1997 Internazionali di Carisbo

The 1997 Internazionali di Carisbo was a men's tennis tournament played on clay courts at the Cierrebi Club in Bologna in Italy and was part of the World Series of the 1997 ATP Tour. It was the 13th edition of the tournament and was held from 9 June through 15 June 1997. Second-seeded Félix Mantilla won the singles title.

Seeds

 * 1 Rankings as of May 26, 1997.

Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the main draw:
 * 🇮🇹 Davide Scala
 * 🇪🇸 Félix Mantilla
 * 🇮🇹 Omar Camporese

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
 * 🇪🇸 Alberto Martín
 * 🇧🇪 Christophe Van Garsse
 * 🇪🇸 Quino Muñoz
 * 🇪🇸 Jacobo Díaz

Singles
🇪🇸 Félix Mantilla defeated 🇧🇷 Gustavo Kuerten 4–6, 6–2, 6–1.
 * It was Mantilla' 1st title of the year and the 2nd of his career.

Doubles
🇧🇷 Gustavo Kuerten / 🇧🇷 Fernando Meligeni defeated 🇺🇸 Dave Randall / 🇺🇸 Jack Waite 6–2, 7–5.
 * It was Kuerten' 2nd title of the year and the 3rd of his career. It was Meligeni's 2nd title of the year and the 5th of his career.