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1997 French Open | |
Champions | Rika Hiraki Mahesh Bhupathi |
Runners-up | Lisa Raymond Patrick Galbraith |
Final score | 6–4, 6–1 |
Seeds | 16 |
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.
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.
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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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