1997 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles

Men's Singles
1997 Wimbledon Championships
Champion	Pete Sampras
Runner-up	Cédric Pioline
Final score	6–4, 6–2, 6–4

Richard Krajicek was the defending champion, but he was defeated by home player Tim Henman in the fourth round.

Pete Sampras won the title, defeating Frenchman Cédric Pioline in the final, 6–4, 6–2, 6–4.

Former champions Pat Cash and Michael Stich made their respective final appearances in the main draw of a grand slam.

Seeds

1. Pete Sampras (Champion)
2. Goran Ivanišević (Second Round)
3. Yevgeny Kafelnikov (Fourth Round)
4. Richard Krajicek (Fourth Round)
5. Michael Chang (First Round)
6. Thomas Muster (Withdrew because of injury)
7. Mark Philippoussis (First Round)
8. Boris Becker (Quarterfinals)
9. Marcelo Ríos (Fourth Round)
10. Carlos Moyà (Second Round)
11. Gustavo Kuerten (First Round)
12. Patrick Rafter (Fourth Round)
13. Andrei Medvedev (Third Round)
14. Tim Henman (Quarterfinals)
15. Wayne Ferreira (Third Round)
16. Petr Korda (Fourth Round)
17. Jonas Björkman (First Round)

Muster's place in the draw went to the highest-ranked non-seeded player Jonas Bjorkman (SWE) who became the number 17 seed.

Draw

Key

Q = Qualifier WC = Wild Card LL = Lucky Loser

Alt = Alternate SE = Special Exempt PR = Protected Ranking

w/o = Walkover r = Retired d = Defaulted

Finals

	Quarterfinals									Semifinals									Final
	1	Pete Sampras	6	6^5	6	6
	8	Boris Becker	1	7^7	1	4
										1	Pete Sampras	6	6	7^7
											Todd Woodbridge	2	1	6^3
		Nicolas Kiefer	6^7	6	0	4
		Todd Woodbridge	7^9	2	6	6
																			1	Pete Sampras	6	6	6
																				Cédric Pioline	4	2	4
		Michael Stich	6	6	6
	14	Tim Henman	3	2	4
											Michael Stich	7^7	2	1	7	4
											Cédric Pioline	6^2	6	6	5	6
		Greg Rusedski	4	6	4	3
		Cédric Pioline	6	4	6	6

Top half

Section 1

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	1	P Sampras	6	6	6
		M Tillström	4	4	2					1	P Sampras	7^7	7	7
		H Dreekmann	6	6	6						H Dreekmann	6^2	5	5
		P Fredriksson	3	4	3														1	P Sampras	6	6	6
	WC	D Sapsford	3	6	7^7	6														B Black	1	2	2
	LL	N Pereira	6	2	6^5	3				WC	D Sapsford	2	5	2
		B Black	3	7^7	6	6					B Black	6	7	6
	Q	P Cash	6	6^3	4	4																						1	P Sampras	6	6	6^8	6^1	6
		H Holm	6^5	4	6^4																							16	P Korda	4	3	7^10	7^7	4
		A O'Brien	7^7	6	7^7						A O'Brien	6	6	6^6	7^7
		N Godwin	7	7^7	6						N Godwin	3	3	7^8	6^5
	Q	H J Davids	5	6^2	3															A O'Brien	3	6	3	7^7	4
		M Rosset	7	6	6														16	P Korda	6	4	6	6^1	6
		K Kučera	5	2	3						M Rosset	3	0	6^8
		M Filippini	6	6^4	1	4				16	P Korda	6	6	7^10
	16	P Korda	4	7^7	6	6

