1997 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Doubles

Men's Doubles
	1997 Wimbledon Championships
Champions	Todd Woodbridge ; Mark Woodforde
Runners-up	Jacco Eltingh ; Paul Haarhuis
Final score	7–6(7–4), 7–6(9–7), 5–7, 6–3
Draw	64 (3Q / 6WC)
Seeds	16

Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde successfully defended their title for a fifth consecutive year, defeating Jacco Eltingh and Paul Haarhuis in the final, 7–6^(7–4), 7–6^(9–7), 5–7, 6–3 to win the Gentlemen's Doubles title at the 1997 Wimbledon Championships.[1]

Seeds

01.

Todd Woodbridge /

Mark Woodforde (Champions)

02.

Jacco Eltingh /

Paul Haarhuis (Final)

03.

Yevgeny Kafelnikov /

Daniel Vacek (First round)

04.

Mark Knowles /

Daniel Nestor (Third round)

05.

Sébastien Lareau /

Alex O'Brien (First round)

06.

Ellis Ferreira /

Patrick Galbraith (Third round)

07.

Mark Philippoussis /

Pat Rafter (Quarterfinals)

08.

Rick Leach /

Jonathan Stark (Third round)

09.

Jonas Björkman /

Nicklas Kulti (Quarterfinals)

10.

Sandon Stolle /

Cyril Suk (Third round)

11.

Neil Broad /

Piet Norval (Quarterfinals)

12.

Donald Johnson /

Francisco Montana (Quarterfinals)

13.

Martin Damm /

Pavel Vízner (Semifinals)

14.

Libor Pimek /

Byron Talbot (First round)

15.

Grant Connell /

Scott Davis (Second round)

16.

Joshua Eagle /

Andrew Florent (First round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Qualifying

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals							Semifinals						Final


1	Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde	2	6	6	6

9	Jonas Björkman Nicklas Kulti	6	2	3	4
							1	Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde	7⁷	6	3	6

								Wayne Black Jim Grabb	6³	4	6	3
	Wayne Black Jim Grabb	6	6	6

12	Donald Johnson Francisco Montana	4	1	2
													1	Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde	7⁷	7⁹	5	6

													2	Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis	6⁴	6⁷	7	3
11	Neil Broad Piet Norval	6	6	6³	4	4

13	Martin Damm Pavel Vízner	4	4	7⁷	6	6
							13	Martin Damm Pavel Vízner	2	2	4

							2	Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis	6	6	6
7	Mark Philippoussis Pat Rafter	6	5	6	3	8

2	Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis	4	7	3	6	10

Top half

Section 1

First Round					Second Round					Third Round					Quarterfinals

1	T Woodbridge M Woodforde	6	6
	N Pereira C van Rensburg	1	4		1	T Woodbridge M Woodforde	6	6
	B MacPhie G Muller	7⁷	6			B MacPhie G Muller	4	2
WC	M Petchey A Richardson	6³	3							1	T Woodbridge M Woodforde	7	6
	R Bergh D Ekerot	4	5								J Knippschild J Tarango	5	4
	J Knippschild J Tarango	6	7			J Knippschild J Tarango	6	6⁵	6
	P Nyborg D Orsanic	5	7	3	15	G Connell S Davis	4	7⁷	3
15	G Connell S Davis	7	5	6											1	T Woodbridge M Woodforde	2	6	6	6
9	J Björkman N Kulti	7⁸	6												9	J Björkman N Kulti	6	2	3	4
WC	J Siemerink J Stoltenberg	6⁶	3		9	J Björkman N Kulti	6	6
	B Black J Gimelstob	6	5	6		B Black J Gimelstob	2	1
	K Jones S Melville	4	7	2						9	J Björkman N Kulti	6	3	6
	K Kinnear A Kitinov	7⁷	6⁶	14						8	R Leach J Stark	2	6	3
	P Baur M-K Goellner	6⁵	7⁸	12		K Kinnear A Kitinov	3	6³
	J-P Fleurian G Forget	4	3		8	R Leach J Stark	6	7⁷
8	R Leach J Stark	6	6

