1997 French Open (real tennis)

It was organised by the Comité Français de Courte-Paume.

The men's draw was the third grand slam event of the year.

He defeated Australian Frank Filippelli in the final in five sets.

[1] The men's doubles draw was won by James Male and Julian Snow, winning the final without dropping a game against Filippelli Robert Fahey.

The women's singles was won by Sue Haswell, defeating Penny Lumley in the final in Lumley's first singles defeat for four years.