Section 2

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	9	M Ríos	6	6	6
	Q	M Bhupathi	4	4	3					9	M Ríos	6	6	6^1	7^9
		D van Scheppingen	5	6	3	6	6				D van Scheppingen	2	3	7^7	6^7
		R Fromberg	7	4	6	1	4												9	M Ríos	7^7	6	6^5	6
		O Stanoytchev	6	6	3	1	3												Q	J van Lottum	6^4	3	7^7	4
	Q	J van Lottum	3	2	6	6	6			Q	J van Lottum	6	6	6
		J Siemerink	7^7	7^7	4	4	4				R Furlan	3	3	3
		R Furlan	6^5	6^4	6	6	6																					9	M Ríos	2	2	6^5
		C Ruud	2	1	2																							8	B Becker	6	6	7^7
		T Haas	6	6	6						T Haas	6^4	4	2
	WC	M Petchey	6	6	6					WC	M Petchey	7^7	6	6
		J Krošlák	1	2	1														WC	M Petchey	3	3	2
		D Hrbatý	5	3	1														8	B Becker	6	6	6
		T Johansson	7	6	6						T Johansson	1	4	4
		M A Gorriz	3	2	3					8	B Becker	6	6	6
	8	B Becker	6	6	6

Section 3

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	3	Y Kafelnikov	6	6	6
		J A Marín	4	2	0					3	Y Kafelnikov	6	4	6	6
	Q	M Tebbutt	6	6	4	5	12				J Sánchez	2	6	3	4
		J Sánchez	3	4	6	7	14												3	Y Kafelnikov	6	7^7	4	6
		N Kulti	7^7	6	6															J Stoltenberg	3	6^4	6	3
		M Sinner	6^3	2	3						N Kulti	2	6	2	3
	Q	O Burrieza	3	4	3						J Stoltenberg	6	3	6	6
		J Stoltenberg	6	6	6																							3	Y Kafelnikov	2	5	6	1
	Q	J Salzenstein	6^5	6	6	4	7																						N Kiefer	6	7	2	6
	Q	P Baur	7^7	3	3	6	9			Q	P Baur	5	6^2	1
		A V Volkov	4	4	2						N Kiefer	7	7^7	6
		N Kiefer	6	6	6															N Kiefer	6	6	6^2	6
		S Sargsian	7^7	6	6														13	A Medvedev	4	2	7^7	4
		J Van Herck	6^4	2	4						S Sargsian	1	4	5
		F Santoro	2	3	4					13	A Medvedev	6	6	7
	13	A Medvedev	6	6	6

Section 4

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	12	P Rafter	2	4	6	6	6
		G Stafford	6	6	3	2	2			12	P Rafter	6	4	6	6
	Q	M McGuire	4	4	4						J Knippschild	3	6	3	0
		J Knippschild	6	6	6														12	P Rafter	7	6	4	6
	Q	C Van Garsse	6	7^7	7^7														Q	C Van Garsse	5	4	6	3
	WC	N Weal	1	6^4	6^3					Q	C Van Garsse	6	6	6
		M Gustafsson	6	6	6						M Gustafsson	4	4	1
		V Spadea	2	1	3																							12	P Rafter	7^7	4	6^6	3
		A Voinea	6^5	6	1	6	4																						T Woodbridge	6^2	6	7^8	6
		A Rădulescu	7^7	3	6	3	6				A Rădulescu	6	7	6
		M Martelli	6	6	6						M Martelli	3	5	4
		B Karbacher	4	3	1															A Rădulescu	4	4	4
		S Schalken	6	5	0	1	r													T Woodbridge	6	6	6
		M Ondruska	3	7	6	0					M Ondruska	5	1	6^3
		T Woodbridge	7^7	3	6	3	8				T Woodbridge	7	6	7^7
	5	M Chang	6^5	6	2	6	6

Bottom half

Section 5

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	17	J Björkman	6^5	6	7	3	4
	WC	C Wilkinson	7^7	0	5	6	6			WC	C Wilkinson	7	7	2	4	1
		M Woodforde	6	7	6						M Woodforde	5	5	6	6	6
		L Paes	3	5	4															M Woodforde	6	6	6
	Q	A Clément	2	7^7	7	6													Q	A Clément	2	3	3
	WC	L Milligan	6	6^1	5	2				Q	A Clément	4	6	6	6
		N Marques	5	3	3					WC	M Lee	6	2	3	4
	WC	M Lee	7	6	6																								M Woodforde	4	7^7	3	5
		K Carlsen	7^7	6	4	1	2																						M Stich	6	6^3	6	7
		E Benfele Álvarez	6^4	3	6	6	6				E Benfele Álvarez	4	4	4
		S Stolle	6	6	6						S Stolle	6	6	6
		C Woodruff	2	2	4															S Stolle	3	7^7	2	6^4
		M Stich	7^7	7	7^7															M Stich	6	6^5	6	7^7
		J Courier	6^0	5	6^2						M Stich	7	6	6
		J Gimelstob	6	6	4	1	6				J Gimelstob	5	1	1
	11	G Kuerten	3	4	6	6	4

Section 6

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	14	T Henman	7^13	6	6
		D Nestor	6^11	1	4					14	T Henman	7^7	6	6
	WC	J Delgado	4	2	7^7	2					J Golmard	6^4	3	3
		J Golmard	6	6	6^4	6													14	T Henman	6^7	6	6	4	14
		S Doseděl	7^7	3	4	5														P Haarhuis	7^9	3	2	6	12
	Q	T Larkham	6^3	6	6	7				Q	T Larkham	6	3	1	2
		S Lareau	1	2	6^5						P Haarhuis	3	6	6	6
		P Haarhuis	6	6	7^7																							14	T Henman	7^9	6^7	7^7	6
		N Lapentti	5	1	3																							4	R Krajicek	6^7	7^9	6^5	4
		F Clavet	7	6	6						F Clavet	4	6^5	4
	Q	D Rikl	6	6	6					Q	D Rikl	6	7^7	6
		D Vacek	1	3	3														Q	D Rikl	4	3	5
		A Pavel	6	4	2	6	6												4	R Krajicek	6	6	7
		F Dewulf	1	6	6	2	3				A Pavel	6	4	7^7	3	3
		M Craca	6^5	2	4					4	R Krajicek	3	6	6^4	6	6
	4	R Krajicek	7^7	6	6

Section 7

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	7	M Philippoussis	6^6	6^6	3
		G Rusedski	7^8	7^8	6						G Rusedski	4	6^9	6	6	11
	LL	S Huet	6^5	7^7	3	6	3				J Stark	6	7^11	4	3	9
		J Stark	7^7	6^5	6	2	6													G Rusedski	6	6	6
	WC	A Richardson	7^7	6	6														WC	A Richardson	3	4	4
	Q	S Duran	6^5	3	3					WC	A Richardson	6	3	6	2	6
		J A Viloca	7	4	7^7	7^7					J A Viloca	3	6	4	6	2
		M-K Goellner	5	6	6^5	6^5																							G Rusedski	7^7	6	7^7
	LL	B Ellwood	1	6^4	6	4																							R Reneberg	6^2	4	6^4
		D Flach	6	7^7	3	6					D Flach	3	7^7	3	1
		G Raoux	6	6	6						G Raoux	6	6^5	6	6
		A Boetsch	3	4	1															G Raoux	5	7^7	6^7	3
		H Arazi	6^6	4	6^5															R Reneberg	7	6^4	7^9	6
		R Reneberg	7^8	6	7^7						R Reneberg	6	6	6
	LL	S Bryan	6^1	3	6	2				10	C Moyà	4	3	3
	10	C Moyà	7^7	6	4	6

Section 8

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	15	W Ferreira	6^5	3	6	6	7
		S Draper	7^7	6	4	0	5			15	W Ferreira	7^7	4	6	3	9
		J Tarango	6	5	6^0	4				Q	R Gilbert	6^5	6	3	6	7
	Q	R Gilbert	3	7	7^7	6													15	W Ferreira	4	3	3
		J Frana	6^5	6	6	6														C Pioline	6	6	6
		M Damm	7^7	4	3	2					J Frana	w/o
		M Charpentier	7	3	5	2					C Pioline
		C Pioline	5	6	7	6																							C Pioline	3	6	6	7
		F Fetterlein	4	3	6	7^7	6																						B Steven	6	3	4	5
		J Novák	6	6	4	6^3	4				F Fetterlein	6	5	3	2
		L Roux	2	2	6^0						B Steven	4	7	6	6
		B Steven	6	6	7^7															B Steven	6^5	6	6	6
		M Norman	7^8	6	6															M Norman	7^7	2	3	1
	Q	L Herrera	6^6	1	4						M Norman	6	2	7^7	4	14
		D Pescariu	1	3	3					2	G Ivanišević	3	6	6^4	6	12
	2	G Ivanišević	6	6	6

External links

• 1997 Wimbledon Championships on ATPtennis.com