1997 Australian Open – Mixed Doubles

1997 Australian Open
Champions		Manon Bollegraf Rick Leach
Runners-up		Larisa Neiland John-Laffnie de Jager
Final score		6–3, 6–7 (5–7), 7–5
Events
Singles		men		women				boys		girls
Doubles		men		women		mixed		boys		girls
Other events
Legends		men		women		mixed
WC Singles		men		women		quad
WC Doubles		men		women		quad
Australian Open  < 1996 1998 >

Main article: 1997 Australian Open

Larisa Neiland and Mark Woodforde were the defending champions but only Neiland competed that year with John-Laffnie de Jager.

Neiland and de Jager lost in the final 6–3, 6–7 (5–7), 7–5 against Manon Bollegraf and Rick Leach.

Seeds

Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.

1. Lindsay Davenport / Grant Connell (Second Round)
2. Lisa Raymond / Patrick Galbraith (Quarterfinals)
3. Manon Bollegraf / Rick Leach (Champions)
4. Helena Suková / Cyril Suk (Second Round)

5. Katrina Adams / Libor Pimek (First Round)
6. Caroline Vis / Byron Talbot (First Round)
7. n/a
8. Kristie Boogert / Menno Oosting (First Round)

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

Final

Final
3	Manon Bollegraf   Rick Leach	6	65	7
	Larisa Neiland   John-Laffnie de Jager	3	77	5

Top Half

First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
1	L Davenport   G Connell	6	7
	E Likhovtseva   A Olhovskiy	2	5				1	L Davenport   G Connell	64	6	4
ALT	A Lettiere   F Montana	5	0					I Spîrlea   D Johnson	77	4	6
	I Spîrlea   D Johnson	7	6												I Spîrlea   D Johnson
	G Fernández   A Florent	61	6	77											L McNeil   B MacPhie	w/o
	P Tarabini   P Albano	77	2	63				G Fernández   A Florent	4	3
	L McNeil   B MacPhie	6	6					L McNeil   B MacPhie	6	6
5	K Adams   L Pimek	2	1																			L McNeil   B MacPhie	68	1
3	M Bollegraf   R Leach	77	7																		3	M Bollegraf   R Leach	710	6
	A Fusai   D Adams	64	5				3	M Bollegraf   R Leach	6	6
	M Oremans   H J Davids	7	6					M Oremans   H J Davids	2	3
	N Arendt   C van Rensburg	5	4											3	M Bollegraf   R Leach	3	6	6
WC	J Capriati   P Cash	6	7												N Medvedeva   J Eltingh	6	3	4
	R McQuillan   D Macpherson	0	5				WC	J Capriati   P Cash	3	2
	N Medvedeva   J Eltingh	6	6					N Medvedeva   J Eltingh	6	6
8	K Boogert   M Oosting	1	4

Bottom Half

First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
ALT	L Wild   A Kratzmann	2	6	2
WC	N Bradtke   J Eagle	6	4	6			WC	N Bradtke   J Eagle	6	6
	J Grabb   A Dechaume-Balleret	7	6					A Dechaume-Balleret   J Grabb	3	0
	L Golarsa   L Lobo	5	0											WC	N Bradtke   J Eagle	4	6	4
	L Neiland   J-L de Jager	6	6												L Neiland   J-L de Jager	6	2	6
	Y Basuki   M Barnard	1	4					L Neiland   J-L de Jager	6	77
WC	E Smylie   S Draper	4	1				4	H Suková   C Suk	3	62
4	H Suková   C Suk	6	6																			L Neiland   J-L de Jager	6	6
6	C Vis   B Talbot	3	1																			A Kournikova   M Knowles	4	3
	K Po   J Waite	6	6					K Po   J Waite	77	4	0
	N Miyagi   K Kinnear	3	2					A Kournikova   M Knowles	61	6	6
	A Kournikova   M Knowles	6	6												A Kournikova   M Knowles	6	77
	K-A Guse   P Norval	6	5	7										2	L Raymond   P Galbraith	4	64
	D Graham   P Nyborg	4	7	5				K-A Guse   P Norval	1	0
	R Simpson   D Nestor	3	2				2	L Raymond   P Galbraith	6	6
2	L Raymond   P Galbraith	6	6

References

• 1997 ITF Australian Open Mixed Doubles Draw