1997 Monte Carlo Open

The 1997 Monte Carlo Open was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 91st edition of the Monte Carlo Open, and was part of the ATP Super 9 of the 1997 ATP Tour. It took place at the Monte Carlo Country Club in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France, near Monte Carlo, Monaco, from 21 April through 27 April 1997.

1997 Monte Carlo Open
Date21 – 27 April
Edition91st
CategoryATP Super 9
Draw56S / 28D
Prize money$2,050,000
SurfaceClay / outdoor
LocationMonte Carlo, Monaco
VenueMonte Carlo Country Club
Champions
Singles
Marcelo Ríos [1]
Doubles
Donald Johnson / Francisco Montana [2]

Seventh-seeded Marcelo Ríos won the singles title.

Finals

Singles
Main article: 1997 Monte Carlo Open – Singles

Marcelo Ríos defeated Àlex Corretja, 6–4, 6–3, 6–3

  • It was Marcelo Ríos' 1st title of the year, and his 5th overall. It was his 1st Masters title of the year, and overall.

Doubles
Main article: 1997 Monte Carlo Open – Doubles

Donald Johnson / Francisco Montana defeated Jacco Eltingh / Paul Haarhuis, 7–6, 2–6, 7–6

gollark: I rescheduled 6 to 8 business weeks to now.
gollark: Memes are scheduled to arrive in 6 to 8 business weeks.
gollark: Too bad.
gollark: I WILL apply arbitrary affine transformations to you.
gollark: That's 3. 3 < 4. QED.

References
  1. "1997 Monte Carlo – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. "1997 Monte Carlo – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
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