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.
Singles main-draw entrants
Seeds Country Player Ranking1 SeedAlberto Berasategui131Félix Mantilla142Javier Sánchez423Christian Ruud464Hicham Arazi555Karim Alami616Hernán Gumy647Gustavo Kuerten668 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
Finals
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.
References