1997 ATP Tour World Championships – Doubles
| Doubles | |
|---|---|
| 1997 ATP Tour World Championships | |
| Champions | Rick Leach Jonathan Stark |
| Runners-up | Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes |
| Score | 6–3, 6–4, 7–6(7–3) |
| Draw | 8 |
Rick Leach and Jonathan Stark defeated Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes in the final, 6–3, 6–4, 7–6(7–3) to win the doubles tennis title at the 1997 ATP Tour World Championships.[1]
Mark Woodforde and Todd Woodbridge were the defending champions, but were eliminated in the round-robin stage.
Seeds
- Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde (round robin)
- Jacco Eltingh / Paul Haarhuis (semifinals)
- Ellis Ferreira / Patrick Galbraith (round robin)
- Rick Leach / Jonathan Stark (champions)
- Mahesh Bhupathi / Leander Paes (final)
- Sébastien Lareau / Alex O'Brien (semifinals)
- Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor (round robin, withdrew due to a rib injury of Knowles)
- Donald Johnson / Francisco Montana (round robin)
- Trevor Kronemann / David Macpherson (round robin)
Draw
Key
- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild card
- LL = Lucky loser
- Alt = Alternate
- ITF = ITF entry
- PR = Protected ranking
- SR = Special ranking
- SE = Special exempt
- JE = Junior exempt
- JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
- CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
- NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
- w/o = Walkover
- r = Retired
- d = Defaulted
Finals
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||
| 5 | Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Sébastien Lareau Alex O'Brien | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes | 3 | 4 | 63 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Rick Leach Jonathan Stark | 6 | 6 | 77 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Rick Leach Jonathan Stark | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||
Green group
| Woodbridge Woodforde |
Leach Stark |
Lareau O'Brien |
Johnson Montana |
RR W–L |
Set W–L |
Game W–L |
Standings | ||
| 1 | Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde |
6–3, 6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–5) | 6–7(4–7), 5–7 | 6–4, 6–1 | 2–1 | 4–3 | 42–35 | 3 | |
| 4 | Rick Leach Jonathan Stark |
3–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–7(5–7) | 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 | 6–3, 6–4 | 2–1 | 5–3 | 43–39 | 1 | |
| 6 | Sébastien Lareau Alex O'Brien |
7–6(7–4), 7–5 | 4–6, 6–3, 3–6 | 6–3, 3–6, 6–3 | 2–1 | 5–3 | 42–38 | 2 | |
| 8 | Donald Johnson Francisco Montana |
4–6, 1–6 | 3–6, 4–6 | 3–6, 6–3, 3–6 | 0–3 | 1–6 | 24–39 | 4 |
Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2. number of matches; 3. in two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4. in three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5. steering-committee decision.
Yellow group
| Eltingh Haarhuis |
Ferreira Galbraith |
Bhupathi Paes |
Knowles Nestor Kronemann Macpherson |
RR W–L |
Set W–L |
Game W–L |
Standings | ||
| 2 | Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis |
7–6(7–1), 6–7(5–7), 6–2 | 6–3, 6–2 | 6–4, 7–6(7–4) (w/ Knowles / Nestor) |
3–0 | 6–1 | 44–30 | 1 | |
| 3 | Ellis Ferreira Patrick Galbraith |
6–7(1–7), 7–6(7–5), 2–6 | 5–7, 4–6 | 6–2, 6–7(6–8), 7–5 (w/ Knowles / Nestor) |
1–2 | 3–5 | 43–46 | 3 | |
| 5 | Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes |
3–6, 2–6 | 7–5, 6–4 | 6–4, 7–6(7–5) (w/ Kronemann / Macpherson) |
2–1 | 4–2 | 31–31 | 2 | |
7 9 |
Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor Trevor Kronemann David Macpherson |
4–6, 6–7(4–7) (w/ Knowles / Nestor) |
2–6, 7–6(8–6), 5–7 (w/ Knowles / Nestor) |
4–6, 6–7(5–7) (w/ Kronemann / Macpherson) |
0–2 0–1 |
1–4 0–2 |
24–32 10–13 |
4 5 |
Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2. number of matches; 3. in two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4. in three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5. steering-committee decision.
References
- ^ "1997 ATP Tour World Championships – Doubles results". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).