1997 du Maurier Open – Men's doubles

Patrick Galbraith and Paul Haarhuis were the defending champions, but Haarhuis did not compete this year. Galbraith teamed up with Ellis Ferreira and lost in second round to Trevor Kronemann and David Macpherson.

Men's doubles
1997 du Maurier Open
Final
Champions	Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes
Runners-up	Sébastien Lareau Alex O'Brien
Score	7–6, 6–3
Events
Singles men women Doubles men women
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Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes won the title by defeating Sébastien Lareau and Alex O'Brien 7–6, 6–3 in the final.

Seeds

1.   Yevgeny Kafelnikov /   Daniel Vacek (quarterfinals)
2.   Mark Knowles /   Daniel Nestor (second round, retired)
3.   Sébastien Lareau /   Alex O'Brien (final)
4.   Ellis Ferreira /   Patrick Galbraith (second round)
5.   Rick Leach /   Jonathan Stark (second round)
6.   Mark Philippoussis /   Patrick Rafter (quarterfinals)
7.   Sandon Stolle /   Cyril Suk (second round, withdrew)
8. (n/a)

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

	Semifinals							Final
	Q	Aleksandar Kitinov   Jeff Salzenstein	3	4
	3	Sébastien Lareau   Alex O'Brien	6	6
								3	Sébastien Lareau   Alex O'Brien	6	3
									Mahesh Bhupathi   Leander Paes	7	6
		Trevor Kronemann   David Macpherson	6	3
		Mahesh Bhupathi   Leander Paes	7	6

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								1	Y Kafelnikov   D Vacek	6	4	6
	WC	J Björkman   T Henman	6	6	7			WC	J Björkman   T Henman	3	6	3
		M Mirnyi   P Nyborg	7	3	6										1	Y Kafelnikov   D Vacek	3	2
	Q	A Kitinov   J Salzenstein	6	7											Q	A Kitinov   J Salzenstein	6	6
	WC	B Kokavec   G Kuerten	3	5				Q	A Kitinov   J Salzenstein	w/o
		S Groen   G Ivanišević	6	2				7	S Stolle   C Suk
	7	S Stolle   C Suk	7	6																		Q	A Kitinov   J Salzenstein	3	4
																						3	S Lareau   A O'Brien	6	6
								3	S Lareau   A O'Brien	6	6
		O Delaître   F Santoro	6	3	6				O Delaître   F Santoro	3	0
		L Jensen   M Jensen	2	6	3										3	S Lareau   A O'Brien	6	5	6
		J Eltingh   J Siemerink	4	3											Q	N Godwin   S Sargsian	3	7	4
	Q	N Godwin   S Sargsian	6	6				Q	N Godwin   S Sargsian	6	3	7
		M Ondruska   G Stafford	0	1				5	R Leach   J Stark	3	6	6
	5	R Leach   J Stark	6	6

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	6	M Philippoussis   P Rafter	6	6	6
		D Adams   B Talbot	7	3	3			6	M Philippoussis   P Rafter	7	7
		K Jones   TJ Middleton	6	6	6				K Jones   TJ Middleton	6	6
		N Broad   P Norval	4	7	3										6	M Philippoussis   P Rafter	6	3	4
		T Kronemann   D Macpherson	6	6												T Kronemann   D Macpherson	4	6	6
		B Black   J Gimelstob	2	3					T Kronemann   D Macpherson	3	6	6
								4	E Ferreira   P Galbraith	6	4	4
																							T Kronemann   D Macpherson	6	3
		M Damm   P Vízner	4	3																			M Bhupathi   L Paes	7	6
		D Johnson   F Montana	6	6					D Johnson   F Montana	6	4	6
		J Eagle   A Florent	6	4	4				M Bhupathi   L Paes	3	6	7
		M Bhupathi   L Paes	2	6	6											M Bhupathi   L Paes	6	6
	WC	S Leblanc   P McEnroe	6	2	3										WC	T Haas   J Robichaud	3	4
	WC	T Haas   J Robichaud	1	6	6			WC	T Haas   J Robichaud	3
								2	M Knowles   D Nestor	4^r

References

• Official Results Archive (ATP)
• Official Results Archive (ITF) 2013-09-22 at the Wayback Machine