1997 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

Women's singles
Women's singles
1997 Wimbledon Championships
Final
Champion	Martina Hingis
Runner-up	Jana Novotná
Score	2–6, 6–3, 6–3
Details
Draw	128 (8Q / 8WC)
Seeds	16
Events
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Martina Hingis defeated Jana Novotná in the final, 2–6, 6–3, 6–3 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 1997 Wimbledon Championships.^[1] It was her second major singles title. At 16 years and 278 days old, Hingis was the youngest player to win a Wimbledon singles title since Lottie Dod in 1887. It was Novotná's second runner-up finish at Wimbledon.

Champion

Martina Hingis

Runner-up

Jana Novotná

Score2–6, 6–3, 6–3

Draw128 (8 / 8)

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Steffi Graf was the two-time reigning champion, but did not compete due to injury.

This marked the first Wimbledon appearance of future five-time champion and world No. 1 Venus Williams. Williams lost in the first round to Magdalena Grzybowska.

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Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Final

1	Martina Hingis	6	6

	Denisa Chládková	3	2
				1	Martina Hingis	6	6

					Anna Kournikova	3	2
4	Iva Majoli	6¹	4

	Anna Kournikova	7⁷	6
								1	Martina Hingis	2	6	6

								3	Jana Novotná	6	3	3
3	Jana Novotná	6	6

	Yayuk Basuki	3	3
				3	Jana Novotná	6	6

				8	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	4	2
8	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6	7

	Nathalie Tauziat	2	5

First round					Second round					Third round				Fourth round

1	M Hingis	6	6
Q	A Kremer	4	4		1	M Hingis	6	6
	P Begerow	3	3			O Barabanschikova	2	2
	O Barabanschikova	6	6							1	M Hingis	6	6
	E Martincová	4	2								N Arendt	1	3
	L Raymond	6	6			L Raymond	6	4	3
	N Arendt	6	6			N Arendt	1	6	6
	P Langrová	2	0											1	M Hingis	6	6
Q	L Golarsa	6	4	6											S Appelmans	1	3
	A Dechaume-Balleret	1	6	3	Q	L Golarsa	2	0
	S Appelmans	6	3	6		S Appelmans	6	6
	R Simpson	2	6	0							S Appelmans	6	6
	S Cacic	5	4							14	B Schultz-McCarthy	2	3
	A Frazier	7	6			A Frazier	6³	3
	S Farina	6	3	2	14	B Schultz-McCarthy	7⁷	6
14	B Schultz-McCarthy	4	6	6

First round					Second round				Third round					Fourth round

15	R Dragomir	7	2	8
	A Glass	5	6	10		A Glass	1^r
	A Ellwood	5	1		Q	M Vento	2
Q	M Vento	7	6						Q	M Vento	6	7
	G Helgeson-Nielsen	6	6							M Maleeva	2	5
WC	L Ahl	2	4			G Helgeson-Nielsen	5	5
	M Maleeva	6	6			M Maleeva	7	7
WC	J Pullin	1	3											Q	M Vento	1	3
	K Studeníková	3	6	3											D Chládková	6	6
Q	N Pratt	6	4	6	Q	N Pratt	4	5
	R Zrubáková	6	7			R Zrubáková	6	7
Q	N Feber	1	5							R Zrubáková	7⁷	3	6
	D Chládková	7⁷	6							D Chládková	6³	6	8
	S Kleinová	6⁵	4			D Chládková	7	6
	T Whitlinger-Jones	7	2	2	5	L Davenport	5	2
5	L Davenport	5	6	6

First round					Second round					Third round					Fourth round

4	I Majoli	2	6	6
	M Díaz Oliva	6	0	3	4	I Majoli	6	6
	M Maruska	7⁷	6			M Maruska	3	3
	A Gerši	6⁴	2							4	I Majoli	4	7⁷	6
Q	K Cross	6	6							Q	K Cross	6	6²	4
	L Wild	4	2		Q	K Cross	6	6
	F Perfetti	4	4			M Sánchez Lorenzo	4	0
	M Sánchez Lorenzo	6	6												4	I Majoli	6⁸	6	9
WC	G Fernández	7⁷	6												12	I Spîrlea	7¹⁰	1	7
	M Oremans	6⁵	3		WC	G Fernández	6	4	6
	N Dechy	6⁶	6	6		N Dechy	3	6	3
	L Courtois	7⁸	1	2						WC	G Fernández	3	1
	E Makarova	6	4	6						12	I Spîrlea	6	6
	T Panova	4	6	3		E Makarova	6	1	8
	H Nagyová	1	0		12	I Spîrlea	4	6	10
12	I Spîrlea	6	6

First round					Second round					Third round					Fourth round

10	C Martínez	6	6
	K Habšudová	1	2		10	C Martínez	6	6
	Y Yoshida	6	6			Y Yoshida	0	0
	R Hiraki	2	3							10	C Martínez	4	2
	H Suková	7⁷	6								H Suková	6	6
WC	S-A Siddall	6⁴	1			H Suková	6	6
	S-t Wang	6	2	7		S-t Wang	0	3
	L McNeil	1	6	5												H Suková	6	2	3
	C Rubin	1	1													A Kournikova	2	6	6
	A Kournikova	6	6			A Kournikova	4	7⁹	6
	A-G Sidot	6⁶	4			B Rittner	6	6⁷	3
	B Rittner	7⁸	6								A Kournikova	3	6	6
	J Kruger	7⁷	6							7	A Huber	6	4	4
	S Devillé	6³	3			J Kruger	2	0
Q	H Inoue	3	3		7	A Huber	6	6
7	A Huber	6	6

1997 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

Seeds

Qualifying

Draw

Finals

Top half

Section 1

Section 2

Section 3

Section 4

Bottom half

Section 5

Section 6

Section 7

Section 8

References

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First round					Second round					Third round				Fourth round

6	A Coetzer	7¹²	6
	A Fusai	6¹⁰	1		6	A Coetzer	2	1
	M Saeki	2	6	2		P Hy-Boulais	6	6
	P Hy-Boulais	6	1	6							P Hy-Boulais	6	6
	V Williams	6	2	4							M Grzybowska	4	1
	M Grzybowska	4	6	6		M Grzybowska	4	6	6
	B Schett	2	6	6		B Schett	6	3	2
	Å Carlsson	6	3	0											P Hy-Boulais	0	6²
	A Sugiyama	3	0												Y Basuki	6	7⁷
	Y Basuki	6	6			Y Basuki	6	6
	M Tu	0	3			I Gorrochategui	2	0
	I Gorrochategui	6	6								Y Basuki	6	6
	L Neiland	5	2								N Kijimuta	3	2
	N Kijimuta	7	6			N Kijimuta	5	6	6
	K Boogert	3	6	3	16	B Paulus	7	3	3
16	B Paulus	6	1	6

First round					Second round					Third round				Fourth round

11	MJ Fernández	6	6
	N van Lottum	2	2		11	MJ Fernández	6	6
	A Olsza	3	6	6		A Olsza	4	0
	L Němečková	6	1	2						11	MJ Fernández	6	6
	N Sawamatsu	6	6								T Tanasugarn	2	4
WC	S Smith	1	3			N Sawamatsu	2	2
	L Richterová	3	1			T Tanasugarn	6	6
	T Tanasugarn	6	6											11	MJ Fernández	7	4	5
	M Endo	3	3											3	J Novotná	5	6	7
	G León García	6	6			G León García	3	6	6
	C Torrens Valero	1	6	6		C Torrens Valero	6	2	3
	G Pizzichini	6	3	4							G León García	4	2
	N Zvereva	2	2							3	J Novotná	6	6
	E Likhovtseva	6	6			E Likhovtseva	1	6	4
	W Probst	4	6	0	3	J Novotná	6	4	6
3	J Novotná	6	4	6

First round					Second round					Third round				Fourth round

8	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
WC	C Wood	0	0		8	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
	E Gagliardi	3	7	6		E Gagliardi	4	2
	C Cristea	6	5	1						8	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
	F Labat	6	6								F Labat	1	2
	R Grande	4	4			F Labat	6	6
	E Callens	6	6			E Callens	2	3
	P Suárez	4	2											8	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
	F Lubiani	3	6	1										9	M Pierce	1	3
	S Pitkowski	6	4	6		S Pitkowski	2	0
	J Watanabe	3	1			M Serna	6	6
	M Serna	6	6								M Serna	4	3
	V Ruano Pascual	6	6							9	M Pierce	6	6
	S Dopfer	2	2			V Ruano Pascual	0	6	3
	D Van Roost	3	4		9	M Pierce	6	2	6
9	M Pierce	6	6

First round					Second round					Third round					Fourth round

13	K Po	6	5	2
	K-A Guse	3	7	6		K-A Guse	0	3
	N Tauziat	6	6			N Tauziat	6	6
LL	N Miyagi	3	4								N Tauziat	3	6	6
WC	L Woodroffe	6	6								J Wiesner	6	3	2
	P Schnyder	4	4		WC	L Woodroffe	2	3
	J Wiesner	7	6			J Wiesner	6	6
	J Kandarr	5	2													N Tauziat	4	7	12
	C Morariu	6	6													S Testud	6	5	10
WC	C Taylor	2	1			C Morariu	7⁷	3	1
Q	M Schnitzer	3	0			S Testud	6⁵	6	6
	S Testud	6	6								S Testud	0	6	8
	A Grossman	2	6⁵							2	M Seles	6	4	6
	K Brandi	6	7⁷			K Brandi	7	3	3
	R McQuillan	0	2		2	M Seles	5	6	6
2	M Seles	6	6