1997 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles

Women's Singles
1997 Wimbledon Championships
Champion	Martina Hingis
Runner-up	Jana Novotná
Final score	2–6, 6–3, 6–3

Steffi Graf was the defending champion, but she did not compete this year due to injury.

World No. 1 Martina Hingis won title, defeating Jana Novotná in the final, 2–6, 6–3, 6–3, to become the youngest person since Lottie Dod to win Wimbledon. Anna Kounikova, aged 15, made the semifinals in her Wimbledon debut, the youngest ever woman to reach the semifinals.

Seeds

Martina Hingis (Champion)
Monica Seles (Third Round)
Jana Novotná (Final)
Iva Majoli (Quarterfinals)
Lindsay Davenport (Second Round)
Amanda Coetzer (Second Round)
Anke Huber (Third Round)
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (Semifinals)
Mary Pierce (Fourth Round)
Conchita Martínez (Third Round)
Mary Joe Fernández (Fourth Round)
Irina Spîrlea (Fourth Round)
Kimberly Po (First Round)
Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (Third Round)
Ruxandra Dragomir (First Round)
Barbara Paulus (Second Round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Final

1	Martina Hingis	6	6
	Denisa Chládková	3	2
				1	Martina Hingis	6	6

					Anna Kournikova	3	2
4	Iva Majoli	6	4

	Anna Kournikova	7	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

Top Half

Section 1

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	6	3
	S Farina	6	3	2	14	B Schultz-McCarthy	7	6
14	B Schultz-McCarthy	4	6	6

Section 2

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-A Vento	2
Q	M-A Vento	7	6						Q	M-A 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-A 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	7	3	6
	D Chládková	7	6							D Chládková	6	6	8
	S Kleinová	6	4			D Chládková	7	6
	T Jones	7	2	2	5	L Davenport	5	2
5	L Davenport	5	6	6

Section 3

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	7	6			M Maruska	3	3
	A Gerši	6	2							4	I Majoli	4	7	6
Q	K Cross	6	6							Q	K Cross	6	6	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	6	6	9
WC	G Fernández	7	6												12	I Spîrlea	7	1	7
	M Oremans	6	3		WC	G Fernández	6	4	6
	N Dechy	6	6	6		N Dechy	3	6	3
	L Courtois	7	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

Section 4

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	7	6								H Suková	6	6
WC	S-A Siddall	6	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	7	6
	A-G Sidot	6	4			B Rittner	6	6	3
	B Rittner	7	6								A Kournikova	3	6	6
	J Kruger	7	6							7	A Huber	6	4	4
	S De Ville	6	3			J Kruger	2	0
Q	H Inoue	3	3		7	A Huber	6	6
7	A Huber	6	6

Bottom Half

Section 5

First Round					Second Round					Third Round				Fourth Round

6	A Coetzer	7	6
	A Fusai	6	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	6
	A Sugiyama	3	0												Y Basuki	6	7
	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

Section 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

Section 7

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

Section 8

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	7	3	1
Q	M Schnitzer	3	0			S Testud	6	6	6
	S Testud	6	6								S Testud	0	6	8
	A Grossman	2	6							2	M Seles	6	4	6
	K Brandi	6	7			K Brandi	7	3	3
	R McQuillan	0	2		2	M Seles	5	6	6
2	M Seles	6	6

External links

1997 Wimbledon Championships on ITFtennis.com, the source for this draw

Preceded by 1997 French Open – Women's Singles	Grand Slams Women's Singles	Succeeded by 1997 US Open – Women's Singles

Wimbledon Women's Singles drawsheets

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