1997 Australian Open – Men's Doubles

Men's Doubles
1997 Australian Open
Champions Australia Todd Woodbridge
Australia Mark Woodforde[1]
Runners-up Canada Sébastien Lareau
United States Alex O'Brien
Final score 4–6, 7–5, 7–5, 6–3

The 1997 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at Melbourne Park in Melbourne in Victoria in Australia. It was the 85th edition of the Australian Open and was held from 13 through 26 January 1997.

Seeds

Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.

  1. Australia Todd Woodbridge / Australia Mark Woodforde (Champions)
  2. Zimbabwe Byron Black / Canada Grant Connell (Third Round)
  3. Netherlands Jacco Eltingh / Netherlands Paul Haarhuis (Semifinals)
  4. South Africa Ellis Ferreira / United States Patrick Galbraith (Quarterfinals)
  5. The Bahamas Mark Knowles / Canada Daniel Nestor (Quarterfinals)
  6. Sweden Jonas Björkman / Sweden Nicklas Kulti (Third Round)
  7. Canada Sébastien Lareau / United States Alex O'Brien (Final)
  8. United States Jim Grabb / United States Richey Reneberg (Third Round)
  9. Belgium Libor Pimek / South Africa Byron Talbot (First Round)
  10. Czech Republic Martin Damm / Russia Andrei Olhovskiy (Quarterfinals)
  11. United States Rick Leach / United States Jonathan Stark (Semifinals)
  12. Argentina Luis Lobo / Spain Javier Sánchez (Third Round)
  13. South Africa David Adams / Netherlands Menno Oosting (First Round)
  14. Unknown (Withdrew)
  15. Czech Republic Jiří Novák / Czech Republic Cyril Suk (Second Round)
  16. United Kingdom Neil Broad / South Africa Piet Norval (Quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

Finals

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Final[1]
                                                   
  1  Australia Todd Woodbridge
 Australia Mark Woodforde
6 6 6      
10  Czech Republic Martin Damm
 Russia Andrei Olhovskiy
3 3 3      
  1  Australia Todd Woodbridge
 Australia Mark Woodforde
6 7 5 6    
  11  United States Rick Leach
 United States Jonathan Stark
3 62 7 1    
4  South Africa Ellis Ferreira
 United States Patrick Galbraith
5 6 4 65  
  11  United States Rick Leach
 United States Jonathan Stark
7 2 6 7    
    1  Australia Todd Woodbridge
 Australia Mark Woodforde
4 7 7 6  
  7  Canada Sébastien Lareau
 United States Alex O'Brien
6 5 5 3  
  5  The Bahamas Mark Knowles
 Canada Daniel Nestor
3 6 2 6 3  
3  Netherlands Jacco Eltingh
 Netherlands Paul Haarhuis
6 1 6 2 6  
7  Canada Sébastien Lareau
 United States Alex O'Brien
4 6 6 5 6
  3  Netherlands Jacco Eltingh
 Netherlands Paul Haarhuis
6 2 4 7 1  
7  Canada Sébastien Lareau
 United States Alex O'Brien
3 6 6 7  
  16  United Kingdom Neil Broad
 South Africa Piet Norval
6 3 4 5    

Top Half

Section 1

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
1  Australia T Woodbridge
 Australia M Woodforde
6 7  
 Australia A Kratzmann
 Australia M Tebbutt
3 66     1  Australia T Woodbridge
 Australia M Woodforde
6 3 6  
 United States D Flach
 United States TJ Middleton
6 6    United States D Flach
 United States TJ Middleton
0 6 1  
 South Africa C Ferreira
 Hungary G Köves
3 4       1  Australia T Woodbridge
 Australia M Woodforde
6 6  
 United States D Johnson
 United States F Montana
7 68 11        United States D Johnson
 United States F Montana
1 1  
 Sweden D Ekerot
 United States J Tarango
65 7 9      United States D Johnson
 United States F Montana
6 7
15  Czech Republic J Novák
 Czech Republic C Suk
7 4 6   15  Czech Republic J Novák
 Czech Republic C Suk
4 63  
 Netherlands HJ Davids
 Netherlands S Schalken
5 6 4       1  Australia T Woodbridge
 Australia M Woodforde
6 6 6    
10  Czech Republic M Damm
 Russia A Olhovskiy
1 6 6       10  Czech Republic M Damm
 Russia A Olhovskiy
3 3 3    
 United States B Hansen-Dent
 United States B MacPhie
6 3 4     10  Czech Republic M Damm
 Russia A Olhovskiy
6 6  
 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia N Djordjevic
 Republic of Macedonia A Kitinov
6 7    Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia N Djordjevic
 Republic of Macedonia A Kitinov
4 4  
 France J-P Fleurian
 Venezuela N Pereira
3 5       10  Czech Republic M Damm
 Russia A Olhovskiy
5 6 6
 United States G Grant
 The Bahamas R Smith
6 6       8  United States J Grabb
 United States R Reneberg
7 4 3  
 Sweden R Bergh
 United States G Van Emburgh
3 4      United States G Grant
 The Bahamas R Smith
4 64
8  United States J Grabb
 United States R Reneberg
6 6   8  United States J Grabb
 United States R Reneberg
6 7  
 Australia J Crabb
 Australia T Larkham
4 2  

Section 2

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
4  South Africa E Ferreira
 United States P Galbraith
6 6  
 Czech Republic C Doseděl
 Czech Republic P Vízner
3 0     4  South Africa E Ferreira
 United States P Galbraith
7 6  
 United States P McEnroe
 Australia S Stolle
6 61 6    United States P McEnroe
 Australia S Stolle
5 4  
 Croatia G Ivanišević
 Switzerland M Rosset
3 7 1       4  South Africa E Ferreira
 United States P Galbraith
6 6  
 United States K Thorne
 United States J Waite
7 4 6        Netherlands S Noteboom
 Netherlands F Wibier
3 4  
 Australia B Ellwood
 Australia P Tramacchi
61 6 4      United States K Thorne
 United States J Waite
6 4 2
 Netherlands S Noteboom
 Netherlands F Wibier
7 6    Netherlands S Noteboom
 Netherlands F Wibier
4 6 6  
13  South Africa D Adams
 Netherlands M Oosting
64 3       4  South Africa E Ferreira
 United States P Galbraith
5 6 4 65  
11  United States R Leach
 United States J Stark
6 6       11  United States R Leach
 United States J Stark
7 2 6 7  
 Australia T Mitchell
 Australia G Silcock
0 4     11  United States R Leach
 United States J Stark
6 6  
 United Kingdom M Petchey
 United Kingdom A Richardson
6 6    United Kingdom M Petchey
 United Kingdom A Richardson
3 4  
 Argentina J Frana
 United States B Shelton
2 4       11  United States R Leach
 United States J Stark
6 66 6
 United States K Jones
 United States S Melville
3 6 6       6  Sweden J Björkman
 Sweden N Kulti
3 7 1  
 Spain T Carbonell
 Spain À Corretja
6 4 4      United States K Jones
 United States S Melville
0r    
6  Sweden J Björkman
 Sweden N Kulti
6 6   6  Sweden J Björkman
 Sweden N Kulti
2      
 United States B Behrens
 United States S Cannon
4 3  

Bottom Half

Section 3

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
5  The Bahamas M Knowles
 Canada D Nestor
6 6  
 Australia J Eagle
 Australia A Florent
4 3     5  The Bahamas M Knowles
 Canada D Nestor
7 7  
 Australia S Draper
 New Zealand B Steven
6 6    Australia Scott Draper
 New Zealand Brett Steven
62 65  
 United Kingdom T Henman
 Netherlands J Siemerink
3 4       5  The Bahamas M Knowles
 Canada D Nestor
6 6  
 Australia W Arthurs
 Australia J Ireland
6 3 29       12  Argentina L Lobo
 Spain J Sánchez
4 3  
 Italy C Brandi
 Italy F Messori
3 6 27      Australia W Arthurs
 Australia J Ireland
2 0
12  Argentina L Lobo
 Spain J Sánchez
7 5 6   12  Argentina L Lobo
 Spain J Sánchez
6 6  
 Australia J Fitzgerald
 Australia P Rafter
5 7 4       5  The Bahamas M Knowles
 Canada D Nestor
3 6 2 6 3
 Germany M-K Goellner
 Germany D Prinosil
6 6       3  Netherlands J Eltingh
 Netherlands P Haarhuis
6 1 6 2 6
 Brazil G Kuerten
 Brazil F Meligeni
3 4      Germany M-K Goellner
 Germany D Prinosil
       
 United States K Kinnear
 United States C Woodruff
7 6    United States K Kinnear
 United States C Woodruff
w/o      
 Australia A Belobrajdic
 Australia G Doyle
62 3        United States K Kinnear
 United States C Woodruff
0 4
 South Africa M Ondruska
 South Africa G Stafford
6 7       3  Netherlands J Eltingh
 Netherlands P Haarhuis
6 6  
 Germany K Braasch
 Germany J Knippschild
1 5      South Africa M Ondruska
 South Africa G Stafford
3 4
3  Netherlands J Eltingh
 Netherlands P Haarhuis
7 7   3  Netherlands J Eltingh
 Netherlands P Haarhuis
6 6  
 South Africa M Barnard
 United States D Randall
62 65  

Section 4

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
7  Canada S Lareau
 United States A O'Brien
4 6 6  
 South Africa B Haygarth
 Belarus M Mirnyi
6 3 0     7  Canada S Lareau
 United States A O'Brien
6 6  
 United States S Davis
 Australia D Macpherson
6 6      United States S Davis
 Australia D Macpherson
4 2  
 Italy A Gaudenzi
 Italy D Nargiso
1 4       7  Canada S Lareau
 United States A O'Brien
6 6  
 Netherlands T Kempers
 Netherlands T Nijssen
4 6 6        Netherlands T Kempers
 Netherlands T Nijssen
3 0  
 South Africa J-L de Jager
 South Africa C van Rensburg
6 3 4      Netherlands T Kempers
 Netherlands T Nijssen
6 1 6
 Argentina P Albano
 Sweden P Nyborg
7 6      Argentina P Albano
 Sweden P Nyborg
2 6 1  
9  Belgium L Pimek
 South Africa B Talbot
5 4       7  Canada S Lareau
 United States A O'Brien
3 6 6
16  United Kingdom N Broad
 South Africa P Norval
7 6       16  United Kingdom N Broad
 South Africa P Norval
6 3 4
 United States M Keil
 Canada S Leblanc
5 3     16  United Kingdom N Broad
 South Africa P Norval
62 7 6  
 Australia P Cash
 Czech Republic P Korda
6 6      Australia P Cash
 Czech Republic P Korda
7 64 3  
 India M Bhupathi
 India L Paes
3 2       16  United Kingdom N Broad
 South Africa P Norval
4 6 6
 South Africa G Muller
 Zimbabwe K Ullyett
6 3 6       2  Zimbabwe B Black
 Canada G Connell
6 3 4  
 Australia J Holmes
 Australia A Painter
3 6 1      South Africa G Muller
 Zimbabwe K Ullyett
5 2
2  Zimbabwe B Black
 Canada G Connell
6 6     2  Zimbabwe B Black
 Canada G Connell
7 6  
 United States L Jensen
 United States M Jensen
0 4  

References

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