1997 Australian Open – Men's doubles

Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde defeated Sébastien Lareau and Alex O'Brien in the final, 4–6, 7–5, 7–5, 6–3 to win the men's doubles tennis title at the 1997 Australian Open. It was the Woodies' second and last Australian Open title.

Men's doubles
1997 Australian Open
Final
ChampionsAustralia Todd Woodbridge
Australia Mark Woodforde[1]
Runners-upCanada Sébastien Lareau
United States Alex O'Brien
Score4–6, 7–5, 7–5, 6–3
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends men women mixed
← 1996 · Australian Open · 1998 →

Stefan Edberg and Petr Korda were the reigning champions, but Edberg did not compete that year. Korda partnered Pat Cash, but lost in the second round to Neil Broad and Piet Norval.

Seeds

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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

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Finals

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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
3   Jacco Eltingh
  Paul Haarhuis
6 2 4 7 2
7   Sébastien Lareau
  Alex O'Brien
4 6 6 5 6
7   Sébastien Lareau
  Alex O'Brien
3 6 6 7
16   Neil Broad
  Piet Norval
6 3 4 5

Top half

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Section 1

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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

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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

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Section 3

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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

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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

References

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  1. ^ a b "1997 Australian Open". International Tennis Federation. Archived from the original on 13 June 2018. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
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