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1997 Italian Open (tennis)

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Edition
  
54th

Location
  
Rome, Italy

Surface
  
Clay/ Outdoor

Venue
  
Foro Italico

Date
  
May 5 - May 11 (women) May 12 - May 19 (men)

The 1997 Italian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 54th edition of the Italian Open and was part of the ATP Super 9 of the 1997 ATP Tour and of Tier I of the 1997 WTA Tour. Both the men's and women's events were held at the Foro Italico in Rome in Italy. The women's tournament was played from May 5 through May 11, 1997, and the men's tournament was played from May 12 through May 19, 1997.

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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 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 defeated Byron Black / 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 defeated Conchita Martínez / Patricia Tarabini 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

    1997 Italian Open (tennis) Wikipedia
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