1997 Australian Open – Mixed Doubles

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

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	6^5	7
	Larisa Neiland   John-Laffnie de Jager	3	7^7	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	6^4	6	4
	ALT	A Lettiere F Montana	5	0					I Spîrlea D Johnson	7^7	4	6
		I Spîrlea D Johnson	7	6												I Spîrlea D Johnson
		G Fernández A Florent	6^1	6	7^7											L McNeil B MacPhie	w/o
		P Tarabini P Albano	7^7	2	6^3				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	6^8	1
	3	M Bollegraf R Leach	7^7	7																		3	M Bollegraf R Leach	7^10	6
		A Fusai D Adams	6^4	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	7^7
	WC	E Smylie S Draper	4	1				4	H Suková C Suk	3	6^2
	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	7^7	4	0
		N Miyagi K Kinnear	3	2					A Kournikova M Knowles	6^1	6	6
		A Kournikova M Knowles	6	6												A Kournikova M Knowles	6	7^7
		K-A Guse P Norval	6	5	7										2	L Raymond P Galbraith	4	6^4
		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