1997 Australian Men's Hardcourt Championships – Doubles

1997 Australian Men's Hardcourt Championships
1996 champions   Todd Woodbridge
Mark Woodforde
Champions   Patrick Rafter
Bryan Shelton
Runners-up   Todd Woodbridge
Mark Woodforde
Final score   6–4, 1–6, 6–3
Events
Singles   Doubles

Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde were the defending champions but lost in the final 6–4, 1–6, 6–3 against Patrick Rafter and Bryan Shelton.

Contents

Seeds

Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.

  1. Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde (Final)
  2. Byron Black / Grant Connell (Semifinals)
  3. Yevgeny Kafelnikov / Daniel Vacek (First Round)
  4. Ellis Ferreira / Patrick Galbraith (First Round)

Draw

Key

First Round   Quarterfinals   Semifinals   Final
1   T Woodbridge
  M Woodforde
5 6 6  
    J Novák
  C Suk
7 4 4     1   T Woodbridge
  M Woodforde
6 3 6  
    J Grabb
  J Tarango
6 6         J Grabb
  J Tarango
3 6 0  
    M Ondruska
  B Talbot
4 1         1   T Woodbridge
  M Woodforde
6 6    
3   Y Kafelnikov
  D Vacek
6 7 2       Q   N Broad
  G Muller
3 3    
Q   N Broad
  G Muller
7 5 6     Q   N Broad
  G Muller
6 6  
    A O'Brien
  J Stark
6 7         A O'Brien
  J Stark
4 3    
    D Adams
  M Oosting
3 6         1   Todd Woodbridge
  Mark Woodforde
4 6 3
WC   P Rafter
  B Shelton
5 6 7       WC   Patrick Rafter
  Bryan Shelton
6 1 6
WC   P Cash
  S Stolle
7 3 6     WC   P Rafter
  B Shelton
6 6    
WC   J Eagle
  A Florent
6 7     WC   J Eagle
  A Florent
4 4    
4   E Ferreira
  P Galbraith
3 6         WC   P Rafter
  B Shelton
7 7  
    M Damm
  P Vízner
4 7 7       2   B Black
  G Connell
5 6    
    J Björkman
  N Kulti
6 6 6         M Damm
  P Vízner
3 7 2
    P Albano
  L Lobo
4 4     2   B Black
  G Connell
6 5 6  
2   B Black
  G Connell
6 6    

References