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
Valda Lake / Louise Pleming (qualified) Svetlana Krivencheva / Ludmila Richterová (first round) Yuko Hosoki / Keiko Nagatomi (first round) Rebecca Jensen / Lindsay Lee (first round)
Qualifiers
Valda Lake / Louise Pleming Elena Brioukhovets / Elena Tatarkova
Lucky losers Julia Lutrova / Jane Wood
Qualifying draw
First qualifier
Second qualifier
External links
1997 Wimbledon Championships on WTAtennis.com 1997 Wimbledon Championships – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation