# 1997 Wimbledon Championships – Girls' singles

Cara Black defeated Brie Rippner in the final, 6–3, 7–5 to win the girls' singles tennis title at the 1997 Wimbledon Championships.

## Seeds

    01. n/a
    02. Raluca Sandu (second round)
    03. Cara Black (champion)
    04. Evie Dominikovic (second round)
    05. Jasmin Wöhr (third round)
    06. Brie Rippner (final)
    07. Tatiana Poutchek (second round)
    08. Ekaterina Sysoeva (first round)
    09. Cho Yoon-jeong (second round)
    10. Maiko Inoue (first round)
    11. Akiko Morigami (semifinals)
    12. Katarina Srebotnik (second round)
    13. Bryanne Stewart (semifinals)
    14. Irina Selyutina (quarterfinals)
    15. Cristina Popescu (second round)
    16. Andrea Šebová (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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| | Hannah Collin | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Brie Rippner | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Brie Rippner | 6 | 6 | | 6 | Brie Rippner | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | 11 | Akiko Morigami | 1 | 2 | | | | |
| 11 | Akiko Morigami | 6 | 6 | | 11 | Akiko Morigami | 1 | 2 | | | | |
| | Zsófia Gubacsi | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Zsófia Gubacsi | 3 | 3 | | | | | | 6 | Brie Rippner | 3 | 5 |
| | | | | | | | | | 3 | Cara Black | 6 | 7 |
| 14 | Irina Selyutina | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Cara Black | 6 | 7 |
| 3 | Cara Black | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Cara Black | 6 | 6 | | 3 | Cara Black | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | 13 | Bryanne Stewart | 5 | 1 | | | | |
| 13 | Bryanne Stewart | 6 | 5 | 7 | 13 | Bryanne Stewart | 5 | 1 | | | | |
| | Justine Henin | 3 | 7 | 5 | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | Lucy Wood | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Natalie Grandin | 6 | 6 | | | N Grandin | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | Rika Fujiwara | 6 | 6 | | | R Fujiwara | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Gabriela Voleková | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | R Fujiwara | 1 | 4 | | | | |
| | Sarah Taylor | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | H Collin | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Hannah Collin | 6 | 6 | | | H Collin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Eleni Daniilidou | 5 | 3 | | | K Srebotnik | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Katarina Srebotnik | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | H Collin | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | Cho Yoon-jeong | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 6 | A Rippner | 6 | 6 |
| | Laëtitia Sanchez | 6 | 1 | 2 | 9 | Y-j Cho | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | Paola Arrangoiz | 4 | 3 | | | M Irvin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Marissa Irvin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | M Irvin | 2 | 1 | | | | |
| | Dora Krstulović | 5 | 3 | | | | | | 6 | A Rippner | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Kate Elliott | 7 | 6 | | | K Elliott | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | Olga Rejniak | 1 | 3 | | 6 | A Rippner | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Brie Rippner | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Evie Dominikovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Rotem Teperberg | 2 | 4 | | 4 | E Dominikovic | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Chantal Coombs | 0 | 4 | | | M Iversen | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mette Iversen | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | M Iversen | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| | Milagros Sequera | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 11 | A Morigami | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Jheni Osman | 3 | 6 | | | M Sequera | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Wynne Prakusya | 2 | 6 | | 11 | A Morigami | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Akiko Morigami | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | A Morigami | 6 | 6 |
| 15 | Cristina Popescu | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | Z Gubacsi | 3 | 3 |
| | Silvia Uríčková | 7 | 6 | 3 | 15 | C Popescu | 6 | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | Ivana Bračun | 1 | 2 | | | Z Gubacsi | 2 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Zsófia Gubacsi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | Z Gubacsi | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Sarah Lydon | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | J Wöhr | 1 | 1 | | | | |
| | Lara van Rooyen | 7 | 6 | | | L van Rooyen | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Catalina Castaño | 4 | 1 | | 5 | J Wöhr | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Jasmin Wöhr | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 8 | Ekaterina Sysoeva | 5 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Maja Matevžič | 7 | 3 | 7 | | M Matevžič | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | Louise Herbert | 5 | 2 | | | S Rizzi | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Stéphanie Rizzi | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | S Rizzi | 6 | 1 | | | | |
| | Ivana Višić | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 14 | I Selyutina | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | Julie White | 3 | 5 | | | I Višić | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Brandis Braverman | 6 | 2 | 2 | 14 | I Selyutina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Irina Selyutina | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 14 | I Selyutina | 0 | 2 |
| 16 | Andrea Šebová | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | C Black | 6 | 6 |
| | Sally Turner | 5 | 1 | | 16 | A Šebová | 0 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Amanda Grahame | 7 | 7 | | | A Grahame | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Bahia Mouhtassine | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | A Grahame | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| | Eva Dyrberg | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 3 | C Black | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Alicia Pillay | 3 | 3 | | | E Dyrberg | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Marissa Niroj | 2 | 2 | | 3 | C Black | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Cara Black | 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 7 | Tatiana Poutchek | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Sanja Bajin | 1 | 1 | | 7 | T Poutchek | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Kildine Chevalier | 6 | 0 | 3 | | A Tordoff | 2 | 6 | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Abigail Tordoff | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | A Tordoff | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Laura Dell'Angelo | 7 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | 13 | B Stewart | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Paola Palencia | 5 | 7 | 6 | | P Palencia | 0 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jennifer Singian | 5 | 4 | | 13 | B Stewart | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Bryanne Stewart | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | B Stewart | 6 | 5 | 7 |
| 10 | Maiko Inoue | 6 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | J Henin | 3 | 7 | 5 |
| | Bruna Colósio | 7 | 4 | 6 | | B Colósio | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Gabriela Lastra | 6 | 5 | 3 | | H Farr | 4 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Heidi Farr | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | H Farr | 0 | 2 | | | | | |
| | Tilly Callow | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | J Henin | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Justine Henin | 6 | 6 | | | J Henin | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Nicola Woodhouse | 1 | 2 | | 2 | R Sandu | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Raluca Sandu | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |