1997 Great American Insurance ATP Championships – Doubles

Mark Knowles and Daniel Nestor were the defending champions, but Knowles did not compete this year. Nestor teamed up with Cyril Suk and lost in quarterfinals to Olivier Delaître and Fabrice Santoro.

Doubles
1997 Great American Insurance ATP Championships
Champions	Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde
Runners-up	Mark Philippoussis Patrick Rafter
Final score	7–6, 4–6, 6–4

Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde won the title by defeating Mark Philippoussis and Patrick Rafter 7–6, 4–6, 6–4 in an all-australian final.

Seeds

The first four seeds received a bye into the second round.

Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde (Champions)
Yevgeny Kafelnikov / Daniel Vacek (Second round)
Sébastien Lareau / Alex O'Brien (Semifinals)
Daniel Nestor / Cyril Suk (Quarterfinals)
Ellis Ferreira / Patrick Galbraith (Quarterfinals)
Rick Leach / Jonathan Stark (First round)
Mark Philippoussis / Patrick Rafter (Final)
Donald Johnson / Francisco Montana (Second round)

Draw

Key

Finals

	Semifinals							Final


	1	Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde	6	6

	3	Sébastien Lareau Alex O'Brien	2	1
								1	Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde	7	4	6

								7	Mark Philippoussis Patrick Rafter	6	6	4
		Olivier Delaître Fabrice Santoro	6	6	4

	7	Mark Philippoussis Patrick Rafter	4	7	6

Top Half

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinales


								1	T Woodbridge M Woodforde	6	4	7
		J Eltingh J Siemerink	7	7					J Eltingh J Siemerink	2	6	5
	Q	B Bryan M Bryan	6	6											1	T Woodbridge M Woodforde	2	7	6
		J Waite F Wibier	0	4												M Bhupathi L Paes	6	6	1
		M Bhupathi L Paes	6	6					M Bhupathi L Paes	7	5	6
	Q	S Draper J Stoltenberg	5	1				8	D Johnson F Montana	5	7	4
	8	D Johnson F Montana	7	6																		1	T Woodbridge M Woodforde	6	6
																						3	S Lareau A O'Brien	2	1
								3	S Lareau A O'Brien	6	6
		D Adams K Ullyett	4	4					T Kronemann D Macpherson	2	4
		T Kronemann D Macpherson	6	6											3	S Lareau A O'Brien	6	7
		J Grabb P Korda	4	2											5	E Ferreira P Galbraith	4	5
		P Albano À Corretja	6	6					P Albano À Corretja	7	4	3
	WC	G Ivanišević C Woodruff	6	6	6			5	E Ferreira P Galbraith	6	6	6
	5	E Ferreira P Galbraith	7	2	7

Bottom Half

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinales

	6	R Leach J Stark	6	4
		O Delaître F Santoro	7	6					O Delaître F Santoro	7	6
		B Black B Steven	5	6					N Broad P Norval	6	3
		N Broad P Norval	7	7												O Delaître F Santoro	6	6
	WC	S Groen G Kuerten	4	6	3										4	D Nestor C Suk	4	2
	WC	T Haas M Ríos	6	4	6			WC	T Haas M Ríos	2	5
								4	D Nestor C Suk	6	7
																							O Delaître F Santoro	6	6	4
	7	M Philippoussis P Rafter	7	6																		7	M Philippoussis P Rafter	4	7	6
	WC	W Ferreira T Henman	5	4				7	M Philippoussis P Rafter	6	6
		J Eagle A Florent	2	7	3				L Jensen M Jensen	4	4
		L Jensen M Jensen	6	6	6										7	M Philippoussis P Rafter	6	6
		J Björkman MK Goellner	6	7												J Björkman MK Goellner	2	3
		M Damm P Vízner	4	6					J Björkman MK Goellner	4	7	7
								2	Y Kafelnikov D Vacek	6	6	6

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