Women's singles
1997 Italian Open
Champion	Mary Pierce
Runner-up	Conchita Martínez
Score	6–4, 6–0
Draw	56
Seeds	16

Mary Pierce defeated the four-time defending champion Conchita Martínez in the final, 6–4, 6–0 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1997 Italian Open.

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top eight seeds received a bye to the second round.

Draw

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	10	Mary Pierce	4	6	6
	11	Barbara Paulus	6	3	1
								10	Mary Pierce	6	6
								3	Conchita Martínez	4	0
	3	Conchita Martínez	6	6
		Patty Schnyder	2	2

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	M Seles	7	6
	Q	S Kleinová	6	2	5				B Schett	5	0
		B Schett	4	6	7										1	M Seles	6	6
		T Tanasugarn	4	3											10	M Pierce	7	7
	Q	A Grossman	6	6				Q	A Grossman	2	2
	WC	S Cecchini	1	1				10	M Pierce	6	6
	10	M Pierce	6	6																		10	M Pierce	6	6
	14	R Dragomir	6	6																		14	R Dragomir	3	4
	Q	A Canepa	3	0				14	R Dragomir	3	6	6
		A Ellwood	4	6	4				E Callens	6	2	0
		E Callens	6	3	6										14	R Dragomir	4	6	6
	WC	L Golarsa	3	2											5	I Majoli	6	4	3
	Q	N Arendt	6	6				Q	N Arendt	6	6	3
								5	I Majoli	7	4	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								4	A Huber	2	2
	WC	F Lubiani	6	6				WC	F Lubiani	6	6
		D Chládková	2	4											WC	F Lubiani	2	1
		A Gerši	7	6											11	B Paulus	6	6
	Q	M Díaz Oliva	5	3					A Gerši	1	3
	Q	K Brandi	6	3	5			11	B Paulus	6	6
	11	B Paulus	3	6	7																	11	B Paulus	6	6
	15	N Tauziat	6	6																		7	I Spîrlea	4	2
		H Suková	4	2				15	N Tauziat	7	1	2
		D Van Roost	6	6					D Van Roost	6	6	6
		P Begerow	3	0												D Van Roost	1	3
	Q	C Torrens Valero	2	6	6										7	I Spîrlea	6	6
		S Pitkowski	6	3	3			Q	C Torrens Valero	5	6
								7	I Spîrlea	7	7

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								8	K Habšudová	6	6
		F Labat	6	7					F Labat	4	3
	Q	O Barabanschikova	1	6											8	K Habšudová	2	4
		J Kruger	6	6												J Kruger	6	6
		A Sugiyama	3	2					J Kruger	6	7
		H Nagyová	3	4				9	B Schultz-McCarthy	2	5
	9	B Schultz-McCarthy	6	6																			J Kruger	0	4
	12	E Likhovtseva	6	6																		3	C Martínez	6	6
		A-G Sidot	4	3				12	E Likhovtseva	6	6
		L Savchenko	6	3	6				L Savchenko	3	3
		F Perfetti	2	6	2										12	E Likhovtseva	2	1
		C Rubin	7	6											3	C Martínez	6	6
		J Capriati	6	2					C Rubin	2	3
								3	C Martínez	6	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								6	A Coetzer	6	4	6
		A Kournikova	6	6					A Kournikova	2	6	1
		S-T Wang	4	3											6	A Coetzer	6	5
		Y Basuki	0	1												P Schnyder	7	7
		P Schnyder	6	6					P Schnyder	7	6
		M Oremans	3	6	6			16	S Testud	6	0
	16	S Testud	6	3	7																		P Schnyder	6	6
	13	S Appelmans	6	6																		2	A Sánchez Vicario	1	1
		N Sawamatsu	3	1				13	S Appelmans	6	6
		A Fusai	6	2	5				G Pizzichini	4	3
		G Pizzichini	3	6	7										13	S Appelmans	3	4
		P Suárez	7	7											2	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
		K Studeníková	5	6					P Suárez	2	2
								2	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6

References

• 1997 Italian Open Draw