# 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. 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 Venus Williams.

## Seeds

    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.

## Draw
### Key

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* Alt = Alternate
* SE = Special exempt
* PR = Protected ranking
* ITF = ITF entry
* JE = Junior exempt
* w/o = Walkover
* r = Retired
* d = Defaulted
* SR = Special ranking

### Finals

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Martina Hingis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Denisa Chládková | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Denisa Chládková | 3 | 2 | 1 | Martina Hingis | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | Anna Kournikova | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
| 4 | Iva Majoli | 6$^1$ | 4 | | Anna Kournikova | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
| | Anna Kournikova | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Anna Kournikova | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | 1 | Martina Hingis | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | 3 | Jana Novotná | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | Jana Novotná | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Jana Novotná | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| | Yayuk Basuki | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Yayuk Basuki | 3 | 3 | 3 | Jana Novotná | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | 8 | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
| 8 | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 6 | 7 | 8 | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
| | Nathalie Tauziat | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth 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 | 6$^3$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Farina | 6 | 3 | 2 | 14 | B Schultz-McCarthy | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | B Schultz-McCarthy | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 15 | R Dragomir | 7 | 2 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Glass | 5 | 6 | 10 | | A Glass | 1$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 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 | 7$^7$ | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| | D Chládková | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | D Chládková | 6$^3$ | 6 | 8 | | | | |
| | S Kleinová | 6$^5$ | 4 | | | D Chládková | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Whitlinger-Jones | 7 | 2 | 2 | 5 | L Davenport | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | L Davenport | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 4 | I Majoli | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Díaz Oliva | 6 | 0 | 3 | 4 | I Majoli | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Maruska | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | M Maruska | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Gerši | 6$^4$ | 2 | | | | | | | 4 | I Majoli | 4 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | K Cross | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Q | K Cross | 6 | 6$^2$ | 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 | 6$^8$ | 6 | 9 |
| WC | G Fernández | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | I Spîrlea | 7$^{10}$ | 1 | 7 |
| | M Oremans | 6$^5$ | 3 | | WC | G Fernández | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Dechy | 6$^6$ | 6 | 6 | | N Dechy | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Courtois | 7$^8$ | 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

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth 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 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | H Suková | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | S-A Siddall | 6$^4$ | 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 | 7$^9$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A-G Sidot | 6$^6$ | 4 | | | B Rittner | 6 | 6$^7$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Rittner | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | | | | | A Kournikova | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | J Kruger | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | 7 | A Huber | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| | S Devillé | 6$^3$ | 3 | | | J Kruger | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | H Inoue | 3 | 3 | | 7 | A Huber | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | A Huber | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 5

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 6 | A Coetzer | 7$^{12}$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Fusai | 6$^{10}$ | 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 | 6$^2$ |
| | A Sugiyama | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | Y Basuki | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| | 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

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth 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

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth 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

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth 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 | 7$^7$ | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Schnitzer | 3 | 0 | | | S Testud | 6$^5$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Testud | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | S Testud | 0 | 6 | 8 | | | | |
| | A Grossman | 2 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | 2 | M Seles | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| | K Brandi | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | K Brandi | 7 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R McQuillan | 0 | 2 | | 2 | M Seles | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | M Seles | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |