1997 Italian Open – Women's Singles

Women's Singles
1997 Italian Open
1996 Champion	Conchita Martínez
Champion	Mary Pierce
Runner-up	Conchita Martínez
Final score	6–4, 6–0

Conchita Martínez was the defending champion but lost in the final 6–4, 6–0 against Mary Pierce.

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.

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

• 1997 Italian Open Draw