1997 French Open – Mixed doubles

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

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

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.

1. Lisa Raymond / Patrick Galbraith (final)
2. Larisa Neiland / Andrei Olhovskiy (second round)
3. Manon Bollegraf / Rick Leach (semifinals)
4. Helena Suková / Cyril Suk (semifinals)
5. Caroline Vis / Byron Talbot (second round)
6. Alexandra Fusai / David Adams (third round)
7. Brenda Schultz-McCarthy / Piet Norval (quarterfinals)
8. Debbie Graham / Ellis Ferreira (third round)
9. Anna Kournikova / Mark Knowles (quarterfinals)
10. Irina Spîrlea / Donald Johnson (second round)
11. Kristie Boogert / Menno Oosting (second round)
12. Rita Grande / Libor Pimek (third round)
13. Miriam Oremans / Hendrik Jan Davids (quarterfinals)
14. Elena Likhovtseva / Jeff Tarango (second round)
15. Mercedes Paz / Pablo Albano (third round)
16. Rika Hiraki / Mahesh Bhupathi (champions)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser

• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special Exempt
• PR = Protected Ranking

• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

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

Top half

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

Bottom half

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

External links

• Official results archive (WTA)
• 1997 French Open – Doubles draws and results at the International Tennis Federation