The 1997 Italian Open was a
tennis
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tournament played on
outdoor clay courts. It was the 54th edition of the
Italian Open Italian Open may refer to:
*Italian Open (tennis), a Masters 1000 level tennis tournament played in Rome each year.
*Italian Open (golf)
The DS Automobiles Italian Open ( it, Open d'Italia) is the men's national open golf championship of Italy. It ...
and was part of the
ATP Super 9
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of the
1997 ATP Tour
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and of
Tier I
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of the
1997 WTA Tour
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. Both the men's and women's events were held at the
Foro Italico
Foro Italico is a sports complex in Rome, Italy, on the slopes of Monte Mario. It was built between 1928 and 1938 as the Foro Mussolini (literally Mussolini's Forum) under the design of Enrico Del Debbio and, later, Luigi Moretti. Inspired by t ...
in Rome, Italy. The women's tournament was played from 5 May until 11 May 1997, and the men's tournament was played from 12 May until 19 May 1997.
Àlex Corretja and
Mary Pierce won the singles titles.
Finals
Men's singles
Àlex Corretja defeated
Marcelo Ríos 7–5, 7–5, 6–3
* It was Corretja's 3rd title of the year and the 5th of his career. It was his 1st Masters title.
Women's singles
Mary Pierce defeated
Conchita Martínez
"Conchita" Martínez Bernat (born 16 April 1972) is a Spanish former professional tennis player. She was the first Spaniard to win the women's singles title at The Championships, Wimbledon, Wimbledon, doing so in 1994 Wimbledon Championships ...
6–4, 6–0
* It was Pierce's 2nd title of the year and the 11th of her career. It was her 1st Tier I title.
Men's doubles
Mark Knowles /
Daniel Nestor
Daniel Mark Nestor ( ; sr, Данијел Нестор, Danijel Nestor; born September 4, 1972) is a Canadian former professional tennis player.
Nestor won 91 men's doubles titles (with 11 different partners), including an Olympic gold medal
...
defeated
Byron Black
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Personal life
He is the son of Donald Black and Velia Black and brother to Wayne Black and Cara, who were also professional ten ...
/
Alex O'Brien 6–3, 4–6, 7–5
* It was Knowles' 2nd title of the year and the 11th of his career. It was Nestor's 2nd title of the year and the 8th of his career.
Women's doubles
Nicole Arendt /
Manon Bollegraf
Manon Maria Bollegraf (born 10 April 1964) is a former professional tennis player from the Netherlands, who was a quarterfinalist at the singles event of the 1992 French Open, a finalist in doubles at the 1997 Wimbledon Championships, and a four ...
defeated
Conchita Martínez
"Conchita" Martínez Bernat (born 16 April 1972) is a Spanish former professional tennis player. She was the first Spaniard to win the women's singles title at The Championships, Wimbledon, Wimbledon, doing so in 1994 Wimbledon Championships ...
/
Patricia Tarabini
Patricia Tarabini (born 6 August 1968) is a former tennis player from Argentina. She represented her country and won the bronze medal at the 2004 Athens Olympic games, with Paola Suárez, where they lost 7–9 in the third set to eventual gold ...
6–2, 6–4
* It was Arendt's 2nd title of the year and the 11th of her career. It was Bollegraf's 3rd title of the year and the 26th of her career.
References
External links
Official website
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Italian Open Italian Open may refer to:
*Italian Open (tennis), a Masters 1000 level tennis tournament played in Rome each year.
*Italian Open (golf)
The DS Automobiles Italian Open ( it, Open d'Italia) is the men's national open golf championship of Italy. It ...
May 1997 sports events in Europe