WTA Wimbledon 1997 Draw, Results & Schedule

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Martina Hingis won the 1997 Wimbledon, defeating Jana Novotna 2-6 6-3 6-3 in the final. The Grand Slam was played on grass courts in Wimbledon, United Kingdom, from June 23 to July 7, 1997.

Champion
Martina Hingis
def. Jana Novotna , 2-6 6-3 6-3
Dates
Jun 23 — Jul 7
Location
Wimbledon, United Kingdom
Category
Grand Slam
Surface
Grass
Prize money
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Round of 128
Martina Hingis #1 6-4 6-4
Anne Kremer #218
Olga Barabanschikova #80 6-3 6-3
Petra Begerow #102
Nicole Arendt #53 6-2 6-0
Petra Langrova #63
Lisa Raymond #21 6-4 6-2
Eva Martincova #98
Sabine Appelmans #19 6-2 3-6 6-0
Rene Simpson #100
Laura Golarsa #97 6-1 4-6 6-3
Alexia Dechaume Balleret
Brenda Schultz-Mccarthy #15 4-6 6-3 6-2
Silvia Farina Elia #40
Amy Frazier #34 7-5 6-4
Sandra Cacic #84
Denisa Chladkova #57 7-6 6-4
Sandra Kleinova #56
Lindsay Davenport #8 5-7 6-2 6-2
Tami Whitlinger Jones
Radomira Zrubakova #99 6-1 7-5
Nancy Feber #141
Nicole Pratt #161 6-3 4-6 6-3
Katarina Studenikova #38
Maria Vento-Kabchi #136 7-5 6-1
Annabel Ellwood #58
Andrea Glass #96 5-7 6-2 10-8
Ruxandra Dragomir Ilie
Magdalena Maleeva #41 6-1 6-3
Julie Pullin #249
Ginger Helgeson #332 6-2 6-4
Lucie Ahl #194
Anna Kournikova #42 6-1 6-1
Chanda Rubin #31
Barbara Rittner #50 7-6 6-4
Anne-Gaelle Sidot #28
Anke Huber #10 6-3 6-3
Haruka Inoue #138
Joannette Kruger #75 7-6 6-3
Stephanie De Ville #88
Helena Sukova #72 7-6 6-1
Shirli Ann Siddall
Shi-Ting Wang #39 6-1 2-6 7-5
Lori Mcneil #125
Conchita Martínez #11 6-1 6-2
Karina Habsudova #17
Yuka Yoshida #67 6-2 6-3
Rika Hiraki #83
Iva Majoli #5 2-6 6-0 6-3
Mariana Diaz-Oliva #85
Marion Maruska #74 7-6 6-2
Adriana Rikl Gersi #48
Karen Cross #322 6-4 6-2
Linda Wild #44
María Sánchez Lorenzo #71 6-4 6-4
Flora Perfetti #62
Irina Spirlea #12 6-1 6-0
Henrieta Nagyova #37
Elena Makarova 6-4 4-6 6-3
Tatiana Panova #95
Gigi Fernandez #167 7-6 6-3
Miriam Oremans #46
Nathalie Dechy #120 6-7 6-1 6-2
Laurence Courtois #245
Jana Novotna #3 6-4 4-6 6-0
Wiltrud Probst #90
Elena Likhovtseva #24 6-2 6-2
Natasha Zvereva #30
Gala Leon Garcia #121 6-3 6-3
Mana Endo #109
Cristina Torrens Valero #73 1-6 6-3 6-4
Gloria Pizzichini #92
Mary Joe Fernandez #13 6-2 6-2
Noelle Van Lottum
Aleksandra Olsza #103 3-6 6-1 6-2
Lenka Nemeckova #112
Tamarine Tanasugarn #43 6-3 6-1
Ludmila Richterova #230
Naoko Sawamatsu #45 6-1 6-3
Samantha Smith #115
Yayuk Basuki #26 6-3 6-0
Ai Sugiyama #25
Ines Gorrochategui #66 6-0 6-3
Meilen Tu #82
Naoko Kijimuta #55 7-5 6-2
Larisa Savchenko #77
Barbara Paulus #18 6-3 1-6 6-3
Kristie Boogert #64
Patricia Hy Boulais 6-2 1-6 6-2
Miho Saeki #89
Amanda Coetzer #7 7-6 6-1
Alexandra Fusai #47
Magdalena Grzybowska #91 4-6 6-2 6-4
Venus Williams #59
Barbara Schett #35 2-6 6-3 6-0
Asa Carlsson #32
Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #6 6-0 6-0
Clare Wood #365
Emmanuelle Gagliardi #104 3-6 7-5 6-1
Catalina Cristea #60
Florencia Labat #36 6-4 6-4
Rita Grande #79
Els Callens #49 6-4 6-2
Paola Suarez #101
Mary Pierce #9 6-3 6-4
Dominique Monami #29
Virginia Ruano Pascual #54 6-2 6-2
Sandra Dopfer #106
Magui Serna #51 6-3 6-1
Jolene Watanabe #87
Sarah Pitkowski-Malcor #52 6-3 4-6 6-1
Francesca Lubiani #65
Nathalie Tauziat #22 6-3 6-4
Nana Smith #111
Kerry-Anne Guse #78 3-6 7-5 6-2
Kimberly Po Messerli
Judith Wiesner #20 7-5 6-2
Jana Kandarr #69
Lorna Woodroffe #242 6-4 6-4
Patty Schnyder #33
Sandrine Testud #23 6-3 6-0
Miriam Schnitzer #181
Corina Morariu #93 6-2 6-1
Claire Taylor #183
Monica Seles #4 6-0 6-2
Rachel Mcquillan #105
Kristina Brandi #86 6-2 7-6
Ann Grossman #68
Round of 64
Martina Hingis #1 6-2 6-2
Olga Barabanschikova #80
Nicole Arendt #53 1-6 6-4 6-3
Lisa Raymond #21
Sabine Appelmans #19 6-2 6-0
Laura Golarsa #97
Brenda Schultz-Mccarthy #15 7-6 6-3
Amy Frazier #34
Denisa Chladkova #57 7-5 6-2
Lindsay Davenport #8
Radomira Zrubakova #99 6-4 7-5
Nicole Pratt #161
Maria Vento-Kabchi #136 2-1 (ret.)
Andrea Glass #96
Magdalena Maleeva #41 7-5 7-5
Ginger Helgeson #332
Anna Kournikova #42 4-6 7-6 6-3
Barbara Rittner #50
Anke Huber #10 6-2 6-0
Joannette Kruger #75
Helena Sukova #72 6-0 6-3
Shi-Ting Wang #39
Conchita Martínez #11 6-0 6-0
Yuka Yoshida #67
Iva Majoli #5 6-3 6-3
Marion Maruska #74
Karen Cross #322 6-4 6-0
María Sánchez Lorenzo #71
Irina Spirlea #12 4-6 6-1 10-8
Elena Makarova
Gigi Fernandez #167 6-3 4-6 6-3
Nathalie Dechy #120
Jana Novotna #3 6-1 4-6 6-4
Elena Likhovtseva #24
Gala Leon Garcia #121 3-6 6-2 6-3
Cristina Torrens Valero #73
Mary Joe Fernandez #13 6-4 6-0
Aleksandra Olsza #103
Tamarine Tanasugarn #43 6-2 6-2
Naoko Sawamatsu #45
Yayuk Basuki #26 6-2 6-0
Ines Gorrochategui #66
Naoko Kijimuta #55 5-7 6-3 6-3
Barbara Paulus #18
Patricia Hy Boulais 6-2 6-1
Amanda Coetzer #7
Magdalena Grzybowska #91 4-6 6-3 6-2
Barbara Schett #35
Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #6 6-4 6-2
Emmanuelle Gagliardi #104
Florencia Labat #36 6-2 6-3
Els Callens #49
Mary Pierce #9 6-0 2-6 6-3
Virginia Ruano Pascual #54
Magui Serna #51 6-2 6-0
Sarah Pitkowski-Malcor #52
Nathalie Tauziat #22 6-0 6-3
Kerry-Anne Guse #78
Judith Wiesner #20 6-2 6-3
Lorna Woodroffe #242
Sandrine Testud #23 6-7 6-3 6-1
Corina Morariu #93
Monica Seles #4 5-7 6-3 6-3
Kristina Brandi #86
Round of 32
Martina Hingis #1 6-1 6-3
Nicole Arendt #53
Sabine Appelmans #19 6-2 6-3
Brenda Schultz-Mccarthy #15
Denisa Chladkova #57 6-7 6-3 8-6
Radomira Zrubakova #99
Maria Vento-Kabchi #136 6-2 7-5
Magdalena Maleeva #41
Anna Kournikova #42 3-6 6-4 6-4
Anke Huber #10
Helena Sukova #72 6-4 6-2
Conchita Martínez #11
Iva Majoli #5 4-6 7-6 6-4
Karen Cross #322
Irina Spirlea #12 6-3 6-1
Gigi Fernandez #167
Jana Novotna #3 6-4 6-2
Gala Leon Garcia #121
Mary Joe Fernandez #13 6-2 6-4
Tamarine Tanasugarn #43
Yayuk Basuki #26 6-3 6-2
Naoko Kijimuta #55
Patricia Hy Boulais 6-4 6-1
Magdalena Grzybowska #91
Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #6 6-1 6-2
Florencia Labat #36
Mary Pierce #9 6-4 6-3
Magui Serna #51
Nathalie Tauziat #22 3-6 6-3 6-2
Judith Wiesner #20
Sandrine Testud #23 0-6 6-4 8-6
Monica Seles #4
Round of 16
Martina Hingis #1 6-1 6-3
Sabine Appelmans #19
Denisa Chladkova #57 6-1 6-3
Maria Vento-Kabchi #136
Anna Kournikova #42 2-6 6-2 6-3
Helena Sukova #72
Iva Majoli #5 6-7 6-1 9-7
Irina Spirlea #12
Jana Novotna #3 5-7 6-4 7-5
Mary Joe Fernandez #13
Yayuk Basuki #26 6-0 7-6
Patricia Hy Boulais
Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #6 6-1 6-3
Mary Pierce #9
Nathalie Tauziat #22 4-6 7-5 12-10
Sandrine Testud #23
Quarterfinals
Martina Hingis #1 6-3 6-2
Denisa Chladkova #57
Anna Kournikova #42 7-6 6-4
Iva Majoli #5
Jana Novotna #3 6-3 6-3
Yayuk Basuki #26
Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #6 6-2 7-5
Nathalie Tauziat #22
Semifinals
Martina Hingis #1 6-3 6-2
Anna Kournikova #42
Jana Novotna #3 6-4 6-2
Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario #6
Final
Martina Hingis #1 2-6 6-3 6-3
Jana Novotna #2

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Frequently Asked Questions

Where is Wimbledon held?
Wimbledon is held in Wimbledon, United Kingdom.
Who won the most recent Wimbledon?
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Who has won the most Wimbledon titles?
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When was the first Wimbledon played?
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What surface is Wimbledon played on?
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