1997 US Open – Men's doubles

The 1997 US Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the USTA National Tennis Center in New York City in New York in the United States. It was the 117th edition of the US Open and was held from August 25 through September 7, 1997.

Men's doubles
1997 US Open
Final
Champion	Yevgeny Kafelnikov Daniel Vacek
Runner-up	Jonas Björkman Nicklas Kulti
Score	7–6^(10–8), 6–3
Details
Draw	64
Seeds	16
Events
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Seeds

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 (first round)
2.   Jacco Eltingh /   Paul Haarhuis (second round)
3.   Sébastien Lareau /   Alex O'Brien (second round)
4.   Yevgeny Kafelnikov /   Daniel Vacek (champions)
5.   Mark Philippoussis /   Patrick Rafter (third round)
6.   Luis Lobo /   Javier Sánchez (second round)
7. Unknown (withdrew)
8.   Ellis Ferreira /   Patrick Galbraith (first round)
9.   Rick Leach /   Jonathan Stark (first round)
10.   Mahesh Bhupathi /   Leander Paes (semifinals)
11.   Jonas Björkman /   Nicklas Kulti (final)
12.   Neil Broad /   Piet Norval (first round)
13.   Donald Johnson /   Francisco Montana (third round)
14.   Trevor Kronemann /   David Macpherson (third round)
15.   Grant Connell /   Daniel Nestor (third round)
16.   Olivier Delaître /   Fabrice Santoro (first round)

Qualifying

Main article: 1997 US Open – Men's doubles qualifying

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
		Wayne Black   Jim Grabb	7	6
		Goran Ivanišević   Cyril Suk	6	3
									Wayne Black   Jim Grabb	5	6
								11	Jonas Björkman   Nicklas Kulti	7	7
		Jiří Novák   David Rikl	6	6	4
	11	Jonas Björkman   Nicklas Kulti	7	3	6
															11	Jonas Björkman   Nicklas Kulti	6	3
															4	Yevgeny Kafelnikov   Daniel Vacek	7	6
	Q	John-Laffnie de Jager   Robbie Koenig	5	5
	4	Yevgeny Kafelnikov   Daniel Vacek	7	7
								4	Yevgeny Kafelnikov   Daniel Vacek	7	7
								10	Mahesh Bhupathi   Leander Paes	6	6
	10	Mahesh Bhupathi   Leander Paes	6	7
		David Adams   Wayne Ferreira	4	6

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
		T Kempers   M Oosting	6	3	6
	1	T Woodbridge   M Woodforde	4	6	1				T Kempers   M Oosting	7	4	6
		W Black   J Grabb	3	6	6				W Black   J Grabb	5	6	7
		D Ekerot   M Tebbutt	6	2	3											W Black   J Grabb	7	6
		P Albano   À Corretja	7	6											15	G Connell   D Nestor	6	1
		B Coupe   N Djordjevic	5	4					P Albano   À Corretja
	15	G Connell   D Nestor	6	7				15	G Connell   D Nestor	w/o
		P Cash   A Kratzmann	3	6																			W Black   J Grabb	7	6
		G Ivanišević   C Suk	6	7																			G Ivanišević   C Suk	6	3
	9	R Leach   J Stark	4	5					G Ivanišević   C Suk	4	6	6
		HJ Davids   J Knippschild	6	7					HJ Davids   J Knippschild	6	4	3
		TJ Middleton   N Pereira	3	6												G Ivanišević   C Suk	6	6
	WC	M Sell   D Witt	6	7	7											M Damm   A Olhovskiy	4	2
		S Schalken   J Siemerink	7	6	6			WC	M Sell   D Witt	5	6	6
		M Damm   A Olhovskiy	4	6	7				M Damm   A Olhovskiy	7	3	7
		L Pimek   B Talbot	6	3	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	3	S Lareau   A O'Brien	7	7
		M Mirnyi   K Ullyett	5	6				3	S Lareau   A O'Brien	4	6
		J Novák   D Rikl	7	7					J Novák   D Rikl	6	7
		N Godwin   G Muller	5	6												J Novák   D Rikl	6	7
	WC	J Gimelstob   C Woodruff	5	7	6										14	T Kronemann   D Macpherson	4	5
		M Ondruska   G Stafford	7	6	4			WC	J Gimelstob   C Woodruff
	14	T Kronemann   D Macpherson	2	7	7			14	T Kronemann   D Macpherson	w/o
		G Grant   M Merklein	6	6	5																		J Novák   D Rikl	6	6	4
	11	J Björkman   N Kulti	6	6																		11	J Björkman   N Kulti	7	3	6
	WC	B Bryan   M Bryan	4	3				11	J Björkman   N Kulti	6	6
	WC	B Hawk   N Overholser	7	7				WC	B Hawk   N Overholser	2	;1
		M Barnard   T Nijssen	5	6											11	J Björkman   N Kulti	6	6
	Q	D Pescariu   D Sanguinetti	6	6											5	M Philippoussis   Patrick Rafter	2	4
		S Davis   K Jones	1	3					D Pescariu   D Sanguinetti	2	4
	5	M Philippoussis   P Rafter	7	7				5	M Philippoussis   Patrick Rafter	6	6
		P Korda   R Reneberg	6	6

