1997 du Maurier Open – Men's doubles

Men's doubles
1997 du Maurier Open
Champions Mahesh Bhupathi
Leander Paes
Runners-up Sébastien Lareau
Alex O'Brien
Score7–6, 6–3
Draw28 (4WC/2Q)
Seeds8

Patrick Galbraith and Paul Haarhuis were the defending champions, but Haarhuis did not compete this year. Galbraith teamed up with Ellis Ferreira and lost in second round to Trevor Kronemann and David Macpherson.

Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes won the title by defeating Sébastien Lareau and Alex O'Brien 7–6, 6–3 in the final.[1]

Seeds

  1. Yevgeny Kafelnikov / Daniel Vacek (quarterfinals)
  2. Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor (second round, retired)
  3. Sébastien Lareau / Alex O'Brien (final)
  4. Ellis Ferreira / Patrick Galbraith (second round)
  5. Rick Leach / Jonathan Stark (second round)
  6. Mark Philippoussis / Patrick Rafter (quarterfinals)
  7. Sandon Stolle / Cyril Suk (second round, withdrew)
  8. (n/a)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
Q Aleksandar Kitinov
Jeff Salzenstein
3 4
3 Sébastien Lareau
Alex O'Brien
6 6
3 Sébastien Lareau
Alex O'Brien
6 3
Mahesh Bhupathi
Leander Paes
7 6
  Trevor Kronemann
David Macpherson
6 3
  Mahesh Bhupathi
Leander Paes
7 6

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Y Kafelnikov
D Vacek
6 4 6
WC J Björkman
T Henman
6 6 7 WC J Björkman
T Henman
3 6 3
M Mirnyi
P Nyborg
7 3 6 1 Y Kafelnikov
D Vacek
3 2
Q A Kitinov
J Salzenstein
6 7 Q A Kitinov
J Salzenstein
6 6
WC B Kokavec
G Kuerten
3 5 Q A Kitinov
J Salzenstein
w/o
S Groen
G Ivanišević
6 2 7 S Stolle
C Suk
7 S Stolle
C Suk
7 6 Q A Kitinov
J Salzenstein
3 4
3 S Lareau
A O'Brien
6 6
3 S Lareau
A O'Brien
6 6
O Delaître
F Santoro
6 3 6 O Delaître
F Santoro
3 0
L Jensen
M Jensen
2 6 3 3 S Lareau
A O'Brien
6 5 6
J Eltingh
J Siemerink
4 3 Q N Godwin
S Sargsian
3 7 4
Q N Godwin
S Sargsian
6 6 Q N Godwin
S Sargsian
6 3 7
M Ondruska
G Stafford
0 1 5 R Leach
J Stark
3 6 6
5 R Leach
J Stark
6 6

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
6 M Philippoussis
P Rafter
6 6 6
D Adams
B Talbot
7 3 3 6 M Philippoussis
P Rafter
7 7
K Jones
TJ Middleton
6 6 6 K Jones
TJ Middleton
6 6
N Broad
P Norval
4 7 3 6 M Philippoussis
P Rafter
6 3 4
T Kronemann
D Macpherson
6 6 T Kronemann
D Macpherson
4 6 6
B Black
J Gimelstob
2 3 T Kronemann
D Macpherson
3 6 6
4 E Ferreira
P Galbraith
6 4 4
T Kronemann
D Macpherson
6 3
M Damm
P Vízner
4 3 M Bhupathi
L Paes
7 6
D Johnson
F Montana
6 6 D Johnson
F Montana
6 4 6
J Eagle
A Florent
6 4 4 M Bhupathi
L Paes
3 6 7
M Bhupathi
L Paes
2 6 6 M Bhupathi
L Paes
6 6
WC S Leblanc
P McEnroe
6 2 3 WC T Haas
J Robichaud
3 4
WC T Haas
J Robichaud
1 6 6 WC T Haas
J Robichaud
3
2 M Knowles
D Nestor
4r

Qualifying

Qualifying seeds

  1. Aleksandar Kitinov / Jeff Salzenstein (qualified)
  2. Neville Godwin / Sargis Sargsian (qualified)
  3. Doug Flach / Chris Woodruff (qualifying competition)
  4. Scott Draper / Vince Spadea (first round)

Qualifiers

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
1 Aleksandar Kitinov
Jeff Salzenstein
6 6
WC Simon Larose
Frédéric Niemeyer
4 4
1 Aleksandar Kitinov
Jeff Salzenstein
6 7
Lorenzo Manta
Michael Tebbutt
2 6
Lorenzo Manta
Michael Tebbutt
4 6 6
4 Scott Draper
Vince Spadea
6 3 3

Second qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
2 Neville Godwin
Sargis Sargsian
6 6
WC Jonathan Arpin
Charles-Antoine Sévigny
2 1
2 Neville Godwin
Sargis Sargsian
6 4 6
3 Doug Flach
Chris Woodruff
3 6 3
WC Emin Ağayev
Ryan Clark
3 5
3 Doug Flach
Chris Woodruff
6 7

References

  1. ^ "Men Tennis Canadian Open Montreal CAN - 1997 Winner Chris Woodruff, United States". Todor 66. 15 April 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2024.