1997 Legg Mason Tennis Classic – Doubles

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
ChampionsUnited States Luke Jensen
United States Murphy Jensen
Runners-upSouth Africa Neville Godwin
Netherlands Fernon Wibier
Score6–4, 6–4
Details
Draw28
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
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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

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

  1.   Ellis Ferreira /   Patrick Galbraith (quarterfinals)
  2. (n/a)
  3.   Luke Jensen /   Murphy Jensen (champions)
  4.   Scott Davis /   Kelly Jones (quarterfinals)
  5. (n/a)
  6.   Max Mirnyi /   Kevin Ullyett (first round)
  7.   Neville Godwin /   Fernon Wibier (final)
  8.   Kent Kinnear /   Aleksandar Kitinov (second round)

Draw

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Finals

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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

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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

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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

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  1. ^ 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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