Players and pairs who do not have sufficiently high rankings and have not received wild cards may enter a qualifying tournament held one week prior to 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 Zoe Clark Nicole Pratt María Vento Miriam Schnitzer
Lucky loser Nana Miyagi
Qualifying draw
First qualifier
Second qualifier
Third qualifier
Fourth qualifier
Fifth qualifier
Sixth qualifier
Seventh qualifier
Eighth qualifier
External links
1997 Wimbledon Championships on WTAtennis.com 1997 Wimbledon Championships – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation