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1997 Australian Open – Men's doubles

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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 →

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.

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. Australia Todd Woodbridge / Australia Mark Woodforde (champions)
  2. Zimbabwe Byron Black / Canada Grant Connell (third round)
  3. Netherlands Jacco Eltingh / Netherlands Paul Haarhuis (semifinals)
  4. South Africa Ellis Ferreira / United States Patrick Galbraith (quarterfinals)
  5. The Bahamas Mark Knowles / Canada Daniel Nestor (quarterfinals)
  6. Sweden Jonas Björkman / Sweden Nicklas Kulti (third round)
  7. Canada Sébastien Lareau / United States Alex O'Brien (final)
  8. United States Jim Grabb / United States Richey Reneberg (third round)
  9. Belgium Libor Pimek / South Africa Byron Talbot (first round)
  10. Czech Republic Martin Damm / Russia Andrei Olhovskiy (quarterfinals)
  11. United States Rick Leach / United States Jonathan Stark (semifinals)
  12. Argentina Luis Lobo / Spain Javier Sánchez (third round)
  13. South Africa David Adams / Netherlands Menno Oosting (first round)
  14. Unknown (withdrew)
  15. Czech Republic Jiří Novák / Czech Republic Cyril Suk (second round)
  16. United Kingdom Neil Broad / South Africa Piet Norval (quarterfinals)

Draw

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Key

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final[1]
                     
1 Australia Todd Woodbridge
Australia Mark Woodforde
6 6 6
10 Czech Republic Martin Damm
Russia Andrei Olhovskiy
3 3 3
1 Australia Todd Woodbridge
Australia Mark Woodforde
6 7 5 6
11 United States Rick Leach
United States Jonathan Stark
3 62 7 1
4 South Africa Ellis Ferreira
United States Patrick Galbraith
5 6 4 65
11 United States Rick Leach
United States Jonathan Stark
7 2 6 7
1 Australia Todd Woodbridge
Australia Mark Woodforde
4 7 7 6
7 Canada Sébastien Lareau
United States Alex O'Brien
6 5 5 3
5 The Bahamas Mark Knowles
Canada Daniel Nestor
3 6 2 6 3
3 Netherlands Jacco Eltingh
Netherlands Paul Haarhuis
6 1 6 2 6
3 Netherlands Jacco Eltingh
Netherlands Paul Haarhuis
6 2 4 7 2
7 Canada Sébastien Lareau
United States Alex O'Brien
4 6 6 5 6
7 Canada Sébastien Lareau
United States Alex O'Brien
3 6 6 7
16 United Kingdom Neil Broad
South Africa 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 Australia T Woodbridge
Australia M Woodforde
6 7
Australia A Kratzmann
Australia M Tebbutt
3 66 1 Australia T Woodbridge
Australia M Woodforde
6 3 6
United States D Flach
United States TJ Middleton
6 6 United States D Flach
United States TJ Middleton
0 6 1
South Africa C Ferreira
Hungary G Köves
3 4 1 Australia T Woodbridge
Australia M Woodforde
6 6
United States D Johnson
United States F Montana
7 68 11 United States D Johnson
United States F Montana
1 1
Sweden D Ekerot
United States J Tarango
65 7 9 United States D Johnson
United States F Montana
6 7
15 Czech Republic J Novák
Czech Republic C Suk
7 4 6 15 Czech Republic J Novák
Czech Republic C Suk
4 63
Netherlands HJ Davids
Netherlands S Schalken
5 6 4 1 Australia T Woodbridge
Australia M Woodforde
6 6 6
10 Czech Republic M Damm
Russia A Olhovskiy
1 6 6 10 Czech Republic M Damm
Russia A Olhovskiy
3 3 3
United States B Hansen-Dent
United States B MacPhie
6 3 4 10 Czech Republic M Damm
Russia A Olhovskiy
6 6
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia N Djordjevic
North Macedonia A Kitinov
6 7 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia N Djordjevic
North Macedonia A Kitinov
4 4
France J-P Fleurian
Venezuela N Pereira
3 5 10 Czech Republic M Damm
Russia A Olhovskiy
5 6 6
United States G Grant
The Bahamas R Smith
6 6 8 United States J Grabb
United States R Reneberg
7 4 3
Sweden R Bergh
United States G Van Emburgh
3 4 United States G Grant
The Bahamas R Smith
4 64
8 United States J Grabb
United States R Reneberg
6 6 8 United States J Grabb
United States R Reneberg
6 7
Australia J Crabb
Australia T Larkham
4 2

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
4 South Africa E Ferreira
United States P Galbraith
6 6
Czech Republic C Doseděl
Czech Republic P Vízner
3 0 4 South Africa E Ferreira
United States P Galbraith
7 6
United States P McEnroe
Australia S Stolle
6 61 6 United States P McEnroe
Australia S Stolle
5 4
Croatia G Ivanišević
Switzerland M Rosset
3 7 1 4 South Africa E Ferreira
United States P Galbraith
6 6
United States K Thorne
United States J Waite
7 4 6 Netherlands S Noteboom
Netherlands F Wibier
3 4
Australia B Ellwood
Australia P Tramacchi
61 6 4 United States K Thorne
United States J Waite
6 4 2
Netherlands S Noteboom
Netherlands F Wibier
7 6 Netherlands S Noteboom
Netherlands F Wibier
4 6 6
13 South Africa D Adams
Netherlands M Oosting
64 3 4 South Africa E Ferreira
United States P Galbraith
5 6 4 65
11 United States R Leach
United States J Stark
6 6 11 United States R Leach
United States J Stark
7 2 6 7
Australia T Mitchell
Australia G Silcock
0 4 11 United States R Leach
United States J Stark
6 6
United Kingdom M Petchey
United Kingdom A Richardson
6 6 United Kingdom M Petchey
United Kingdom A Richardson
3 4
Argentina J Frana
United States B Shelton
2 4 11 United States R Leach
United States J Stark
6 66 6
United States K Jones
United States S Melville
3 6 6 6 Sweden J Björkman
Sweden N Kulti
3 7 1
Spain T Carbonell
Spain À Corretja
6 4 4 United States K Jones
United States S Melville
0r
6 Sweden J Björkman
Sweden N Kulti
6 6 6 Sweden J Björkman
Sweden N Kulti
2
United States B Behrens
United States S Cannon
4 3

Bottom half

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Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
5 The Bahamas M Knowles
Canada D Nestor
6 6
Australia J Eagle
Australia A Florent
4 3 5 The Bahamas M Knowles
Canada D Nestor
7 7
Australia S Draper
New Zealand B Steven
6 6 Australia Scott Draper
New Zealand Brett Steven
62 65
United Kingdom T Henman
Netherlands J Siemerink
3 4 5 The Bahamas M Knowles
Canada D Nestor
6 6
Australia W Arthurs
Australia J Ireland
6 3 29 12 Argentina L Lobo
Spain J Sánchez
4 3
Italy C Brandi
Italy F Messori
3 6 27 Australia W Arthurs
Australia J Ireland
2 0
12 Argentina L Lobo
Spain J Sánchez
7 5 6 12 Argentina L Lobo
Spain J Sánchez
6 6
Australia J Fitzgerald
Australia P Rafter
5 7 4 5 The Bahamas M Knowles
Canada D Nestor
3 6 2 6 3
Germany M-K Goellner
Germany D Prinosil
6 6 3 Netherlands J Eltingh
Netherlands P Haarhuis
6 1 6 2 6
Brazil G Kuerten
Brazil F Meligeni
3 4 Germany M-K Goellner
Germany D Prinosil
United States K Kinnear
United States C Woodruff
7 6 United States K Kinnear
United States C Woodruff
w/o
Australia A Belobrajdic
Australia G Doyle
62 3 United States K Kinnear
United States C Woodruff
0 4
South Africa M Ondruska
South Africa G Stafford
6 7 3 Netherlands J Eltingh
Netherlands P Haarhuis
6 6
Germany K Braasch
Germany J Knippschild
1 5 South Africa M Ondruska
South Africa G Stafford
3 4
3 Netherlands J Eltingh
Netherlands P Haarhuis
7 7 3 Netherlands J Eltingh
Netherlands P Haarhuis
6 6
South Africa M Barnard
United States D Randall
62 65

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
7 Canada S Lareau
United States A O'Brien
4 6 6
South Africa B Haygarth
Belarus M Mirnyi
6 3 0 7 Canada S Lareau
United States A O'Brien
6 6
United States S Davis
Australia D Macpherson
6 6 United States S Davis
Australia D Macpherson
4 2
Italy A Gaudenzi
Italy D Nargiso
1 4 7 Canada S Lareau
United States A O'Brien
6 6
Netherlands T Kempers
Netherlands T Nijssen
4 6 6 Netherlands T Kempers
Netherlands T Nijssen
3 0
South Africa J-L de Jager
South Africa C van Rensburg
6 3 4 Netherlands T Kempers
Netherlands T Nijssen
6 1 6
Argentina P Albano
Sweden P Nyborg
7 6 Argentina P Albano
Sweden P Nyborg
2 6 1
9 Belgium L Pimek
South Africa B Talbot
5 4 7 Canada S Lareau
United States A O'Brien
3 6 6
16 United Kingdom N Broad
South Africa P Norval
7 6 16 United Kingdom N Broad
South Africa P Norval
6 3 4
United States M Keil
Canada S Leblanc
5 3 16 United Kingdom N Broad
South Africa P Norval
62 7 6
Australia P Cash
Czech Republic P Korda
6 6 Australia P Cash
Czech Republic P Korda
7 64 3
India M Bhupathi
India L Paes
3 2 16 United Kingdom N Broad
South Africa P Norval
4 6 6
South Africa G Muller
Zimbabwe K Ullyett
6 3 6 2 Zimbabwe B Black
Canada G Connell
6 3 4
Australia J Holmes
Australia A Painter
3 6 1 South Africa G Muller
Zimbabwe K Ullyett
5 2
2 Zimbabwe B Black
Canada G Connell
6 6 2 Zimbabwe B Black
Canada G Connell
7 6
United States L Jensen
United States 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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