# 1997 Internazionali di Carisbo – Singles

Alberto Berasategui was the defending champion, but lost in quarterfinals to tournament runner-up Gustavo Kuerten.
Félix Mantilla won the title by defeating Gustavo Kuerten 4–6, 6–2, 6–1 in the final.

## Seeds

* Alberto Berasategui (quarterfinals)
* Félix Mantilla (champion)
* Javier Sánchez (second round)
* Casper Ruud (first round)
* Hicham Arazi (quarterfinals)
* Karim Alami (semifinals)
* Hernán Gumy (first round)
* Gustavo Kuerten (final)

## 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

### Finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 8 | Gustavo Kuerten | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Marzio Martelli | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
| | Marzio Martelli | 1 | 2 | 8 | Gustavo Kuerten | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| | | | | 2/WC | Félix Mantilla | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| 6 | Karim Alami | 3 | 2 | 2/WC | Félix Mantilla | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| 2/WC | Félix Mantilla | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

### Top half

| 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 |
| 1 | A Berasategui | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Schaller | 1 | 1 | | 1 | A Berasategui | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Portas | 6 | 3 | 7$^7$ | | A Portas | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Benfele Álvarez | 4 | 6 | 6$^1$ | | | | | | 1 | A Berasategui | 3 | 7$^7$ | 5 | | | | |
| | P Fredriksson | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | 8 | G Kuerten | 6 | 6$^1$ | 7 | | | | |
| Q | J Díaz | 7 | 6 | | Q | J Díaz | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Charpentier | 1 | 3 | | 8 | G Kuerten | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | G Kuerten | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | G Kuerten | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | J Sánchez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | M Martelli | 1 | 2 |
| Q | C van Garsse | 4 | 4 | | 3 | J Sánchez | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Martelli | 4 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | M Martelli | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Champion | 6 | 6$^5$ | 1 | | | | | | | M Martelli | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | O Gross | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 5 | H Arazi | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| Q | A Martín | 2 | 3 | | | O Gross | 6 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | O Camporese | 3 | 2 | | 5 | H Arazi | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | H Arazi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| 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 |
| 6 | K Alami | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Pescariu | 3 | 1 | | 6 | K Alami | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Van Herck | 4 | 5 | | Q | Q Muñoz | 6 | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Q Muñoz | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 6 | K Alami | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | G Blanco | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | A Gaudenzi | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| | A Gaudenzi | 7 | 6 | | | A Gaudenzi | 4 | 6 | 7$^9$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Squillari | 6 | 6 | | | F Squillari | 6 | 4 | 6$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | C Ruud | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | K Alami | 3 | 2 |
| 7 | H Gumy | 4 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | | | | 2/WC | F Mantilla | 6 | 6 |
| WC | D Scala | 6 | 7$^7$ | | WC | D Scala | 7$^9$ | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Costa | 4 | 1$^r$ | | | N Lapentti | 6$^7$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Lapentti | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | N Lapentti | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| | R Carretero | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | 2/WC | F Mantilla | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | F Meligeni | 6 | 6 | | | F Meligeni | 7$^7$ | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Górriz | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2/WC | F Mantilla | 6$^3$ | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2/WC | F Mantilla | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |