1997 Australian Open – Men's Doubles

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.

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

Main article: 1997 Australian Open

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 (Champions)
2. Byron Black / Grant Connell (Third Round)
3. Jacco Eltingh / Paul Haarhuis (Semifinals)
4. Ellis Ferreira / Patrick Galbraith (Quarterfinals)
5. Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor (Quarterfinals)
6. Jonas Björkman / Nicklas Kulti (Third Round)
7. Sébastien Lareau / Alex O'Brien (Final)
8. Jim Grabb / Richey Reneberg (Third Round)
9. Libor Pimek / Byron Talbot (First Round)
10. Martin Damm / Andrei Olhovskiy (Quarterfinals)
11. Rick Leach / Jonathan Stark (Semifinals)
12. Luis Lobo / Javier Sánchez (Third Round)
13. David Adams / Menno Oosting (First Round)
14. Unknown (Withdrew)
15. Jiří Novák / Cyril Suk (Second Round)
16. Neil Broad / Piet Norval (Quarterfinals)

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

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	6^2	7	1
	4	Ellis Ferreira Patrick Galbraith	5	6	4	6^5
	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
										3	Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis	6	2	4	7	2
										7	Sébastien Lareau Alex O'Brien	4	6	6	5	6
	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	6^6				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	6^8	11											D Johnson F Montana	1	1
		D Ekerot J Tarango	6^5	7	9				D Johnson F Montana	6	7
	15	J Novák C Suk	7	4	6			15	J Novák C Suk	4	6^3
		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	6^4
	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	6^1	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	6^1	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	6^4	3																		4	E Ferreira P Galbraith	5	6	4	6^5
	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	6^6	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	0^r
	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	6^2	6^5
		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	6^2	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	6^2	6^5

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	6^2	7	6
		P Cash P Korda	6	6					P Cash P Korda	7	6^4	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

1. "1997 Australian Open". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 30 December 2014.

External links

• 1997 Australian Open – Men's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation