ATP Rome Masters 1997 Draw, Results & Schedule

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Alex Corretja won the 1997 Rome Masters, 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.

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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DateRoundWinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch
F (1)
May 19, 1997* F Alex Corretja #8 7-5 7-5 6-3 Marcelo Rios #7 H2H Match data
SF (2)
May 18, 1997* SF 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
QF (4)
May 18, 1997* QF 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
R16 (8)
May 17, 1997* R16 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
R32 (16)
May 15, 1997* R32 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 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 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
R64 (32)
May 14, 1997* R64 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 Jim Courier #24 7-6(5) 6-4 Pete Sampras #1 H2H Match data
May 14, 1997* R64 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 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

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