1997 Wimbledon Championships

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.

• per team

Champions

Seniors

Men's singles

Main article: 1997 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles

USA Pete Sampras defeated FRA Cédric Pioline, 6–4, 6–2, 6–4

• 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

SUI Martina Hingis defeated CZE Jana Novotná, 2–6, 6–3, 6–3

• 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

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

• 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

USA Gigi Fernández / BLR Natasha Zvereva defeated USA Nicole Arendt / NED Manon Bollegraf, 7–6(7–4), 6–4

• 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

CZE Cyril Suk / CZE Helena Suková defeated RUS Andrei Olhovskiy / LAT Larisa Neiland, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4

• 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

RSA Wesley Whitehouse defeated GER Daniel Elsner, 6–3, 7–6(8–6)

Girls' singles

Main article: 1997 Wimbledon Championships – Girls' singles

ZIM Cara Black defeated USA Brie Rippner, 6–3, 7–5

Boys' doubles

Main article: 1997 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' doubles

PER Luis Horna / CHI Nicolás Massú defeated RSA Jaco van der Westhuizen / RSA Wesley Whitehouse, 6–4, 6–2

Girls' doubles

Main article: 1997 Wimbledon Championships – Girls' doubles

ZIM Cara Black / KAZ Irina Selyutina defeated SLO Maja Matevžič / SLO Katarina Srebotnik, 3–6, 7–5, 6–3

Singles seeds

Men's singles

1. USA Pete Sampras (champion)
2. CRO Goran Ivanišević (second round, lost to Magnus Norman)
3. RUS Yevgeny Kafelnikov (first round, lost to Nicolas Kiefer)
4. NED Richard Krajicek (fourth round, lost to Tim Henman)
5. USA Michael Chang (first round, lost to Todd Woodbridge)
6. AUT Thomas Muster (withdrew before the tournament began)
7. AUS Mark Philippoussis (first round, lost to Greg Rusedski)
8. GER Boris Becker (quarterfinals, lost to Pete Sampras)
9. CHI Marcelo Ríos (fourth round, lost to Boris Becker)
10. ESP Carlos Moyá (second round, lost to Boris Becker)
11. BRA Gustavo Kuerten (first round, lost to Justin Gimelstob)
12. AUS Patrick Rafter (fourth round, lost to Todd Woodbridge)
13. UKR Andriy Medvedev (third round, lost to Nicolas Kiefer)
14. GBR Tim Henman (quarterfinals, lost to Michael Stich)
15. RSA Wayne Ferreira (third round, lost to Cédric Pioline)
16. CZE Petr Korda (fourth round, lost to Pete Sampras)
17. SWE Jonas Björkman (first round, lost to Chris Wilkinson)

Women's singles

1. SUI Martina Hingis (champion)
2. USA Monica Seles (third round, lost to Sandrine Testud)
3. CZE Jana Novotná (final, lost to Martina Hingis)
4. CRO Iva Majoli (quarterfinals, lost to Anna Kournikova)
5. USA Lindsay Davenport (second round, lost to Denisa Chládková)
6. RSA Amanda Coetzer (second round, lost to Patricia Hy-Boulais)
7. GER Anke Huber (third round, lost to Anna Kournikova)
8. ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (semifinals, lost to Jana Novotná)
9. FRA Mary Pierce (fourth round, lost to Arantxa Sánchez Vicario)
10. ESP Conchita Martínez (third round, lost to Helena Suková)
11. USA Mary Joe Fernández (fourth round, lost to Jana Novotná)
12. ROM Irina Spîrlea (fourth round, lost to Iva Majoli)
13. USA Kimberly Po (first round, lost to Kerry-Anne Guse)
14. NED Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (third round, lost to Sabine Appelmans)
15. ROM Ruxandra Dragomir (first round, lost to Andrea Glass)
16. AUT Barbara Paulus (second round, lost to Naoko Kijimuta)

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