1997 Wimbledon Championships

1997 Wimbledon Championships
Date 23 June – 6 July
Edition 111th
Category Grand Slam (ITF)
Surface Grass
Location Church Road
SW19, Wimbledon,
London, United Kingdom
Champions
Men's Singles
United States Pete Sampras
Women's Singles
Switzerland Martina Hingis
Men's Doubles
Australia Todd Woodbridge / Australia Mark Woodforde
Women's Doubles
United States Gigi Fernández / Belarus Natasha Zvereva
Mixed Doubles
Czech Republic Helena Suková / Czech Republic Cyril Suk
Boys' Singles
South Africa Wesley Whitehouse
Girls' Singles
Zimbabwe Cara Black
Boys' Doubles
Peru Luis Horna / Chile Nicolás Massú
Girls' Doubles
Zimbabwe Cara Black / Kazakhstan Irina Selyutina
Wimbledon Championships
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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 in London in England. It was the 111th edition of the Wimbledon Championships and were held from 23 June to 6 July 1997.

Seniors

Men's singles

United States Pete Sampras defeated France 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

Switzerland Martina Hingis defeated Czech Republic 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

Australia Todd Woodbridge / Australia Mark Woodforde defeated Netherlands Jacco Eltingh / Netherlands 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

United States Gigi Fernández / Belarus Natasha Zvereva defeated United States Nicole Arendt / Netherlands 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

Czech Republic Helena Suková / Czech Republic Cyril Suk defeated Latvia Larisa Neiland / Russia 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.

Juniors

Boys' Singles

South Africa Wesley Whitehouse defeated Germany Daniel Elsner 6–3, 7–6(8–6)

Girls' Singles

Zimbabwe Cara Black defeated United States Brie Rippner 6–3, 7–5

Boys' Doubles

Peru Luis Horna / Chile Nicolás Massú defeated South Africa Jaco van der Westhuizen / South Africa Wesley Whitehouse 6–4, 6–2

Girls' Doubles

Zimbabwe Cara Black / Kazakhstan Irina Selyutina defeated Slovenia Maja Matevžič / Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik 3–6, 7–5, 6–3

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    Preceded by
    1997 French Open
    Grand Slams Succeeded by
    1997 U.S. Open