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1997 Italian Open – Women's singles

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

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.

USA Monica Seles (third round)
ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (quarterfinals)
ESP Conchita Martínez (final)
GER Anke Huber (second round)
CRO Iva Majoli (third round)
RSA Amanda Coetzer (third round)
ROM Irina Spîrlea (quarterfinals)
SVK Karina Habšudová (third round)
NED Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (second round)
FRA Mary Pierce (champion)
AUT Barbara Paulus (semifinals)
RUS Elena Likhovtseva (third round)
BEL Sabine Appelmans (third round)
ROM Ruxandra Dragomir (quarterfinals)
FRA Nathalie Tauziat (second round)
FRA Sandrine Testud (second round)

Draw

Finals

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| RD1-seed3=3 | RD1-team3=ESP Conchita Martínez | RD1-score3-1=6 | RD1-score3-2=6 | RD1-score3-3= | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=SUI Patty Schnyder | RD1-score4-1=2 | RD1-score4-2=2 | RD1-score4-3=

| RD2-seed1=10 | RD2-team1=FRA Mary Pierce | RD2-score1-1=6 | RD2-score1-2=6 | RD2-score1-3= | RD2-seed2=3 | RD2-team2=ESP Conchita Martínez | RD2-score2-1=4 | RD2-score2-2=0 | RD2-score2-3=

Top half

Section 1

| RD1-seed03=Q | RD1-team03=CZE S Kleinová | RD1-score03-1=6 | RD1-score03-2=2 | RD1-score03-3=5 | RD1-seed04= | RD1-team04=AUT B Schett | RD1-score04-1=4 | RD1-score04-2=6 | RD1-score04-3=7

| RD1-seed05= | RD1-team05=THA T Tanasugarn | RD1-score05-1=4 | RD1-score05-2=3 | RD1-score05-3= | RD1-seed06=Q | RD1-team06=USA A Grossman | RD1-score06-1=6 | RD1-score06-2=6 | RD1-score06-3=

| RD1-seed07=WC | RD1-team07=ITA S Cecchini | RD1-score07-1=1 | RD1-score07-2=1 | RD1-score07-3= | RD1-seed08=10 | RD1-team08=FRA M Pierce | RD1-score08-1=6 | RD1-score08-2=6 | RD1-score08-3=

| RD1-seed09=14 | RD1-team09=ROM R Dragomir | RD1-score09-1=6 | RD1-score09-2=6 | RD1-score09-3= | RD1-seed10=Q | RD1-team10=ITA A Canepa | RD1-score10-1=3 | RD1-score10-2=0 | RD1-score10-3=

| RD1-seed11= | RD1-team11=AUS A Ellwood | RD1-score11-1=4 | RD1-score11-2=6 | RD1-score11-3=4 | RD1-seed12= | RD1-team12=BEL E Callens | RD1-score12-1=6 | RD1-score12-2=3 | RD1-score12-3=6

| RD1-seed13=WC | RD1-team13=ITA L Golarsa | RD1-score13-1=3 | RD1-score13-2=2 | RD1-score13-3= | RD1-seed14=Q | RD1-team14=USA N Arendt | RD1-score14-1=6 | RD1-score14-2=6 | RD1-score14-3=

| RD2-seed01=1 | RD2-team01=USA M Seles | RD2-score01-1=7 | RD2-score01-2=6 | RD2-score01-3= | RD2-seed02= | RD2-team02=AUT B Schett | RD2-score02-1=5 | RD2-score02-2=0 | RD2-score02-3=

| RD2-seed03=Q | RD2-team03=USA A Grossman | RD2-score03-1=2 | RD2-score03-2=2 | RD2-score03-3= | RD2-seed04=10 | RD2-team04=FRA M Pierce | RD2-score04-1=6 | RD2-score04-2=6 | RD2-score04-3=

| RD2-seed05=14 | RD2-team05=ROM R Dragomir | RD2-score05-1=3 | RD2-score05-2=6 | RD2-score05-3=6 | RD2-seed06= | RD2-team06=BEL E Callens | RD2-score06-1=6 | RD2-score06-2=2 | RD2-score06-3=0

| RD2-seed07=Q | RD2-team07=USA N Arendt | RD2-score07-1=6 | RD2-score07-2=6 | RD2-score07-3=3 | RD2-seed08=5 | RD2-team08=CRO I Majoli | RD2-score08-1=7 | RD2-score08-2=4 | RD2-score08-3=6

