1997 Wimbledon Championships

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1997 Wimbledon Championships
Date23 June – 6 July
Edition111th
Category Grand Slam (ITF)
Draw128S/64D/64XD
Prize money£6,884,952
Surface Grass
LocationChurch Road
SW19, Wimbledon,
London, United Kingdom
Venue All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
Champions
Men's singles
Flag of the United States.svg Pete Sampras
Women's singles
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Martina Hingis
Men's doubles
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Todd Woodbridge / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Woodforde
Women's doubles
Flag of the United States.svg Gigi Fernández / Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg Natasha Zvereva
Mixed doubles
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Cyril Suk / Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Helena Suková
Boys' singles
Flag of South Africa.svg Wesley Whitehouse
Girls' singles
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Cara Black
Boys' doubles
Flag of Peru.svg Luis Horna / Flag of Chile.svg Nicolás Massú
Girls' doubles
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Cara Black / Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Irina Selyutina
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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.

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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]

EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Round of 64Round 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

Champions

Seniors

Men's singles

Flag of the United States.svg Pete Sampras defeated Flag of France.svg 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

Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Martina Hingis defeated Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 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

Flag of Australia (converted).svg Todd Woodbridge / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Woodforde defeated Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jacco Eltingh / Flag of the Netherlands.svg 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

Flag of the United States.svg Gigi Fernández / Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg Natasha Zvereva defeated Flag of the United States.svg Nicole Arendt / Flag of the Netherlands.svg 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

Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Cyril Suk / Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Helena Suková defeated Flag of Russia.svg Andrei Olhovskiy / Flag of Latvia.svg 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

Flag of South Africa.svg Wesley Whitehouse defeated Flag of Germany.svg Daniel Elsner, 6–3, 7–6(8–6) [12]

Girls' singles

Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Cara Black defeated Flag of the United States.svg Brie Rippner, 6–3, 7–5 [13]

Boys' doubles

Flag of Peru.svg Luis Horna / Flag of Chile.svg Nicolás Massú defeated Flag of South Africa.svg Jaco van der Westhuizen / Flag of South Africa.svg Wesley Whitehouse, 6–4, 6–2 [14]

Girls' doubles

Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Cara Black / Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Irina Selyutina defeated Flag of Slovenia.svg Maja Matevžič / Flag of Slovenia.svg Katarina Srebotnik, 3–6, 7–5, 6–3 [15]

Singles seeds

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