1997 Italian Open (tennis)

The 1997 Italian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 54th edition of the Italian Open and was part of the ATP Super 9 of the 1997 ATP Tour and of Tier I of the 1997 WTA Tour. Both the men's and women's events were held at the Foro Italico in Rome, Italy. The women's tournament was played from 5 May until 11 May 1997, and the men's tournament was played from 12 May until 19 May 1997. Àlex Corretja and Mary Pierce won the singles titles.

Men's singles
🇪🇸 Àlex Corretja defeated Marcelo Ríos 7–5, 7–5, 6–3
 * It was Corretja's 3rd title of the year and the 5th of his career. It was his 1st Masters title.

Women's singles
🇫🇷 Mary Pierce defeated 🇪🇸 Conchita Martínez 6–4, 6–0
 * It was Pierce's 2nd title of the year and the 11th of her career. It was her 1st Tier I title.

Men's doubles
Mark Knowles / 🇨🇦 Daniel Nestor defeated Byron Black / 🇺🇸 Alex O'Brien 6–3, 4–6, 7–5
 * It was Knowles' 2nd title of the year and the 11th of his career. It was Nestor's 2nd title of the year and the 8th of his career.

Women's doubles
🇺🇸 Nicole Arendt / Manon Bollegraf defeated 🇪🇸 Conchita Martínez / 🇦🇷 Patricia Tarabini 6–2, 6–4
 * It was Arendt's 2nd title of the year and the 11th of her career. It was Bollegraf's 3rd title of the year and the 26th of her career.