1997 Australian Open – Men's doubles

Tennis tournament May 2026 1997 Australian Open s AUS Todd Woodbridge AUS Mark Woodforde CAN Sébastien Lareau USA Alex O'Brien 4–6, 7–5, 7–5, 6–3 64 16 Australian Open – Men's doubles Australian Open – Men's doubles 1997 Australian Open 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.1997 Australian Open – Men's doubles draw https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/australian-open/580/1997/draws?matchtype=doubles Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) 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 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 (champions) ZWE Byron Black / CAN Grant Connell (third round) NLD Jacco Eltingh / NLD Paul Haarhuis (semifinals) ZAF Ellis Ferreira / USA Patrick Galbraith (quarterfinals) BHS Mark Knowles / CAN Daniel Nestor (quarterfinals) SWE Jonas Björkman / SWE Nicklas Kulti (third round) CAN Sébastien Lareau / USA Alex O'Brien (final) USA Jim Grabb / USA Richey Reneberg (third round) BEL Libor Pimek / ZAF Byron Talbot (first round) CZE Martin Damm / RUS Andrei Olhovskiy (quarterfinals) USA Rick Leach / USA Jonathan Stark (semifinals) ARG Luis Lobo / ESP Javier Sánchez (third round) ZAF David Adams / NLD Menno Oosting (first round) Unknown (withdrew) CZE Jiří Novák / CZE Cyril Suk (second round) GBR Neil Broad / ZAF Piet Norval (quarterfinals) Draw Finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Finalhttp://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/tournaments/men%27s-tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1010004429 1997 Australian Open International Tennis Federation 30 December 2014 13 June 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180613111547/https://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/tournaments/men%27s-tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1010004429 dead 175 1 AUS Todd WoodbridgeAUS Mark Woodforde 10 CZE Martin DammRUS Andrei Olhovskiy 6 3 6 3 6 3 11 USA Rick LeachUSA Jonathan Stark 4 ZAF Ellis FerreiraUSA Patrick Galbraith 7 5 2 6 6 4 7 65 3 NLD Jacco EltinghNLD Paul Haarhuis 5 BHS Mark KnowlesCAN Daniel Nestor 6 3 1 6 6 2 2 6 6 3 7 CAN Sébastien LareauUSA Alex O'Brien 16 GBR Neil BroadZAF Piet Norval 3 6 6 3 6 4 7 5 1 AUS Todd WoodbridgeAUS Mark Woodforde 11 USA Rick LeachUSA Jonathan Stark 6 3 7 62 5 7 6 1 7 CAN Sébastien LareauUSA Alex O'Brien 3 NLD Jacco EltinghNLD Paul Haarhuis 4 6 6 2 6 4 5 7 6 2 1 AUS Todd WoodbridgeAUS Mark Woodforde 7 CAN Sébastien LareauUSA Alex O'Brien 4 6 7 5 7 5 6 3 Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals 1 AUS T WoodbridgeAUS M Woodforde AUS A KratzmannAUS M Tebbutt 6 3 7 66 USA D FlachUSA TJ Middleton ZAF C FerreiraHUN G Köves 6 3 6 4 USA D JohnsonUSA F Montana SWE D EkerotUSA J Tarango 7 65 68 7 11 9 15 CZE J NovákCZE C Suk NLD HJ DavidsNLD S Schalken 7 5 4 6 6 4 10 CZE M DammRUS A Olhovskiy USA B Hansen-DentUSA B MacPhie 1 6 6 3 6 4 YUG N DjordjevicMKD A Kitinov FRA J-P FleurianVEN 1954 N Pereira 6 3 7 5 USA G GrantBHS R Smith SWE R BerghUSA G Van Emburgh 6 3 6 4 8 USA J GrabbUSA R Reneberg AUS J CrabbAUS T Larkham 6 4 6 2 1 AUS T WoodbridgeAUS M Woodforde USA D FlachUSA TJ Middleton 6 0 3 6 6 1 USA D JohnsonUSA F Montana 15 CZE J NovákCZE C Suk 6 4 7 63 10 CZE M DammRUS A Olhovskiy YUG N DjordjevicMKD A Kitinov 6 4 6 4 8 USA J GrabbUSA R Reneberg USA G GrantBHS R Smith 6 4 7 64 1 AUS T WoodbridgeAUS M Woodforde USA D JohnsonUSA F Montana 6 1 6 1 10 CZE M