1997 Australian Open – Mixed doubles

Mixed doubles
1997 Australian Open
Final
Champions	Manon Bollegraf Rick Leach
Runners-up	Larisa Neiland John-Laffnie de Jager
Score	6–3, 6–7(5–7), 7–5
Details
Seeds	8
Events
Singles men women boys girls Doubles men women mixed boys girls WC Singles men women quad WC Doubles men women quad Legends men women mixed
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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.

Draw

Key

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

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