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.

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	Karine 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	6^3	3
	K Adams   M Keil	4	1					P Tarabini   J Frana	7^7	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	6^6	6	6
	A Dechaume-Balleret   JP Fleurian	7^7	6					A Dechaume-Balleret   JP Fleurian	7^8	3	2
WC	AG Sidot   L Roux	6^5	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	6^8	4
	R Dragomir   L Paes	6	6					R Dragomir   L Paes	7^10	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	Magali Lamarre   O Delaître	6	6				WC	M Lamarre   O Delaître	5	2
	E Wagner   S Groen	2	3											6	A Fusai   D Adams	6	6^7	4
	K Kunce   S Davis	6^5	6	6										16	R Hiraki   M Bhupathi	3	7^9	6
WC	A Mauresmo   S Grosjean	7^7	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	7^7	8			Alt	F Labat   A Kratzmann	6	3	7
	N Arendt   L Jensen	6	6^5	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	7^7
							2	L Neiland   A Olhovskiy	3	6^2

External links

• Official Results Archive (ITF)
• Official Results Archive (WTA)