1997 US Open – Men's doubles

January 2025 1997 US Open RUS Yevgeny Kafelnikov CZE Daniel Vacek SWE Jonas Björkman SWE Nicklas Kulti 7–6(10–8), 6–3 64 16 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. Seeds Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated. 30em AUS Todd Woodbridge / AUS Mark Woodforde (first round) NLD Jacco Eltingh / NLD Paul Haarhuis (second round) CAN Sébastien Lareau / USA Alex O'Brien (second round) RUS Yevgeny Kafelnikov / CZE Daniel Vacek (champions) AUS Mark Philippoussis / AUS Patrick Rafter (third round) ARG Luis Lobo / ESP Javier Sánchez (second round) Unknown (withdrew) ZAF Ellis Ferreira / USA Patrick Galbraith (first round) USA Rick Leach / USA Jonathan Stark (first round) IND Mahesh Bhupathi / IND Leander Paes (semifinals) SWE Jonas Björkman / SWE Nicklas Kulti (final) GBR Neil Broad / ZAF Piet Norval (first round) USA Donald Johnson / USA Francisco Montana (third round) USA Trevor Kronemann / AUS David Macpherson (third round) CAN Grant Connell / CAN Daniel Nestor (third round) FRA Olivier Delaître / FRA Fabrice Santoro (first round) Qualifying 1997 US Open – Men's doubles qualifying Draw Finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 175   ZWE Wayne BlackUSA Jim Grabb   HRV Goran IvaniševićCZE Cyril Suk 7 6 6 3 11 SWE Jonas BjörkmanSWE Nicklas Kulti   CZE Jiří NovákCZE David Rikl 7 6 3 6 6 4 4 RUS Yevgeny KafelnikovCZE Daniel Vacek Q ZAF John-Laffnie de JagerZAF Robbie Koenig 7 5 7 5 10 IND Mahesh BhupathiIND Leander Paes   ZAF David AdamsZAF Wayne Ferreira 6 4 7 6 11 SWE Jonas BjörkmanSWE Nicklas Kulti   ZWE Wayne BlackUSA Jim Grabb 7 5 7 6 4 RUS Yevgeny KafelnikovCZE Daniel Vacek 10 IND Mahesh BhupathiIND Leander Paes 7 6 7 6 4 RUS Yevgeny KafelnikovCZE Daniel Vacek 11 SWE Jonas BjörkmanSWE Nicklas Kulti 7 6 6 3 Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals NLD T KempersNLD M Oosting 1 AUS T WoodbridgeAUS M Woodforde 6 4 3 6 6 1 ZWE W BlackUSA J Grabb SWE D EkerotAUS M Tebbutt 3 6 6 2 6 3 ARG P AlbanoESP À Corretja USA B CoupeYUG N Djordjevic 7 5 6 4 15 CAN G ConnellCAN D Nestor AUS P CashAUS A Kratzmann 6 3 7 6 HRV G IvaniševićCZE C Suk 9 USA R LeachUSA J Stark 6 4 7 5 NLD HJ DavidsDEU J Knippschild USA TJ MiddletonVEN 1954 N Pereira 6 3 7 6 WC USA M SellUSA D Witt NLD S SchalkenNLD J Siemerink 6 7 7 6 7 6 CZE M DammRUS A Olhovskiy BEL L PimekZAF B Talbot 4 6 6 3 7 6 ZWE W BlackUSA J Grabb NLD T KempersNLD M Oosting 5 7 6 4 7 6 15 CAN G ConnellCAN D Nestor ARG P AlbanoESP À Corretja w/o HRV G IvaniševićCZE C Suk NLD HJ DavidsDEU J Knippschild 4 6 6 4 6 3 CZE M DammRUS A Olhovskiy WC USA M SellUSA D Witt 7 5 3 6 7 6 ZWE W BlackUSA J Grabb 15 CAN G ConnellCAN D Nestor 7 6 6 1 HRV G IvaniševićCZE C Suk CZE M DammRUS A Olhovskiy 6 4 6 2 ZWE W BlackUSA J Grabb HRV G IvaniševićCZE C Suk 7 6 6 3 Section 2 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals 3 CAN S LareauUSA A O'Brien BLR 1995 M MirnyiZWE K Ullyett 7 5 7 6 CZE J NovákCZE D Rikl ZAF N GodwinZAF G Muller 7 5 7 6 WC USA J GimelstobUSA C Woodruff ZAF M OndruskaZAF G Stafford 5 7 7 6 6 4 14 USA T KronemannAUS D Macpherson