1997 French Open – Mixed doubles

Patricia Tarabini and Javier Frana were the defending champions, but lost in third round to Rachel McQuillan and David Macpherson.

Rika Hiraki and Mahesh Bhupathi won the title, defeating Lisa Raymond and Patrick Galbraith 6–4, 6–1 in the final. It was the 1st and only Grand Slam Mixed Doubles title for Hiraki, and the 1st Grand Slam Mixed Doubles title for Bhupathi, in their respective careers. Bhupathi became the first Indian player to win a Grand Slam tournament.

Seeds
The seeded players are listed below. Rika Hiraki and Mahesh Bhupathi are the champions; others show the round in which they were eliminated. All seeds received a bye into the second round. • # 🇺🇸 Lisa Raymond / 🇺🇸 Patrick Galbraith (final)

• # Larisa Neiland / 🇷🇺 Andrei Olhovskiy (second round)

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

• # 🇨🇿 Helena Suková / 🇨🇿 Cyril Suk (semifinals)

• # Caroline Vis /  Byron Talbot (second round)

• # 🇫🇷 Alexandra Fusai / David Adams (third round)

• # Brenda Schultz-McCarthy /  Piet Norval (quarterfinals)

• # 🇺🇸 Debbie Graham / Ellis Ferreira (third round)

• # 🇷🇺 Anna Kournikova / Mark Knowles (quarterfinals)

• # 🇷🇴 Irina Spîrlea / 🇺🇸 Donald Johnson (second round)

• # Kristie Boogert /  Menno Oosting (second round)

• # 🇮🇹 Rita Grande / 🇧🇪 Libor Pimek (third round)

• # Miriam Oremans /  Hendrik Jan Davids (quarterfinals)

• # 🇷🇺 Elena Likhovtseva / 🇺🇸 Jeff Tarango (second round)

• # 🇦🇷 Mercedes Paz / 🇦🇷 Pablo Albano (third round)

• # 🇯🇵 Rika Hiraki / 🇮🇳 Mahesh Bhupathi (champions)