1997 Wimbledon Championships | |
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Date | 23 June – 6 July |
Edition | 111th |
Category | Grand Slam (ITF) |
Draw | 128S/64D/64XD |
Prize money | £6,884,952 |
Surface | Grass |
Location | Church Road SW19, Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom |
Venue | All 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 1997 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London in the United Kingdom. [1] [2] It was the 111th edition of the Wimbledon Championships and was held from 23 June to 6 July 1997.
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]
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 | — | ||||||
Women's doubles * | £147,010 | — | ||||||
Mixed doubles * | £72,200 | — |
* per team
Pete Sampras defeated Cédric Pioline, 6–4, 6–2, 6–4 [7]
Martina Hingis defeated Jana Novotná, 2–6, 6–3, 6–3 [8]
Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde defeated Jacco Eltingh / Paul Haarhuis, 7–6(7–4), 7–6(9–7), 5–7, 6–3 [9]
Gigi Fernández / Natasha Zvereva defeated Nicole Arendt / Manon Bollegraf, 7–6(7–4), 6–4 [10]
Cyril Suk / Helena Suková defeated Andrei Olhovskiy / Larisa Neiland, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 [11]
Wesley Whitehouse defeated Daniel Elsner, 6–3, 7–6(8–6) [12]
Cara Black defeated Brie Rippner, 6–3, 7–5 [13]
Luis Horna / Nicolás Massú defeated Jaco van der Westhuizen / Wesley Whitehouse, 6–4, 6–2 [14]
Cara Black / Irina Selyutina defeated Maja Matevžič / Katarina Srebotnik, 3–6, 7–5, 6–3 [15]
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