ATP Wimbledon 1997 Draw & Results

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Pete Sampras won the 1997 Wimbledon, defeating Cedric Pioline 6-4 6-2 6-4 in the final. The Grand Slam was played June 23–July 7 on grass courts in London, United Kingdom.

Wimbledon, formally The Championships, is staged by the All England Club and is the only Grand Slam tournament played on grass.

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Champion
Pete Sampras
def. Cedric Pioline , 6-4 6-2 6-4
Dates
Jun 23 — Jul 7
Location
London, United Kingdom
Category
Grand Slam
Surface
Grass
Prize money
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Results

Match type

Round of 128

Pete Sampras #1 3× CH 6-4 6-4 6-2
Mikael Tillstrom #54
Hendrik Dreekmann #78 6-3 6-4 6-3
Patrik Fredriksson #108
Byron Black #65 3-6 7-6(3) 6-4 6-4
Pat Cash #433 CH
Danny Sapsford #267 3-6 6-2 7-6(5) 6-3
Nicolas Pereira #147
Petr Korda #24 4-6 7-6(4) 6-1 6-4
Marcelo Filippini #52
Marc Rosset #26 7-5 6-2 6-3
Karol Kucera #48
Alex Obrien 7-6(5) 6-4 7-6(4)
Henrik Holm #204
Neville Godwin #92 7-5 7-6(2) 6-3
Hendrik Jan Davids #452
Boris Becker #18 3× CH 6-3 6-2 6-3
Marcos Aurelio Gorriz #173
Thomas Johansson #32 7-5 6-3 6-1
Dominik Hrbaty #46
Mark Petchey #207 6-1 6-2 6-1
Jan Kroslak
Tommy Haas #80 6-2 6-1 6-2
Christian Ruud #51
Marcelo Rios #10 6-4 6-4 6-3
Mahesh Bhupathi #276
Dennis van Scheppingen #97 5-7 6-4 3-6 6-1 6-4
Richard Fromberg #95
John Van Lottum 3-6 2-6 6-3 6-1 6-3
Orlin Stanoytchev #119
Renzo Furlan #68 6-7(5) 6-7(4) 6-4 6-4 6-4
Jan Siemerink #35
Todd Woodbridge #37 7-6(5) 3-6 6-2 3-6 8-6
Michael Chang #2
Marcos Ondruska #100 3-6 7-5 6-0 0-1 (ret.)
Sjeng Schalken #79
Alex Radulescu #62 7-6(5) 3-6 6-1 3-6 6-4
Adrian Voinea #89
Marzio Martelli #101 6-4 6-3 6-1
Bernd Karbacher #122
Patrick Rafter #17 2-6 4-6 6-3 6-2 6-2
Grant Stafford #67
Jens Knippschild #93 6-4 6-4 6-4
Wade Mcguire #257
Christophe Van Garsse 6-1 7-6(4) 7-6(3)
Nick Weal #306
Magnus Gustafsson #34 6-2 6-1 6-3
Vincent Spadea #109
Nicolas Kiefer #98 6-4 6-4 6-2
Alexander Volkov #91
Patrick Baur #405 7-6(5) 3-6 3-6 6-4 9-7
Jeff Salzenstein #155
Andrei Medvedev #19 6-2 6-3 6-4
Fabrice Santoro #56
Sargis Sargsian #90 7-6(4) 6-2 6-4
Johan Van Herck
Yevgeny Kafelnikov #6 6-4 6-2 6-0
Juan Antonio Marin #112
Javier Sanchez #43 3-6 4-6 6-4 7-5 14-12
Michael Tebbutt #304
Jason Stoltenberg #30 6-3 6-4 6-3
Oscar Burrieza
Nicklas Kulti #148 7-6(3) 6-2 6-3
Martin Sinner #107
Cedric Pioline #44 5-7 6-3 7-5 6-2
Marcelo Charpentier #115
Javier Frana #137 6-7(5) 6-4 6-3 6-2
Martin Damm Sr
Wayne Ferreira #22 6-7(5) 3-6 6-4 6-0 7-5
Scott Draper #66
Rodolphe Gilbert #211 3-6 7-5 7-6(0) 6-4
Jeff Tarango #71
Brett Steven #104 6-2 6-2 7-6(0)
Lionel Roux #55
Frederik Fetterlein #144 4-6 3-6 6-4 7-6(3) 6-4
Jiri Novak #60
Magnus Norman #38 7-6(6) 6-1 6-4
Luis Herrera #166
Goran Ivanisevic #3 6-1 6-3 6-3
Dinu Pescariu #106
Greg Rusedski #27 7-6(6) 7-6(6) 6-3
Mark Philippoussis #13
Jonathan Stark #58 7-6(5) 6-7(5) 6-3 2-6 6-3
Stephane Huet #151
Andrew Richardson #233 7-6(5) 6-3 6-3
Sergi Duran #376
Juan Albert Viloca Puig 7-5 4-6 7-6(5) 7-6(5)
Marc Kevin Goellner #40
Richey Reneberg #73 7-6(6) 6-4 7-6(5)
Hicham Arazi #42
Carlos Moya #11 7-6(1) 6-3 4-6 6-2
Steve Bryan #153
Guillaume Raoux #81 6-3 6-4 6-1
Arnaud Boetsch #41
Doug Flach #124 6-1 7-6(4) 3-6 6-4
Ben Ellwood #178
Michael Stich #88 CH 7-6(0) 7-5 7-6(2)
Jim Courier #28
Justin Gimelstob #117 6-3 6-4 4-6 1-6 6-4
Gustavo Kuerten #12
Sandon Stolle #70 6-2 6-2 6-4
Chris Woodruff #59
Emilio Benfele Alvarez #83 6-7(4) 3-6 6-4 6-1 6-2
Kenneth Carlsen #85
Mark Woodforde #64 6-3 7-5 6-4
Leander Paes #103
Chris Wilkinson #218 7-6(5) 0-6 5-7 6-3 6-4
Jonas Bjorkman #23
Arnaud Clement #228 2-6 7-6(1) 7-5 6-2
Luke Milligan #295
Martin Lee #355 7-5 6-3 6-3
Nuno Marques #128
Tim Henman #20 7-6(11) 6-1 6-4
Daniel Nestor #105
Jerome Golmard #94 6-4 6-2 6-7(4) 6-2
Jamie Delgado #314
Paul Haarhuis #63 6-1 6-2 7-6(5)
Sebastien Lareau #113
Todd Larkham #315 6-7(3) 6-3 6-4 7-5
Slava Dosedel #77
Richard Krajicek #5 DEF 7-6(5) 6-2 6-4
Marcello Craca #134
Andrei Pavel #87 6-1 4-6 2-6 6-2 6-3
Filip Dewulf #57
David Rikl #250 6-1 6-3 6-3
Daniel Vacek #61
Francisco Clavet #39 7-5 6-1 6-3
Nicolas Lapentti #86