| RD3-seed01=1 | RD3-team01=USA M Seles | RD3-score01-1=6 | RD3-score01-2=6 | RD3-score01-3= | RD3-seed02=10 | RD3-team02=FRA M Pierce | RD3-score02-1=7 | RD3-score02-2=7 | RD3-score02-3=

| RD3-seed03=14 | RD3-team03=ROM R Dragomir | RD3-score03-1=4 | RD3-score03-2=6 | RD3-score03-3=6 | RD3-seed04=5 | RD3-team04=CRO I Majoli | RD3-score04-1=6 | RD3-score04-2=4 | RD3-score04-3=3

| RD4-seed01=10 | RD4-team01=FRA M Pierce | RD4-score01-1=6 | RD4-score01-2=6 | RD4-score01-3= | RD4-seed02=14 | RD4-team02=ROM R Dragomir | RD4-score02-1=3 | RD4-score02-2=4 | RD4-score02-3=

Section 2

| RD1-seed03=WC | RD1-team03=ITA F Lubiani | RD1-score03-1=6 | RD1-score03-2=6 | RD1-score03-3= | RD1-seed04= | RD1-team04=CZE D Chládková | RD1-score04-1=2 | RD1-score04-2=4 | RD1-score04-3=

| RD1-seed05= | RD1-team05=CZE A Gerši | RD1-score05-1=7 | RD1-score05-2=6 | RD1-score05-3= | RD1-seed06=Q | RD1-team06=ARG M Díaz Oliva | RD1-score06-1=5 | RD1-score06-2=3 | RD1-score06-3=

| RD1-seed07=Q | RD1-team07=PUR K Brandi | RD1-score07-1=6 | RD1-score07-2=3 | RD1-score07-3=5 | RD1-seed08=11 | RD1-team08=AUT B Paulus | RD1-score08-1=3 | RD1-score08-2=6 | RD1-score08-3=7

| RD1-seed09=15 | RD1-team09=FRA N Tauziat | RD1-score09-1=6 | RD1-score09-2=6 | RD1-score09-3= | RD1-seed10= | RD1-team10=CZE H Suková | RD1-score10-1=4 | RD1-score10-2=2 | RD1-score10-3=

| RD1-seed11= | RD1-team11=BEL D Van Roost | RD1-score11-1=6 | RD1-score11-2=6 | RD1-score11-3= | RD1-seed12= | RD1-team12=GER P Begerow | RD1-score12-1=3 | RD1-score12-2=0 | RD1-score12-3=

| RD1-seed13=Q | RD1-team13=ESP C Torrens Valero | RD1-score13-1=2 | RD1-score13-2=6 | RD1-score13-3=6 | RD1-seed14= | RD1-team14=FRA S Pitkowski | RD1-score14-1=6 | RD1-score14-2=3 | RD1-score14-3=3

| RD2-seed01=4 | RD2-team01=GER A Huber | RD2-score01-1=2 | RD2-score01-2=2 | RD2-score01-3= | RD2-seed02=WC | RD2-team02=ITA F Lubiani | RD2-score02-1=6 | RD2-score02-2=6 | RD2-score02-3=

| RD2-seed03= | RD2-team03=CZE A Gerši | RD2-score03-1=1 | RD2-score03-2=3 | RD2-score03-3= | RD2-seed04=11 | RD2-team04=AUT B Paulus | RD2-score04-1=6 | RD2-score04-2=6 | RD2-score04-3=

| RD2-seed05=15 | RD2-team05=FRA N Tauziat | RD2-score05-1=7 | RD2-score05-2=1 | RD2-score05-3=2 | RD2-seed06= | RD2-team06=BEL D Van Roost | RD2-score06-1=6 | RD2-score06-2=6 | RD2-score06-3=6

| RD2-seed07=Q | RD2-team07=ESP C Torrens Valero | RD2-score07-1=5 | RD2-score07-2=6 | RD2-score07-3= | RD2-seed08=7 | RD2-team08=ROM I Spîrlea | RD2-score08-1=7 | RD2-score08-2=7 | RD2-score08-3=

