1997 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles

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] At 16 years and 278 days old, Hingis became the youngest person to win the Wimbledon singles title since Lottie Dod in 1887. Steffi Graf was the two-time defending champion, but did not compete due to injury.

Women's Singles
1997 Wimbledon Championships
Champion Martina Hingis
Runner-up Jana Novotná
Final score2–6, 6–3, 6–3
Draw128 (8Q / 8WC)
Seeds16
Main article: 1997 Wimbledon Championships

Seeds
01.   Martina Hingis (Champion)
02.   Monica Seles (Third round)
03.   Jana Novotná (Final)
04.   Iva Majoli (Quarterfinals)
05.   Lindsay Davenport (Second round)
06.   Amanda Coetzer (Second round)
07.   Anke Huber (Third round)
08.   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (Semifinals)
09.   Mary Pierce (Fourth round)
10.   Conchita Martínez (Third round)
11.   Mary Joe Fernández (Fourth round)
12.   Irina Spîrlea (Fourth round)
13.   Kimberly Po (First round)
14.   Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (Third round)
15.   Ruxandra Dragomir (First round)
16.   Barbara Paulus (Second round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Qualifying
Main article: 1997 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles Qualifying

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 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

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 63 3
S Farina 6 3 2 14 B Schultz-McCarthy 77 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 1r
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

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 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

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 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

Bottom half

Section 5
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

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 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
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References
  1. Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.
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