1997 Australian Open – Men's Doubles

Men's Doubles
	1997 Australian Open
Champions	Todd Woodbridge ; Mark Woodforde[1]
Runners-up	Sébastien Lareau ; 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.

Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde (Champions)
Byron Black / Grant Connell (Third Round)
Jacco Eltingh / Paul Haarhuis (Semifinals)
Ellis Ferreira / Patrick Galbraith (Quarterfinals)
Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor (Quarterfinals)
Jonas Björkman / Nicklas Kulti (Third Round)
Sébastien Lareau / Alex O'Brien (Final)
Jim Grabb / Richey Reneberg (Third Round)
Libor Pimek / Byron Talbot (First Round)
Martin Damm / Andrei Olhovskiy (Quarterfinals)
Rick Leach / Jonathan Stark (Semifinals)
Luis Lobo / Javier Sánchez (Third Round)
David Adams / Menno Oosting (First Round)
Unknown (Withdrew)
Jiří Novák / Cyril Suk (Second Round)
Neil Broad / Piet Norval (Quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final[1]


1	Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde	6	6	6

10	Martin Damm Andrei Olhovskiy	3	3	3
							1	Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde	6	7	5	6

							11	Rick Leach Jonathan Stark	3	6²	7	1
4	Ellis Ferreira Patrick Galbraith	5	6	4	6⁵

11	Rick Leach Jonathan Stark	7	2	6	7
														1	Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde	4	7	7	6

														7	Sébastien Lareau Alex O'Brien	6	5	5	3
5	Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor	3	6	2	6	3

3	Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis	6	1	6	2	6
							3	Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis	6	2	4	7	2

							7	Sébastien Lareau Alex O'Brien	4	6	6	5	6
7	Sébastien Lareau Alex O'Brien	3	6	6	7

16	Neil Broad Piet Norval	6	3	4	5

Top Half

Section 1

First Round					Second Round					Third Round					Quarterfinals

1	T Woodbridge M Woodforde	6	7
	A Kratzmann M Tebbutt	3	6⁶		1	T Woodbridge M Woodforde	6	3	6
	D Flach TJ Middleton	6	6			D Flach TJ Middleton	0	6	1
	C Ferreira G Köves	3	4							1	T Woodbridge M Woodforde	6	6
	D Johnson F Montana	7	6⁸	11							D Johnson F Montana	1	1
	D Ekerot J Tarango	6⁵	7	9		D Johnson F Montana	6	7
15	J Novák C Suk	7	4	6	15	J Novák C Suk	4	6³
	HJ Davids S Schalken	5	6	4											1	T Woodbridge M Woodforde	6	6	6
10	M Damm A Olhovskiy	1	6	6											10	M Damm A Olhovskiy	3	3	3
	B Hansen-Dent B MacPhie	6	3	4	10	M Damm A Olhovskiy	6	6
	N Djordjevic A Kitinov	6	7			N Djordjevic A Kitinov	4	4
	J-P Fleurian N Pereira	3	5							10	M Damm A Olhovskiy	5	6	6
	G Grant R Smith	6	6							8	J Grabb R Reneberg	7	4	3
	R Bergh G Van Emburgh	3	4			G Grant R Smith	4	6⁴
8	J Grabb R Reneberg	6	6		8	J Grabb R Reneberg	6	7
	J Crabb T Larkham	4	2