| RD3-seed01=WC | RD3-team01=ITA F Lubiani | RD3-score01-1=2 | RD3-score01-2=1 | RD3-score01-3= | RD3-seed02=11 | RD3-team02=AUT B Paulus | RD3-score02-1=6 | RD3-score02-2=6 | RD3-score02-3=

| RD3-seed03= | RD3-team03=BEL D Van Roost | RD3-score03-1=1 | RD3-score03-2=3 | RD3-score03-3= | RD3-seed04=7 | RD3-team04=ROM I Spîrlea | RD3-score04-1=6 | RD3-score04-2=6 | RD3-score04-3=

| RD4-seed01=11 | RD4-team01=AUT B Paulus | RD4-score01-1=6 | RD4-score01-2=6 | RD4-score01-3= | RD4-seed02=7 | RD4-team02=ROM I Spîrlea | RD4-score02-1=4 | RD4-score02-2=2 | RD4-score02-3=

Bottom half

Section 3

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| RD1-seed05= | RD1-team05=RSA J Kruger | RD1-score05-1=6 | RD1-score05-2=6 | RD1-score05-3= | RD1-seed06= | RD1-team06=JPN A Sugiyama | RD1-score06-1=3 | RD1-score06-2=2 | RD1-score06-3=

| RD1-seed07= | RD1-team07=SVK H Nagyová | RD1-score07-1=3 | RD1-score07-2=4 | RD1-score07-3= | RD1-seed08=9 | RD1-team08=NED B Schultz-McCarthy | RD1-score08-1=6 | RD1-score08-2=6 | RD1-score08-3=

| RD1-seed09=12 | RD1-team09=RUS E Likhovtseva | RD1-score09-1=6 | RD1-score09-2=6 | RD1-score09-3= | RD1-seed10= | RD1-team10=FRA A-G Sidot | RD1-score10-1=4 | RD1-score10-2=3 | RD1-score10-3=

| RD1-seed11= | RD1-team11=LAT L Savchenko | RD1-score11-1=6 | RD1-score11-2=3 | RD1-score11-3=6 | RD1-seed12= | RD1-team12=ITA F Perfetti | RD1-score12-1=2 | RD1-score12-2=6 | RD1-score12-3=2

| RD1-seed13= | RD1-team13=USA C Rubin | RD1-score13-1=7 | RD1-score13-2=6 | RD1-score13-3= | RD1-seed14= | RD1-team14=USA J Capriati | RD1-score14-1=6 | RD1-score14-2=2 | RD1-score14-3=

| RD2-seed01=8 | RD2-team01=SVK K Habšudová | RD2-score01-1=6 | RD2-score01-2=6 | RD2-score01-3= | RD2-seed02= | RD2-team02=ARG F Labat | RD2-score02-1=4 | RD2-score02-2=3 | RD2-score02-3=

| RD2-seed03= | RD2-team03=RSA J Kruger | RD2-score03-1=6 | RD2-score03-2=7 | RD2-score03-3= | RD2-seed04=9 | RD2-team04=NED B Schultz-McCarthy | RD2-score04-1=2 | RD2-score04-2=5 | RD2-score04-3=

| RD2-seed05=12 | RD2-team05=RUS E Likhovtseva | RD2-score05-1=6 | RD2-score05-2=6 | RD2-score05-3= | RD2-seed06= | RD2-team06=LAT L Savchenko | RD2-score06-1=3 | RD2-score06-2=3 | RD2-score06-3=

| RD2-seed07= | RD2-team07=USA C Rubin | RD2-score07-1=2 | RD2-score07-2=3 | RD2-score07-3= | RD2-seed08=3 | RD2-team08=ESP C Martínez | RD2-score08-1=6 | RD2-score08-2=6 | RD2-score08-3=

| RD3-seed01=8 | RD3-team01=SVK K Habšudová | RD3-score01-1=2 | RD3-score01-2=4 | RD3-score01-3= | RD3-seed02= | RD3-team02=RSA J Kruger | RD3-score02-1=6 | RD3-score02-2=6 | RD3-score02-3=

| RD3-seed03=12 | RD3-team03=RUS E Likhovtseva | RD3-score03-1=2 | RD3-score03-2=1 | RD3-score03-3= | RD3-seed04=3 | RD3-team04=ESP C Martínez | RD3-score04-1=6 | RD3-score04-2=6 | RD3-score04-3=

| RD4-seed01= | RD4-team01=RSA J Kruger | RD4-score01-1=0 | RD4-score01-2=4 | RD4-score01-3= | RD4-seed02=3 | RD4-team02=ESP C Martínez | RD4-score02-1=6 | RD4-score02-2=6 | RD4-score02-3=

