1997 French Open
| 1997 French Open | ||||
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| Date: | 26 May - 8 June | |||
| Edition: | 96th | |||
| Category: | Grand Slam (ITF) | |||
| Surface: | Clay | |||
| Location: | Paris (XVIe), France | |||
| Venue: | Stade Roland Garros | |||
| Champions | ||||
| Men's Singles | ||||
 Gustavo Kuerten |
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| Women's Singles | ||||
 Iva Majoli |
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| Men's Doubles | ||||
 Yevgeny Kafelnikov /  Daniel Vacek |
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| Women's Doubles | ||||
 Gigi Fernández /  Natalia Zvereva |
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| Mixed Doubles | ||||
 Rika Hiraki /  Mahesh Bhupathi |
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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 96th staging of the French Open, and the second Grand Slam tennis event of 1997.
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[edit] Seniors
[edit] Men's Singles
Gustavo Kuerten[1] def. 
Sergi Bruguera, 6–3, 6–4, 6–2
- It was Kuerten's 1st overall title.
[edit] Women's Singles
Iva Majoli def. 
Martina Hingis, 6–4, 6–2
- It was Majoli's 3rd title of the year, and her 9th overall. It was her 1st and only career Grand Slam title.
[edit] Men's Doubles
Yevgeny Kafelnikov / Daniel Vacek def. 
Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde, 7–6, 4–6, 6–3
[edit] Women's Doubles
Gigi Fernández / Natalia Zvereva def. Mary Joe Fernandez / Lisa Raymond, 6–2, 6–3
[edit] Mixed Doubles
Rika Hiraki / Mahesh Bhupathi def. Lisa Raymond / Patrick Galbraith, 6–4, 6–1
[edit] Juniors
[edit] Boys' Singles
Daniel Elsner def. 
Luis Horna, 6–4, 6–4
[edit] Girls' Singles
Justine Henin[2] def. 
Cara Black, 4–6, 6–4, 6–4
[edit] Boys' Doubles
José de Armas / Luis Horna def. 
Arnaud Di Pasquale / Julien Jeanpierre, 6–4, 2–6, 7–5
[edit] Girls' Doubles
Cara Black / 
Irina Selyutina def. 
Maja Matevžič / Katarina Srebotnik, 6–0, 5–7, 7–5
[edit] Notes
- ^ Kuerten became the first male tennis player from Brazil to win a Grand Slam singles title. He also became the 2nd unseeded men's singles winner (after Mats Wilander in 1982).
- ^ Henin won the 2003 women's singles crown, and would go to win 4 singles titles (in 2003, 2005, 2006 and 2007).
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| Preceded by 1996 French Open |
French Open | Succeeded by 1998 French Open |
| Preceded by 1997 Australian Open |
Grand Slams | Succeeded by 1997 Wimbledon Championships |
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