Round of 64

Pete Sampras #1 3× CH 7-6(2) 7-5 7-5
Hendrik Dreekmann #78
Byron Black #65 6-2 7-5 6-2
Danny Sapsford #267
Petr Korda #24 6-3 6-0 7-6(8)
Marc Rosset #26
Alex Obrien 6-3 6-3 6-7(6) 7-6(5)
Neville Godwin #92
Boris Becker #18 3× CH 6-1 6-4 6-4
Thomas Johansson #32
Mark Petchey #207 7-6(4) 6-4 6-2
Tommy Haas #80
Marcelo Rios #10 6-2 6-3 6-7(1) 7-6(7)
Dennis van Scheppingen #97
John Van Lottum 6-3 6-3 6-3
Renzo Furlan #68
Todd Woodbridge #37 7-5 6-1 7-6(3)
Marcos Ondruska #100
Alex Radulescu #62 6-3 7-5 6-4
Marzio Martelli #101
Patrick Rafter #17 6-3 4-6 6-3 6-0
Jens Knippschild #93
Christophe Van Garsse 6-4 6-4 6-1
Magnus Gustafsson #34
Nicolas Kiefer #98 7-5 7-6(2) 6-1
Patrick Baur #405
Andrei Medvedev #19 6-1 6-4 7-5
Sargis Sargsian #90
Yevgeny Kafelnikov #6 6-2 4-6 6-3 6-4
Javier Sanchez #43
Jason Stoltenberg #30 6-2 3-6 6-2 6-3
Nicklas Kulti #148
Cedric Pioline #44 (w/o)
Javier Frana #137
Wayne Ferreira #22 7-6(5) 4-6 6-3 3-6 9-7
Rodolphe Gilbert #211
Brett Steven #104 4-6 7-5 6-3 6-2
Frederik Fetterlein #144
Magnus Norman #38 6-3 2-6 7-6(4) 4-6 14-12
Goran Ivanisevic #3
Greg Rusedski #27 4-6 6-7(9) 6-4 6-3 11-9
Jonathan Stark #58
Andrew Richardson #233 6-3 3-6 6-4 2-6 6-2
Juan Albert Viloca Puig
Richey Reneberg #73 6-4 6-3 6-3
Carlos Moya #11
Guillaume Raoux #81 6-3 6-7(5) 6-3 6-1
Doug Flach #124
Michael Stich #88 CH 7-5 6-1 6-1
Justin Gimelstob #117
Sandon Stolle #70 6-4 6-4 6-4
Emilio Benfele Alvarez #83
Mark Woodforde #64 5-7 5-7 6-2 6-4 6-1
Chris Wilkinson #218
Arnaud Clement #228 4-6 6-2 6-3 6-4
Martin Lee #355
Tim Henman #20 7-6(4) 6-3 6-3
Jerome Golmard #94
Paul Haarhuis #63 3-6 6-3 6-1 6-2
Todd Larkham #315
Richard Krajicek #5 DEF 3-6 6-4 6-7(4) 6-3 6-3
Andrei Pavel #87
David Rikl #250 6-4 7-6(5) 6-4
Francisco Clavet #39

