1997 Lipton Championships – Men's doubles

Men's doubles
1997 Lipton Championships
Final
ChampionsAustralia Todd Woodbridge
Australia Mark Woodforde
Runners-upThe Bahamas Mark Knowles
Canada Daniel Nestor
Score7–6, 7–6
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
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Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde were the two-time 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.

  1. Australia Todd Woodbridge / Australia Mark Woodforde (champions)
  2. Netherlands Jacco Eltingh / Netherlands Paul Haarhuis (third round)
  3. South Africa Ellis Ferreira / United States Patrick Galbraith (second round)
  4. Zimbabwe Byron Black / Canada Grant Connell (quarterfinals)
  5. The Bahamas Mark Knowles / Canada Daniel Nestor (final)
  6. Canada Sébastien Lareau / United States Alex O'Brien (third round)
  7. United States Rick Leach / United States Jonathan Stark (quarterfinals)
  8. Sweden Jonas Björkman / Sweden Nicklas Kulti (third round)
  9. Argentina Luis Lobo / Spain Javier Sánchez (semifinals)
  10. Belgium Libor Pimek / South Africa Byron Talbot (second round)
  11. Australia Sandon Stolle / Czech Republic Cyril Suk (third round)
  12. United Kingdom Neil Broad / South Africa Piet Norval (semifinals)
  13. n/a
  14. United States Donald Johnson / United States Francisco Montana (second round)
  15. Netherlands Stephen Noteboom / Sweden Peter Nyborg (second round)
  16. Czech Republic Jiří Novák / Czech Republic David Rikl (third round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
1
6 6  
12
3 4  
1
7 7  
5
6 6  
5
6 7  
9
3 6  

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1
6 6  
 
       
3 4  
 
w/o     1
7 6  
 
6 6 6 16
6 1  
WC
7 3 7 WC
4 5  
16
6 7  
1
6 6  
7
4 3  
10
4 4  
WC
4 6 5  
6 6  
 
6 2 7  
6 4  
WC
4 6 3 7
7 6  
Q
6 3 6 Q
3 2  
7
6 6  

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
3
5 1  
 
2 2    
7 6  
 
6 6    
7 3 6
 
7 3 6  
6 6 7
 
5 6 2  
7 6  
14
5 2  
 
3 5  
12
6 7  
12
7 6  
 
7 5 5  
5 3  
 
6 7 7 12
6 6  
 
6 6 5 6
3 4  
 
3 7 7  
1 5  
6
6 7  

Bottom half

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
5
7 6  
 
6 6    
6 4  
 
4 4   5
6 6  
 
6 6 6 11
2 3  
 
4 7 7  
2 5  
11
6 7  
5
6 6  
4
4 4  
LL
6 2  
Q
4 4    
7 6  
 
6 6    
3 2  
 
3 6 6 4
6 6  
 
6 2 7  
4 6  
4
6 7  

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
8
7 6 6
 
6 6    
6 7 2
 
4 1   8
5 6 3
 
6 3 2 9
7 3 6
WC
2 6 6 WC
2 6  
9
6 7  
9
6 6  
WC
3 1  
15
4 6 3
 
7 5 3 WC
6 3 6
WC
6 7 6 WC
5 7 6
 
6 3 7 2
7 6 3
 
4 6 6  
4 6  
2
6 7  

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