1997 Australian Open – Men's Doubles

Men's Doubles
1997 Australian Open
Champions	Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde[1]
Runners-up	Sébastien Lareau Alex O'Brien
Final score	4–6, 7–5, 7–5, 6–3

The 1997 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at Melbourne Park in Melbourne in Victoria in Australia. It was the 85th edition of the Australian Open and was held from 13 through 26 January 1997.

Seeds

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

Draw

Key

Finals

	Quarterfinals									Semifinals									Final[1]
	1	Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde	6	6	6
	10	Martin Damm Andrei Olhovskiy	3	3	3
										1	Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde	6	7	5	6
										11	Rick Leach Jonathan Stark	3	62	7	1
	4	Ellis Ferreira Patrick Galbraith	5	6	4	65
	11	Rick Leach Jonathan Stark	7	2	6	7
																			1	Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde	4	7	7	6
																			7	Sébastien Lareau Alex O'Brien	6	5	5	3
	5	Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor	3	6	2	6	3
	3	Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis	6	1	6	2	6
										7	Sébastien Lareau Alex O'Brien	4	6	6	5	6
										3	Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis	6	2	4	7	1
	7	Sébastien Lareau Alex O'Brien	3	6	6	7
	16	Neil Broad Piet Norval	6	3	4	5

Top Half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	1	T Woodbridge M Woodforde	6	7
		A Kratzmann M Tebbutt	3	66				1	T Woodbridge M Woodforde	6	3	6
		D Flach TJ Middleton	6	6					D Flach TJ Middleton	0	6	1
		C Ferreira G Köves	3	4											1	T Woodbridge M Woodforde	6	6
		D Johnson F Montana	7	68	11											D Johnson F Montana	1	1
		D Ekerot J Tarango	65	7	9				D Johnson F Montana	6	7
	15	J Novák C Suk	7	4	6			15	J Novák C Suk	4	63
		HJ Davids S Schalken	5	6	4																	1	T Woodbridge M Woodforde	6	6	6
	10	M Damm A Olhovskiy	1	6	6																	10	M Damm A Olhovskiy	3	3	3
		B Hansen-Dent B MacPhie	6	3	4			10	M Damm A Olhovskiy	6	6
		N Djordjevic A Kitinov	6	7					N Djordjevic A Kitinov	4	4
		J-P Fleurian N Pereira	3	5											10	M Damm A Olhovskiy	5	6	6
		G Grant R Smith	6	6											8	J Grabb R Reneberg	7	4	3
		R Bergh G Van Emburgh	3	4					G Grant R Smith	4	64
	8	J Grabb R Reneberg	6	6				8	J Grabb R Reneberg	6	7
		J Crabb T Larkham	4	2

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	4	E Ferreira P Galbraith	6	6
		C Doseděl P Vízner	3	0				4	E Ferreira P Galbraith	7	6
		P McEnroe S Stolle	6	61	6				P McEnroe S Stolle	5	4
		G Ivanišević M Rosset	3	7	1										4	E Ferreira P Galbraith	6	6
		K Thorne J Waite	7	4	6											S Noteboom F Wibier	3	4
		B Ellwood P Tramacchi	61	6	4				K Thorne J Waite	6	4	2
		S Noteboom F Wibier	7	6					S Noteboom F Wibier	4	6	6
	13	D Adams M Oosting	64	3																		4	E Ferreira P Galbraith	5	6	4	65
	11	R Leach J Stark	6	6																		11	R Leach J Stark	7	2	6	7
		T Mitchell G Silcock	0	4				11	R Leach J Stark	6	6
		M Petchey A Richardson	6	6					M Petchey A Richardson	3	4
		J Frana B Shelton	2	4											11	R Leach J Stark	6	66	6
		K Jones S Melville	3	6	6										6	J Björkman N Kulti	3	7	1
		T Carbonell À Corretja	6	4	4				K Jones S Melville	0r
	6	J Björkman N Kulti	6	6				6	J Björkman N Kulti	2
		B Behrens S Cannon	4	3

Bottom Half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	5	M Knowles D Nestor	6	6
		J Eagle A Florent	4	3				5	M Knowles D Nestor	7	7
		S Draper B Steven	6	6					Scott Draper Brett Steven	62	65
		T Henman J Siemerink	3	4											5	M Knowles D Nestor	6	6
		W Arthurs J Ireland	6	3	29										12	L Lobo J Sánchez	4	3
		C Brandi F Messori	3	6	27				W Arthurs J Ireland	2	0
	12	L Lobo J Sánchez	7	5	6			12	L Lobo J Sánchez	6	6
		J Fitzgerald P Rafter	5	7	4																	5	M Knowles D Nestor	3	6	2	6	3
		M-K Goellner D Prinosil	6	6																		3	J Eltingh P Haarhuis	6	1	6	2	6
		G Kuerten F Meligeni	3	4					M-K Goellner D Prinosil
		K Kinnear C Woodruff	7	6					K Kinnear C Woodruff	w/o
		A Belobrajdic G Doyle	62	3												K Kinnear C Woodruff	0	4
		M Ondruska G Stafford	6	7											3	J Eltingh P Haarhuis	6	6
		K Braasch J Knippschild	1	5					M Ondruska G Stafford	3	4
	3	J Eltingh P Haarhuis	7	7				3	J Eltingh P Haarhuis	6	6
		M Barnard D Randall	62	65

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	7	S Lareau A O'Brien	4	6	6
		B Haygarth M Mirnyi	6	3	0			7	S Lareau A O'Brien	6	6
		S Davis D Macpherson	6	6					S Davis D Macpherson	4	2
		A Gaudenzi D Nargiso	1	4											7	S Lareau A O'Brien	6	6
		T Kempers T Nijssen	4	6	6											T Kempers T Nijssen	3	0
		J-L de Jager C van Rensburg	6	3	4				T Kempers T Nijssen	6	1	6
		P Albano P Nyborg	7	6					P Albano P Nyborg	2	6	1
	9	L Pimek B Talbot	5	4																		7	S Lareau A O'Brien	3	6	6
	16	N Broad P Norval	7	6																		16	N Broad P Norval	6	3	4
		M Keil S Leblanc	5	3				16	N Broad P Norval	62	7	6
		P Cash P Korda	6	6					P Cash P Korda	7	64	3
		M Bhupathi L Paes	3	2											16	N Broad P Norval	4	6	6
		G Muller K Ullyett	6	3	6										2	B Black G Connell	6	3	4
		J Holmes A Painter	3	6	1				G Muller K Ullyett	5	2
	2	B Black G Connell	6	6				2	B Black G Connell	7	6
		L Jensen M Jensen	0	4

References

External links

• 1997 Australian Open – Men's Doubles at the International Tennis Federation