1997 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles qualifying explained

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See main article: 1997 Wimbledon Championships and 1997 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles. Players and pairs who neither have high enough rankings nor receive wild cards may participate in a qualifying tournament held one week before the annual Wimbledon Tennis Championships.

The qualifying rounds for the 1997 Wimbledon Championships were played from 17 to 22 June 1997 at the Bank of England Ground in Roehampton, London, United Kingdom.

Seeds

  1. Laura Golarsa (qualified)
  2. Marketa Kochta (second round)
  3. Janet Lee (first round)
  4. Nana Miyagi (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  5. Park Sung-hee (first round)
  6. Lenka Cenková (first round)
  7. Sonya Jeyaseelan (first round)
  8. Silvija Talaja (qualifying competition)
  9. Marlene Weingärtner (second round)
  10. Amélie Mauresmo (qualifying competition)
  11. Kristine Kunce (second round)
  12. Siobhan Drake-Brockman (first round)
  13. Nancy Feber (qualified)
  14. Jane Chi (first round)
  15. Angélica Gavaldón (second round)
  16. Sylvia Plischke (qualifying competition)

Qualifiers

  1. Laura Golarsa
  2. Haruka Inoue
  3. Nancy Feber
  4. Anne Kremer
  5. Karen Cross
  6. Nicole Pratt
  7. María Vento
  8. Miriam Schnitzer

Lucky loser

  1. Nana Miyagi

Qualifying draw

Eighth qualifier

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