1997 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

April 2022 1997 Wimbledon Championships SUI Martina Hingis CZE Jana Novotná 2–6, 6–3, 6–3 128 (8 Q Qualifiers / 8 WC Wildcards) 16 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles 1997 Wimbledon Championships 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.Barrett John Wimbledon: The Official History 2014 Vision Sports Publishing 9-781909-534230 4th 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. 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. Seeds 1 1 SUI Martina Hingis (champion) 2 8 USA Monica Seles (third round) 3 6 CZE Jana Novotná (final) 4 3 CRO Iva Majoli (quarterfinals) 5 2 USA Lindsay Davenport (second round) 6 5 RSA Amanda Coetzer (second round) 7 4 GER Anke Huber (third round) 8 7 ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (semifinals) 9 7 FRA Mary Pierce (fourth round) 10 4 ESP Conchita Martínez (third round) 11 6 USA Mary Joe Fernández (fourth round) 12 3 ROM Irina Spîrlea (fourth round) 13 8 USA Kimberly Po (first round) 14 1 NED Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (third round) 15 2 ROM Ruxandra Dragomir (first round) 16 5 AUT Barbara Paulus (second round) Qualifying 1997 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles qualifying Draw Finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 180 1 SUI Martina Hingis 6 6 CZE Denisa Chládková 3 2 4 CRO Iva Majoli 61 4 RUS Anna Kournikova 77 6 3 CZE Jana Novotná 6 6 INA Yayuk Basuki 3 3 8 ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6 7 FRA Nathalie Tauziat 2 5 1 SUI Martina Hingis 6 6 RUS Anna Kournikova 3 2 3 CZE Jana Novotná 6 6 8 ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 4 2 1 SUI Martina Hingis 2 6 6 3 CZE Jana Novotná 6 3 3 Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 1 SUI M Hingis 6 6 Q LUX A Kremer 4 4 GER P Begerow 3 3 BLR 1995 O Barabanschikova 6 6 CZE E Martincová 4 2 USA L Raymond 6 6 USA N Arendt 6 6 CZE P Langrová 2 0 Q ITA L Golarsa 6 4 6 FRA A Dechaume-Balleret 1 6 3 BEL S Appelmans 6 3 6 CAN R Simpson 2 6 0 USA S Cacic 5 4 USA A Frazier 7 6 ITA S Farina 6 3 2 14 NED B Schultz-McCarthy 4 6 6 1 SUI M Hingis 6 6 BLR 1995 O Barabanschikova 2 2 USA L Raymond 6 4 3 USA N Arendt 1 6 6 Q ITA L Golarsa 2 0 BEL S Appelmans 6 6 USA A Frazier 63 3 14 NED B Schultz-McCarthy 77 6 1 SUI M Hingis 6 6 USA N Arendt 1 3 BEL S Appelmans 6 6 14 NED B Schultz-McCarthy 2 3 1 SUI M Hingis 6 6 BEL S Appelmans 1 3 Section 2 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 15 ROM R Dragomir 7 2 8 GER A Glass 5 6 10 AUS A Ellwood 5 1 Q VEN 1930 M Vento 7 6 USA G Helgeson-Nielsen 6 6 WC GBR L Ahl 2 4 BUL M Maleeva 6 6 WC GBR J Pullin 1 3 SVK K Studeníková 3 6 3 Q AUS N Pratt 6 4 6 SVK R Zrubáková 6 7 Q BEL N Feber 1 5 CZE D Chládková 77 6 CZE S Kleinová 65 4 USA T Whitlinger-Jones 7 2 2 5 USA L Davenport 5 6 6 GER A Glass 1r Q VEN 1930 M Vento 2 USA G Helgeson-Nielsen 5 5 BUL M Maleeva 7 7 Q AUS N Pratt 4 5 SVK R Zrubáková 6 7 CZE D Chládková 7 6 5 USA L Davenport 5 2 Q VEN 1930 M Vento 6 7 BUL M Maleeva 2 5 SVK R Zrubáková 77 3 6 CZE D Chládková 63 6 8 Q VEN 1930 M Vento 1 3 CZE D Chládková 6 6 Section 3 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 4 CRO I Majoli 2 6 6 ARG M Díaz Oliva 6 0 3 AUT M Maruska 77 6 CZE A Gerši 64 2 Q GBR K Cross 6 6 USA L Wild 4 2 ITA F Perfetti 4 4 ESP M Sánchez Lorenzo 6 6 WC USA G Fernández 77 6 NED M Oremans 65 3 FRA N Dechy 66 6 6 BEL L Courtois 78 1 2 RUS E Makarova 6 4 6 RUS T Panova 4 6 3 SVK H Nagyová 1 0 12 ROM I Spîrlea 6 6 4 CRO I Majoli 6 6 AUT M Maruska 3 3 Q GBR K Cross 6 6 ESP M Sánchez Lorenzo 4 0 WC USA G Fernández 6 4 6 FRA N Dechy 3 6 3 RUS E Makarova 6 1 8 12 ROM I Spîrlea 4 6 10 4 CRO I Majoli 4 77 6 Q GBR K Cross 6 62 4 WC USA G Fernández 3 1 12 ROM I Spîrlea 6 6 4 CRO I Majoli 68 6 9 12 ROM I Spîrlea 710 1 7 Section 4 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 10 ESP C Martínez 6 6 SVK K Habšudová 1 2 JPN 1947 Y Yoshida 6 6 JPN 1947 R Hiraki 2 3 CZE H Suková 77 6 WC GBR S-A Siddall 64 1 TPE S-t Wang 6 2 7 USA L McNeil 1 6 5 USA C Rubin 1 1 RUS A Kournikova 6 6 FRA A-G Sidot 66 4 GER B Rittner 78 6 RSA J Kruger 77 6 BEL S Devillé 63 3 Q JPN 1947 H Inoue 3 3 7 GER A Huber 6 6 10 ESP C Martínez 6 6 JPN 1947 Y Yoshida 0 0 CZE H Suková 6 6 TPE S-t Wang 0 3 RUS A Kournikova 4 79 6 GER B Rittner 6 67 3 RSA J Kruger 2 0 7 GER A Huber 6 6 10 ESP C Martínez 4 2 CZE H Suková 6 6 RUS A Kournikova 3 6 6 7 GER A Huber 6 4 4 CZE H Suková 6 2 3 RUS A Kournikova 2 6 6 Bottom half Section 5 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 6 RSA A Coetzer 712 6 FRA A Fusai 610 1 JPN 1947 M Saeki 2 6 2 CAN P Hy-Boulais 6 1 6 USA V Williams 6 2 4 POL M Grzybowska 4 6 6 AUT B Schett 2 6 6 SWE Å Carlsson 6 3 0 JPN 1947 A Sugiyama 3 0 INA Y Basuki 6 6 USA M Tu 0 3 ARG I Gorrochategui 6 6 LAT L Neiland 5 2 JPN 1947 N Kijimuta 7 6 NED K Boogert 3 6 3 16 AUT B Paulus 6 1 6 6 RSA A Coetzer 2 1 CAN P Hy-Boulais 6 6 POL M Grzybowska 4 6 6 AUT B Schett 6 3 2 INA Y Basuki 6 6 ARG I Gorrochategui 2 0 JPN 1947 N Kijimuta 5 6 6 16 AUT B Paulus 7 3 3 CAN P Hy-Boulais 6 6 POL M Grzybowska 4 1 INA Y Basuki 6 6 JPN 1947 N Kijimuta 3 2 CAN P Hy-Boulais 0 62 INA Y Basuki 6 77 Section 6 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 11 USA MJ Fernández 6 6 FRA N van Lottum 2 2 POL A Olsza 3 6 6 CZE L Němečková 6 1 2 JPN 1947 N Sawamatsu 6 6 WC GBR S Smith 1 3 CZE L Richterová 3 1 THA T Tanasugarn 6 6 JPN 1947 M Endo 3 3 ESP G León García 6 6 ESP C Torrens Valero 1 6 6 ITA G Pizzichini 6 3 4 BLR 1995 N Zvereva 2 2 RUS E Likhovtseva 6 6 GER W Probst 4 6 0 3 CZE J Novotná 6 4 6 11 USA MJ Fernández 6 6 POL A Olsza 4 0 JPN 1947 N Sawamatsu 2 2 THA T Tanasugarn 6 6 ESP G León García 3 6 6 ESP C Torrens Valero 6 2 3 RUS E Likhovtseva 1 6 4 3 CZE J Novotná 6 4 6 11 USA MJ Fernández 6 6 THA T Tanasugarn 2 4 ESP G León García 4 2 3 CZE J Novotná 6 6 11 USA MJ Fernández 7 4 5 3 CZE J Novotná 5 6 7 Section 7 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 8 ESP A Sánchez Vicario 6 6 WC GBR C Wood 0 0 SUI E Gagliardi 3 7 6 ROM C Cristea 6 5 1 ARG F Labat 6 6 ITA R Grande 4 4 BEL E Callens 6 6 ARG P Suárez 4 2 ITA F Lubiani 3 6 1 FRA S Pitkowski 6 4 6 USA J Watanabe 3 1 ESP M Serna 6 6 ESP V Ruano Pascual 6 6 AUT S Dopfer 2 2 BEL D Van Roost 3 4 9 FRA M Pierce 6 6 8 ESP A Sánchez Vicario 6 6 SUI E Gagliardi 4 2 ARG F Labat 6 6 BEL E Callens 2 3 FRA S Pitkowski 2 0 ESP M Serna 6 6 ESP V Ruano Pascual 0 6 3 9 FRA M Pierce 6 2 6 8 ESP A Sánchez Vicario 6 6 ARG F Labat 1 2 ESP M Serna 4 3 9 FRA M Pierce 6 6 8 ESP A Sánchez Vicario 6 6 9 FRA M Pierce 1 3 Section 8 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 13 USA K Po 6 5 2 AUS K-A Guse 3 7 6 FRA N Tauziat 6 6 LL JPN 1947 N Miyagi 3 4 WC GBR L Woodroffe 6 6 SUI P Schnyder 4 4 AUT J Wiesner 7 6 GER J Kandarr 5 2 USA C Morariu 6 6 WC GBR C Taylor 2 1 Q GER M Schnitzer 3 0 FRA S Testud 6 6 USA A Grossman 2 65 USA K Brandi 6 77 AUS R McQuillan 0 2 2 USA M Seles 6 6 AUS K-A Guse 0 3 FRA N Tauziat 6 6 WC GBR L Woodroffe 2 3 AUT J Wiesner 6 6 USA C Morariu 77 3 1 FRA S Testud 65 6 6 USA K Brandi 7 3 3 2 USA M Seles 5 6 6 FRA N Tauziat 3 6 6 AUT J Wiesner 6 3 2 FRA S Testud 0 6 8 2 USA M Seles 6 4 6 FRA N Tauziat 4 7 12 FRA S Testud 6 5 10 References External links 1997 LS 1997 Wimbledon Championships on WTAtennis.com 1997 Wimbledon Championships – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation 1997 French Open – Women's singles Grand Slam women's singles 1997 US Open – Women's singles Women's Singles Women's Singles Category:Wimbledon Championship by year – Women's singles Wimbledon Championships Wimbledon Championships