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.

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

Draw

Key

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

Top Half

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

Bottom Half

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

1997 ATP Tour « 1996 1998 »
Grand Slam events	Australian Open French Open Wimbledon US Open
Mercedes Super 9	Indian Wells Key Biscayne Monte Carlo Hamburg Rome Montreal Cincinnati Stuttgart Indoor Paris
ATP Championship Series	Antwerp Memphis Milan Philadelphia Barcelona Tokyo Stuttgart Outdoor Washington Indianapolis New Haven Singapore Vienna
ATP World Series	Adelaide Doha Auckland Sydney Shanghai Zagreb Dubai Marseille San Jose Rotterdam Scottsdale Copenhagen St. Petersburg Casablanca Chennai Estoril Hong Kong Orlando Atlanta Munich Prague Coral Springs St. Pölten Halle London/Queen's Club Bologna Nottingham 's-Hertogenbosch Gstaad Båstad Newport Kitzbühel Los Angeles Umag Amsterdam San Marino Long Island Boston Bournemouth Marbella Tashkent Bucharest Toulouse Basel Beijing Palermo Lyon Ostrava Mexico City Bogotá Moscow Santiago Stockholm
Team events	Davis Cup (World Group Qualifying Round) World Team Cup
ATP Tour World Championships, Hanover (singles), Hartford (doubles)

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.