Women's Singles | |
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1997 Wimbledon Championships | |
Champion | Martina Hingis |
Runner-up | Jana Novotná |
Final score | 2–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
Steffi Graf was the defending champion, but she did not compete this year due to injury.
World No. 1 Martina Hingis won title, defeating Jana Novotná in the final, 2–6, 6–3, 6–3, to become the youngest person since Lottie Dod to win Wimbledon. Anna Kournikova, aged 15, made the semifinals in her Wimbledon debut, the youngest ever woman to reach the semifinals.