Section 4

| RD1-seed03= | RD1-team03=RUS A Kournikova | RD1-score03-1=6 | RD1-score03-2=6 | RD1-score03-3= | RD1-seed04= | RD1-team04=TPE S-T Wang | RD1-score04-1=4 | RD1-score04-2=3 | RD1-score04-3=

| RD1-seed05= | RD1-team05=INA Y Basuki | RD1-score05-1=0 | RD1-score05-2=1 | RD1-score05-3= | RD1-seed06= | RD1-team06=SUI P Schnyder | RD1-score06-1=6 | RD1-score06-2=6 | RD1-score06-3=

| RD1-seed07= | RD1-team07=NED M Oremans | RD1-score07-1=3 | RD1-score07-2=6 | RD1-score07-3=6 | RD1-seed08=16 | RD1-team08=FRA S Testud | RD1-score08-1=6 | RD1-score08-2=3 | RD1-score08-3=7

| RD1-seed09=13 | RD1-team09=BEL S Appelmans | RD1-score09-1=6 | RD1-score09-2=6 | RD1-score09-3= | RD1-seed10= | RD1-team10=JPN N Sawamatsu | RD1-score10-1=3 | RD1-score10-2=1 | RD1-score10-3=

| RD1-seed11= | RD1-team11=FRA A Fusai | RD1-score11-1=6 | RD1-score11-2=2 | RD1-score11-3=5 | RD1-seed12= | RD1-team12=ITA G Pizzichini | RD1-score12-1=3 | RD1-score12-2=6 | RD1-score12-3=7

| RD1-seed13= | RD1-team13=ARG P Suárez | RD1-score13-1=7 | RD1-score13-2=7 | RD1-score13-3= | RD1-seed14= | RD1-team14=SVK K Studeníková | RD1-score14-1=5 | RD1-score14-2=6 | RD1-score14-3=

| RD2-seed01=6 | RD2-team01=RSA A Coetzer | RD2-score01-1=6 | RD2-score01-2=4 | RD2-score01-3=6 | RD2-seed02= | RD2-team02=RUS A Kournikova | RD2-score02-1=2 | RD2-score02-2=6 | RD2-score02-3=1

| RD2-seed03= | RD2-team03=SUI P Schnyder | RD2-score03-1=7 | RD2-score03-2=6 | RD2-score03-3= | RD2-seed04=16 | RD2-team04=FRA S Testud | RD2-score04-1=6 | RD2-score04-2=0 | RD2-score04-3=

| RD2-seed05=13 | RD2-team05=BEL S Appelmans | RD2-score05-1=6 | RD2-score05-2=6 | RD2-score05-3= | RD2-seed06= | RD2-team06=ITA G Pizzichini | RD2-score06-1=4 | RD2-score06-2=3 | RD2-score06-3=

| RD2-seed07= | RD2-team07=ARG P Suárez | RD2-score07-1=2 | RD2-score07-2=2 | RD2-score07-3= | RD2-seed08=2 | RD2-team08=ESP A Sánchez Vicario | RD2-score08-1=6 | RD2-score08-2=6 | RD2-score08-3=

| RD3-seed01=6 | RD3-team01=RSA A Coetzer | RD3-score01-1=6 | RD3-score01-2=5 | RD3-score01-3= | RD3-seed02= | RD3-team02=SUI P Schnyder | RD3-score02-1=7 | RD3-score02-2=7 | RD3-score02-3=

| RD3-seed03=13 | RD3-team03=BEL S Appelmans | RD3-score03-1=3 | RD3-score03-2=4 | RD3-score03-3= | RD3-seed04=2 | RD3-team04=ESP A Sánchez Vicario | RD3-score04-1=6 | RD3-score04-2=6 | RD3-score04-3=

| RD4-seed01= | RD4-team01=SUI P Schnyder | RD4-score01-1=6 | RD4-score01-2=6 | RD4-score01-3= | RD4-seed02=2 | RD4-team02=ESP A Sánchez Vicario | RD4-score02-1=1 | RD4-score02-2=1 | RD4-score02-3=

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