Round of 32

Pete Sampras #1 3× CH 6-1 6-2 6-2
Byron Black #65
Petr Korda #24 6-3 4-6 6-3 6-7(1) 6-4
Alex Obrien
Boris Becker #18 3× CH 6-3 6-3 6-2
Mark Petchey #207
Marcelo Rios #10 7-6(4) 6-3 6-7(5) 6-4
John Van Lottum
Todd Woodbridge #37 6-4 6-4 6-4
Alex Radulescu #62
Patrick Rafter #17 7-5 6-4 4-6 6-3
Christophe Van Garsse
Nicolas Kiefer #98 6-4 6-2 6-7(2) 6-4
Andrei Medvedev #19
Yevgeny Kafelnikov #6 6-3 7-6(4) 4-6 6-3
Jason Stoltenberg #30
Cedric Pioline #44 6-4 6-3 6-3
Wayne Ferreira #22
Brett Steven #104 6-7 6-2 6-3 6-1
Magnus Norman #38
Greg Rusedski #27 6-3 6-4 6-4
Andrew Richardson #233
Richey Reneberg #73 7-5 6-7(4) 7-6(7) 6-3
Guillaume Raoux #81
Michael Stich #88 CH 6-3 6-7(5) 6-2 7-6(4)
Sandon Stolle #70
Mark Woodforde #64 6-2 6-3 6-3
Arnaud Clement #228
Tim Henman #20 6-7(7) 6-3 6-2 4-6 14-12
Paul Haarhuis #63
Richard Krajicek #5 DEF 6-4 6-3 7-5
David Rikl #250

Round of 16

Pete Sampras #1 3× CH 6-4 6-3 6-7(8) 6-7(1) 6-4
Petr Korda #24
Boris Becker #18 3× CH 6-2 6-2 7-6(5)
Marcelo Rios #10
Todd Woodbridge #37 6-7(2) 6-4 7-6(6) 6-3
Patrick Rafter #17
Nicolas Kiefer #98 6-2 7-5 2-6 6-1
Yevgeny Kafelnikov #6
Cedric Pioline #44 3-6 6-3 6-4 7-5
Brett Steven #104
Greg Rusedski #27 7-6(2) 6-4 7-6(4)
Richey Reneberg #73
Michael Stich #88 CH 6-4 6-7(3) 6-3 7-5
Mark Woodforde #64
Tim Henman #20 7-6(7) 6-7(7) 7-6(5) 6-4
Richard Krajicek #5 DEF

Quarterfinals

Pete Sampras #1 3× CH 6-1 6-7(5) 6-1 6-4
Boris Becker #18 3× CH
Todd Woodbridge #37 7-6(7) 2-6 6-0 6-4
Nicolas Kiefer #98
Cedric Pioline #44 6-4 4-6 6-4 6-3
Greg Rusedski #27
Michael Stich #88 CH 6-3 6-2 6-4
Tim Henman #20

Semifinals

Pete Sampras #1 3× CH 6-2 6-1 7-6(3)
Todd Woodbridge #37
Cedric Pioline #44 6-7 6-2 6-1 5-7 6-4
Michael Stich #88 CH

Final

Pete Sampras #1 3× CH 6-4 6-2 6-4
Cedric Pioline #23

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