1997 Internazionali di Carisbo

1997 Internazionali di Carisbo
Date	June 9 – June 15
Edition	13th
Category	World Series
Draw	32S/16D
Prize money	$303,000
Surface	Clay / Outdoor
Location	Bologna, Italy
Champions
Singles
Félix Mantilla
Doubles
Gustavo Kuerten / Fernando Meligeni

The 1997 Internazionali di Carisbo was a men's tennis tournament played on clay courts 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 June 9 through June 15, 1997. Félix Mantilla won the singles title.^[1]

Singles main draw entrants

Seeds

Country	Player	Ranking1	Seed
ESP	Alberto Berasategui	13	1
ESP	Félix Mantilla	14	2
ESP	Javier Sánchez	42	3
NOR	Christian Ruud	46	4
MAR	Hicham Arazi	55	5
MAR	Karim Alami	61	6
ARG	Hernan Gumy	64	7
BRA	Gustavo Kuerten	66	8

• ¹ Rankings as of May 26, 1997.^[2]

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
• Joaquín Muñoz-Hernández
• Jacobo Diaz

Champions

Men's 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.

Men's 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.

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