1997 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Doubles

Men's Doubles
1997 Wimbledon Championships
Champion	Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde^[1]
Runner-up	Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis
Final score	7–6^(7–4), 7–6^(9–7), 5–7, 6–3

The 1997 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon in London in England. It was the 111th edition of the Wimbledon Championships and were held from 23 June to 6 July 1997. Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde were the four-time defending champions. They successfully defended their title, defeating Jacco Eltingh and Paul Haarhuis 7–6^(7–4), 7–6^(9–7), 5–7, 6–3 in the final.

Seeds

Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.

Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde (Champions)
Jacco Eltingh / Paul Haarhuis (Final)
Yevgeny Kafelnikov / Daniel Vacek (First Round)
Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor (Third Round)
Sébastien Lareau / Alex O'Brien (First Round)
Ellis Ferreira / Patrick Galbraith (Third Round)
Mark Philippoussis / Patrick Rafter (Quarterfinals)
Rick Leach / Jonathan Stark (Third Round)
Jonas Björkman / Nicklas Kulti (Quarterfinals)
Sandon Stolle / Cyril Suk (Third Round)
Neil Broad / Piet Norval (Quarterfinals)
Donald Johnson / Francisco Montana (Quarterfinals)
Unknown (Withdrew)
Libor Pimek / Byron Talbot (First Round)
Grant Connell / Scott Davis (Second Round)
Joshua Eagle / Andrew Florent (First Round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals							Semifinals						Final^[1]

1	Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde	2	6	6	6
9	Jonas Björkman Nicklas Kulti	6	2	3	4
							1	Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde	7	6	3	6

								Wayne Black Jim Grabb	6	4	6	3
	Wayne Black Jim Grabb	6	6	6

12	Donald Johnson Francisco Montana	4	1	2
													1	Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde	7	7	5	6
													2	Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis	6	6	7	3
11	Neil Broad Piet Norval	6	6	6	4	4
	Martin Damm Pavel Vízner	4	4	7	6	6
								Martin Damm Pavel Vízner	2	2	4

							2	Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis	6	6	6
7	Mark Philippoussis Patrick Rafter	6	5	6	3	8

2	Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis	4	7	3	6	10

Top Half

Section 1

First Round					Second Round					Third Round					Quarterfinals

1	T Woodbridge M Woodforde	6	6
	N Pereira C van Rensburg	1	4		1	T Woodbridge M Woodforde	6	6
	B MacPhie G Muller	7	6			B MacPhie G Muller	4	2
	M Petchey A Richardson	6	3							1	T Woodbridge M Woodforde	7	6
	J Knippschild J Tarango	6	7								J Knippschild J Tarango	5	4
	R Bergh D Ekerot	4	5			J Knippschild J Tarango	6	6	6
15	G Connell S Davis	7	5	6	15	G Connell S Davis	4	7	3
	P Nyborg D Orsanic	5	7	3											1	T Woodbridge M Woodforde	2	6	6	6
9	J Björkman N Kulti	7	6												9	J Björkman N Kulti	6	2	3	4
	J Siemerink J Stoltenberg	6	3		9	J Björkman N Kulti	6	6
	B Black J Gimelstob	6	5	6		B Black J Gimelstob	2	1
	K Jones S Melville	4	7	2						9	J Björkman N Kulti	6	3	6
	K Kinnear A Kitinov	7	6	14						8	R Leach J Stark	2	6	3
	P Baur M-K Goellner	6	7	12		K Kinnear A Kitinov	3	6
8	R Leach J Stark	6	6		8	R Leach J Stark	6	7
	J-P Fleurian G Forget	4	3

Section 2

First Round					Second Round					Third Round				Quarterfinals

	E Sánchez F Santoro	6	7
3	Y Kafelnikov D Vacek	2	6			E Sánchez F Santoro	5	4
	W Black J Grabb	6	6			W Black J Grabb	7	6
	R Lavergne S Simian	1	4								W Black J Grabb	7	6
	P Albano C Doseděl	6	6	7							B Behrens C Haggard	5	1
	J Cunha e Silva N Marques	7	3	5		P Albano C Doseděl	6	7	4
	B Behrens C Haggard	4	6	14		B Behrens C Haggard	7	6	6
14	L Pimek B Talbot	6	3	12											W Black J Grabb	6	6	6
12	D Johnson F Montana	3	6	6										12	D Johnson F Montana	4	1	2
	P Cash R Reneberg	6	3	4	12	D Johnson F Montana	6	6	6
	J-L de Jager T Nijssen	7	6			J-L de Jager T Nijssen	2	7	2
	D Sapsford C Wilkinson	6	4							12	D Johnson F Montana	6	6
	J Novák D Rikl	7	6								S Noteboom F Wibier	4	4
	M Keil J Salzenstein	5	3			J Novák D Rikl	3	6	5
	S Noteboom F Wibier	7	3	6		S Noteboom F Wibier	6	3	7
5	S Lareau A O'Brien	6	6	4

Bottom Half

Section 3

First Round					Second Round					Third Round				Quarterfinals

6	E Ferreira P Galbraith	6	6
	TJ Middleton C Woodruff	4	4		6	E Ferreira P Galbraith	6	6
	A Olhovskiy B Steven	4	7	6		A Olhovskiy B Steven	3	3
	J Delgado A Foster	6	5	1						6	E Ferreira P Galbraith	6	6
	C Brandi F Messori	6	3	6						11	N Broad P Norval	7	7
	M Bhupathi L Paes	4	6	3		C Brandi F Messori	6	1
11	N Broad P Norval	6	5	9	11	N Broad P Norval	7	6
	B Ellwood P Tramacchi	4	7	7										11	N Broad P Norval	6	6	6	4	4
	M Damm P Vízner	7	6												M Damm P Vízner	4	4	7	6	6
	D Adams M Barnard	6	4			M Damm P Vízner	6	7
	E Couto B Mota	6	7			E Couto B Mota	4	6
	B Cowan N Weal	4	6								M Damm P Vízner	6	6
	B Haygarth G Van Emburgh	7	6							4	M Knowles D Nestor	4	4
	O Delaître G Raoux	6	2			B Haygarth G Van Emburgh	7	1	4
4	M Knowles D Nestor	6	6		4	M Knowles D Nestor	5	6	6
	T Kempers M Oosting	3	4

Section 4

First Round					Second Round					Third Round				Quarterfinals

7	M Philippoussis P Rafter	4	6	6
	L Jensen M Jensen	6	3	4	7	M Philippoussis P Rafter	6	6
	H Holm N Holm	6	3	6		H Holm N Holm	3	4
	M Lee J Trotman	4	6	3						7	M Philippoussis P Rafter	6	7
	T Kronemann D Macpherson	6	6							10	S Stolle C Suk	4	6
	R Koenig A Rueb	1	4			T Kronemann D Macpherson	3	4
10	S Stolle C Suk	6	3	6	10	S Stolle C Suk	6	6
	D DiLucia R Smith	0	6	4										7	M Philippoussis P Rafter	6	5	6	3	8
	D Randall J Waite	7	6											2	J Eltingh P Haarhuis	4	7	3	6	10
16	J Eagle A Florent	6	2			D Randall J Waite	7	4	2
	S Groen S Hiršzon	7	6			S Groen S Hiršzon	6	6	6
	W Arthurs A Kratzmann	6	4								S Groen S Hiršzon	6	4
	M Ondruska G Stafford	6	6							2	J Eltingh P Haarhuis	7	6
	M Mirnyi K Ullyett	3	4			Marcos Ondruska Grant Stafford	4	3
2	J Eltingh P Haarhuis	7	7		2	J Eltingh P Haarhuis	6	6
	P Kilderry M Tebbutt	6	6

References

1 2 "1997 Wimbledon". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 30 December 2014.

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