1997 Australian Open – Mixed doubles

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.

• # 🇺🇸 Lindsay Davenport / 🇨🇦 Grant Connell (second round)

• # 🇺🇸 Lisa Raymond / 🇺🇸 Patrick Galbraith (quarterfinals)

• # Manon Bollegraf / 🇺🇸 Rick Leach (champions)

• # 🇨🇿 Helena Suková / 🇨🇿 Cyril Suk (second round)

• # 🇺🇸 Katrina Adams / 🇧🇪 Libor Pimek (first round)

• # Caroline Vis /  Byron Talbot (first round)

• # n/a

• # Kristie Boogert /  Menno Oosting (first round)