1997 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles

Four-time defending champions Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde defeated Jacco Eltingh and Paul Haarhuis in the final, 7–6^(7–4), 7–6^(9–7), 5–7, 6–3 to win the gentlemen's doubles tennis title at the 1997 Wimbledon Championships.^[1] It was their fifth Wimbledon title and ninth major title overall.

Men's doubles
1997 Wimbledon Championships
Final
Champions	Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde
Runners-up	Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis
Score	7–6^(7–4), 7–6^(9–7), 5–7, 6–3
Details
Draw	64 (3 Q / 6 WC )
Seeds	16
Events
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Main article: 1997 Wimbledon Championships

Seeds

01.     Todd Woodbridge /   Mark Woodforde (champions)

02.     Jacco Eltingh /   Paul Haarhuis (final)

03.     Yevgeny Kafelnikov /   Daniel Vacek (first round)

04.     Mark Knowles /   Daniel Nestor (third round)

05.     Sébastien Lareau /   Alex O'Brien (first round)

06.     Ellis Ferreira /   Patrick Galbraith (third round)

07.     Mark Philippoussis /   Patrick Rafter (quarterfinals)

08.     Rick Leach /   Jonathan Stark (third round)

09.     Jonas Björkman /   Nicklas Kulti (quarterfinals)

10.     Sandon Stolle /   Cyril Suk (third round)

11.     Neil Broad /   Piet Norval (quarterfinals)

12.     Donald Johnson /   Francisco Montana (quarterfinals)

13.     Martin Damm /   Pavel Vízner (semifinals)

14.     Libor Pimek /   Byron Talbot (first round)

15.     Grant Connell /   Scott Davis (second round)

16.     Joshua Eagle /   Andrew Florent (first round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Qualifying

Main article: 1997 Wimbledon Championships – 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
	1	Todd Woodbridge   Mark Woodforde	2	6	6	6
	9	Jonas Björkman   Nicklas Kulti	6	2	3	4
										1	Todd Woodbridge   Mark Woodforde	7^7	6	3	6
											Wayne Black   Jim Grabb	6^3	4	6	3
		Wayne Black   Jim Grabb	6	6	6
	12	Donald Johnson   Francisco Montana	4	1	2
																			1	Todd Woodbridge   Mark Woodforde	7^7	7^9	5	6
																			2	Jacco Eltingh   Paul Haarhuis	6^4	6^7	7	3
	11	Neil Broad   Piet Norval	6	6	6^3	4	4
	13	Martin Damm   Pavel Vízner	4	4	7^7	6	6
										13	Martin Damm   Pavel Vízner	2	2	4
										2	Jacco Eltingh   Paul Haarhuis	6	6	6
	7	Mark Philippoussis   Patrick Rafter	6	5	6	3	8
	2	Jacco Eltingh   Paul Haarhuis	4	7	3	6	10

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	1	T Woodbridge   M Woodforde	6	6
		N Pereira   C van Rensburg	1	4				1	T Woodbridge   M Woodforde	6	6
		B MacPhie   G Muller	7^7	6					B MacPhie   G Muller	4	2
	WC	M Petchey   A Richardson	6^3	3											1	T Woodbridge   M Woodforde	7	6
		R Bergh   D Ekerot	4	5												J Knippschild   J Tarango	5	4
		J Knippschild   J Tarango	6	7					J Knippschild   J Tarango	6	6^5	6
		P Nyborg   D Orsanic	5	7	3			15	G Connell   S Davis	4	7^7	3
	15	G Connell   S Davis	7	5	6																	1	T Woodbridge   M Woodforde	2	6	6	6
	9	J Björkman   N Kulti	7^8	6																		9	J Björkman   N Kulti	6	2	3	4
	WC	J Siemerink   J Stoltenberg	6^6	3				9	J Björkman   N Kulti	6	6
		B Black   J Gimelstob	6	5	6				B Black   J Gimelstob	2	1
		K Jones   S Melville	4	7	2										9	J Björkman   N Kulti	6	3	6
		K Kinnear   A Kitinov	7^7	6^6	14										8	R Leach   J Stark	2	6	3
		P Baur   M-K Goellner	6^5	7^8	12				K Kinnear   A Kitinov	3	6^3
		J-P Fleurian   G Forget	4	3				8	R Leach   J Stark	6	7^7
	8	R Leach   J Stark	6	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	3	Y Kafelnikov   D Vacek	2	6^5
		E Sánchez   F Santoro	6	7^7					E Sánchez   F Santoro	5	4
	LL	R Lavergne   S Simian	1	4					W Black   J Grabb	7	6
		W Black   J Grabb	6	6												W Black   J Grabb	7	6
		J Cunha e Silva   N Marques	7^7	3	5										LL	B Behrens   C Haggard	5	1
		P Albano   C Doseděl	6^5	6	7				P Albano   C Doseděl	6^4	7^7	4
	LL	B Behrens   C Haggard	4	6	14			LL	B Behrens   C Haggard	7^7	6^5	6
	14	L Pimek   B Talbot	6	3	12																		W Black   J Grabb	6	6	6
	12	D Johnson   F Montana	3	6	6																	12	D Johnson   F Montana	4	1	2
		P Cash   R Reneberg	6	3	4			12	D Johnson   F Montana	6	6^3	6
		J-L de Jager   T Nijssen	7^7	6					J-L de Jager   T Nijssen	2	7^7	2
	WC	D Sapsford   C Wilkinson	6^4	4											12	D Johnson   F Montana	6	6
		J Novák   D Rikl	7	6												S Noteboom   F Wibier	4	4
		M Keil   J Salzenstein	5	3					J Novák   D Rikl	3	6	5
		S Noteboom   F Wibier	7^7	3	6				S Noteboom   F Wibier	6	3	7
	5	S Lareau   A O'Brien	6^5	6	4

