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 the United Kingdom.[1][2] It was the 111th edition of the Wimbledon Championships and was held from 23 June to 6 July 1997.

1997 Wimbledon Championships
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 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

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Champions

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

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

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

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

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.

Boys' Singles

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

Girls' Singles

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

Boys' Doubles

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

Girls' Doubles

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

Singles seeds

Men's singles Pete Sampras (Champion) Goran Ivanišević (Second round, lost to Magnus Norman) Yevgeny Kafelnikov (First round, lost to Nicolas Kiefer) Richard Krajicek (Fourth round, lost to Tim Henman) Michael Chang (First round, lost to Todd Woodbridge) Thomas Muster (Withdrew before the tournament began) Mark Philippoussis (First round, lost to Greg Rusedski) Boris Becker (Quarterfinals, lost to Pete Sampras) Marcelo Ríos (Fourth round, lost to Boris Becker) Carlos Moyá (Second round, lost to Boris Becker) Gustavo Kuerten (First round, lost to Justin Gimelstob) Pat Rafter (Fourth round, lost to Todd Woodbridge) Andriy Medvedev (Third round, lost to Nicolas Kiefer) Tim Henman (Quarterfinals, lost to Michael Stich) Wayne Ferreira (Third round, lost to Cédric Pioline) Petr Korda (Fourth round, lost to Pete Sampras) Jonas Björkman (First round, lost to Chris Wilkinson)

Women's singles Martina Hingis (Champion) Monica Seles (Third round, lost to Sandrine Testud) Jana Novotná (Final, lost to Martina Hingis) Iva Majoli (Quarterfinals, lost to Anna Kournikova) Lindsay Davenport (Second round, lost to Denisa Chládková) Amanda Coetzer (Second round, lost to Patricia Hy-Boulais) Anke Huber (Third round, lost to Anna Kournikova) Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (Semifinals, lost to Jana Novotná) Mary Pierce (Fourth round, lost to Arantxa Sánchez Vicario) Conchita Martínez (Third round, lost to Helena Suková) Mary Joe Fernández (Fourth round, lost to Jana Novotná) Irina Spîrlea (Fourth round, lost to Iva Majoli) Kimberly Po (First round, lost to Kerry-Anne Guse) Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (Third round, lost to Sabine Appelmans) Ruxandra Dragomir (First round, lost to Andrea Glass) Barbara Paulus (Second round, lost to Naoko Kijimuta)

References

1. Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. ISBN 978-0942257700.
2. Barrett, John (2001). Wimbledon : The Official History of the Championships. London: CollinsWillow. ISBN 0007117078.
3. Little, Alan (2013). 2013 Wimbledon Compendium (23rd ed.). London: The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club. ISBN 978-1899039401.
4. Bricker, Charles (30 June 1997). "Rare Middle Sunday Action Attracts Unusually Rowdy Fans". Sun-Sentinel. Wimbledon, London. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
5. Little, Alan (2013). Wimbledon Compendium 2013 (23 ed.). London: All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club. pp. 327–334. ISBN 978-1899039401.
6. "About Wimbledon – Prize Money and Finance". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
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10. "Ladies' Doubles Finals 1913–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
11. "Mixed Doubles Finals 1913–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
12. "Boys' Singles Finals 1947–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
13. "Girls' Singles Finals 1947–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
14. "Boys' Doubles Finals 1982–2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
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External links

• Official Wimbledon Championships website