1997 French Open – Men's doubles

1997 French Open RUS Yevgeny Kafelnikov CZE Daniel Vacek AUS Todd Woodbridge AUS Mark Woodforde 7–6(14–12), 4–6, 6–3 64 16 1997 French Open Yevgeny Kafelnikov and Daniel Vacek successfully defended their title defeated Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde in the final, 7–6(14–12), 4–6, 6–3 to win the men's doubles title at the French Open. Woobridge and Woodforde (collectively known as The Woodies) attempted their chance to make history to complete all four Grand Slams at once, having won the previous year's Wimbledon, US Open and Australian Open earlier that year. But they lost to Kafelnikov and Vacek, ending their 23-winning match streak. This feat would later achieve by Bob and Mike Bryan in the 2013 Wimbledon Championships. Seeds Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated. 30em 1 1 AUS Todd Woodbridge / AUS Mark Woodforde (final) 2 4 NLD Jacco Eltingh / NLD Paul Haarhuis (semifinals) 3 2 BHS Mark Knowles / CAN Daniel Nestor (second round) 4 3 RUS Yevgeny Kafelnikov / CZE Daniel Vacek (champions) 5 2 CAN Sébastien Lareau / USA Alex O'Brien (second round) 6 3 ZAF Ellis Ferreira / USA Patrick Galbraith (second round) 7 1 USA Rick Leach / USA Jonathan Stark (quarterfinals) 8 2 ARG Luis Lobo / ESP Javier Sánchez (second round) 9 1 SWE Jonas Björkman / SWE Nicklas Kulti (second round) 10 4 AUS Mark Philippoussis / AUS Patrick Rafter (third round) 11 2 CZE Martin Damm / RUS Andrei Olhovskiy (second round) 12 3 AUS Sandon Stolle / CZE Cyril Suk (first round) 13 3 GBR Neil Broad / ZAF Piet Norval (second round) 14 2 USA Donald Johnson / USA Francisco Montana (first round) 15 1 BEL Libor Pimek / ZAF Byron Talbot (first round) 16 4 USA Trevor Kronemann / AUS David Macpherson (second round) Draw Finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 175 1 AUS Todd WoodbridgeAUS Mark Woodforde 7 USA Rick LeachUSA Jonathan Stark 6 2 77 65   ARG Lucas Arnold KerARG Daniel Orsanic   ESP Tomás CarbonellESP Francisco Roig 4 6 6 4 6 4 4 RUS Yevgeny KafelnikovCZE Daniel Vacek   DEU Karsten BraaschDEU Jens Knippschild 4 6 77 62 6 3 2 NLD Jacco EltinghNLD Paul Haarhuis   AUS Joshua EagleAUS Andrew Florent 66 78 6 4 6 2 1 AUS Todd WoodbridgeAUS Mark Woodforde   ARG Lucas Arnold KerARG Daniel Orsanic 4 6 6 4 6 3 4 RUS Yevgeny KafelnikovCZE Daniel Vacek 2 NLD Jacco EltinghNLD Paul Haarhuis 77 64 77 63 4 RUS Yevgeny KafelnikovCZE Daniel Vacek 1 AUS Todd WoodbridgeAUS Mark Woodforde 714 612 4 6 6 3 Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals 1 AUS T WoodbridgeAUS M Woodforde WC FRA J-F BachelotFRA J-B Perlant 6 2 6 1 AUS W ArthursAUS A Kratzmann BLR 1995 M MirnyiZWE K Ullyett 6 3 77 60 ZAF B HaygarthUSA TJ Middleton USA S DavisZAF C van Rensburg 1 6 65 77 CZE P KordaUSA J Salzenstein 15 BEL L PimekZAF B Talbot 7 5 6 0 9 SWE J BjörkmanSWE N Kulti WC FRA S GrosjeanFRA O Mutis 6 1 6 4 PRT N MarquesBEL T Vanhoudt NLD T KempersNLD M Oosting 4 6 2 6 BRA G KuertenBRA F Meligeni VEN 1954 N PereiraUSA J Tarango 6 1 4 6 8 6 WC FRA G MarxFRA O Morel 7 USA R LeachUSA J Stark 5 7 3 6 1 AUS T WoodbridgeAUS M Woodforde AUS W ArthursAUS A Kratzmann 77 64 6 3 CZE P KordaUSA J Salzenstein USA S DavisZAF C van Rensburg 6 4 77 62 NLD T KempersNLD M Oosting 9 SWE J BjörkmanSWE N Kulti 6 3 1 6 6 3 7 USA R LeachUSA J Stark BRA G KuertenBRA F Meligeni 6 3 6 3 1 AUS T WoodbridgeAUS M Woodforde CZE P KordaUSA J Salzenstein 2 6 6 3 9 7 7 USA R LeachUSA J Stark NLD T KempersNLD M Oosting 6 3 65 77 6 2 1 AUS T WoodbridgeAUS M Woodforde 