7-6(3) 6-2 Andrea Gaudenzi #94 H2H Match data May 14, 1997* R64
Carlos Moya #8 6-4 6-4 Stefano Pescosolido #231 H2H Match data May 14, 1997* R64
Thomas Johansson #36 5-7 6-3 6-2 Davide Sanguinetti #176 H2H Match data May 14, 1997* R64
Emilio Benfele Alvarez #85 4-6 6-3 6-3 Francisco Clavet #29 H2H Match data May 14, 1997* R64
Tim Henman #18 4-6 7-5 2-0 (ret.) Roberto Carretero #334 H2H Match data May 14, 1997* R64
Hernan Gumy #54 6-3 6-2 Michael Chang #2 H2H Match data May 14, 1997* R64 Upset: winner had a 8 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Marc Kevin Goellner #47 7-6(4) 6-4 Jonathan Stark #55 H2H Match data May 14, 1997* R64
Tommy Haas #82 3-6 6-4 7-5 Magnus Gustafsson #37 H2H Match data May 14, 1997* R64
Davide Scala #210 6-4 6-7(3) 7-6(4) Daniele Musa #212 H2H Match data May 14, 1997* R64
Alberto Berasategui #16 6-3 6-4 Daniel Vacek #49 H2H Match data May 14, 1997* R64
Christian Ruud #45 6-4 7-5 Frederik Fetterlein #132 H2H Match data May 14, 1997* R64
Patrick Rafter #35 6-1 3-6 6-4 Felix Mantilla #12 H2H Match data May 14, 1997* R64
Scott Draper #75 7-5 6-3 Andrei Medvedev #17 H2H Match data May 14, 1997* R64
Arnaud Boetsch #44 7-6(4) 6-4 Alex Obrien — Match data May 14, 1997* R64
Marc Rosset #20 7-5 6-4 Jerome Golmard #108 H2H Match data May 14, 1997* R64
Paul Haarhuis #51 7-5 6-1 Todd Woodbridge #32 H2H Match data May 14, 1997* R64

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