1997 Italian Open – Women's singles

Women's singles
1997 Italian Open
Champion Mary Pierce
Runner-up Conchita Martínez
Score6–4, 6–0
Draw56
Seeds16

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.[1]

Seeds

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.

  1. Monica Seles (third round)
  2. Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (quarterfinals)
  3. Conchita Martínez (final)
  4. Anke Huber (second round)
  5. Iva Majoli (third round)
  6. Amanda Coetzer (third round)
  7. Irina Spîrlea (quarterfinals)
  8. Karina Habšudová (third round)
  9. Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (second round)
  10. Mary Pierce (champion)
  11. Barbara Paulus (semifinals)
  12. Elena Likhovtseva (third round)
  13. Sabine Appelmans (third round)
  14. Ruxandra Dragomir (quarterfinals)
  15. Nathalie Tauziat (second round)
  16. Sandrine Testud (second round)

Draw

Key

Finals

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

Section 1

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

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

Section 3

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

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

  1. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1998). International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 1998. London: CollinsWillow. p. 182. ISBN 9780002188241.
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