1997 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles

Men's doubles
1997 Wimbledon Championships
Champions Todd Woodbridge
Mark Woodforde
Runners-up Jacco Eltingh
Paul Haarhuis
Score7–6(7–4), 7–6(9–7), 5–7, 6–3
Draw64 (3 Q / 6 WC )
Seeds16

Four-time defending champions Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde defeated Jacco Eltingh and Paul Haarhuis in the final, 7–6(7–4), 7–6(9–7), 5–7, 6–3 to win the gentlemen's doubles tennis title at the 1997 Wimbledon Championships.[1] It was their fifth Wimbledon title and ninth major title overall.

Seeds

1.   Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde (champions)
2.   Jacco Eltingh / Paul Haarhuis (final)
3.   Yevgeny Kafelnikov / Daniel Vacek (first round)
4.   Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor (third round)
5.   Sébastien Lareau / Alex O'Brien (first round)
6.   Ellis Ferreira / Patrick Galbraith (third round)
7.   Mark Philippoussis / Patrick Rafter (quarterfinals)
8.   Rick Leach / Jonathan Stark (third round)
9.   Jonas Björkman / Nicklas Kulti (quarterfinals)
10.   Sandon Stolle / Cyril Suk (third round)
11.   Neil Broad / Piet Norval (quarterfinals)
12.   Donald Johnson / Francisco Montana (quarterfinals)
13.   Martin Damm / Pavel Vízner (semifinals)
14.   Libor Pimek / Byron Talbot (first round)
15.   Grant Connell / Scott Davis (second round)
16.   Joshua Eagle / Andrew Florent (first round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Qualifying

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
1 Todd Woodbridge
Mark Woodforde
2 6 6 6
9 Jonas Björkman
Nicklas Kulti
6 2 3 4
1 Todd Woodbridge
Mark Woodforde
77 6 3 6
Wayne Black
Jim Grabb
63 4 6 3
Wayne Black
Jim Grabb
6 6 6
12 Donald Johnson
Francisco Montana
4 1 2
1 Todd Woodbridge
Mark Woodforde
77 79 5 6
2 Jacco Eltingh
Paul Haarhuis
64 67 7 3
11 Neil Broad
Piet Norval
6 6 63 4 4
13 Martin Damm
Pavel Vízner
4 4 77 6 6
13 Martin Damm
Pavel Vízner
2 2 4
2 Jacco Eltingh
Paul Haarhuis
6 6 6
7 Mark Philippoussis
Patrick Rafter
6 5 6 3 8
2 Jacco Eltingh
Paul Haarhuis
4 7 3 6 10

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1 T Woodbridge
M Woodforde
6 6
N Pereira
C van Rensburg
1 4 1 T Woodbridge
M Woodforde
6 6
B MacPhie
G Muller
77 6 B MacPhie
G Muller
4 2
WC M Petchey
A Richardson
63 3 1 T Woodbridge
M Woodforde
7 6
R Bergh
D Ekerot
4 5 J Knippschild
J Tarango
5 4
J Knippschild
J Tarango
6 7 J Knippschild
J Tarango
6 65 6
P Nyborg
D Orsanic
5 7 3 15 G Connell
S Davis
4 77 3
15 G Connell
S Davis
7 5 6 1 T Woodbridge
M Woodforde
2 6 6 6
9 J Björkman
N Kulti
78 6 9 J Björkman
N Kulti
6 2 3 4
WC J Siemerink
J Stoltenberg
66 3 9 J Björkman
N Kulti
6 6
B Black
J Gimelstob
6 5 6 B Black
J Gimelstob
2 1
K Jones
S Melville
4 7 2 9 J Björkman
N Kulti
6 3 6
K Kinnear
A Kitinov
77 66 14 8 R Leach
J Stark
2 6 3
P Baur
M-K Goellner
65 78 12 K Kinnear
A Kitinov
3 63
J-P Fleurian
G Forget
4 3 8 R Leach
J Stark
6 77
8 R Leach
J Stark
6 6

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
3 Y Kafelnikov
D Vacek
2 65
E Sánchez
F Santoro
6 77 E Sánchez
F Santoro
5 4
LL R Lavergne
S Simian
1 4 W Black
J Grabb
7 6
W Black
J Grabb
6 6 W Black
J Grabb
7 6
J Cunha e Silva
N Marques
77 3 5 LL B Behrens
C Haggard
5 1
P Albano
C Doseděl
65 6 7 P Albano
C Doseděl
64 77 4
LL B Behrens
C Haggard
4 6 14 LL B Behrens
C Haggard
77 65 6
14 L Pimek
B Talbot
6 3 12 W Black
J Grabb
6 6 6
12 D Johnson
F Montana
3 6 6 12 D Johnson
F Montana
4 1 2
P Cash
R Reneberg
6 3 4 12 D Johnson
F Montana
6 63 6
J-L de Jager
T Nijssen
77 6 J-L de Jager
T Nijssen
2 77 2
WC D Sapsford
C Wilkinson
64 4 12 D Johnson
F Montana
6 6
J Novák
D Rikl
7 6 S Noteboom
F Wibier
4 4
M Keil
J Salzenstein
5 3 J Novák
D Rikl
3 6 5
S Noteboom
F Wibier
77 3 6 S Noteboom
F Wibier
6 3 7
5 S Lareau
A O'Brien
65 6 4

Bottom half

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
6 E Ferreira
P Galbraith
6 6
TJ Middleton
C Woodruff
4 4 6 E Ferreira
P Galbraith
6 6
WC J Delgado
A Foster
6 5 1 A Olhovskiy
B Steven
3 3
A Olhovskiy
B Steven
4 7 6 6 E Ferreira
P Galbraith
65 64
M Bhupathi
L Paes
4 6 3 11 N Broad
P Norval
77 77
C Brandi
F Messori
6 3 6 C Brandi
F Messori
65 1
Q B Ellwood
P Tramacchi
4 7 7 11 N Broad
P Norval
77 6
11 N Broad
P Norval
6 5 9 11 N Broad
P Norval
6 6 63 4 4
13 M Damm
P Vízner
77 6 13 M Damm
P Vízner
4 4 77 6 6
D Adams
M Barnard
64 4 13 M Damm
P Vízner
6 77
WC B Cowan
N Weal
4 65 E Couto
B Mota
4 65
E Couto
B Mota
6 77 13 M Damm
P Vízner
6 6
B Haygarth
G Van Emburgh
77 6 4 M Knowles
D Nestor
4 4
O Delaître
G Raoux
65 2 B Haygarth
G Van Emburgh
7 1 4
T Kempers
M Oosting
3 4 4 M Knowles
D Nestor
5 6 6
4 M Knowles
D Nestor
6 6

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
7 M Philippoussis
P Rafter
4 6 6
L Jensen
M Jensen
6 3 4 7 M Philippoussis
P Rafter
6 6
WC M Lee
J Trotman
4 6 3 LL H Holm
N Holm
3 4
LL H Holm
N Holm
6 3 6 7 M Philippoussis
P Rafter
6 77
Q R Koenig
A Rueb
1 4 10 S Stolle
C Suk
4 64
T Kronemann
D Macpherson
6 6 T Kronemann
D Macpherson
3 4
Q D DiLucia
R Smith
0 6 4 10 S Stolle
C Suk
6 6
10 S Stolle
C Suk
6 3 6 7 M Philippoussis
P Rafter
6 5 6 3 8
16 J Eagle
A Florent
65 2 2 J Eltingh
P Haarhuis
4 7 3 6 10
D Randall
J Waite
77 6 D Randall
J Waite
79 4 2
W Arthurs
A Kratzmann
65 4 S Groen
S Hiršzon
67 6 6
S Groen
S Hiršzon
77 6 S Groen
S Hiršzon
64 4
M Mirnyi
K Ullyett
3 4 2 J Eltingh
P Haarhuis
77 6
M Ondruska
G Stafford
6 6 Marcos Ondruska
Grant Stafford
4 3
P Kilderry
M Tebbutt
64 62 2 J Eltingh
P Haarhuis
6 6
2 J Eltingh
P Haarhuis
77 77

References

  1. ^ Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.