1997 Lipton Championships – Men's doubles

Men's doubles
1997 Lipton Championships
Champions	Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde
Runners-up	Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor
Final score	7–6, 7–6
Events
Singles men women Doubles men women
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Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde were the defending champions and won in the final 7–6, 7–6 against Mark Knowles and Daniel Nestor.

Seeds[]

All sixteen seeded teams received byes into the second round.

Draw[]

Key[]

Finals[]

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde	6	6
	12	Neil Broad Piet Norval	3	4
								1	Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde	7	7
								5	Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor	6	6
	5	Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor	6	7
	9	Luis Lobo Javier Sánchez	3	6

Top half[]

Section 1[]

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	T Woodbridge M Woodforde	6	6
		T Henman J Siemerink							K Jones S Melville	3	4
		K Jones S Melville	w/o												1	T Woodbridge M Woodforde	7	6
		B MacPhie G Muller	6	6	6										16	J Novák D Rikl	6	1
	WC	J Courier M Rosset	7	3	7			WC	J Courier M Rosset	4	5
								16	J Novák D Rikl	6	7
																						1	T Woodbridge M Woodforde	6	6
																						7	R Leach J Stark	4	3
								10	L Pimek B Talbot	4	4
	WC	A Costa C Moyá	4	6	5				J-P Fleurian J Waite	6	6
		J-P Fleurian J Waite	6	2	7											J-P Fleurian J Waite	6	4
	WC	M Petchey A Richardson	4	6	3										7	R Leach J Stark	7	6
	Q	S Humphries J Salzenstein	6	3	6			Q	S Humphries J Salzenstein	3	2
								7	R Leach J Stark	6	6

Section 2[]

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								3	E Ferreira P Galbraith	5	1
		J Gimelstob P Korda	2	2					M-K Goellner G Raoux	7	6
		M-K Goellner G Raoux	6	6												M-K Goellner G Raoux	7	3	6
		H J Davids S Schalken	7	3	6											H J Davids S Schalken	6	6	7
		D Flach T.J. Middleton	5	6	2				H J Davids S Schalken	7	6
								14	D Johnson F Montana	5	2
																							H J Davids S Schalken	3	5
																						12	N Broad P Norval	6	7
								12	N Broad P Norval	7	6
		À Corretja E Sánchez	7	5	5				A Gaudenzi G Ivanišević	5	3
		A Gaudenzi G Ivanišević	6	7	7										12	N Broad P Norval	6	6
		K Kinnear D Randall	6	6	5										6	S Lareau A O'Brien	3	4
		J-L de Jager M Keil	3	7	7				J-L de Jager M Keil	1	5
								6	S Lareau A O'Brien	6	7

Bottom half[]

Section 3[]

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								5	M Knowles D Nestor	7	6
		L Arnold J Frana	6	6					L Arnold J Frana	6	4
		T Kempers T Nijssen	4	4											5	M Knowles D Nestor	6	6
		T Ho B Shelton	6	6	6										11	S Stolle C Suk	2	3
		C Doseděl P Vízner	4	7	7				C Doseděl P Vízner	2	5
								11	S Stolle C Suk	6	7
																						5	M Knowles D Nestor	6	6
																						4	B Black G Connell	4	4
								LL	G Kuerten F Meligeni	6	2
	Q	B Behrens D Orsanic	4	4					R Bergh B Haygarth	7	6
		R Bergh B Haygarth	6	6												R Bergh B Haygarth	3	2
		P Cash M Tebbutt	3	6	6										4	B Black G Connell	6	6
		M Bhupathi L Paes	6	2	7				M Bhupathi L Paes	4	6
								4	B Black G Connell	6	7

Section 4[]

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								8	J Björkman N Kulti	7	6	6
		M Ondruska G Stafford	6	6					M Ondruska G Stafford	6	7	2
		L Jensen M Jensen	4	1											8	J Björkman N Kulti	5	6	3
		K Thorne C van Rensburg	6	3	2										9	L Lobo J Sánchez	7	3	6
	WC	A Kratzmann N Lapentti	2	6	6			WC	A Kratzmann N Lapentti	2	6
								9	L Lobo J Sánchez	6	7
																						9	L Lobo J Sánchez	6	6
																						WC	W Ferreira P Kilderry	3	1
								15	S Noteboom P Nyborg	4	6	3
		S Cannon R Smith	7	5	3			WC	W Ferreira P Kilderry	6	3	6
	WC	W Ferreira P Kilderry	6	7	6										WC	W Ferreira P Kilderry	5	7	6
		S Davis D Macpherson	6	3	7										2	J Eltingh P Haarhuis	7	6	3
		J Tarango C Woodruff	4	6	6				S Davis D Macpherson	4	6
								2	J Eltingh P Haarhuis	6	7

References[]

• 1997 Lipton Championships Men's Doubles Draw