1997 Italian Open – Men's Singles
was the defending champion, but lost in the second round this year.
Álex Corretja won the title, defeating Marcelo Ríos 7–5, 7–5, 6–3 in the final.Seeds
- Pete Sampras '
- Michael Chang '
- Thomas Muster '
- Yevgeny Kafelnikov '
- Richard Krajicek '
- Goran Ivanišević '
- Marcelo Ríos '
- Carlos Moyà '
- Wayne Ferreira '
- Álex Corretja
- Álbert Costa '
- Boris Becker '
- Félix Mantilla '
- Tim Henman '
- Marc Rosset '
- Mark Philippoussis
Draw
Finals
Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
Section 4