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.^[1]

Boys' singles
1997 Wimbledon Championships
Champion	Wesley Whitehouse
Runner-up	Daniel Elsner
Score	6–3, 7–6(8–6)

Main article: 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
• ITF = ITF entry
• PR = Protected ranking
• SR = Special ranking
• SE = Special exempt
• JE = Junior exempt
• JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
• CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
• NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Daniel Elsner	6	6
	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	6	6
															1	Daniel Elsner	3	66
															5	Wesley Whitehouse	6	78
	5	Wesley Whitehouse	6	6
	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	6	7

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	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							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	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							Second round							Third round							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							Second round							Third round							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