title: 1997 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles qualifying
text: # 1997 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles qualifying
  
  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
  
  * Laura Golarsa (qualified)
  * Marketa Kochta (second round)
  * Janet Lee (first round)
  * Nana Miyagi (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  * Park Sung-hee (first round)
  * Lenka Cenková (first round)
  * Sonya Jeyaseelan (first round)
  * Silvija Talaja (qualifying competition)
  * Marlene Weingärtner (second round)
  * Amélie Mauresmo (qualifying competition)
  * Kristine Kunce (second round)
  * Siobhan Drake-Brockman (first round)
  * Nancy Feber (qualified)
  * Jane Chi (first round)
  * Angélica Gavaldón (second round)
  * Sylvia Plischke (qualifying competition)
  
  ## Qualifiers
  
  * Laura Golarsa
  * Haruka Inoue
  * Nancy Feber
  * Anne Kremer
  * Karen Cross
  * Nicole Pratt
  * María Vento
  * Miriam Schnitzer
  
  ## Lucky loser
  
  * Nana Miyagi
  
  ## Qualifying draw
  
  ### First qualifier
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Laura Golarsa | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Melissa Mazzotta | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Melissa Mazzotta | 6 | 6 | | 1 | Laura Golarsa | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | | | | | WC | Louise Latimer | 5 | 6 | 3 | | | | | |
  | WC | Louise Latimer | 6 | 7 | | WC | Louise Latimer | 5 | 6 | 3 | | | | | |
  | | Kelly Pace | 0 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Kelly Pace | 0 | 5 | | | | | | | 1 | Laura Golarsa | 5 | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | Sylvia Plischke | 7 | 3 | 3 |
  | | Nirupama Vaidyanathan | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | Sylvia Plischke | 7 | 3 | 3 |
  | WC | Kate Warne-Holland | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | Kate Warne-Holland | 6 | 1 | 4 | | Nirupama Vaidyanathan | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 16 | Sylvia Plischke | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | Meghann Shaughnessy | 2 | 3 | | 16 | Sylvia Plischke | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | 16 | Sylvia Plischke | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Second qualifier
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 12 | Siobhan Drake-Brockman | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Seda Noorlander | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Seda Noorlander | 6 | 7 | | | Seda Noorlander | 2 | 0 | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | Haruka Inoue | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | Laxmi Poruri | 6 | 3 | 1 | | Haruka Inoue | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | Haruka Inoue | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Haruka Inoue | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Haruka Inoue | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Silvija Talaja | 1 | 2 |
  | | Kristina Triska | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Silvija Talaja | 1 | 2 |
  | | Liezel Horn | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Liezel Horn | 5 | 5 | | | Kristina Triska | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | |
  | | | | | | 8 | Silvija Talaja | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | María José Gaidano | 5 | 6 | 3 | 8 | Silvija Talaja | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | 8 | Silvija Talaja | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Third qualifier
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 4 | Nana Miyagi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | Lizzie Jelfs | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | Lizzie Jelfs | 0 | 2 | | 4 | Nana Miyagi | 6 | 7 | | | | |
  | | | | | | | Maureen Drake | 3 | 5 | | | | |
  | | Maureen Drake | 7 | 6 | | | Maureen Drake | 3 | 5 | | | | |
  | | Tina Križan | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Tina Križan | 6 | 2 | | | | | | 4 | Nana Miyagi | 3 | 4 |
  | | | | | | | | | | 13 | Nancy Feber | 6 | 6 |
  | | Jane Taylor | 7 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | 13 | Nancy Feber | 6 | 6 |
  | | Yuko Hosoki | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | Yuko Hosoki | 6 | 7 | 6 | | Yuko Hosoki | 4 | 2 | | | | |
  | | | | | | 13 | Nancy Feber | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | Mariaan de Swardt | 0 | 5 | | 13 | Nancy Feber | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | 13 | Nancy Feber | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Fourth qualifier
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 10 | Amélie Mauresmo | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | Abigail Tordoff | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | Abigail Tordoff | 2 | 3 | 10 | Amélie Mauresmo | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | Svetlana Krivencheva | 4 | 2 | | | | | | |
  | | Svetlana Krivencheva | 7 | 6 | | Svetlana Krivencheva | 4 | 2 | | | | | | |
  | | Lindsay Lee | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Lindsay Lee | 6 | 0 | | | | | | 10 | Amélie Mauresmo | 6 | 6 | 4 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | Anne Kremer | 4 | 7 | 6 |
  | | Anne Kremer | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | Anne Kremer | 4 | 7 | 6 |
  | | Elena Brioukhovets | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Elena Brioukhovets | 5 | 5 | | Anne Kremer | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | | | | | Katrina Adams | 6 | 6 | 2 | | | | | |
  | | Katrina Adams | 6 | 6 | | Katrina Adams | 6 | 6 | 2 | | | | | |
  | 6 | Lenka Cenková | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Fifth qualifier
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 5 | Park Sung-hee | 7 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Tara Snyder | 5 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Tara Snyder | 5 | 6 | 7 | | Tara Snyder | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | Jana Pospíšilová | 1 | 0 | | | | | | |
  | WC | Helen Crook | 6 | 5 | 3 | | Jana Pospíšilová | 1 | 0 | | | | | | |
  | | Jana Pospíšilová | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Jana Pospíšilová | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | Tara Snyder | 6 | 4 | 6 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | WC | Karen Cross | 4 | 6 | 8 |
  | WC | Karen Cross | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | WC | Karen Cross | 4 | 6 | 8 |
  | | Fabiola Zuluaga | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Fabiola Zuluaga | 2 | 5 | | WC | Karen Cross | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 11 | Kristine Kunce | 6 | 6 | 2 | | | | | |
  | | Debbie Graham | 2 | 5 | | 11 | Kristine Kunce | 6 | 6 | 2 | | | | | |
  | 11 | Kristine Kunce | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Sixth qualifier
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 9 | Marlene Weingärtner | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | Erika deLone | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
  | | Erika deLone | 6 | 1 | 4 | 9 | Marlene Weingärtner | 1 | 6 | | | | |
  | | | | | | | Nicole Pratt | 6 | 7 | | | | |
  | | Nicole Pratt | 6 | 6 | | | Nicole Pratt | 6 | 7 | | | | |
  | | Bettina Fulco-Villella | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Bettina Fulco-Villella | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | Nicole Pratt | 6 | 7 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | Mercedes Paz | 4 | 5 |
  | WC | Amanda Wainwright | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | Mercedes Paz | 4 | 5 |
  | | Virág Csurgó | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Virág Csurgó | 6 | 7 | | | Virág Csurgó | 6 | 2 | 4 | | | |
  | | | | | | | Mercedes Paz | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | |
  | | Mercedes Paz | 0 | 6 | 6 | | Mercedes Paz | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | |
  | 3 | Janet Lee | 6 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Seventh qualifier
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 7 | Sonya Jeyaseelan | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | |
  | | María Vento | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
  | | María Vento | 3 | 6 | 6 | | María Vento | 6 | 6 | | | |
  | | | | | | | Ludmilla Varmuza | 3 | 3 | | | |
  | | Ludmilla Varmuza | 3 | 6 | 6 | | Ludmilla Varmuza | 3 | 3 | | | |
  | | Raluca Sandu | 6 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | |
  | | Raluca Sandu | 6 | 3 | 1 | | | | | María Vento | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | | | | | | Jeon Mi-ra | 4 | 4 |
  | | Jeon Mi-ra | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | Jeon Mi-ra | 4 | 4 |
  | | Réka Vidáts | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
  | | Réka Vidáts | 4 | 2 | | | Jeon Mi-ra | 7 | 6 | | | |
  | | | | | | 15 | Angélica Gavaldón | 6 | 3 | | | |
  | | Olga Lugina | $0^r$ | | | 15 | Angélica Gavaldón | 6 | 3 | | | |
  | 15 | Angélica Gavaldón | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Eighth qualifier
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 14 | Jane Chi | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Lea Ghirardi-Rubbi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Lea Ghirardi-Rubbi | 6 | 6 | | | Lea Ghirardi-Rubbi | 6 | 6 | 4 | | | | | |
  | | | | | | WC | Amanda Janes | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
  | WC | Amanda Janes | 6 | 6 | | WC | Amanda Janes | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | Lilia Osterloh | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Lilia Osterloh | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | WC | Amanda Janes | 6 | 6 | 5 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | Miriam Schnitzer | 7 | 2 | 7 |
  | | Miriam Schnitzer | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | Miriam Schnitzer | 7 | 2 | 7 |
  | | Petra Gáspár | 6 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Petra Gáspár | 6 | 6 | 4 | | Miriam Schnitzer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 2 | Marketa Kochta | 3 | 3 | | | | | | |
  | | Elena Tatarkova | 2 | 3 | | 2 | Marketa Kochta | 3 | 3 | | | | | | |
  | 2 | Marketa Kochta | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  