1997 Lipton Championships – Men's doubles

Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde were the two-time 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
Score	7–6, 7–6

Seeds

All sixteen seeded teams received byes into the second round.

1. Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde (champions)
2. Jacco Eltingh / Paul Haarhuis (third round)
3. Ellis Ferreira / Patrick Galbraith (second round)
4. Byron Black / Grant Connell (quarterfinals)
5. Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor (final)
6. Sébastien Lareau / Alex O'Brien (third round)
7. Rick Leach / Jonathan Stark (quarterfinals)
8. Jonas Björkman / Nicklas Kulti (third round)
9. Luis Lobo / Javier Sánchez (semifinals)
10. Libor Pimek / Byron Talbot (second round)
11. Sandon Stolle / Cyril Suk (third round)
12. Neil Broad / Piet Norval (semifinals)
13. n/a
14. Donald Johnson / Francisco Montana (second round)
15. Stephen Noteboom / Peter Nyborg (second round)
16. Jiří Novák / David Rikl (third round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• ITF = ITF entry
• PR = Protected ranking
• SR = Special ranking
• SE = Special exempt
• JE = Junior exempt
• JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
• CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
• NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
• 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