1997 Monte Carlo Open – Singles

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
Champion Marcelo Ríos
Runner-up Álex Corretja
Score6–4, 6–3, 6–3
Draw56 (7Q / 4WC)
Seeds16
Main article: 1997 Monte Carlo Open

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.

  1. Pete Sampras (second round)
  2. Thomas Muster (second round)
  3. Yevgeny Kafelnikov (second round)
  4. Richard Krajicek (quarterfinals)
  5. Thomas Enqvist (second round)
  6. Carlos Moyà (semifinals)
  7. Marcelo Ríos (champion)
  8. Wayne Ferreira (second round)
  9. Boris Becker (first round)
  10. Álbert Costa (third round)
  11. Félix Mantilla (second round)
  12. Álex Corretja (final)
  13. Jim Courier (second round)
  14. Alberto Berasategui (second round)
  15. Marc Rosset (second round)
  16. 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  

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

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  
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