USA G GrantBHS M Merklein 2 6 7 6 7 5 11 SWE J BjörkmanSWE N Kulti WC USA B BryanUSA M Bryan 6 4 6 3 WC USA B HawkUSA N Overholser ZAF M BarnardNLD T Nijssen 7 5 7 6 Q ROU D PescariuITA D Sanguinetti USA S DavisUSA K Jones 6 1 6 3 5 AUS M PhilippoussisAUS P Rafter CZE P KordaUSA R Reneberg 7 6 7 6 CZE J NovákCZE D Rikl 3 CAN S LareauUSA A O'Brien 6 4 7 6 14 USA T KronemannAUS D Macpherson WC USA J GimelstobUSA C Woodruff w/o 11 SWE J BjörkmanSWE N Kulti WC USA B HawkUSA N Overholser 6 2 6 ;1 5 AUS M PhilippoussisAUS Patrick Rafter ROU D PescariuITA D Sanguinetti 6 2 6 4 CZE J NovákCZE D Rikl 14 USA T KronemannAUS D Macpherson 6 4 7 5 11 SWE J BjörkmanSWE N Kulti 5 AUS M PhilippoussisAUS Patrick Rafter 6 2 6 4 11 SWE J BjörkmanSWE N Kulti CZE J NovákCZE D Rikl 7 6 3 6 6 4 Bottom half Section 3 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals 6 ARG L LoboESP J Sánchez NLD S GroenDEU D Prinosil 4 6 7 6 7 6 USA D RandallUSA J Waite WC USA V SpadeaPHL E Taino 6 2 6 4 USA B MacPhieUSA J Salzenstein ZAF B HaygarthUSA G Van Emburgh 7 6 6 3 Q ZAF J-L de JagerZAF R Koenig 12 GBR N BroadZAF P Norval 2 6 7 6 6 3 13 USA D JohnsonUSA F Montana AUS J EagleAUS A Florent 6 4 6 4 SWE P NyborgARM S Sargsian USA L JensenUSA M Jensen 7 6 6 7 6 4 SWE P FredrikssonBEL T Vanhoudt Q BHS R SmithAUS P Tramacchi 6 4 2 6 6 3 4 RUS Y KafelnikovCZE D Vacek Q MEX Ó OrtizBRA A Sá 6 3 6 2 6 USA D RandallUSA J Waite ARG L LoboESP J Sánchez 6 3 7 6 Q ZAF J-L de JagerZAF R Koenig USA B MacPhieUSA J Salzenstein 7 5 7 6 13 USA D JohnsonUSA F Montana SWE P NyborgARM S Sargsian 2 6 7 6 6 4 4 RUS Y KafelnikovCZE D Vacek SWE P FredrikssonBEL T Vanhoudt 4 6 6 2 6 1 Q ZAF J-L de JagerZAF R Koenig USA D RandallUSA J Waite 6 2 3 6 6 2 4 RUS Y KafelnikovCZE D Vacek 13 USA D JohnsonUSA F Montana 1 6 6 3 6 4 4 RUS Y KafelnikovCZE D Vacek Q ZAF J-L de JagerZAF R Koenig 7 5 7 5 Section 4 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals USA B BehrensUSA P McEnroe 8 ZAF E FerreiraUSA P Galbraith 7 6 4 6 7 5 FRA G RaouxUSA J Tarango ITA C BrandiITA F Messori 7 6 6 4 AUS P KilderryECU N Lapentti DEU K BraaschUSA B Shelton 4 6 7 6 6 4 10 IND M BhupathiIND L Paes AUS W ArthursMKD A Kitinov 6 4 6 4 ESP A BerasateguiMEX D Roditi 16 FRA O DelaîtreFRA F Santoro 6 7 6 3 6 3 NLD S NoteboomNLD F Wibier WC AUS T BlenkironAUS L Smith 2 6 7 5 6 2 ZAF D AdamsZAF W Ferreira BRA G KuertenBRA F Meligeni 4 6 7 5 6 3 2 NLD J EltinghNLD P Haarhuis ZWE B BlackNZL B Steven 7 6 7 6 FRA G RaouxUSA J Tarango USA B BehrensUSA P McEnroe 6 3 6 7 7 6 10 IND M BhupathiIND L Paes AUS P KilderryECU N Lapentti 6 7 6 3 7 6 ESP A BerasateguiMEX D Roditi NLD S NoteboomNLD F Wibier 6 4 6 3 ZAF D AdamsZAF W Ferreira 2 NLD J EltinghNLD P Haarhuis 6 4 7 6 10 IND M BhupathiIND L Paes FRA G RaouxUSA J Tarango 4 6 6 4 7 6 ZAF D AdamsZAF W Ferreira ESP A BerasateguiMEX D Roditi 6 3 6 3 10 IND M BhupathiIND L Paes ZAF D AdamsZAF W Ferreira 6 4 7 6 References External links Main draw 1997 US Open – Men's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation Men's Doubles 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