1997 ATP Tour World Championships – Doubles
| Doubles | |
|---|---|
| 1997 ATP Tour World Championships | |
| Champions |  Rick Leach Jonathan Stark |
| Runners-up |  Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes |
| Score | 6–3, 6–4, 7–6(7–3) |
Mark Woodforde and Todd Woodbridge were the defending champions, but lost in the round robin.
Rick Leach and Jonathan Stark won in the final 6–3, 6–4, 7–6(7–3), against Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes.
Seeds
Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde (Round Robin)
Jacco Eltingh / Paul Haarhuis (Semifinals)
Ellis Ferreira / 
Patrick Galbraith (Round Robin)- Rick Leach / Jonathan Stark (Champions)
Mahesh Bhupathi / Leander Paes (Final)
Sébastien Lareau / Alex O'Brien (Semifinals)
Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor (Round Robin, withdrew due to a rib injury of Knowles)- Donald Johnson / Francisco Montana (Round Robin)
- Trevor Kronemann / David Macpherson (Round Robin)
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 | ||||||||||||||
| 5 | Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||
| 6 |  Sébastien Lareau Alex O'Brien
| 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes
| 3 | 4 | 63 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Rick Leach Jonathan Stark
| 6 | 6 | 77 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Rick Leach Jonathan Stark
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||
| 2 |  Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis
| 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||
Green Group
 Woodbridge Woodforde
|
Leach Stark
|
Lareau O'Brien
|
Johnson Montana
|
RR W–L |
Set W–L |
Game W–L |
Standings | ||
| 1 | Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde
|
6–3, 6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–5) | 6–7(4–7), 5–7 | 6–4, 6–1 | 2–1 | 4–3 | 42–35 | 3 | |
| 4 | Rick Leach Jonathan Stark
|
3–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–7(5–7) | 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 | 6–3, 6–4 | 2–1 | 5–3 | 43–39 | 1 | |
| 6 | Sébastien Lareau Alex O'Brien
|
7–6(7–4), 7–5 | 4–6, 6–3, 3–6 | 6–3, 3–6, 6–3 | 2–1 | 5–3 | 42–38 | 2 | |
| 8 | Donald Johnson Francisco Montana
|
4–6, 1–6 | 3–6, 4–6 | 3–6, 6–3, 3–6 | 0–3 | 1–6 | 24–39 | 4 |
Standings are determined by: 1) Number of wins; 2) Number of matches; 3) In two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4) In three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5) Steering Committee decision.
Yellow Group
| Eltingh Haarhuis
|
 Ferreira Galbraith
|
Bhupathi Paes
|
 Knowles Nestor Kronemann Macpherson
|
RR W–L |
Set W–L |
Game W–L |
Standings | ||
| 2 | Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis
|
7–6(7–1), 6–7(5–7), 6–2 | 6–3, 6–2 | 6–4, 7–6(7–4) (w/ Knowles / Nestor) |
3–0 | 6–1 | 44–30 | 1 | |
| 3 | Ellis Ferreira Patrick Galbraith
|
6–7(1–7), 7–6(7–5), 2–6 | 5–7, 4–6 | 6–2, 6–7(6–8), 7–5 (w/ Knowles / Nestor) |
1–2 | 3–5 | 43–46 | 3 | |
| 5 | Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes
|
3–6, 2–6 | 7–5, 6–4 | 6–4, 7–6(7–5) (w/ Kronemann / Macpherson) |
2–1 | 4–2 | 31–31 | 2 | |
9 |
Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor Trevor Kronemann David Macpherson
|
4–6, 6–7(4–7) (w/ Knowles / Nestor) |
2–6, 7–6(8–6), 5–7 (w/ Knowles / Nestor) |
4–6, 6–7(5–7) (w/ Kronemann / Macpherson) |
0–1 |
0–2 |
10–13 |
5 |
Standings are determined by: 1) Number of wins; 2) Number of matches; 3) In two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4) In three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5) Steering Committee decision.