1997 US Open – Mixed doubles

Mixed doubles
1997 US Open
1996 Champions Lisa Raymond
Patrick Galbraith
Champions Manon Bollegraf
Rick Leach
Runners-up Mercedes Paz
Pablo Albano
Score3–6, 7–5, 7–6(7–3)

Lisa Raymond and Patrick Galbraith were the defending champions but lost in the semifinals to Mercedes Paz and Pablo Albano.

Manon Bollegraf and Rick Leach won in the final 3–6, 7–5, 7–6(7–3) against Mercedes Paz and Pablo Albano.

Seeds

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

  1. Lisa Raymond / Patrick Galbraith (semifinals)
  2. Gigi Fernández / Ellis Ferreira (quarterfinals)
  3. Larisa Neiland / Andrei Olhovskiy (quarterfinals)
  4. Nathalie Tauziat / Daniel Nestor (quarterfinals)
  5. Manon Bollegraf / Rick Leach (champions)
  6. Helena Suková / Cyril Suk (second round)
  7. Yayuk Basuki / Menno Oosting (second round)
  8. Rika Hiraki / Mahesh Bhupathi (first round)

Draw

Key

Final

Final
     
  Mercedes Paz
Pablo Albano
6 5 63
5 Manon Bollegraf
Rick Leach
3 7 77

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 L Raymond
P Galbraith
7 4 6
  I Gorrochategui
L Lobo
5 6 3 1 L Raymond
P Galbraith
6 4 6
  K Boogert
D Johnson
63 2     N Miyagi
A Kitinov
3 6 3
  N Miyagi
A Kitinov
77 6   1 L Raymond
P Galbraith
7 6  
WC L McNeil
T. J. Middleton
64 2     E Likhovtseva
J Tarango
5 3  
  E Likhovtseva
J Tarango
77 6     E Likhovtseva
J Tarango
6 5 6
  M Oremans
H J Davids
6 3 5 7 Y Basuki
M Oosting
3 7 2
7 Y Basuki
M Oosting
3 6 7 1 L Raymond
P Galbraith
4 66  
3 L Neiland
A Olhovskiy
6 77     M Paz
P Albano
6 78  
WC L Osterloh
B Bryan
0 62   3 L Neiland
A Olhovskiy
6 6  
  A Kournikova
M Philippoussis
6 6     A Kournikova
M Philippoussis
3 3  
  D Graham
J Grabb
4 3   3 L Neiland
A Olhovskiy
     
  M Paz
P Albano
6 6     M Paz
P Albano
w/o    
  L Wild
N Broad
3 4     M Paz
P Albano
77 6  
  A Huber
J Eagle
1 r   6 H Suková
C Suk
65 3  
6 H Suková
C Suk
4    

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
5 M Bollegraf
R Leach
6 6  
  A Frazier
T Kronemann
4 4   5 M Bollegraf
R Leach
6 6  
  K-A Guse
D Macpherson
6 2 77   K-A Guse
D Macpherson
3 3  
  R Dragomir
L Paes
4 6 64 5 M Bollegraf
R Leach
7 6  
  C Vis
F Wibier
1 5   4 N Tauziat
D Nestor
5 3  
  K Po
J Waite
6 7     K Po
J Waite
2 6 3
WC R Jensen
M Jensen
2 61   4 N Tauziat
D Nestor
6 4 6
4 N Tauziat
D Nestor
6 77   5 M Bollegraf
R Leach
6 6  
8 R Hiraki
M Bhupathi
4 6 2   B Schultz-McCarthy
L Jensen
3 4  
  K Adams
A Florent
6 2 6   K Adams
A Florent
66 2  
  R Stubbs
B Talbot
4 3     B Schultz-McCarthy
L Jensen
78 6  
  B Schultz-McCarthy
L Jensen
6 6     B Schultz-McCarthy
L Jensen
77 6  
  P Tarabini
L Pimek
2 3   2 G Fernández
E Ferreira
64 4  
  E Callens
P Norval
6 6     E Callens
P Norval
62 2  
WC C Rubin
J Gimelstob
3 4   2 G Fernández
E Ferreira
77 6  
2 G Fernández
E Ferreira
6 6  

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