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
Final
ChampionsJapan Rika Hiraki
India Mahesh Bhupathi
Runners-upUnited States Lisa Raymond
United States Patrick Galbraith
Score6–4, 6–1
Details
Seeds16
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends −45 45+ women
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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

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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

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Finals

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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

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Section 1

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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

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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

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Section 3

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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

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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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