1997 Australian Open – Men's Doubles

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

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.

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
• 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
										7	Sébastien Lareau   Alex O'Brien	4	6	6	5	6
										3	Jacco Eltingh   Paul Haarhuis	6	2	4	7	1
	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.