1997 Monte Carlo Open – Singles

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Marcelo Ríos defeated Àlex Corretja in the final, 6–4, 6–3, 6–3 to win the singles tennis title at the 1997 Monte Carlo Open.

Singles

1997 Monte Carlo Open

Final

Champion

Runner-up

Score

6–4, 6–3, 6–3

Details

Draw

56 (7Q / 4WC)

Seeds

16

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Thomas Muster was the two-time defending champion, but lost in the second round to Fabrice Santoro.

Seeds

The top eight seeds received a bye to the second round.

Pete Sampras (second round)
Thomas Muster (second round)
Yevgeny Kafelnikov (second round)
Richard Krajicek (quarterfinals)
Thomas Enqvist (second round)
Carlos Moyà (semifinals)
Marcelo Ríos (champion)
Wayne Ferreira (second round)
Boris Becker (first round)
Álbert Costa (third round)
Félix Mantilla (second round)
Álex Corretja (final)
Jim Courier (second round)
Alberto Berasategui (second round)
Marc Rosset (second round)
Sergi Bruguera (third round)

Draw

Key

Finals

	Semifinals							Final

	7	Marcelo Ríos	6	7⁷

	6	Carlos Moyà	4	6⁵
								7	Marcelo Ríos	6	6	6

								12	Álex Corretja	4	3	3
	12	Álex Corretja	6	6

	WC	Fabrice Santoro	4	4

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals

								WC/1	P Sampras	6	2	3
		M Larsson	6	6					M Larsson	3	6	6
		H Arazi	3	3												M Larsson	7	6
		D Vacek	6	6												D Vacek	5	0
		M Tillström	1	3					D Vacek	7⁷	6
		R Carretero	6²	0				15	M Rosset	6⁵	1
	15	M Rosset	7⁷	6																			M Larsson	2	1
	10	Á Costa	6	6																		7	M Ríos	6	6
		J Björkman	4	0				10	Á Costa	6	6
		S Doseděl	6	3	6				S Doseděl	3	3
	Q	G Kuerten	1	6	1										10	Á Costa	6³	4
	WC	A Gaudenzi	6	6											7	M Ríos	7⁷	6
		L Roux	1	2				WC	A Gaudenzi	2	2
								7	M Ríos	6	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals

								4	R Krajicek	6	6
		M Stich	3	7	7				M Stich	3	0
		M Woodforde	6	5	5										4	R Krajicek	6	6
		M Philippoussis	7	7⁷												M Philippoussis	3	2
		H Gumy	5	6⁵					M Philippoussis	7	7
		D Hrbatý	7⁷	5	4			13	J Courier	5	5
	13	J Courier	6¹	7	6																	4	R Krajicek	6	2	4
	11	F Mantilla	6	6																		6	C Moyà	1	6	6
		M Damm	1	1				11	F Mantilla	2	4
		A Medvedev	4	6	6				A Medvedev	6	6
	WC	N Kulti	6	2	3											A Medvedev	4	6³
		T Johansson	1	2											6	C Moyà	6	7⁷
		F Clavet	6	6					F Clavet	1	6	1
								6	C Moyà	6	4	6

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals

								5	T Enqvist	5	6	3
		M Gustafsson	6²	2					B Ulihrach	7	4	6
		B Ulihrach	7⁷	6												B Ulihrach	6	6⁵	0
		C Pioline	6	6											12	Á Corretja	4	7⁷	6
	WC	O Camporese	3	4					C Pioline	4	3
	Q	N Marques	0	0				12	Á Corretja	6	6
	12	Á Corretja	6	6																		12	Á Corretja	6	6
	14	A Berasategui	6	7																			C Ruud	2	0
		P Haarhuis	3	5				14	A Berasategui	3	6	4
	Q	E Benfele Álvarez	6	3	6			Q	E Benfele Álvarez	6	3	6
		K Alami	3	6	0										Q	E Benfele Álvarez	7	6³	1
		C Ruud	6	6												C Ruud	5	7⁷	6
		S Schalken	4	2					C Ruud	6	2	6
								3	Y Kafelnikov	4	6	4

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals

								8	W Ferreira	4	6⁵
	Q	C Costa	6	5	6			Q	C Costa	6	7⁷
		K Kučera	3	7	3										Q	C Costa	6	7
	Q	D Sanguinetti	2	7⁸	4											A Boetsch	4	5
		A Boetsch	6	6⁶	6				A Boetsch	3	6	6
		R Furlan	1	6	7⁷				R Furlan	6	4	2
	9	B Becker	6	3	6⁴																	Q	C Costa	3	5
	16	S Bruguera	6	6																		WC	F Santoro	6	7
		J Sánchez	4	1				16	S Bruguera	6	6
		J Siemerink	7⁷	6					J Siemerink	4	4
	Q	A Merinov	6²	3											16	S Bruguera	6	5	1
	Q	F Roig	4	1											WC	F Santoro	3	7	6
	WC	F Santoro	6	6				WC	F Santoro	6	7⁷
								2	T Muster	2	6³

External links

ATP Singles draw

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