1997 Lipton Championships – Men's Doubles

Men's Doubles
1997 Lipton Championships
Champions	Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde
Runners-up	Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor
Final score	7–6, 7–6

Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde were the defending champions and won in the final 7–6, 7–6 against Mark Knowles and Daniel Nestor.

Seeds

All sixteen seeded teams received byes into the second round.

2

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

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