7 USA R LeachUSA J Stark 6 2 77 65 Section 2 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals 3 BHS M KnowlesCAN D Nestor ZAF M BarnardZAF J-L de Jager 6 3 78 66 ESP T CarbonellESP F Roig ESP E SánchezNLD F Wibier 6 3 6 4 IND M BhupathiIND L Paes USA D RandallUSA J Waite 6 2 6 2 NLD S GroenNLD J Siemerink 14 USA D JohnsonUSA F Montana 2 6 78 66 6 4 11 CZE M DammRUS A Olhovskiy CRO S HiršzonCRO G Ivanišević 6 4 4 6 6 1 FRA O DelaîtreFRA F Santoro ARG P AlbanoSWE P Nyborg 3 6 77 64 6 4 ARG L Arnold KerARG D Orsanic SCG N DjordjevicUSA D Flach 6 2 6 1 GBR M PetcheyCZE D Rikl 5 CAN S LareauUSA A O'Brien 4 6 611 713 ESP T CarbonellESP F Roig 3 BHS M KnowlesCAN D Nestor 711 69 6 1 NLD S GroenNLD J Siemerink IND M BhupathiIND L Paes 65 77 77 65 6 3 FRA O DelaîtreFRA F Santoro 11 CZE M DammRUS A Olhovskiy 6 1 3 6 6 3 ARG L Arnold KerARG D Orsanic 5 CAN S LareauUSA A O'Brien 78 66 4 6 6 1 ESP T CarbonellESP F Roig NLD S GroenNLD J Siemerink 3 6 6 3 6 2 ARG L Arnold KerARG D Orsanic FRA O DelaîtreFRA F Santoro 77 61 6 1 ARG L Arnold KerARG D Orsanic ESP T CarbonellESP F Roig 4 6 6 4 6 4 Bottom half Section 3 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals 6 RSA E FerreiraUSA P Galbraith MKD A KitinovUSA G Van Emburgh 6 3 6 2 GER K BraaschGER J Knippschild NLD HJ DavidsNLD S Schalken 5 7 6 4 9 7 USA L JensenUSA M Jensen USA M KeilUSA C Woodruff 6 3 6 4 PRT E CoutoPRT B Mota 12 AUS S StolleCZE C Suk 6 2 610 712 6 2 13 GBR N BroadRSA P Norval ZWE B BlackUSA J Gimelstob 6 3 6 2 ZWE W BlackUSA J Grabb USA K KinnearCZE P Vízner 6 3 77 63 NLD T NijssenNLD S Noteboom WC FRA A BoetschCHE M Rosset 6 4 6 2 SWE R BerghSWE D Ekerot 4 RUS Y KafelnikovCZE D Vacek 1 6 7 5 3 6 6 GER K BraaschGER J Knippschild 6 RSA E FerreiraUSA P Galbraith 6 4 3 6 10 8 USA L JensenUSA M Jensen PRT E CoutoPRT B Mota 4 6 6 4 11 9 ZWE W BlackUSA J Grabb 13 GBR N BroadRSA P Norval 77 65 2 6 10 8 4 RUS Y KafelnikovCZE D Vacek NLD T NijssenNLD S Noteboom 6 1 6 4 GER K BraaschGER J Knippschild USA L JensenUSA M Jensen 6 4 77 62 4 RUS Y KafelnikovCZE D Vacek ZWE W BlackUSA J Grabb 6 4 77 64 4 RUS Y KafelnikovCZE D Vacek GER K BraaschGER J Knippschild 4 6 77 62 6 3 Section 4 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals 8 ARG L LoboESP J Sánchez RSA M OndruskaRSA G Stafford 6 3 4 6 6 3 WC FRA A ClémentFRA N Escudé AUS J EagleAUS A Florent 6 4 4 6 2 6 WC FRA J-P FleurianFRA S Simian WC FRA R GilbertFRA G Raoux 5 7 6 4 6 1 USA B MacPhieRSA G Muller 10 AUS M PhilippoussisAUS P Rafter 77 65 66 78 6 8 16 USA T KronemannAUS D Macpherson ARG J FranaECU N Lapentti 4 6 714 612 6 3 ITA C BrandiITA F Messori USA K JonesUSA S Melville 6 4 7 5 AUS P CashUSA R Reneberg AUS P KilderryAUS M Tebbutt 5 7 7 5 6 3 RSA D AdamsRSA W Ferreira 2 NLD J EltinghNLD P Haarhuis 4 6 6 4 1 6 AUS J EagleAUS A Florent 8 ARG L LoboESP J Sánchez 6 2 77 61 10 AUS M PhilippoussisAUS P Rafter WC FRA J-P FleurianFRA S Simian 5 7 6 3 6 4 ITA C BrandiITA F Messori 16 USA T KronemannAUS D Macpherson 7 5 6 4 2 NLD J EltinghNLD P Haarhuis AUS P CashUSA R Reneberg 3 6 6 1 6 4 AUS J EagleAUS A Florent 10 AUS M PhilippoussisAUS P Rafter 6 2 68 710 6 3 2 NLD J EltinghNLD P Haarhuis ITA C BrandiITA F Messori 6 3 6 3 2 NLD J EltinghNLD P Haarhuis AUS J EagleAUS A Florent 66 78 6 4 6 2 References External links Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) – main draw 1997 French Open – Men's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation Men's Doubles Category:French Open by year – Men's doubles Category:1997 ATP Tour