1997 French Open | |
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Date | 26 May – 8 June 1997 |
Edition | 96 |
Category | 67th Grand Slam (ITF) |
Surface | Clay |
Location | Paris (XVIe), France |
Venue | Stade Roland Garros |
Champions | |
Men's singles | |
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Women's singles | |
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Men's doubles | |
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Women's doubles | |
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Mixed doubles | |
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The 1997 French Open was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor clay courts at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. The tournament was held from 26 May until 8 June. It was the 101st staging of the French Open, and the second Grand Slam tennis event of 1997.
Gustavo Kuerten [lower-alpha 1] defeated
Sergi Bruguera, 6–3, 6–4, 6–2
Iva Majoli [lower-alpha 2] defeated
Martina Hingis, 6–4, 6–2
Yevgeny Kafelnikov /
Daniel Vacek defeated
Todd Woodbridge /
Mark Woodforde, 7–6, 4–6, 6–3
Gigi Fernández /
Natalia Zvereva defeated
Mary Joe Fernández /
Lisa Raymond, 6–2, 6–3
Rika Hiraki /
Mahesh Bhupathi defeated
Lisa Raymond /
Patrick Galbraith, 6–4, 6–1
Daniel Elsner defeated
Luis Horna, 6–4, 6–4
Justine Henin [lower-alpha 3] defeated
Cara Black, 4–6, 6–4, 6–4
José de Armas /
Luis Horna [lower-alpha 4] defeated
Arnaud Di Pasquale /
Julien Jeanpierre, 6–4, 2–6, 7–5
Cara Black [lower-alpha 5] /
Irina Selyutina defeated
Maja Matevžič /
Katarina Srebotnik, 6–0, 5–7, 7–5
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