The 1997 Monte Carlo Open was a men's

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tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 91st edition of the

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, and was part of the

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of the

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. It took place at the

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, France, near

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, from 21 April through 27 April 1997. Seventh-seeded

Marcelo Ríos Marcelo Andrés Ríos Mayorga (; born 26 December 1975) is a Chilean former world No. 1 tennis player. Nicknamed ''"El Chino"'' ("The Chinese") and ''"El zurdo de Vitacura"'' ("The Lefty from Vitacura"), he became the first Latin American play ...

won the singles title.

Finals

Singles

defeated

Àlex Corretja Àlex Corretja i Verdegay (; born 11 April 1974) is a Spanish former professional tennis player. During his career, he was twice a major runner-up at the French Open (in 1998 and 2001), won the Tour Finals in 1998, reached a career-high singl ...

, 6–4, 6–3, 6–3 *It was Ríos' 1st singles title of the year, and his 5th overall. It was his 1st Masters title of the year, and overall.

Doubles

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defeated

Jacco Eltingh Jacco Folkert Eltingh (born 29 August 1970) is a former professional male tennis player and former world No. 1 doubles player from the Netherlands. He is best known for his success in doubles with fellow countryman Paul Haarhuis. Together the ...

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, 7–6, 2–6, 7–6

References

External links

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ATP tournament profile

ITF tournament edition details
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