1997 Italian Open – Women's singles

Women's singles
Women's singles
1997 Italian Open
Final
Champion	Mary Pierce
Runner-up	Conchita Martínez
Score	6–4, 6–0
Details
Draw	56
Seeds	16
Events

Mary Pierce defeated the four-time defending champion Conchita Martínez in the final, 6–4, 6–0 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1997 Italian Open.

Seeds edit

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.

Monica Seles (third round)
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (quarterfinals)
Conchita Martínez (final)
Anke Huber (second round)
Iva Majoli (third round)
Amanda Coetzer (third round)
Irina Spîrlea (quarterfinals)
Karina Habšudová (third round)
Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (second round)
Mary Pierce (champion)
Barbara Paulus (semifinals)
Elena Likhovtseva (third round)
Sabine Appelmans (third round)
Ruxandra Dragomir (quarterfinals)
Nathalie Tauziat (second round)
Sandrine Testud (second round)

Draw edit

Key edit

Finals edit

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 edit

Section 1 edit

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 edit

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 edit

Section 3 edit

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 edit

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 edit

1997 Italian Open Draw^{[permanent dead link]}