1997 Lipton Championships – Men's Doubles

Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde were the 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
Final score7–6, 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

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  

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  

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  

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