title: 1997 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' singles
text: # 1997 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' singles
  
  Wesley Whitehouse defeated Daniel Elsner in the final, 6–3, $7–6^{(8–6)}$ to win the boys' singles tennis title at the 1997 Wimbledon Championships.
  
  ## Seeds
  
      01. Daniel Elsner (final)
      02. Luis Horna (third round)
      03. Nicolás Massú (second round)
      04. Kobi Ziv (third round)
      05. Wesley Whitehouse (champion)
      06. Julien Jeanpierre (quarterfinals)
      07. Fernando González (third round)
      08. Paradorn Srichaphan (first round)
      09. Jean-René Lisnard (semifinals)
      10. Xavier Malisse (quarterfinals)
      11. Robin Vik (second round)
      12. Miha Gregorc (quarterfinals)
      13. Olivier Rochus (semifinals)
      14. Brian Vahaly (quarterfinals)
      15. Cheng Wei-jen (second round)
      16. Olivier Levant (first round)
  
  Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.
  
  ## Draw
  
  ### Key
  
  * Q = Qualifier
  * WC = Wild card
  * LL = Lucky loser
  * Alt = Alternate
  * SE = Special exempt
  * PR = Protected ranking
  * ITF = ITF entry
  * JE = Junior exempt
  * w/o = Walkover
  * r = Retired
  * d = Defaulted
  * SR = Special ranking
  
  ### Finals
  
  | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
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  | 1 | Daniel Elsner | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 6 | Julien Jeanpierre | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 6 | Julien Jeanpierre | 2 | 3 | 1 | Daniel Elsner | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | | | | 13 | Olivier Rochus | 1 | 7 | 3 | | | | |
  | 14 | Brian Vahaly | 3 | 4 | 13 | Olivier Rochus | 1 | 7 | 3 | | | | |
  | 13 | Olivier Rochus | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 13 | Olivier Rochus | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 1 | Daniel Elsner | 3 | $6^6$ |
  | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Wesley Whitehouse | 6 | $7^8$ |
  | 5 | Wesley Whitehouse | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Wesley Whitehouse | 6 | $7^8$ |
  | 12 | Miha Gregorc | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 12 | Miha Gregorc | 3 | 2 | 5 | Wesley Whitehouse | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | | | | 9 | Jean-René Lisnard | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
  | 10 | Xavier Malisse | 3 | 5 | 9 | Jean-René Lisnard | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
  | 9 | Jean-René Lisnard | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Top half
  
  **Section 1**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
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  | 1 | Daniel Elsner | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Jérôme Haehnel | 4 | 2 | | 1 | D Elsner | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Kirill Ivanov-Smolensky | 6 | 6 | | | K Ivanov-Smolensky | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Jacob Adaktusson | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | 1 | D Elsner | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | Sherif Zaher | 6 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | A Barnes | 2 | 1 | | | | |
  | | Adrian Barnes | 4 | 6 | 6 | | A Barnes | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Nikola Gnjatović | 1 | 5 | | 11 | R Vik | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 11 | Robin Vik | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | D Elsner | 6 | 6 |
  | 15 | Cheng Wei-jen | 6 | 6 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | 6 | J Jeanpierre | 2 | 3 |
  | | Thomas Heyerdahl | 7 | 0 | 7 | 15 | W-j Cheng | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Andy Ram | 3 | 2 | | | L Hewitt | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Lleyton Hewitt | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | L Hewitt | 3 | 4 | | | | |
  | | Jakub Ilowski | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | 6 | J Jeanpierre | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | Michaël Llodra | 7 | 6 | | | M Llodra | 7 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
  | | Balázs Váci | 3 | 2 | | 6 | J Jeanpierre | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | 6 | Julien Jeanpierre | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 2**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
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  | 3 | Nicolás Massú | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Febi Widhiyanto | 3 | 3 | | 3 | N Massú | 6 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Federico Cardinali | 7 | 6 | | | F Cardinali | 1 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Dario Sciortino | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | F Cardinali | 6 | 6 | 4 | | | | |
  | | Jaco van der Westhuisen | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | 14 | B Vahaly | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | |
  | | Iain Bates | 7 | 6 | | | I Bates | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | František Babej | 4 | 6 | 3 | 14 | B Vahaly | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 14 | Brian Vahaly | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | B Vahaly | 3 | 4 |
  | 13 | Olivier Rochus | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | O Rochus | 6 | 6 |
  | | Víctor Romero | 3 | 2 | | 13 | O Rochus | 6 | 5 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Takahiro Terachi | 4 | 6 | 6 | | T Terachi | 4 | 7 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Luka Kutanjac | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | 13 | O Rochus | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | |
  | | Ladislav Chramosta | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | A Simoni | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | |
  | | David Sherwood | 6 | 6 | | | D Sherwood | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Alexandre Simoni | 6 | 4 | 6 | | A Simoni | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 8 | Paradorn Srichaphan | 3 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Bottom half
  
  **Section 3**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 5 | Wesley Whitehouse | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi | 4 | 3 | | 5 | W Whitehouse | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Federico Luzzi | 6 | 6 | 6 | | F Luzzi | 2 | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Lee Seung-hoon | 3 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | 5 | W Whitehouse | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | James Trotman | 1 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | D-R Niță | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
  | | Dragoș-Robert Niță | 6 | 2 | 6 | | D-R Niță | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Filip Aniola | 7 | 7 | | | F Aniola | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 16 | Olivier Levant | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | W Whitehouse | 6 | 6 |
  | 12 | Miha Gregorc | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | M Gregorc | 3 | 2 |
  | | Olexandr Karpenko | 6 | 0 | 4 | 12 | M Gregorc | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Marwan Zewar | 3 | 6 | 6 | | M Zewar | 5 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Alejandro Dulko | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | 12 | M Gregorc | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
  | | Miloslav Grolmus | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 4 | K Ziv | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
  | | Ivan Beroš | 6 | 3 | 3 | | M Grolmus | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Artem Derepasko | 6 | 4 | | 4 | K Ziv | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 4 | Kobi Ziv | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 4**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 7 | Fernando González | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Nathan Overholser | 4 | 4 | | 7 | F González | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Daniel Belcher | 6 | 6 | | 2 | D Belcher | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Rotimi Jegede | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | 7 | F González | 2 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | Nathan Healey | 6 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | 10 | X Malisse | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
  | | Thomas Messmer | 7 | 3 | 6 | | T Messmer | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Zoltán Papp | 3 | 3 | | 10 | X Malisse | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 10 | Xavier Malisse | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | X Malisse | 3 | 5 |
  | 9 | Jean-René Lisnard | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | J-R Lisnard | 6 | 7 |
  | | David Mullins | 2 | 2 | | 9 | J-R Lisnard | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Ricardo Rizo | 6 | 2 | 4 | | J Christensen | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Joel Christensen | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 9 | J-R Lisnard | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | Simon Dickson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | L Horna | 7 | 2 | 4 | | | | |
  | | Jorge Dueñas | 4 | 4 | | | S Dickson | 4 | 7 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Taylor Dent | 2 | 3 | | 2 | L Horna | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 2 | Luis Horna | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  