Section 2

First Round					Second Round					Third Round				Quarterfinals

3	Y Kafelnikov D Vacek	2	6⁵
	E Sánchez F Santoro	6	7⁷			E Sánchez F Santoro	5	4
LL	R Lavergne S Simian	1	4			W Black J Grabb	7	6
	W Black J Grabb	6	6								W Black J Grabb	7	6
	J Cunha e Silva N Marques	7⁷	3	5						LL	B Behrens C Haggard	5	1
	P Albano C Doseděl	6⁵	6	7		P Albano C Doseděl	6⁴	7⁷	4
LL	B Behrens C Haggard	4	6	14	LL	B Behrens C Haggard	7⁷	6⁵	6
14	L Pimek B Talbot	6	3	12											W Black J Grabb	6	6	6
12	D Johnson F Montana	3	6	6										12	D Johnson F Montana	4	1	2
	P Cash R Reneberg	6	3	4	12	D Johnson F Montana	6	6³	6
	J-L de Jager T Nijssen	7⁷	6			J-L de Jager T Nijssen	2	7⁷	2
WC	D Sapsford C Wilkinson	6⁴	4							12	D Johnson F Montana	6	6
	J Novák D Rikl	7	6								S Noteboom F Wibier	4	4
	M Keil J Salzenstein	5	3			J Novák D Rikl	3	6	5
	S Noteboom F Wibier	7⁷	3	6		S Noteboom F Wibier	6	3	7
5	S Lareau A O'Brien	6⁵	6	4

Bottom half

Section 3

First Round					Second Round					Third Round				Quarterfinals

6	E Ferreira P Galbraith	6	6
	TJ Middleton C Woodruff	4	4		6	E Ferreira P Galbraith	6	6
WC	J Delgado A Foster	6	5	1		A Olhovskiy B Steven	3	3
	A Olhovskiy B Steven	4	7	6						6	E Ferreira P Galbraith	6⁵	6⁴
	M Bhupathi L Paes	4	6	3						11	N Broad P Norval	7⁷	7⁷
	C Brandi F Messori	6	3	6		C Brandi F Messori	6⁵	1
Q	B Ellwood P Tramacchi	4	7	7	11	N Broad P Norval	7⁷	6
11	N Broad P Norval	6	5	9										11	N Broad P Norval	6	6	6³	4	4
13	M Damm P Vízner	7⁷	6											13	M Damm P Vízner	4	4	7⁷	6	6
	D Adams M Barnard	6⁴	4		13	M Damm P Vízner	6	7⁷
WC	B Cowan N Weal	4	6⁵			E Couto B Mota	4	6⁵
	E Couto B Mota	6	7⁷							13	M Damm P Vízner	6	6
	B Haygarth G Van Emburgh	7⁷	6							4	M Knowles D Nestor	4	4
	O Delaître G Raoux	6⁵	2			B Haygarth G Van Emburgh	7	1	4
	T Kempers M Oosting	3	4		4	M Knowles D Nestor	5	6	6
4	M Knowles D Nestor	6	6

Section 4

First Round					Second Round					Third Round				Quarterfinals

7	M Philippoussis P Rafter	4	6	6
	L Jensen M Jensen	6	3	4	7	M Philippoussis P Rafter	6	6
WC	M Lee J Trotman	4	6	3	LL	H Holm N Holm	3	4
LL	H Holm N Holm	6	3	6						7	M Philippoussis P Rafter	6	7⁷
Q	R Koenig A Rueb	1	4							10	S Stolle C Suk	4	6⁴
	T Kronemann D Macpherson	6	6			T Kronemann D Macpherson	3	4
Q	D DiLucia R Smith	0	6	4	10	S Stolle C Suk	6	6
10	S Stolle C Suk	6	3	6										7	M Philippoussis P Rafter	6	5	6	3	8
16	J Eagle A Florent	6⁵	2											2	J Eltingh P Haarhuis	4	7	3	6	10
	D Randall J Waite	7⁷	6			D Randall J Waite	7⁹	4	2
	W Arthurs A Kratzmann	6⁵	4			S Groen S Hiršzon	6⁷	6	6
	S Groen S Hiršzon	7⁷	6								S Groen S Hiršzon	6⁴	4
	M Mirnyi K Ullyett	3	4							2	J Eltingh P Haarhuis	7⁷	6
	M Ondruska G Stafford	6	6			Marcos Ondruska Grant Stafford	4	3
	P Kilderry M Tebbutt	6⁴	6²		2	J Eltingh P Haarhuis	6	6
2	J Eltingh P Haarhuis	7⁷	7⁷

References

Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.

External links

Source for the draw at Wimbledon.com
"Wimbledon 1997 – Doubles Draw". atpworldtour.com. ATP World Tour. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
"Wimbledon 1997". itftennis.com. International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 21 April 2018.

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[Barrett-1] Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.