1997 Lipton Championships – Men's doubles

Men's doubles
1997 Lipton Championships
Champions	Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde
Runners-up	Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor
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
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

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