DammRUS A Olhovskiy 8 USA J GrabbUSA R Reneberg 5 7 6 4 6 3 1 AUS T WoodbridgeAUS M Woodforde 10 CZE M DammRUS A Olhovskiy 6 3 6 3 6 3 Section 2 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals 4 ZAF E FerreiraUSA P Galbraith CZE C DosedělCZE P Vízner 6 3 6 0 USA P McEnroeAUS S Stolle HRV G IvaniševićCHE M Rosset 6 3 61 7 6 1 USA K ThorneUSA J Waite AUS B EllwoodAUS P Tramacchi 7 61 4 6 6 4 NLD S NoteboomNLD F Wibier 13 ZAF D AdamsNLD M Oosting 7 64 6 3 11 USA R LeachUSA J Stark AUS T MitchellAUS G Silcock 6 0 6 4 GBR M PetcheyGBR A Richardson ARG J FranaUSA B Shelton 6 2 6 4 USA K JonesUSA S Melville ESP T CarbonellESP À Corretja 3 6 6 4 6 4 6 SWE J BjörkmanSWE N Kulti USA B BehrensUSA S Cannon 6 4 6 3 4 ZAF E FerreiraUSA P Galbraith USA P McEnroeAUS S Stolle 7 5 6 4 NLD S NoteboomNLD F Wibier USA K ThorneUSA J Waite 4 6 6 4 6 2 11 USA R LeachUSA J Stark GBR M PetcheyGBR A Richardson 6 3 6 4 6 SWE J BjörkmanSWE N Kulti USA K JonesUSA S Melville 2 0r 4 ZAF E FerreiraUSA P Galbraith NLD S NoteboomNLD F Wibier 6 3 6 4 11 USA R LeachUSA J Stark 6 SWE J BjörkmanSWE N Kulti 6 3 66 7 6 1 11 USA R LeachUSA J Stark 4 ZAF E FerreiraUSA P Galbraith 7 5 2 6 6 4 7 65 Bottom half Section 3 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals 5 BHS M KnowlesCAN D Nestor AUS J EagleAUS A Florent 6 4 6 3 AUS S DraperNZL B Steven GBR T HenmanNLD J Siemerink 6 3 6 4 AUS W ArthursAUS J Ireland ITA C BrandiITA F Messori 6 3 3 6 29 27 12 ARG L LoboESP J Sánchez AUS J FitzgeraldAUS P Rafter 7 5 5 7 6 4 DEU M-K GoellnerDEU D Prinosil BRA G KuertenBRA F Meligeni 6 3 6 4 USA K KinnearUSA C Woodruff AUS A BelobrajdicAUS G Doyle 7 62 6 3 ZAF M OndruskaZAF G Stafford DEU K BraaschDEU J Knippschild 6 1 7 5 3 NLD J EltinghNLD P Haarhuis ZAF M BarnardUSA D Randall 7 62 7 65 5 BHS M KnowlesCAN D Nestor AUS Scott DraperNZL Brett Steven 7 62 7 65 12 ARG L LoboESP J Sánchez AUS W ArthursAUS J Ireland 6 2 6 0 USA K KinnearUSA C Woodruff DEU M-K GoellnerDEU D Prinosil w/o 3 NLD J EltinghNLD P Haarhuis ZAF M OndruskaZAF G Stafford 6 3 6 4 5 BHS M KnowlesCAN D Nestor 12 ARG L LoboESP J Sánchez 6 4 6 3 3 NLD J EltinghNLD P Haarhuis USA K KinnearUSA C Woodruff 6 0 6 4 3 NLD J EltinghNLD P Haarhuis 5 BHS M KnowlesCAN D Nestor 6 3 1 6 6 2 2 6 6 3 Section 4 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals 7 CAN S LareauUSA A O'Brien ZAF B HaygarthBLR 1995 M Mirnyi 4 6 6 3 6 0 USA S DavisAUS D Macpherson ITA A GaudenziITA D Nargiso 6 1 6 4 NLD T KempersNLD T Nijssen ZAF J-L de JagerZAF C van Rensburg 4 6 6 3 6 4 ARG P AlbanoSWE P Nyborg 9 BEL L PimekZAF B Talbot 7 5 6 4 16 GBR N BroadZAF P Norval USA M KeilCAN S Leblanc 7 5 6 3 AUS P CashCZE P Korda IND M BhupathiIND L Paes 6 3 6 2 ZAF G MullerZWE K Ullyett AUS J HolmesAUS A Painter 6 3 3 6 6 1 2 ZWE B BlackCAN G Connell USA L JensenUSA M Jensen 6 0 6 4 7 CAN S LareauUSA A O'Brien USA S DavisAUS D Macpherson 6 4 6 2 NLD T KempersNLD T Nijssen ARG P AlbanoSWE P Nyborg 6 2 1 6 6 1 16 GBR N BroadZAF P Norval AUS P CashCZE P Korda 62 7 7 64 6 3 2 ZWE B BlackCAN G Connell ZAF G MullerZWE K Ullyett 7 5 6 2 7 CAN S LareauUSA A O'Brien NLD T KempersNLD T Nijssen 6 3 6 0 16 GBR N BroadZAF P Norval 2 ZWE B BlackCAN G Connell 4 6 6 3 6 4 7 CAN S LareauUSA A O'Brien 16 GBR N BroadZAF P Norval 3 6 6 3 6 4 7 5 References External links 1997 Australian Open – Men's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation Men's Doubles Men's Doubles Category:Australian Open (tennis) by year – Men's doubles