1997 French Open – Mixed Doubles

Patricia Tarabini and Javier Frana were the defending champions, but lost in third round to Rachel McQuillan and David Macpherson.

Mixed Doubles
1997 French Open
Champions Rika Hiraki
Mahesh Bhupathi
Runners-up Lisa Raymond
Patrick Galbraith
Final score6–4, 6–1

Rika Hiraki and Mahesh Bhupathi won the title, defeating Lisa Raymond and Patrick Galbraith 6–4, 6–1 in the final. It was the 1st and only Grand Slam Mixed Doubles title for Hiraki, and the 1st Grand Slam Mixed Doubles title for Bhupathi, in their respective careers. Bhupathi became the first Indian player to win a Grand Slam tournament.

Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Rika Hiraki and Mahesh Bhupathi are the champions; others show the round in which they were eliminated.
All seeds received a bye into the second round.

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1 Lisa Raymond
Patrick Galbraith
6 6
Rachel McQuillan
David Macpherson
3 4
1 Lisa Raymond
Patrick Galbraith
4 6 6
3 Manon Bollegraf
Rick Leach
6 2 3
3 Manon Bollegraf
Rick Leach
6 6
7 Brenda Schultz-McCarthy
Piet Norval
2 4
1 Lisa Raymond
Patrick Galbraith
4 1
16 Rika Hiraki
Mahesh Bhupathi
6 6
13 Miriam Oremans
Hendrik Jan Davids
2 3
4 Helena Suková
Cyril Suk
6 6
4 Helena Suková
Cyril Suk
4 4
16 Rika Hiraki
Mahesh Bhupathi
6 6
16 Rika Hiraki
Mahesh Bhupathi
7 6
9 Anna Kournikova
Mark Knowles
5 0

Section 1

First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
1 L Raymond
P Galbraith
4 6 6
S Testud
P Kilderry
3 4 WC K Quentrec-Eagle
R Gilbert
6 2 3
WC K Quentrec-Eagle
R Gilbert
6 6 1 L Raymond
P Galbraith
6 6
K Rinaldi-Stunkel
T Kronemann
6 7 K Rinaldi-Stunkel
T Kronemann
3 3
N van Lottum
G Muller
3 5 K Rinaldi-Stunkel
T Kronemann
4 6 6
11 K Boogert
M Oosting
6 3 4
1 L Raymond
P Galbraith
6 6
R McQuillan
D Macpherson
3 4
10 I Spîrlea
D Johnson
63 3
K Adams
M Keil
4 1 P Tarabini
J Frana
77 6
P Tarabini
J Frana
6 6 P Tarabini
J Frana
2 5
R McQuillan
D Macpherson
3 6 6 R McQuillan
D Macpherson
6 7
S Jeyaseelan
T Kempers
6 4 2 R McQuillan
D Macpherson
6 7
5 C Vis
B Talbot
4 5

Section 2

First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
3 M Bollegraf
R Leach
66 6 6
A Dechaume-Balleret
JP Fleurian
77 6 A Dechaume-Balleret
JP Fleurian
78 3 2
WC A-G Sidot
L Roux
65 4 3 M Bollegraf
R Leach
6 3 6
H Vildová
F Messori
6 6 15 M Paz
P Albano
2 6 3
N Miyagi
G van Emburgh
3 2 H Vildová
F Messori
3 5
15 M Paz
P Albano
6 7
3 M Bollegraf
R Leach
6 6
7 B Schultz-McCarthy
P Norval
2 4
14 E Likhovtseva
J Tarango
68 4
R Dragomir
L Paes
6 6 R Dragomir
L Paes
710 6
R Simpson
J Grabb
2 0 R Dragomir
L Paes
T Križan
P Nyborg
3 2 7 B Schultz-McCarthy
P Norval
w/o
Y Basuki
T Nijssen
6 6 Y Basuki
T Nijssen
3 5
7 B Schultz-McCarthy
P Norval
6 7

Section 3

First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
8 D Graham
E Ferreira
6 6
L Montalvo
L Arnold
7 6 L Montalvo
L Arnold
4 4
G Helgeson-Nielsen
J Waite
5 4 8 D Graham
E Ferreira
4 3
L Pleming
N Broad
6 6 13 M Oremans
HJ Davids
6 6
A Ellwood
A Florent
2 4 L Pleming
N Broad
4 6 4
13 M Oremans
HJ Davids
6 4 6
13 M Oremans
HJ Davids
2 3
4 H Suková
C Suk
6 6
12 R Grande
L Pimek
4 6 6
C Wood
J Eagle
3 5 L McNeil
TJ Middleton
6 2 4
L McNeil
TJ Middleton
6 7 12 R Grande
L Pimek
6 1 1
WC A Sánchez Vicario
M Bahrami
1 3 4 H Suková
C Suk
4 6 6
K Po
R Bergh
6 6 K Po
R Bergh
3 6 2
4 H Suková
C Suk
6 4 6

Section 4

First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
6 A Fusai
D Adams
7 6
WC M Lamarre
O Delaître
6 6 WC M Lamarre
O Delaître
5 2
E Wagner
S Groen
2 3 6 A Fusai
D Adams
6 67 4
K Kunce
S Davis
65 6 6 16 R Hiraki
M Bhupathi
3 79 6
WC A Mauresmo
S Grosjean
77 4 3 K Kunce
S Davis
6 2 7
16 R Hiraki
M Bhupathi
2 6 9
16 R Hiraki
M Bhupathi
7 6
9 A Kournikova
M Knowles
5 0
9 A Kournikova
M Knowles
4 6 9
Alt F Labat
A Kratzmann
3 77 8 Alt F Labat
A Kratzmann
6 3 7
N Arendt
L Jensen
6 65 6 9 A Kournikova
M Knowles
6 1 7
M de Swardt
G Stafford
2 4 B Rittner
K Braasch
4 6 5
B Rittner
K Braasch
6 6 B Rittner
K Braasch
6 77
2 L Neiland
A Olhovskiy
3 62
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