Section 2

First Round					Second Round					Third Round					Quarterfinals

4	E Ferreira P Galbraith	6	6
	C Doseděl P Vízner	3	0		4	E Ferreira P Galbraith	7	6
	P McEnroe S Stolle	6	6¹	6		P McEnroe S Stolle	5	4
	G Ivanišević M Rosset	3	7	1						4	E Ferreira P Galbraith	6	6
	K Thorne J Waite	7	4	6							S Noteboom F Wibier	3	4
	B Ellwood P Tramacchi	6¹	6	4		K Thorne J Waite	6	4	2
	S Noteboom F Wibier	7	6			S Noteboom F Wibier	4	6	6
13	D Adams M Oosting	6⁴	3												4	E Ferreira P Galbraith	5	6	4	6⁵
11	R Leach J Stark	6	6												11	R Leach J Stark	7	2	6	7
	T Mitchell G Silcock	0	4		11	R Leach J Stark	6	6
	M Petchey A Richardson	6	6			M Petchey A Richardson	3	4
	J Frana B Shelton	2	4							11	R Leach J Stark	6	6⁶	6
	K Jones S Melville	3	6	6						6	J Björkman N Kulti	3	7	1
	T Carbonell À Corretja	6	4	4		K Jones S Melville	0^r
6	J Björkman N Kulti	6	6		6	J Björkman N Kulti	2
	B Behrens S Cannon	4	3

Bottom Half

Section 3

First Round					Second Round				Third Round				Quarterfinals

5	M Knowles D Nestor	6	6
	J Eagle A Florent	4	3		5	M Knowles D Nestor	7	7
	S Draper B Steven	6	6			Scott Draper Brett Steven	6²	6⁵
	T Henman J Siemerink	3	4						5	M Knowles D Nestor	6	6
	W Arthurs J Ireland	6	3	29					12	L Lobo J Sánchez	4	3
	C Brandi F Messori	3	6	27		W Arthurs J Ireland	2	0
12	L Lobo J Sánchez	7	5	6	12	L Lobo J Sánchez	6	6
	J Fitzgerald P Rafter	5	7	4									5	M Knowles D Nestor	3	6	2	6	3
	M-K Goellner D Prinosil	6	6										3	J Eltingh P Haarhuis	6	1	6	2	6
	G Kuerten F Meligeni	3	4			M-K Goellner D Prinosil
	K Kinnear C Woodruff	7	6			K Kinnear C Woodruff	w/o
	A Belobrajdic G Doyle	6²	3							K Kinnear C Woodruff	0	4
	M Ondruska G Stafford	6	7						3	J Eltingh P Haarhuis	6	6
	K Braasch J Knippschild	1	5			M Ondruska G Stafford	3	4
3	J Eltingh P Haarhuis	7	7		3	J Eltingh P Haarhuis	6	6
	M Barnard D Randall	6²	6⁵

Section 4

First Round					Second Round					Third Round					Quarterfinals

7	S Lareau A O'Brien	4	6	6
	B Haygarth M Mirnyi	6	3	0	7	S Lareau A O'Brien	6	6
	S Davis D Macpherson	6	6			S Davis D Macpherson	4	2
	A Gaudenzi D Nargiso	1	4							7	S Lareau A O'Brien	6	6
	T Kempers T Nijssen	4	6	6							T Kempers T Nijssen	3	0
	J-L de Jager C van Rensburg	6	3	4		T Kempers T Nijssen	6	1	6
	P Albano P Nyborg	7	6			P Albano P Nyborg	2	6	1
9	L Pimek B Talbot	5	4												7	S Lareau A O'Brien	3	6	6
16	N Broad P Norval	7	6												16	N Broad P Norval	6	3	4
	M Keil S Leblanc	5	3		16	N Broad P Norval	6²	7	6
	P Cash P Korda	6	6			P Cash P Korda	7	6⁴	3
	M Bhupathi L Paes	3	2							16	N Broad P Norval	4	6	6
	G Muller K Ullyett	6	3	6						2	B Black G Connell	6	3	4
	J Holmes A Painter	3	6	1		G Muller K Ullyett	5	2
2	B Black G Connell	6	6		2	B Black G Connell	7	6
	L Jensen M Jensen	0	4

References

"1997 Australian Open". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 30 December 2014.

External links

1997 Australian Open – Men's Doubles at the International Tennis Federation

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[ITF-1] "1997 Australian Open". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 30 December 2014.

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