1997 Australian Open – Mixed doubles

Mixed doubles
1997 Australian Open
Champions	Manon Bollegraf Rick Leach
Runners-up	Larisa Neiland John-Laffnie de Jager
Score	6–3, 6–7(5–7), 7–5
Seeds	8

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
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

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 Australian Open – Doubles draws and results at the International Tennis Federation