1997 Campionati Internazionali di Sicilia – Singles
# 1997 Campionati Internazionali di Sicilia – Singles

Karim Alami was the defending champion, but lost in the quarter-finals to Alberto Berasategui.

Alberto Berasategui won the title by defeating Dominik Hrbatý 6–4, 6–2 in the final.

## Seeds

* Àlex Corretja (semifinals)
* Alberto Berasategui (Winner)
* Albert Portas (quarterfinals)
* Hicham Arazi (first round)
* Marcelo Filippini (quarterfinals)
* Dominik Hrbatý (finals)
* Karim Alami (quarterfinals)
* Francisco Clavet (quarterfinals)

## Draw

### Key

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* Alt = Alternate
* SE = Special exempt
* PR = Protected ranking
* ITF = ITF entry
* JE = Junior exempt
* w/o = Walkover
* r = Retired
* d = Defaulted
* SR = Special ranking

### Finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 WC | Àlex Corretja | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| 6 | Dominik Hrbatý | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 6 | Dominik Hrbatý | 6 | 6 | 6 | Dominik Hrbatý | 4 | 2 |
| | | | | 2 | Alberto Berasategui | 6 | 6 |
| | Javier Sánchez | 2 | 3 | 2 | Alberto Berasategui | 6 | 6 |
| 2 | Alberto Berasategui | 6 | 6 | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 WC | Àlex Corretja | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Marzio Martelli | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 WC | Àlex Corretja | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Nicolás Lapentti | 1 | $7^7$ | 3 | | Richard Fromberg | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | Richard Fromberg | 6 | $6^3$ | 6 | | | | | 1 WC | Àlex Corretja | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| Q | Massimo Valeri | 6 | 4 | 0 | | | | | 8 | Francisco Clavet | $6^4$ | 2 | | | | |
| | Vincent Spadea | 2 | 6 | 6 | | Vincent Spadea | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | Davide Sanguinetti | 3 | 1 | | 8 | Francisco Clavet | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Francisco Clavet | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 1 WC | Àlex Corretja | 4 | 4 |
| 3 | Albert Portas | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 6 | Dominik Hrbatý | 6 | 6 |
| Q | Marcello Craca | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | Albert Portas | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Filippo Messori | 6 | 6 | | Q | Filippo Messori | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | Adrian Voinea | 4 | 3 | | | | | | 3 | Albert Portas | 5 | 4 | | | | |
| | Hendrik Dreekmann | 3 | $6^3$ | | | | | | 6 | Dominik Hrbatý | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | Hernán Gumy | 6 | $7^7$ | | | Hernán Gumy | 3 | $2^r$ | | | | | | | | |
| | Juan Antonio Marín | 4 | 3 | | 6 | Dominik Hrbatý | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Dominik Hrbatý | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5 | Marcelo Filippini | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Galo Blanco | 1 | 2 | | 5 | Marcelo Filippini | $7^7$ | $6^3$ | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Emilio Benfele Álvarez | $6^7$ | 5 | | | Christian Ruud | $6^4$ | $7^7$ | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Christian Ruud | $7^9$ | 7 | | | | | | | 5 | Marcelo Filippini | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| | Gilbert Schaller | 4 | $7^7$ | 5 | | | | | | | Javier Sánchez | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | |
| | Julián Alonso | 6 | $6^3$ | 7 | | Julián Alonso | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Javier Sánchez | 7 | 6 | | | Javier Sánchez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Hicham Arazi | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Javier Sánchez | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | Karim Alami | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Alberto Berasategui | 6 | 6 |
| SE | Andrea Gaudenzi | 3 | $0^r$ | | 7 | Karim Alami | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Davide Scala | 5 | 3 | | | Dinu Pescariu | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Dinu Pescariu | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 7 | Karim Alami | $6^2$ | 2 | | | | | |
| | Carlos Costa | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | Alberto Berasategui | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | Juan Albert Viloca-Puig | 4 | 4 | | | Carlos Costa | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Fernando Vicente | 4 | 7 | 4 | 2 | Alberto Berasategui | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Alberto Berasategui | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