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	6	L Lobo   J Sánchez	4	7	7
		S Groen   D Prinosil	6	6	6			6	L Lobo   J Sánchez	3	6
		D Randall   J Waite	6	6					D Randall   J Waite	6	7
	WC	V Spadea   E Taino	2	4												D Randall   J Waite	2	6	2
		B MacPhie   J Salzenstein	7	6											Q	J-L de Jager   R Koenig	6	3	6
		B Haygarth   G Van Emburgh	6	3					B MacPhie   J Salzenstein	5	6
	Q	J-L de Jager   R Koenig	2	7	6			Q	J-L de Jager   R Koenig	7	7
	12	N Broad   P Norval	6	6	3																	Q	J-L de Jager   R Koenig	5	5
	13	D Johnson   F Montana	6	6																		4	Y Kafelnikov   D Vacek	7	7
		J Eagle   A Florent	4	4				13	D Johnson   F Montana	2	7	6
		P Nyborg   S Sargsian	7	6	6				P Nyborg   S Sargsian	6	6	4
		L Jensen   M Jensen	6	7	4										13	D Johnson   F Montana	6	3	4
		P Fredriksson   T Vanhoudt	6	2	6										4	Y Kafelnikov   D Vacek	1	6	6
	Q	R Smith   P Tramacchi	4	6	3				P Fredriksson   T Vanhoudt	6	2	1
	4	Y Kafelnikov   D Vacek	6	6				4	Y Kafelnikov   D Vacek	4	6	6
	Q	Ó Ortiz   A Sá	3	2

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
		B Behrens   P McEnroe	7	4	7
	8	E Ferreira   P Galbraith	6	6	5				B Behrens   P McEnroe	3	7	6
		G Raoux   J Tarango	7	6					G Raoux   J Tarango	6	6	7
		C Brandi   F Messori	6	4												G Raoux   J Tarango	6	4	6
		P Kilderry   N Lapentti	4	7	6										10	M Bhupathi   L Paes	4	6	7
		K Braasch   B Shelton	6	6	4				P Kilderry   N Lapentti	7	3	6
	10	M Bhupathi   L Paes	6	6				10	M Bhupathi   L Paes	6	6	7
		W Arthurs   A Kitinov	4	4																		10	M Bhupathi   L Paes	6	7
		A Berasategui   D Roditi	6	6	6																		D Adams   W Ferreira	4	6
	16	O Delaître   F Santoro	7	3	3				A Berasategui   D Roditi	6	6
		S Noteboom   F Wibier	2	7	6				S Noteboom   F Wibier	4	3
	WC	T Blenkiron   L Smith	6	5	2											A Berasategui   D Roditi	3	3
		D Adams   W Ferreira	4	7	6											D Adams   W Ferreira	6	6
		G Kuerten   F Meligeni	6	5	3				D Adams   W Ferreira	6	7
	2	J Eltingh   P Haarhuis	7	7				2	J Eltingh   P Haarhuis	4	6
		B Black   B Steven	6	6

References

External links

• Main draw
• 1997 US Open – Men's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation