Singles | |
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1997 Internazionali di Carisbo | |
Champion | Félix Mantilla |
Runner-up | Gustavo Kuerten |
Final score | 4–6, 6–2, 6–1 |
Draw | 32 (3WC/4Q) |
Seeds | 8 |
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. [1] [2]
Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
8 | Gustavo Kuerten | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
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 | 6 | 6 |
First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | A Berasategui | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
G Schaller | 1 | 1 | 1 | A Berasategui | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
A Portas | 6 | 3 | 77 | A Portas | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
E Benfele Álvarez | 4 | 6 | 61 | 1 | A Berasategui | 3 | 77 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
P Fredriksson | 5 | 1 | 8 | G Kuerten | 6 | 61 | 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 | 77 | 6 | M Martelli | 6 | 4 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
T Champion | 6 | 65 | 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 |
First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | 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 | 79 | |||||||||||||||||||||
F Squillari | 6 | 6 | F Squillari | 6 | 4 | 67 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 | C Ruud | 1 | 4 | 6 | K Alami | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
7 | H Gumy | 4 | 65 | 2/WC | F Mantilla | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
WC | D Scala | 6 | 77 | WC | D Scala | 79 | 4 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
C Costa | 4 | 1r | N Lapentti | 67 | 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 | 77 | 5 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
M Górriz | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2/WC | F Mantilla | 63 | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
2/WC | F Mantilla | 4 | 6 | 6 |
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