1997 Wimbledon Championships

January 2015 October 2020 1997 Wimbledon Championships 23 June – 6 July 111th Grand Slam (ITF) 128S/64D/64XD £6,884,952 Grass Church RoadSW19, Wimbledon,London, United Kingdom All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club USA Pete Sampras SUI Martina Hingis AUS Todd Woodbridge / AUS Mark Woodforde USA Gigi Fernández / BLR 1995 Natasha Zvereva CZE Cyril Suk / CZE Helena Suková RSA Wesley Whitehouse ZIM Cara Black PER Luis Horna / CHI Nicolás Massú ZIM Cara Black / KAZ Irina Selyutina The 1997 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London in the United Kingdom.Collins Bud The Bud Collins History of Tennis 2010 New Chapter Press [New York] 978-0942257700 2ndBarrett John Wimbledon : The Official History of the Championships 2001 CollinsWillow London 0007117078 It was the 111th edition of the Wimbledon Championships and was held from 23 June to 6 July 1997. The championships saw the inauguration of a new No. 1 Court, the third court to be named such in the club's history. To commemorate the new stadium, all the three-time or more singles champions were invited to a ceremony marking the opening of the new court and were presented with a silver salver. Ten of the thirteen surviving eligible champions attended: Louise Brough, Rod Laver, Margaret Court, Billie Jean King, John Newcombe, Chris Evert, Martina Navratilova, John McEnroe, Boris Becker and Pete Sampras. The only surviving absentees were Maria Bueno and Björn Borg who declined to attend and Steffi Graf who was recovering from knee surgery and unable to be present. The first match played on the new court was between Tim Henman and Daniel Nestor.Little Alan 2013 Wimbledon Compendium 2013 The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club London 23rd 978-1899039401 For only the second time in the tournament history (after the 1991 edition), Wimbledon saw play during the Middle Sunday, after 3 days of suspension due to rain.Bricker Charles Rare Middle Sunday Action Attracts Unusually Rowdy Fans http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1997-06-30/sports/9706290156_1_centre-court-joe-brandi-five-sets 12 May 2017 Sun-Sentinel 30 June 1997 Wimbledon, LondonSeptember 2024 medicmedic Prize money The total prize money for 1997 championships was £6,884,952. The winner of the men's title earned £415,000 while the women's singles champion earned £373,500.Little Alan Wimbledon Compendium 2013 2013 All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club London 978-1899039401 327–334 23About Wimbledon – Prize Money and Finance http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/aboutwimbledon/prize_money_and_finance.html wimbledon.com Wimbledon Championships 8 October 2017 EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Round of 64Round of 128Men's singles£415,000Women's singles£373,500Men's doubles *£170,030Women's doubles *£147,010Mixed doubles *£72,200 * per team Champions Seniors Men's singles 1997 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles USA Pete Sampras defeated FRA Cédric Pioline, 6–4, 6–2, 6–4Gentlemen's Singles Finals 1877–2017 http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/gentlemenssingles.html wimbledon.com Wimbledon Championships 22 July 2017 It was Sampras' 10th career Grand Slam singles title and his 4th title at Wimbledon. Women's singles 1997 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles SUI Martina Hingis defeated CZE Jana Novotná, 2–6, 6–3, 6–3Ladies' Singles Finals 1884–2017 http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/ladiessingles.html wimbledon.com Wimbledon Championships 22 July 2017 It was Hingis' 2nd career Grand Slam singles title and her 1st and only title at Wimbledon. Men's doubles 1997 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles AUS Todd Woodbridge / AUS Mark Woodforde defeated NED Jacco Eltingh / NED Paul Haarhuis, 7–6(7–4), 7–6(9–7), 5–7, 6–3Gentlemen's Doubles Finals 1884–2017 http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/gentlemensdoubles.html wimbledon.com Wimbledon Championships 22 July 2017 It was Woodbridge's 14th career Grand Slam doubles title and his 6th title at Wimbledon. It was Woodforde's 15th career Grand Slam doubles title and his 6th title at Wimbledon. Women's doubles 1997 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles USA Gigi Fernández / BLR 1995 Natasha