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.

Draw

Key

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	62	7	1
	4	Ellis Ferreira   Patrick Galbraith	5	6	4	65
	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	66				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	68	11											D Johnson   F Montana	1	1
	D Ekerot   J Tarango	65	7	9				D Johnson   F Montana	6	7
15	J Novák   C Suk	7	4	6			15	J Novák   C Suk	4	63
	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	64
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	61	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	61	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	64	3																		4	E Ferreira   P Galbraith	5	6	4	65
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	66	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	0r
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	62	65
	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	62	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	62	65

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	62	7	6
	P Cash   P Korda	6	6					P Cash   P Korda	7	64	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

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