1997 Legg Mason Tennis Classic – Doubles

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Grant Connell and Scott Davis were the defending champions, but Connell did not compete this year. Davis teamed up with Kelly Jones and lost in the quarterfinals to Geoff Grant and Mark Merklein.

Doubles

1997 Legg Mason Tennis Classic

Final

Champions

Runners-up

Score

6–4, 6–4

Details

Draw

28

Seeds

8

Events

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Luke Jensen and Murphy Jensen won the title by defeating Neville Godwin and Fernon Wibier 6–4, 6–4 in the final.^[1]

Seeds edit

The top four seeds received a bye to the second round.

Ellis Ferreira / Patrick Galbraith (quarterfinals)
(n/a)
Luke Jensen / Murphy Jensen (champions)
Scott Davis / Kelly Jones (quarterfinals)
(n/a)
Max Mirnyi / Kevin Ullyett (first round)
Neville Godwin / Fernon Wibier (final)
Kent Kinnear / Aleksandar Kitinov (second round)

Draw edit

Key edit

Finals edit

	Semifinals							Final

	7	Neville Godwin Fernon Wibier	7	7

		Geoff Grant Mark Merklein	6	5
								7	Neville Godwin Fernon Wibier	4	4

								3	Luke Jensen Murphy Jensen	6	6
	3	Luke Jensen Murphy Jensen	4	7	7

		T. J. Middleton Sargis Sargsian	6	6	6

Top half edit

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals

								1	E Ferreira P Galbraith	6	3	7
	WC	T Haas P Korda	6	6				WC	T Haas P Korda	3	6	6
	WC	D Cantwell Jeremy Loomis	1	3											1	E Ferreira P Galbraith	7	3	6
		Ó Ortiz E Ran	6	7	2										7	N Godwin F Wibier	6	6	7
		D DiLucia B Shelton	7	6	6				D DiLucia B Shelton	6	6	3
		G Michibata R Smith	6	2				7	N Godwin F Wibier	7	0	6
	7	N Godwin F Wibier	7	6																		7	N Godwin F Wibier	7	7
																							G Grant M Merklein	6	5
								4	S Davis K Jones	3	6	6
		C Clark T Phillipps	7	2	0				M Hilpert D Nainkin	6	3	4
		M Hilpert D Nainkin	6	6	6										4	S Davis K Jones	4	6	2
		B Ellwood M Tebbutt	3	7	4											G Grant M Merklein	6	3	6
		G Grant M Merklein	6	6	6				G Grant M Merklein	6	6	6
		M Bhupathi T Ho	6	6	7				M Bhupathi T Ho	7	4	4
	6	M Mirnyi K Ullyett	7	3	6

Bottom half edit

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals

	LL	S Bryan C Mamiit	3	4
	WC	B Bryan M Bryan	6	6				WC	B Bryan M Bryan	6	3	4
	Q	G Etlis L Herrera	2	5				Q	S Draper J Stoltenberg	4	6	6
	Q	S Draper J Stoltenberg	6	7											Q	S Draper J Stoltenberg	4	4
		M Joyce V Spadea	7	6	4										3	L Jensen M Jensen	6	6
		D Flach C Woodruff	6	7	6				D Flach C Woodruff	5	4
								3	L Jensen M Jensen	7	6
																						3	L Jensen M Jensen	4	7	7
	8	K Kinnear A Kitinov	6	6																			TJ Middleton S Sargsian	6	6	6
	WC	P Goldstein K Kim	4	3				8	K Kinnear A Kitinov	6	6
		TJ Middleton S Sargsian	6	7					TJ Middleton S Sargsian	7	7
		J Salzenstein D Wheaton	4	5												TJ Middleton S Sargsian	7	6
		D Bowen S Simian	3	6	4											S Campbell G Köves	6	4
		S Campbell G Köves	6	4	6				S Campbell G Köves	4	6	6
								LL	M Martelli G Pozzi	6	3	3

References edit

^ Cotsonika, Nicholas J. (21 July 1997). "Chang outlast weary Korda to repeat title". The Washington Post. Retrieved 19 January 2021. In doubles, brothers Luke and Murphy Jensen won the title over Neville Godwin of South Africa and Fernon Wibier of France (sic), 6-4, 6-4.

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