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	6	E Ferreira   P Galbraith	6	6
		TJ Middleton   C Woodruff	4	4				6	E Ferreira   P Galbraith	6	6
	WC	J Delgado   A Foster	6	5	1				A Olhovskiy   B Steven	3	3
		A Olhovskiy   B Steven	4	7	6										6	E Ferreira   P Galbraith	6^5	6^4
		M Bhupathi   L Paes	4	6	3										11	N Broad   P Norval	7^7	7^7
		C Brandi   F Messori	6	3	6				C Brandi   F Messori	6^5	1
	Q	B Ellwood   P Tramacchi	4	7	7			11	N Broad   P Norval	7^7	6
	11	N Broad   P Norval	6	5	9																	11	N Broad   P Norval	6	6	6^3	4	4
	13	M Damm   P Vízner	7^7	6																		13	M Damm   P Vízner	4	4	7^7	6	6
		D Adams   M Barnard	6^4	4				13	M Damm   P Vízner	6	7^7
	WC	B Cowan   N Weal	4	6^5					E Couto   B Mota	4	6^5
		E Couto   B Mota	6	7^7											13	M Damm   P Vízner	6	6
		B Haygarth   G Van Emburgh	7^7	6											4	M Knowles   D Nestor	4	4
		O Delaître   G Raoux	6^5	2					B Haygarth   G Van Emburgh	7	1	4
		T Kempers   M Oosting	3	4				4	M Knowles   D Nestor	5	6	6
	4	M Knowles   D Nestor	6	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	7	M Philippoussis   P Rafter	4	6	6
		L Jensen   M Jensen	6	3	4			7	M Philippoussis   P Rafter	6	6
	WC	M Lee   J Trotman	4	6	3			LL	H Holm   N Holm	3	4
	LL	H Holm   N Holm	6	3	6										7	M Philippoussis   P Rafter	6	7^7
	Q	R Koenig   A Rueb	1	4											10	S Stolle   C Suk	4	6^4
		T Kronemann   D Macpherson	6	6					T Kronemann   D Macpherson	3	4
	Q	D DiLucia   R Smith	0	6	4			10	S Stolle   C Suk	6	6
	10	S Stolle   C Suk	6	3	6																	7	M Philippoussis   P Rafter	6	5	6	3	8
	16	J Eagle   A Florent	6^5	2																		2	J Eltingh   P Haarhuis	4	7	3	6	10
		D Randall   J Waite	7^7	6					D Randall   J Waite	7^9	4	2
		W Arthurs   A Kratzmann	6^5	4					S Groen   S Hiršzon	6^7	6	6
		S Groen   S Hiršzon	7^7	6												S Groen   S Hiršzon	6^4	4
		M Mirnyi   K Ullyett	3	4											2	J Eltingh   P Haarhuis	7^7	6
		M Ondruska   G Stafford	6	6					Marcos Ondruska   Grant Stafford	4	3
		P Kilderry   M Tebbutt	6^4	6^2				2	J Eltingh   P Haarhuis	6	6
	2	J Eltingh   P Haarhuis	7^7	7^7

References

1. Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.

External links

• Source for the draw at Wimbledon.com
• "Wimbledon 1997 – Doubles Draw". atpworldtour.com. ATP World Tour. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
• 1997 Wimbledon Championships – Men's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation