1997 Italian Open – Women's singles

1997 Italian Open FRA Mary Pierce ESP Conchita Martínez 6–4, 6–0 56 16 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.International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 1998 1998 CollinsWillow London 9780002188241 John Barrett 182 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 Semifinals Final 175 10 FRA Mary Pierce 4 6 6 11 AUT Barbara Paulus 6 3 1 3 ESP Conchita Martínez 6 6     SUI Patty Schnyder 2 2   10 FRA Mary Pierce 6 6   3 ESP Conchita Martínez 4 0   Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals Q CZE S Kleinová 6 2 5   AUT B Schett 4 6 7   THA T Tanasugarn 4 3   Q USA A Grossman 6 6   WC ITA S Cecchini 1 1   10 FRA M Pierce 6 6   14 ROM R Dragomir 6 6   Q ITA A Canepa 3 0     AUS A Ellwood 4 6 4   BEL E Callens 6 3 6 WC ITA L Golarsa 3 2   Q USA N Arendt 6 6   1 USA M Seles 7 6     AUT B Schett 5 0   Q USA A Grossman 2 2   10 FRA M Pierce 6 6   14 ROM R Dragomir 3 6 6   BEL E Callens 6 2 0 Q USA N Arendt 6 6 3 5 CRO I Majoli 7 4 6 1 USA M Seles 6 6   10 FRA M Pierce 7 7   14 ROM R Dragomir 4 6 6 5 CRO I Majoli 6 4 3 10 FRA M Pierce 6 6   14 ROM R Dragomir 3 4   Section 2 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals WC ITA F Lubiani 6 6     CZE D Chládková 2 4     CZE A Gerši 7 6   Q ARG M Díaz Oliva 5 3   Q PUR K Brandi 6 3 5 11 AUT B Paulus 3 6 7 15 FRA N Tauziat 6 6     CZE H Suková 4 2     BEL D Van Roost 6 6     GER P Begerow 3 0   Q ESP C Torrens Valero 2 6 6   FRA S Pitkowski 6 3 3 4 GER A Huber 2 2   WC ITA F Lubiani 6 6     CZE A Gerši 1 3   11 AUT B Paulus 6 6   15 FRA N Tauziat 7 1 2   BEL D Van Roost 6 6 6 Q ESP C Torrens Valero 5 6   7 ROM I Spîrlea 7 7   WC ITA F Lubiani 2 1   11 AUT B Paulus 6 6     BEL D Van Roost 1 3   7 ROM I Spîrlea 6 6   11 AUT B Paulus 6 6   7 ROM I Spîrlea 4 2   Bottom half Section 3 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals   ARG F Labat 6 7   Q BLR O Barabanschikova 1 6     RSA J Kruger 6 6     JPN A Sugiyama 3 2     SVK H Nagyová 3 4   9 NED B Schultz-McCarthy 6 6   12 RUS E Likhovtseva 6 6     FRA A-G Sidot 4 3     LAT L Savchenko 6 3 6   ITA F Perfetti 2 6 2   USA C Rubin 7 6     USA J Capriati 6 2   8 SVK K Habšudová 6 6     ARG F Labat 4 3     RSA J Kruger 6 7   9 NED B Schultz-McCarthy 2 5   12 RUS E Likhovtseva 6 6     LAT L Savchenko 3 3     USA C Rubin 2 3   3 ESP C Martínez 6 6   8 SVK K Habšudová 2 4     RSA J Kruger 6 6   12 RUS E Likhovtseva 2 1   3 ESP C Martínez 6 6     RSA J Kruger 0 4   3 ESP C Martínez 6 6   Section 4 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals   RUS A Kournikova 6 6     TPE S-T Wang 4 3     INA Y Basuki 0 1     SUI P Schnyder 6 6     NED M Oremans 3 6 6 16 FRA S Testud 6 3 7 13 BEL S Appelmans 6 6     JPN N Sawamatsu 3 1     FRA A Fusai 6 2 5   ITA G Pizzichini 3 6 7   ARG P Suárez 7 7     SVK K Studeníková 5 6   6 RSA A Coetzer 6 4 6   RUS A Kournikova 2 6 1   SUI P Schnyder 7 6   16 FRA S Testud 6 0   13 BEL S Appelmans 6 6     ITA G Pizzichini 4 3     ARG P Suárez 2 2   2 ESP A Sánchez Vicario 6 6   6 RSA A Coetzer 6 5     SUI P Schnyder 7 7   13 BEL S Appelmans 3 4   2 ESP A Sánchez Vicario 6 6     SUI P Schnyder 6 6   2 ESP A Sánchez Vicario 1 1   References External links ITF tournament draws WTA tournament draws Women's Singles Singles Category:1997 in Italian women's sport