1997 ATP Tour World Championships – Doubles

Mark Woodforde and Todd Woodbridge were the defending champions, but lost in the round robin.

Doubles
1997 ATP Tour World Championships
Champions Rick Leach
Jonathan Stark
Runners-up Mahesh Bhupathi
Leander Paes
Final score6–3, 6–4, 7–6(7–3)

Rick Leach and Jonathan Stark won in the final 6–3, 6–4, 7–6(7–3), against Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes.

Seeds

  1. Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde (Round Robin)
  2. Jacco Eltingh / Paul Haarhuis (Semifinals)
  3. Ellis Ferreira / Patrick Galbraith (Round Robin)
  4. Rick Leach / Jonathan Stark (Champions)
  5. Mahesh Bhupathi / Leander Paes (Final)
  6. Sébastien Lareau / Alex O'Brien (Semifinals)
  7. Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor (Round Robin, withdrew due to a rib injury of Knowles)
  8. Donald Johnson / Francisco Montana (Round Robin)
  9. Trevor Kronemann / David Macpherson (Round Robin)

Draw

Key

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
7

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)
0–2

0–1
1–4

0–2
24–32

10–13
4

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.

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