Date 23 June – 6 July Category Grand Slam (ITF) | Edition 111th Surface Grass | |
Location Church Road
SW19, Wimbledon,
London, United Kingdom | ||
The 1997 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon in London in England. It was the 111th edition of the Wimbledon Championships and were 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 Bjorn Borg who declined to attend and Steffi Graf who was recovering from knee surgery and unable to be present.
Contents
Men's singles
Pete Sampras defeated 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
Martina Hingis defeated 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
Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde defeated Jacco Eltingh / 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
Gigi Fernández / Natasha Zvereva defeated Nicole Arendt / 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
Helena Suková / Cyril Suk defeated Larisa Neiland / Andrei Olhovskiy, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4
• It was Suková's 5th and last career Grand Slam mixed doubles title and her 3rd title at Wimbledon. • It was Suk's 4th and last career Grand Slam mixed doubles title and his 3rd title at Wimbledon.Boys' Singles
Wesley Whitehouse defeated Daniel Elsner 6–3, 7–6(8–6)
Girls' Singles
Cara Black defeated Brie Rippner 6–3, 7–5
Boys' Doubles
Luis Horna / Nicolás Massú defeated Jaco van der Westhuizen / Wesley Whitehouse 6–4, 6–2
Girls' Doubles
Cara Black / Irina Selyutina defeated Maja Matevžič / Katarina Srebotnik 3–6, 7–5, 6–3