The 1997 French Open was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor clay courts at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France.

The tournament was held from 26 May until 8 June.

It was the 101st staging of the French Open, and the second Grand Slam tennis event of 1997.

Gustavo Kuerten[a] defeated Sergi Bruguera, 6–3, 6–4, 6–2 Iva Majoli[b] defeated Martina Hingis, 6–4, 6–2 Yevgeny Kafelnikov / Daniel Vacek defeated Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde, 7–6, 4–6, 6–3 Gigi Fernández / Natalia Zvereva defeated Mary Joe Fernández / Lisa Raymond, 6–2, 6–3 Rika Hiraki / Mahesh Bhupathi defeated Lisa Raymond / Patrick Galbraith, 6–4, 6–1 Daniel Elsner defeated Luis Horna, 6–4, 6–4 Justine Henin[c] defeated Cara Black, 4–6, 6–4, 6–4 José de Armas / Luis Horna[d] defeated Arnaud Di Pasquale / Julien Jeanpierre, 6–4, 2–6, 7–5 Cara Black[e] / Irina Selyutina defeated Maja Matevžič / Katarina Srebotnik, 6–0, 5–7, 7–5