Zvereva defeated USA Nicole Arendt / NED Manon Bollegraf, 7–6(7–4), 6–4Ladies' Doubles Finals 1913–2017 http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/ladiesdoubles.html wimbledon.com Wimbledon Championships 22 July 2017 It was Fernández's 17th and last career Grand Slam doubles title and her 4th title at Wimbledon. It was Zvereva's 18th and last career Grand Slam doubles title and her 5th title at Wimbledon. Mixed doubles 1997 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed doubles CZE Cyril Suk / CZE Helena Suková defeated RUS Andrei Olhovskiy / LAT Larisa Neiland, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4Mixed Doubles Finals 1913–2017 http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/mixeddoubles.html wimbledon.com Wimbledon Championships 22 July 2017 It was Suk's 4th and last career Grand Slam mixed doubles title and his 3rd title at Wimbledon. It was Suková's 5th and last career Grand Slam mixed doubles title and her 3rd title at Wimbledon. Juniors Boys' singles 1997 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' singles RSA Wesley Whitehouse defeated GER Daniel Elsner, 6–3, 7–6(8–6)Boys' Singles Finals 1947–2017 http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/boyssingles.html wimbledon.com Wimbledon Championships 13 August 2017 Girls' singles 1997 Wimbledon Championships – Girls' singles ZIM Cara Black defeated USA Brie Rippner, 6–3, 7–5Girls' Singles Finals 1947–2017 http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/girlssingles.html wimbledon.com Wimbledon Championships 13 August 2017 Boys' doubles 1997 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' doubles PER Luis Horna / CHI Nicolás Massú defeated RSA Jaco van der Westhuizen / RSA Wesley Whitehouse, 6–4, 6–2Boys' Doubles Finals 1982–2017 http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/boysdoubles.html wimbledon.com Wimbledon Championships 5 December 2017 Girls' doubles 1997 Wimbledon Championships – Girls' doubles ZIM Cara Black / KAZ Irina Selyutina defeated SLO Maja Matevžič / SLO Katarina Srebotnik, 3–6, 7–5, 6–3Girls' Doubles Finals 1982–2017 http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/girlsdoubles.html wimbledon.com Wimbledon Championships 5 December 2017 Singles seeds Men's singles USA Pete Sampras (champion) CRO Goran Ivanišević (second round, lost to Magnus Norman) RUS Yevgeny Kafelnikov (first round, lost to Nicolas Kiefer) NED Richard Krajicek (fourth round, lost to Tim Henman) USA Michael Chang (first round, lost to Todd Woodbridge) AUT Thomas Muster (withdrew before the tournament began) AUS Mark Philippoussis (first round, lost to Greg Rusedski) GER Boris Becker (quarterfinals, lost to Pete Sampras) CHI Marcelo Ríos (fourth round, lost to Boris Becker) ESP Carlos Moyá (second round, lost to Boris Becker) BRA Gustavo Kuerten (first round, lost to Justin Gimelstob) AUS Patrick Rafter (fourth round, lost to Todd Woodbridge) UKR Andriy Medvedev (third round, lost to Nicolas Kiefer) GBR Tim Henman (quarterfinals, lost to Michael Stich) RSA Wayne Ferreira (third round, lost to Cédric Pioline) CZE Petr Korda (fourth round, lost to Pete Sampras) SWE Jonas Björkman (first round, lost to Chris Wilkinson) Women's singles SUI Martina Hingis (champion) USA Monica Seles (third round, lost to Sandrine Testud) CZE Jana Novotná (final, lost to Martina Hingis) CRO Iva Majoli (quarterfinals, lost to Anna Kournikova) USA Lindsay Davenport (second round, lost to Denisa Chládková) RSA Amanda Coetzer (second round, lost to Patricia Hy-Boulais) GER Anke Huber (third round, lost to Anna Kournikova) ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (semifinals, lost to Jana Novotná) FRA Mary Pierce (fourth round, lost to Arantxa Sánchez Vicario) ESP Conchita Martínez (third round, lost to Helena Suková) USA Mary Joe Fernández (fourth round, lost to Jana Novotná) ROM Irina Spîrlea (fourth round, lost to Iva Majoli) USA Kimberly Po (first round, lost to Kerry-Anne Guse) NED Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (third round, lost to Sabine Appelmans) ROM Ruxandra Dragomir (first round, lost to Andrea Glass) AUT Barbara Paulus (second round, lost to Naoko Kijimuta) References External links Official Wimbledon Championships website 1997 French Open Grand Slams 1997 U.S. Open Wimbledon Championships Wimbledon Championships Wimbledon Championships Wimbledon Championships