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.^[1] 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 Venus Williams.

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	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Martina Hingis	6	6
		Denisa Chládková	3	2
								1	Martina Hingis	6	6
									Anna Kournikova	3	2
	4	Iva Majoli	61	4
		Anna Kournikova	77	6
															1	Martina Hingis	2	6	6
															3	Jana Novotná	6	3	3
	3	Jana Novotná	6	6
		Yayuk Basuki	3	3
								3	Jana Novotná	6	6
								8	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	4	2
	8	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6	7
		Nathalie Tauziat	2	5

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	1	M Hingis	6	6
	Q	A Kremer	4	4				1	M Hingis	6	6
		P Begerow	3	3					O Barabanschikova	2	2
		O Barabanschikova	6	6											1	M Hingis	6	6
		E Martincová	4	2												N Arendt	1	3
		L Raymond	6	6					L Raymond	6	4	3
		N Arendt	6	6					N Arendt	1	6	6
		P Langrová	2	0																		1	M Hingis	6	6
	Q	L Golarsa	6	4	6																		S Appelmans	1	3
		A Dechaume-Balleret	1	6	3			Q	L Golarsa	2	0
		S Appelmans	6	3	6				S Appelmans	6	6
		R Simpson	2	6	0											S Appelmans	6	6
		S Cacic	5	4											14	B Schultz-McCarthy	2	3
		A Frazier	7	6					A Frazier	63	3
		S Farina	6	3	2			14	B Schultz-McCarthy	77	6
	14	B Schultz-McCarthy	4	6	6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	15	R Dragomir	7	2	8
		A Glass	5	6	10				A Glass	1r
		A Ellwood	5	1				Q	M Vento	2
	Q	M Vento	7	6											Q	M Vento	6	7
		G Helgeson-Nielsen	6	6												M Maleeva	2	5
	WC	L Ahl	2	4					G Helgeson-Nielsen	5	5
		M Maleeva	6	6					M Maleeva	7	7
	WC	J Pullin	1	3																		Q	M Vento	1	3
		K Studeníková	3	6	3																		D Chládková	6	6
	Q	N Pratt	6	4	6			Q	N Pratt	4	5
		R Zrubáková	6	7					R Zrubáková	6	7
	Q	N Feber	1	5												R Zrubáková	77	3	6
		D Chládková	77	6												D Chládková	63	6	8
		S Kleinová	65	4					D Chládková	7	6
		T Whitlinger-Jones	7	2	2			5	L Davenport	5	2
	5	L Davenport	5	6	6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	4	I Majoli	2	6	6
		M Díaz Oliva	6	0	3			4	I Majoli	6	6
		M Maruska	77	6					M Maruska	3	3
		A Gerši	64	2											4	I Majoli	4	77	6
	Q	K Cross	6	6											Q	K Cross	6	62	4
		L Wild	4	2				Q	K Cross	6	6
		F Perfetti	4	4					M Sánchez Lorenzo	4	0
		M Sánchez Lorenzo	6	6																		4	I Majoli	68	6	9
	WC	G Fernández	77	6																		12	I Spîrlea	710	1	7
		M Oremans	65	3				WC	G Fernández	6	4	6
		N Dechy	66	6	6				N Dechy	3	6	3
		L Courtois	78	1	2										WC	G Fernández	3	1
		E Makarova	6	4	6										12	I Spîrlea	6	6
		T Panova	4	6	3				E Makarova	6	1	8
		H Nagyová	1	0				12	I Spîrlea	4	6	10
	12	I Spîrlea	6	6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	10	C Martínez	6	6
		K Habšudová	1	2				10	C Martínez	6	6
		Y Yoshida	6	6					Y Yoshida	0	0
		R Hiraki	2	3											10	C Martínez	4	2
		H Suková	77	6												H Suková	6	6
	WC	S-A Siddall	64	1					H Suková	6	6
		S-t Wang	6	2	7				S-t Wang	0	3
		L McNeil	1	6	5																		H Suková	6	2	3
		C Rubin	1	1																			A Kournikova	2	6	6
		A Kournikova	6	6					A Kournikova	4	79	6
		A-G Sidot	66	4					B Rittner	6	67	3
		B Rittner	78	6												A Kournikova	3	6	6
		J Kruger	77	6											7	A Huber	6	4	4
		S Devillé	63	3					J Kruger	2	0
	Q	H Inoue	3	3				7	A Huber	6	6
	7	A Huber	6	6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	6	A Coetzer	712	6
		A Fusai	610	1				6	A Coetzer	2	1
		M Saeki	2	6	2				P Hy-Boulais	6	6
		P Hy-Boulais	6	1	6											P Hy-Boulais	6	6
		V Williams	6	2	4											M Grzybowska	4	1
		M Grzybowska	4	6	6				M Grzybowska	4	6	6
		B Schett	2	6	6				B Schett	6	3	2
		Å Carlsson	6	3	0																		P Hy-Boulais	0	62
		A Sugiyama	3	0																			Y Basuki	6	77
		Y Basuki	6	6					Y Basuki	6	6
		M Tu	0	3					I Gorrochategui	2	0
		I Gorrochategui	6	6												Y Basuki	6	6
		L Neiland	5	2												N Kijimuta	3	2
		N Kijimuta	7	6					N Kijimuta	5	6	6
		K Boogert	3	6	3			16	B Paulus	7	3	3
	16	B Paulus	6	1	6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	11	MJ Fernández	6	6
		N van Lottum	2	2				11	MJ Fernández	6	6
		A Olsza	3	6	6				A Olsza	4	0
		L Němečková	6	1	2										11	MJ Fernández	6	6
		N Sawamatsu	6	6												T Tanasugarn	2	4
	WC	S Smith	1	3					N Sawamatsu	2	2
		L Richterová	3	1					T Tanasugarn	6	6
		T Tanasugarn	6	6																		11	MJ Fernández	7	4	5
		M Endo	3	3																		3	J Novotná	5	6	7
		G León García	6	6					G León García	3	6	6
		C Torrens Valero	1	6	6				C Torrens Valero	6	2	3
		G Pizzichini	6	3	4											G León García	4	2
		N Zvereva	2	2											3	J Novotná	6	6
		E Likhovtseva	6	6					E Likhovtseva	1	6	4
		W Probst	4	6	0			3	J Novotná	6	4	6
	3	J Novotná	6	4	6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	8	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
	WC	C Wood	0	0				8	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
		E Gagliardi	3	7	6				E Gagliardi	4	2
		C Cristea	6	5	1										8	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
		F Labat	6	6												F Labat	1	2
		R Grande	4	4					F Labat	6	6
		E Callens	6	6					E Callens	2	3
		P Suárez	4	2																		8	A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
		F Lubiani	3	6	1																	9	M Pierce	1	3
		S Pitkowski	6	4	6				S Pitkowski	2	0
		J Watanabe	3	1					M Serna	6	6
		M Serna	6	6												M Serna	4	3
		V Ruano Pascual	6	6											9	M Pierce	6	6
		S Dopfer	2	2					V Ruano Pascual	0	6	3
		D Van Roost	3	4				9	M Pierce	6	2	6
	9	M Pierce	6	6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	13	K Po	6	5	2
		K-A Guse	3	7	6				K-A Guse	0	3
		N Tauziat	6	6					N Tauziat	6	6
	LL	N Miyagi	3	4												N Tauziat	3	6	6
	WC	L Woodroffe	6	6												J Wiesner	6	3	2
		P Schnyder	4	4				WC	L Woodroffe	2	3
		J Wiesner	7	6					J Wiesner	6	6
		J Kandarr	5	2																			N Tauziat	4	7	12
		C Morariu	6	6																			S Testud	6	5	10
	WC	C Taylor	2	1					C Morariu	77	3	1
	Q	M Schnitzer	3	0					S Testud	65	6	6
		S Testud	6	6												S Testud	0	6	8
		A Grossman	2	65											2	M Seles	6	4	6
		K Brandi	6	77					K Brandi	7	3	3
		R McQuillan	0	2				2	M Seles	5	6	6
	2	M Seles	6	6

• Source for the draw at Wimbledon.com
• 1997 Wimbledon Championships on WTAtennis.com
• 1997 Wimbledon Championships – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation