The 1997 Wimbledon Championships was the 111th edition of the tournament, held from June 23 to July 6, 1997. Pete Sampras won his fourth men's singles title, defeating Cédric Pioline in straight sets. Martina Hingis won her first Wimbledon women's singles title at age 16, becoming the youngest Wimbledon champion in the Open Era.
The 1997 Wimbledon Championships commenced with first-round matches in both the men's and women's singles draws. Top seeds Pete Sampras and Martina Hingis began their campaigns on the grass courts of the All England Club.
The fourth round took place across the men's and women's draws. British hope Tim Henman continued his run, while defending champion Richard Krajicek and other top seeds competed for quarterfinal spots.
The men's and women's quarterfinals began. Pete Sampras and Cédric Pioline advanced on the men's side, while Martina Hingis and Jana Novotná progressed on the women's side.
Martina Hingis and Jana Novotná won their respective semifinal matches to advance to the women's final. Sixteen-year-old Anna Kournikova's breakthrough run ended in the semifinals, defeated by Hingis.
Pete Sampras and Cédric Pioline won their semifinal matches to set up the men's final. Pioline became the first Frenchman to reach the Wimbledon final in the Open Era.
Martina Hingis defeated Jana Novotná in the women's singles final to win her first Wimbledon title. At 16 years old, Hingis became the youngest Wimbledon champion in the Open Era. Novotná suffered her second Wimbledon final defeat, having previously lost to Steffi Graf in 1993.
Pete Sampras defeated Cédric Pioline in straight sets, 6-4, 6-2, 6-4, to win his fourth Wimbledon men's singles title. The victory marked Sampras's return to Wimbledon glory after Richard Krajicek's upset win in 1996.