1997 Lipton Championships – Men's doubles

January 2025 1997 Lipton Championships s AUS Todd Woodbridge AUS Mark Woodforde BAH Mark Knowles CAN Daniel Nestor 7–6, 7–6 Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde were the two-time defending champions and won in the final 7–6, 7–6 against Mark Knowles and Daniel Nestor. Seeds All sixteen seeded teams received byes into the second round. 30em AUS Todd Woodbridge / AUS Mark Woodforde (champions) NED Jacco Eltingh / NED Paul Haarhuis (third round) RSA Ellis Ferreira / USA Patrick Galbraith (second round) ZIM Byron Black / CAN Grant Connell (quarterfinals) BAH Mark Knowles / CAN Daniel Nestor (final) CAN Sébastien Lareau / USA Alex O'Brien (third round) USA Rick Leach / USA Jonathan Stark (quarterfinals) SWE Jonas Björkman / SWE Nicklas Kulti (third round) ARG Luis Lobo / ESP Javier Sánchez (semifinals) BEL Libor Pimek / RSA Byron Talbot (second round) AUS Sandon Stolle / CZE Cyril Suk (third round) GBR Neil Broad / RSA Piet Norval (semifinals) n/a USA Donald Johnson / USA Francisco Montana (second round) NED Stephen Noteboom / SWE Peter Nyborg (second round) CZE Jiří Novák / CZE David Rikl (third round) Draw Finals Semifinals Final 175 1 AUS Todd Woodbridge AUS Mark Woodforde 6 6   12 GBR Neil Broad RSA Piet Norval 3 4   5 BAH Mark Knowles CAN Daniel Nestor 6 7   9 ARG Luis Lobo ESP Javier Sánchez 3 6   1 AUS Todd Woodbridge AUS Mark Woodforde 7 7   5 BAH Mark Knowles CAN Daniel Nestor 6 6   Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals   GBR T Henman NED J Siemerink         USA K Jones USA S Melville w/o       USA B MacPhie RSA G Muller 6 6 6 WC USA J Courier SUI M Rosset 7 3 7 WC ESP A Costa ESP C Moyá 4 6 5   FRA J-P Fleurian USA J Waite 6 2 7 WC GBR M Petchey GBR A Richardson 4 6 3 Q USA S Humphries USA J Salzenstein 6 3 6 1 AUS T Woodbridge AUS M Woodforde 6 6     USA K Jones USA S Melville 3 4   WC USA J Courier SUI M Rosset 4 5   16 CZE J Novák CZE D Rikl 6 7   10 BEL L Pimek RSA B Talbot 4 4     FRA J-P Fleurian USA J Waite 6 6   Q USA S Humphries USA J Salzenstein 3 2   7 USA R Leach USA J Stark 6 6   1 AUS T Woodbridge AUS M Woodforde 7 6   16 CZE J Novák CZE D Rikl 6 1     FRA J-P Fleurian USA J Waite 6 4   7 USA R Leach USA J Stark 7 6   1 AUS T Woodbridge AUS M Woodforde 6 6   7 USA R Leach USA J Stark 4 3   Section 2 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals   USA J Gimelstob CZE P Korda 2 2     GER M-K Goellner FRA G Raoux 6 6     NED H J Davids NED S Schalken 7 3 6   USA D Flach USA T. J. Middleton 5 6 2   ESP À Corretja ESP E Sánchez 7 5 5   ITA A Gaudenzi CRO G Ivanišević 6 7 7   USA K Kinnear USA D Randall 6 6 5   RSA J-L de Jager USA M Keil 3 7 7 3 RSA E Ferreira USA P Galbraith 5 1     GER M-K Goellner FRA G Raoux 7 6     NED H J Davids NED S Schalken 7 6   14 USA D Johnson USA F Montana 5 2   12 GBR N Broad RSA P Norval 7 6     ITA A Gaudenzi CRO G Ivanišević 5 3     RSA J-L de Jager USA M Keil 1 5   6 CAN S Lareau USA A O'Brien 6 7     GER M-K Goellner FRA G Raoux 7 3 6   NED H J Davids NED S Schalken 6 6 7 12 GBR N Broad RSA P Norval 6 6   6 CAN S Lareau USA A O'Brien 3 4     NED H J Davids NED S Schalken 3 5   12 GBR N Broad RSA P Norval 6 7   Bottom half Section 3 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals   ARG L Arnold ARG J Frana 6 6     NED T Kempers NED T Nijssen 4 4     USA T Ho USA B Shelton 6 6 6   CZE C Doseděl CZE P Vízner 4 7 7 Q USA B Behrens ARG D Orsanic 4 4     SWE R Bergh RSA B Haygarth 6 6     AUS P Cash AUS M Tebbutt 3 6 6   IND M Bhupathi IND L Paes 6 2 7 5 BAH M Knowles CAN D Nestor 7 6     ARG L Arnold ARG J Frana 6 4     CZE C Doseděl CZE P Vízner 2 5   11 AUS S Stolle CZE C Suk 6 7   LL BRA G Kuerten BRA F Meligeni 6 2     SWE R Bergh RSA B Haygarth 7 6     IND M Bhupathi IND L Paes 4 6   4 ZIM B Black CAN G Connell 6 7   5 BAH M Knowles CAN D Nestor 6 6   11 AUS S Stolle CZE C Suk 2 3     SWE R Bergh RSA B Haygarth 3 2   4 ZIM B Black CAN G Connell 6 6   5 BAH M Knowles CAN D Nestor 6 6   4 ZIM B Black CAN G Connell 4 4   Section 4 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals   RSA M Ondruska RSA G Stafford 6 6     USA L Jensen USA M Jensen 4 1     USA K Thorne RSA C van Rensburg 6 3 2 WC AUS A Kratzmann ECU N Lapentti 2 6 6   USA S Cannon BAH R Smith 7 5 3 WC RSA W Ferreira AUS P Kilderry 6 7 6   USA S Davis AUS D Macpherson 6 3 7   USA J Tarango USA C Woodruff 4 6 6 8 SWE J Björkman SWE N Kulti 7 6 6   RSA M Ondruska RSA G Stafford 6 7 2 WC AUS A Kratzmann ECU N Lapentti 2 6   9 ARG L Lobo ESP J Sánchez 6 7   15 NED S Noteboom SWE P Nyborg 4 6 3 WC RSA W Ferreira AUS P Kilderry 6 3 6   USA S Davis AUS D Macpherson 4 6   2 NED J Eltingh NED P Haarhuis 6 7   8 SWE J Björkman SWE N Kulti 5 6 3 9 ARG L Lobo ESP J Sánchez 7 3 6 WC RSA W Ferreira AUS P Kilderry 5 7 6 2 NED J Eltingh NED P Haarhuis 7 6 3 9 ARG L Lobo ESP J Sánchez 6 6   WC RSA W Ferreira AUS P Kilderry 3 1   References 1997 Lipton Championships Men's Doubles Draw Men's Doubles Doubles