1997 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles
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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 became the youngest person to win a Wimbledon singles title since Lottie Dod in 1887. It was Novotná's second runner-up finish at Wimbledon.
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Champion | Martina Hingis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Runner-up | Jana Novotná | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Score | 2–6, 6–3, 6–3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Draw | 128 (8 Q / 8 WC ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seeds | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Steffi Graf was the two-time reigning champion, but did not compete due to injury. This was also the first Wimbledon for future five-time champion Venus Williams.