1997 Newsweek Champions Cup – Doubles

Doubles
1997 Newsweek Champions Cup
Champions	Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor
Runners-up	Mark Philippoussis Patrick Rafter
Final score	7–6, 4–6, 7–5

Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde were the defending champions but lost in the semifinals to Mark Philippoussis and Patrick Rafter.

Mark Knowles and Daniel Nestor won in the final 7–6, 4–6, 7–5 against Philippoussis and Rafter.

Seeds

The top four seeded teams received byes into the second round.

1. Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde (Final)
2. Jacco Eltingh / Paul Haarhuis (Second Round)
3. Byron Black / Grant Connell (Second Round)
4. Ellis Ferreira / Patrick Galbraith (Second Round)
5. Sébastien Lareau / Alex O'Brien (Quarterfinals)
6. Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor (Champions)
7. Jonas Björkman / Nicklas Kulti (Quarterfinals)
8. Rick Leach / Jonathan Stark (Quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

Q = Qualifier WC = Wild Card LL = Lucky Loser

Alt = Alternate SE = Special Exempt PR = Protected Ranking

w/o = Walkover r = Retired d = Defaulted

Final

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Todd Woodbridge   Mark Woodforde	4	6	6
		Mark Philippoussis   Patrick Rafter	6	4	7
									Mark Philippoussis   Patrick Rafter	6	6	5
								6	Mark Knowles   Daniel Nestor	7	4	7
	6	Mark Knowles   Daniel Nestor	6	3	6
	Q	Scott Davis   Kelly Jones	4	6	3

Top Half

First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
							1	T Woodbridge   M Woodforde	6	6	6
	N Broad   P Norval	4	6	7				N Broad   P Norval	3	7	4
	G Forget   M Rosset	6	3	5										1	T Woodbridge   M Woodforde	6	7
WC	L Jensen   M Jensen	7	6											8	R Leach   J Stark	3	5
WC	J Courier   C Woodruff	6	4				WC	L Jensen   M Jensen	6	1
	S Stolle   C Suk	6	3	4			8	R Leach   J Stark	7	6
8	R Leach   J Stark	3	6	6																	1	T Woodbridge   M Woodforde	4	6	6
																						M Philippoussis   P Rafter	6	4	7
							3	B Black   G Connell	6	4
	J Novák   P Vízner	2	3					M Philippoussis   P Rafter	7	6
	M Philippoussis   P Rafter	6	6												M Philippoussis   P Rafter	7	6
	B MacPhie   M Tebbutt	4	4											5	S Lareau   A O'Brien	6	6
	J Grabb   R Reneberg	6	6					J Grabb   R Reneberg	3	6
	T Ho   J Waite	1	5				5	S Lareau   A O'Brien	6	7
5	S Lareau   A O'Brien	6	7

Bottom Half

First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
6	M Knowles   D Nestor	4	7	6
	D Johnson   F Montana	6	5	3			6	M Knowles   D Nestor	7	6
	H J Davids   S Schalken	6	6	6			WC	W Ferreira   G Muller	5	3
WC	W Ferreira   G Muller	4	7	7										6	M Knowles   D Nestor	7	6
	J Eagle   A Florent	3	2												M-K Goellner   B Talbot	5	4
	M-K Goellner   B Talbot	6	6					M-K Goellner   B Talbot	4	6	6
							4	E Ferreira   P Galbraith	6	3	4
																					6	M Knowles   D Nestor	6	3	6
7	J Björkman   N Kulti	6	6																		Q	S Davis   K Jones	4	6	3
Q	M Ondruska   L Paes	2	4				7	J Björkman   N Kulti	6	6
	T Kronemann   D Macpherson	4	4					L Lobo   J Sánchez	3	3
	L Lobo   J Sánchez	6	6											7	J Björkman   N Kulti	6	4
	J Tarango   C van Rensburg	6	4											Q	S Davis   K Jones	7	6
Q	S Davis   K Jones	7	6				Q	S Davis   K Jones	7	6
							2	J Eltingh   P Haarhuis	6	4

References

• 1997 Newsweek Champions Cup Doubles Draw