# 1997 Italian Indoor – Singles

Goran Ivanišević was the defending champion and won in the final 6–2, 6–2 against Sergi Bruguera.

## Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.
* Goran Ivanišević (champion)
* Richard Krajicek (first round)
* Boris Becker (withdrew — wrist pain)
* Tim Henman (second round)
* Michael Stich (first round)
* Alberto Berasategui (second round)
* Marc Rosset (second round)
* Àlex Corretja (first round)

## Draw
### Key

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* Alt = Alternate
* SE = Special exempt
* PR = Protected ranking
* ITF = ITF entry
* JE = Junior exempt
* w/o = Walkover
* r = Retired
* d = Defaulted
* SR = Special ranking
| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | G Ivanišević | 7$^7$ | 6$^2$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Olhovskiy | 6$^2$ | 7$^7$ | 2 | 1 | G Ivanišević | 7$^{11}$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Pioline | 4 | 6 | 6 | | C Pioline | 6$^9$ | 6$^2$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | O Camporese | 6 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | 1 | G Ivanišević | 6 | 6$^2$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | D Vacek | 6 | 7$^8$ | | | | | | | | D Vacek | 3 | 7$^7$ | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| LL | F Wibier | 3 | 6$^6$ | | | D Vacek | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Ulihrach | 7 | 6 | | | B Ulihrach | 6$^3$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | À Corretja | 5 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | G Ivanišević | 6 | 7$^8$ | | | | |
| 4 | T Henman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | D Prinosil | 0 | 6$^6$ | | | | |
| | A Voinea | 1 | 2 | | 4 | T Henman | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Medvedev | 3 | 3 | | | P Korda | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Korda | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | P Korda | 6 | 6$^3$ | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | D Musa | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | D Prinosil | 4 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | M Philippoussis | 6 | 6 | | WC | M Philippoussis | 7$^7$ | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Prinosil | 5 | 6 | 6 | | D Prinosil | 6$^4$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | M Stich | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Goran Ivanišević | 6 | 6 |
| 6 | A Berasategui | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | WC | Sergi Bruguera | 2 | 2 |
| | A Gaudenzi | 3 | 4 | | 6 | A Berasategui | 6$^4$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | C Caratti | 4 | 2 | | | K Kučera | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Kučera | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | K Kučera | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| LL | M Martelli | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | Q | N Kiefer | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | M-K Goellner | 6 | 4 | 4 | LL | M Martelli | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Forget | 1 | 4 | | Q | N Kiefer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | N Kiefer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | Q | N Kiefer | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| 7 | M Rosset | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | WC | S Bruguera | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | F Clavet | 4 | 2 | | 7 | M Rosset | 6 | 6$^1$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Boetsch | 6 | 6 | | | A Boetsch | 3 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Alami | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | A Boetsch | 3 | 7 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | |
| | J Sánchez | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | WC | S Bruguera | 6 | 5 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | |
| | C Costa | 6 | 3 | 2 | | J Sánchez | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | S Bruguera | 4 | 7$^7$ | 7$^{15}$ | WC | S Bruguera | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | R Krajicek | 6 | 6$^3$ | 6$^{13}$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |