1997 Wimbledon Championships

The 1997 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London in England.[1][2] It was the 111th edition of the Wimbledon Championships and was held from 23 June to 6 July 1997.

1997 Wimbledon Championships
Date23 June – 6 July
Edition111th
CategoryGrand Slam (ITF)
Draw128S/64D/64XD
Prize money£6,884,952
SurfaceGrass
LocationChurch Road
SW19, Wimbledon,
London, United Kingdom
VenueAll England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
Champions
Men's Singles
Pete Sampras
Women's Singles
Martina Hingis
Men's Doubles
Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde
Women's Doubles
Gigi Fernández / Natasha Zvereva
Mixed Doubles
Cyril Suk / Helena Suková
Boys' Singles
Wesley Whitehouse
Girls' Singles
Cara Black
Boys' Doubles
Luis Horna / Nicolás Massú
Girls' Doubles
Cara Black / Irina Selyutina

The championships saw the inauguration of a new No. 1 Court, the third court to be named such in the club's history. To commemorate the new stadium, all the three-time or more singles champions were invited to a ceremony marking the opening of the new court and were presented with a silver salver. Ten of the thirteen surviving eligible champions attended: Louise Brough, Rod Laver, Margaret Court, Billie Jean King, John Newcombe, Chris Evert, Martina Navratilova, John McEnroe, Boris Becker and Pete Sampras. The only surviving absentees were Maria Bueno and Björn Borg who declined to attend and Steffi Graf who was recovering from knee surgery and unable to be present. The first match played on the new court was between Tim Henman and Daniel Nestor.[3]

For only the second time in the tournament history (after the 1991 edition), Wimbledon saw play during the Middle Sunday, after 3 days of suspension due to rain.[4]

Prize money

The total prize money for 1997 championships was £6,884,952. The winner of the men's title earned £415,000 while the women's singles champion earned £373,500.[5][6]

Event W F SF QF Round of 16 Round of 32 Round of 64 Round of 128
Men's Singles £415,000
Women's Singles £373,500
Men's Doubles * £170,030 N/A
Women's Doubles * £147,010 N/A
Mixed Doubles * £72,200 N/A

* per team

Champions

Seniors

Men's Singles
Main article: 1997 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles

Pete Sampras defeated Cédric Pioline, 6–4, 6–2, 6–4 [7]

  • It was Sampras' 10th career Grand Slam singles title and his 4th title at Wimbledon.

Women's Singles
Main article: 1997 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles

Martina Hingis defeated Jana Novotná, 2–6, 6–3, 6–3 [8]

  • It was Hingis' 2nd career Grand Slam singles title and her 1st and only title at Wimbledon.

Men's Doubles
Main article: 1997 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Doubles

Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde defeated Jacco Eltingh / Paul Haarhuis, 7–6(7–4), 7–6(9–7), 5–7, 6–3 [9]

  • It was Woodbridge's 14th career Grand Slam doubles title and his 6th title at Wimbledon. It was Woodforde's 15th career Grand Slam doubles title and his 6th title at Wimbledon.

Women's Doubles
Main article: 1997 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Doubles

Gigi Fernández / Natasha Zvereva defeated Nicole Arendt / Manon Bollegraf, 7–6(7–4), 6–4 [10]

  • It was Fernández's 17th and last career Grand Slam doubles title and her 4th title at Wimbledon. It was Zvereva's 18th and last career Grand Slam doubles title and her 5th title at Wimbledon.

Mixed Doubles
Main article: 1997 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed Doubles

Cyril Suk / Helena Suková defeated Andrei Olhovskiy / Larisa Neiland, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 [11]

  • It was Suk's 4th and last career Grand Slam mixed doubles title and his 3rd title at Wimbledon. It was Suková's 5th and last career Grand Slam mixed doubles title and her 3rd title at Wimbledon.

Juniors

Boys' Singles
Main article: 1997 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' Singles

Wesley Whitehouse defeated Daniel Elsner, 6–3, 7–6(8–6) [12]

Girls' Singles
Main article: 1997 Wimbledon Championships – Girls' Singles

Cara Black defeated Brie Rippner, 6–3, 7–5 [13]

Boys' Doubles
Main article: 1997 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' Doubles

Luis Horna / Nicolás Massú defeated Jaco van der Westhuizen / Wesley Whitehouse, 6–4, 6–2 [14]

Girls' Doubles
Main article: 1997 Wimbledon Championships – Girls' Doubles

Cara Black / Irina Selyutina defeated Maja Matevžič / Katarina Srebotnik, 3–6, 7–5, 6–3 [15]

Singles seeds

References
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Preceded by
1997 French Open		 Grand Slams Succeeded by
1997 U.S. Open
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