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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] It was her second major singles title. At 16 years and 278 days old, Hingis became the youngest person to win a Wimbledon singles title since Lottie Dod in 1887. It was Novotná's second runner-up finish at Wimbledon.

Women's singles
1997 Wimbledon Championships
Final
ChampionSwitzerland Martina Hingis
Runner-upCzech Republic Jana Novotná
Score2–6, 6–3, 6–3
Details
Draw128 (8 Q / 8 WC )
Seeds16
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends men women seniors
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Main article: 1997 Wimbledon Championships

Steffi Graf was the two-time reigning champion, but did not compete due to injury. This was also the first Wimbledon for future five-time champion Venus Williams.

Seeds edit

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 edit

Main article: 1997 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles qualifying

Draw edit

Key edit

Finals edit

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 edit

Section 1 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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

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Section 5 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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

References edit

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

External links edit

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