1997 Lipton Championships – Men's Doubles

Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde were the defending champions and won in the final 7–6, 7–6 against Mark Knowles and Daniel Nestor.

Men's Doubles
1997 Lipton Championships
Champions	Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde
Runners-up	Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor
Final score	7–6, 7–6

Seeds

All sixteen seeded teams received byes into the second round.

1. Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde (Champions)
2. Jacco Eltingh / Paul Haarhuis (Third Round)
3. Ellis Ferreira / Patrick Galbraith (Second Round)
4. Byron Black / Grant Connell (Quarterfinals)
5. Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor (Final)
6. Sébastien Lareau / Alex O'Brien (Third Round)
7. Rick Leach / Jonathan Stark (Quarterfinals)
8. Jonas Björkman / Nicklas Kulti (Third Round)
9. Luis Lobo / Javier Sánchez (Semifinals)
10. Libor Pimek / Byron Talbot (Second Round)
11. Sandon Stolle / Cyril Suk (Third Round)
12. Neil Broad / Piet Norval (Semifinals)
13. n/a
14. Donald Johnson / Francisco Montana (Second Round)
15. Stephen Noteboom / Peter Nyborg (Second Round)
16. Jiří Novák / David Rikl (Third Round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special Exempt
• PR = Protected Ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior Exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde	6	6
	12	Neil Broad Piet Norval	3	4
								1	Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde	7	7
								5	Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor	6	6
	5	Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor	6	7
	9	Luis Lobo Javier Sánchez	3	6

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
								1	T Woodbridge M Woodforde	6	6
		T Henman J Siemerink							K Jones S Melville	3	4
		K Jones S Melville	w/o												1	T Woodbridge M Woodforde	7	6
		B MacPhie G Muller	6	6	6										16	J Novák D Rikl	6	1
	WC	J Courier M Rosset	7	3	7			WC	J Courier M Rosset	4	5
								16	J Novák D Rikl	6	7
																						1	T Woodbridge M Woodforde	6	6
																						7	R Leach J Stark	4	3
								10	L Pimek B Talbot	4	4
	WC	A Costa C Moyá	4	6	5				J-P Fleurian J Waite	6	6
		J-P Fleurian J Waite	6	2	7											J-P Fleurian J Waite	6	4
	WC	M Petchey A Richardson	4	6	3										7	R Leach J Stark	7	6
	Q	S Humphries J Salzenstein	6	3	6			Q	S Humphries J Salzenstein	3	2
								7	R Leach J Stark	6	6

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
								3	E Ferreira P Galbraith	5	1
		J Gimelstob P Korda	2	2					M-K Goellner G Raoux	7	6
		M-K Goellner G Raoux	6	6												M-K Goellner G Raoux	7	3	6
		H J Davids S Schalken	7	3	6											H J Davids S Schalken	6	6	7
		D Flach T.J. Middleton	5	6	2				H J Davids S Schalken	7	6
								14	D Johnson F Montana	5	2
																							H J Davids S Schalken	3	5
																						12	N Broad P Norval	6	7
								12	N Broad P Norval	7	6
		À Corretja E Sánchez	7	5	5				A Gaudenzi G Ivanišević	5	3
		A Gaudenzi G Ivanišević	6	7	7										12	N Broad P Norval	6	6
		K Kinnear D Randall	6	6	5										6	S Lareau A O'Brien	3	4
		J-L de Jager M Keil	3	7	7				J-L de Jager M Keil	1	5
								6	S Lareau A O'Brien	6	7

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
								5	M Knowles D Nestor	7	6
		L Arnold J Frana	6	6					L Arnold J Frana	6	4
		T Kempers T Nijssen	4	4											5	M Knowles D Nestor	6	6
		T Ho B Shelton	6	6	6										11	S Stolle C Suk	2	3
		C Doseděl P Vízner	4	7	7				C Doseděl P Vízner	2	5
								11	S Stolle C Suk	6	7
																						5	M Knowles D Nestor	6	6
																						4	B Black G Connell	4	4
								LL	G Kuerten F Meligeni	6	2
	Q	B Behrens D Orsanic	4	4					R Bergh B Haygarth	7	6
		R Bergh B Haygarth	6	6												R Bergh B Haygarth	3	2
		P Cash M Tebbutt	3	6	6										4	B Black G Connell	6	6
		M Bhupathi L Paes	6	2	7				M Bhupathi L Paes	4	6
								4	B Black G Connell	6	7

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
								8	J Björkman N Kulti	7	6	6
		M Ondruska G Stafford	6	6					M Ondruska G Stafford	6	7	2
		L Jensen M Jensen	4	1											8	J Björkman N Kulti	5	6	3
		K Thorne C van Rensburg	6	3	2										9	L Lobo J Sánchez	7	3	6
	WC	A Kratzmann N Lapentti	2	6	6			WC	A Kratzmann N Lapentti	2	6
								9	L Lobo J Sánchez	6	7
																						9	L Lobo J Sánchez	6	6
																						WC	W Ferreira P Kilderry	3	1
								15	S Noteboom P Nyborg	4	6	3
		S Cannon R Smith	7	5	3			WC	W Ferreira P Kilderry	6	3	6
	WC	W Ferreira P Kilderry	6	7	6										WC	W Ferreira P Kilderry	5	7	6
		S Davis D Macpherson	6	3	7										2	J Eltingh P Haarhuis	7	6	3
		J Tarango C Woodruff	4	6	6				S Davis D Macpherson	4	6
								2	J Eltingh P Haarhuis	6	7

References

• 1997 Lipton Championships Men's Doubles Draw