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.
Thomas Muster was the two-time defending champion, but lost in the second round to Scott Draper.
Seeds
Pete Sampras (first round) Michael Chang (first round) Thomas Muster (second round) Yevgeny Kafelnikov (third round) Richard Krajicek (second round) Goran Ivanišević (semifinals) Marcelo Ríos (final) Carlos Moyà (third round) Wayne Ferreira (first round) Álex Corretja (champion) Álbert Costa (third round) Boris Becker (third round) Félix Mantilla (first round) Tim Henman (second round) Marc Rosset (third round) Mark Philippoussis (first round)
Draw
Finals
Top half
Section 1
Section 2
Bottom half
Section 3
Section 4
Qualifying
Qualifying seeds
Qualifiers
Qualifying draw
First qualifier
Second qualifier
Third qualifier
Fourth qualifier
Fifth qualifier
Sixth qualifier
Seventh qualifier
Eighth qualifier
References
External links ATP singles draw World Tennis tournament draws