Martina Hingis defeated Jana Novotná in the final, 2–6, 6–3, 6–3 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 1997 Wimbledon Championships. It was her second major singles title. At 16 years and 278 days old, Hingis was the youngest player to win a Wimbledon singles title since Lottie Dod in 1887. It was Novotná's second runner-up finish at Wimbledon.
Steffi Graf was the two-time reigning champion, but did not compete due to injury.
This marked the first Wimbledon appearance of future five-time champion and world No. 1 Venus Williams. Williams lost in the first round to Magdalena Grzybowska.
Seeds
Martina Hingis (champion) Monica Seles (third round) Jana Novotná (final) Iva Majoli (quarterfinals) Lindsay Davenport (second round) Amanda Coetzer (second round) Anke Huber (third round) Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (semifinals) Mary Pierce (fourth round) Conchita Martínez (third round) Mary Joe Fernández (fourth round) Irina Spîrlea (fourth round) Kimberly Po (first round) Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (third round) Ruxandra Dragomir (first round) Barbara Paulus (second round)
Qualifying
Draw
Finals
Top half
Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
Section 4
Bottom half
Section 5
Section 6
Section 7
Section 8
References
External links
1997 Wimbledon Championships on WTAtennis.com 1997 Wimbledon Championships – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation