Mark Knowles and Daniel Nestor were the defending champions, but Knowles did not compete this year. Nestor teamed up with Cyril Suk and lost in quarterfinals to Olivier Delaître and Fabrice Santoro.
| Doubles | |
|---|---|
| 1997 Great American Insurance ATP Championships | |
| Champions |  Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde |
| Runners-up | Mark Philippoussis Patrick Rafter |
| Score | 7–6, 4–6, 6–4 |
| Draw | 28 (4WC/2Q) |
| Seeds | 8 |
Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde won the title by defeating Mark Philippoussis and Patrick Rafter 7–6, 4–6, 6–4 in an all-Australian final.[1][2]
Seeds edit
The first four seeds received a bye into the second round.
Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde (champions)
Yevgeny Kafelnikov / 
Daniel Vacek (second round)
Sébastien Lareau / 
Alex O'Brien (semifinals)- Daniel Nestor / Cyril Suk (quarterfinals)
Ellis Ferreira / Patrick Galbraith (quarterfinals)- Rick Leach / Jonathan Stark (first round)
- Mark Philippoussis / Patrick Rafter (final)
- Donald Johnson / Francisco Montana (second round)
Draw edit
Key edit
- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild card
- LL = Lucky loser
- Alt = Alternate
- SE = Special exempt
- PR = Protected ranking
- ITF = ITF entry
- JE = Junior exempt
- w/o = Walkover
- r = Retired
- d = Defaulted
- SR = Special ranking
Finals edit
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 3 |  Sébastien Lareau Alex O'Brien
| 2 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 1 | Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde
| 7 | 4 | 6 | |||||||||
| 7 | Mark Philippoussis Patrick Rafter
| 6 | 6 | 4 | |||||||||
 Olivier Delaître Fabrice Santoro
| 6 | 6 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 7 | Mark Philippoussis Patrick Rafter
| 4 | 7 | 6 | |||||||||
Top half edit
| First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | T Woodbridge M Woodforde
| 6 | 4 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 J Eltingh J Siemerink
| 7 | 7 | J Eltingh J Siemerink
| 2 | 6 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | B Bryan M Bryan
| 6 | 6 | 1 | T Woodbridge M Woodforde
| 2 | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| J Waite F Wibier
| 0 | 4 |  M Bhupathi L Paes
| 6 | 6 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| M Bhupathi L Paes
| 6 | 6 | M Bhupathi L Paes
| 7 | 5 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | S Draper J Stoltenberg
| 5 | 1 | 8 | D Johnson F Montana
| 5 | 7 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | D Johnson F Montana
| 7 | 6 | 1 | T Woodbridge M Woodforde
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | S Lareau A O'Brien
| 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | S Lareau A O'Brien
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 D Adams K Ullyett
| 4 | 4 | T Kronemann D Macpherson
| 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| T Kronemann D Macpherson
| 6 | 6 | 3 | S Lareau A O'Brien
| 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
J Grabb P Korda
| 4 | 2 | 5 | E Ferreira P Galbraith
| 4 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 P Albano À Corretja
| 6 | 6 | P Albano À Corretja
| 7 | 4 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WC |  G Ivanišević C Woodruff
| 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | E Ferreira P Galbraith
| 6 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | E Ferreira P Galbraith
| 7 | 2 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Bottom half edit
| First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | R Leach J Stark
| 6 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| O Delaître F Santoro
| 7 | 6 | O Delaître F Santoro
| 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
B Black B Steven
| 5 | 6 |  N Broad P Norval
| 6 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| N Broad P Norval
| 7 | 7 | O Delaître F Santoro
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| WC | S Groen G Kuerten
| 4 | 6 | 3 | 4 | D Nestor C Suk
| 4 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| WC |  T Haas M Ríos
| 6 | 4 | 6 | WC | T Haas M Ríos
| 2 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | D Nestor C Suk
| 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| O Delaître F Santoro
| 6 | 6 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | M Philippoussis P Rafter
| 7 | 6 | 7 | M Philippoussis P Rafter
| 4 | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| WC | W Ferreira T Henman
| 5 | 4 | 7 | M Philippoussis P Rafter
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| J Eagle A Florent
| 2 | 7 | 3 | L Jensen M Jensen
| 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| L Jensen M Jensen
| 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | M Philippoussis P Rafter
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 J Björkman MK Goellner
| 6 | 7 | J Björkman MK Goellner
| 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| M Damm P Vízner
| 4 | 6 | J Björkman MK Goellner
| 4 | 7 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 |  Y Kafelnikov D Vacek
| 6 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Qualifying edit
Qualifying seeds edit
- Kelly Jones / Byron Talbot (qualifying competition)
- Kent Kinnear /
Aleksandar Kitinov (first round) 
Peter Nyborg / Mikael Tillström (qualifying competition)- Vince Spadea / Eric Taino (first round)
Qualifiers edit
Qualifying draw edit
First qualifier edit
| First round | Qualifying competition | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Kelly Jones Byron Talbot
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
| WC | Craig Boynton Craig Lindner
| 3 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 1 | Kelly Jones Byron Talbot
| 3 | 4 | ||||||||||
| Scott Draper Jason Stoltenberg
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||
| Scott Draper Jason Stoltenberg
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Vince Spadea Eric Taino
| 3 | 1 | ||||||||||
Second qualifier edit
| First round | Qualifying competition | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Kent Kinnear Aleksandar Kitinov
| 6 | 4 | ||||||||||
| WC | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan
| 7 | 6 | ||||||||||
| WC | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan
| 7 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Peter Nyborg Mikael Tillström
| 6 | 4 | ||||||||||
| WC | Chris Groer Andrew Rueb
| 6 | 3 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Peter Nyborg Mikael Tillström
| 7 | 6 | ||||||||||
References edit
- ^ "About - Past Champions". Western & Southern Open. Cincinnati. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
1997: Todd Woodbridge/AUS & Mark Woodforde/AUS
- ^ Altavilla, John (18 August 1997). "Doubles Champions on rise in ranking". Hartford Courant. New Haven, Connecticut. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
Last week in Cincinnati, they both took a beating from the Woodies -- Bhupathi and Paes in the quarterfinals, Lareau and O'Brien in the semifinals -- as the Woodies won another title.