1997 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Doubles

Men's Doubles
1997 Wimbledon Championships
Champion	Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde[1]
Runner-up	Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis
Final score	7–6(7–4), 7–6(9–7), 5–7, 6–3

The 1997 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon in London in England. It was the 111th edition of the Wimbledon Championships and were held from 23 June to 6 July 1997. Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde were the four-time defending champions. They successfully defended their title, defeating Jacco Eltingh and Paul Haarhuis 7–6^(7–4), 7–6^(9–7), 5–7, 6–3 in the final.

Seeds

Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.

Draw

Key

Finals

	Quarterfinals									Semifinals									Final[1]
	1	Todd Woodbridge   Mark Woodforde	2	6	6	6
	9	Jonas Björkman   Nicklas Kulti	6	2	3	4
										1	Todd Woodbridge   Mark Woodforde	7	6	3	6
											Wayne Black   Jim Grabb	6	4	6	3
		Wayne Black   Jim Grabb	6	6	6
	12	Donald Johnson   Francisco Montana	4	1	2
																			1	Todd Woodbridge   Mark Woodforde	7	7	5	6
																			2	Jacco Eltingh   Paul Haarhuis	6	6	7	3
	11	Neil Broad   Piet Norval	6	6	6	4	4
		Martin Damm   Pavel Vízner	4	4	7	6	6
											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	7	6					B MacPhie   G Muller	4	2
	M Petchey   A Richardson	6	3											1	T Woodbridge   M Woodforde	7	6
	J Knippschild   J Tarango	6	7												J Knippschild   J Tarango	5	4
	R Bergh   D Ekerot	4	5					J Knippschild   J Tarango	6	6	6
15	G Connell   S Davis	7	5	6			15	G Connell   S Davis	4	7	3
	P Nyborg   D Orsanic	5	7	3																	1	T Woodbridge   M Woodforde	2	6	6	6
9	J Björkman   N Kulti	7	6																		9	J Björkman   N Kulti	6	2	3	4
	J Siemerink   J Stoltenberg	6	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	7	6	14										8	R Leach   J Stark	2	6	3
	P Baur   M-K Goellner	6	7	12				K Kinnear   A Kitinov	3	6
8	R Leach   J Stark	6	6				8	R Leach   J Stark	6	7
	J-P Fleurian   G Forget	4	3

Section 2

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	E Sánchez   F Santoro	6	7
3	Y Kafelnikov   D Vacek	2	6					E Sánchez   F Santoro	5	4
	W Black   J Grabb	6	6					W Black   J Grabb	7	6
	R Lavergne   S Simian	1	4												W Black   J Grabb	7	6
	P Albano   C Doseděl	6	6	7											B Behrens   C Haggard	5	1
	J Cunha e Silva   N Marques	7	3	5				P Albano   C Doseděl	6	7	4
	B Behrens   C Haggard	4	6	14				B Behrens   C Haggard	7	6	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	6	6
	J-L de Jager   T Nijssen	7	6					J-L de Jager   T Nijssen	2	7	2
	D Sapsford   C Wilkinson	6	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	7	3	6				S Noteboom   F Wibier	6	3	7
5	S Lareau   A O'Brien	6	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
	A Olhovskiy   B Steven	4	7	6				A Olhovskiy   B Steven	3	3
	J Delgado   A Foster	6	5	1										6	E Ferreira   P Galbraith	6	6
	C Brandi   F Messori	6	3	6										11	N Broad   P Norval	7	7
	M Bhupathi   L Paes	4	6	3				C Brandi   F Messori	6	1
11	N Broad   P Norval	6	5	9			11	N Broad   P Norval	7	6
	B Ellwood   P Tramacchi	4	7	7																	11	N Broad   P Norval	6	6	6	4	4
	M Damm   P Vízner	7	6																			M Damm   P Vízner	4	4	7	6	6
	D Adams   M Barnard	6	4					M Damm   P Vízner	6	7
	E Couto   B Mota	6	7					E Couto   B Mota	4	6
	B Cowan   N Weal	4	6												M Damm   P Vízner	6	6
	B Haygarth   G Van Emburgh	7	6											4	M Knowles   D Nestor	4	4
	O Delaître   G Raoux	6	2					B Haygarth   G Van Emburgh	7	1	4
4	M Knowles   D Nestor	6	6				4	M Knowles   D Nestor	5	6	6
	T Kempers   M Oosting	3	4

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
	H Holm   N Holm	6	3	6				H Holm   N Holm	3	4
	M Lee   J Trotman	4	6	3										7	M Philippoussis   P Rafter	6	7
	T Kronemann   D Macpherson	6	6											10	S Stolle   C Suk	4	6
	R Koenig   A Rueb	1	4					T Kronemann   D Macpherson	3	4
10	S Stolle   C Suk	6	3	6			10	S Stolle   C Suk	6	6
	D DiLucia   R Smith	0	6	4																	7	M Philippoussis   P Rafter	6	5	6	3	8
	D Randall   J Waite	7	6																		2	J Eltingh   P Haarhuis	4	7	3	6	10
16	J Eagle   A Florent	6	2					D Randall   J Waite	7	4	2
	S Groen   S Hiršzon	7	6					S Groen   S Hiršzon	6	6	6
	W Arthurs   A Kratzmann	6	4												S Groen   S Hiršzon	6	4
	M Ondruska   G Stafford	6	6											2	J Eltingh   P Haarhuis	7	6
	M Mirnyi   K Ullyett	3	4					Marcos Ondruska   Grant Stafford	4	3
2	J Eltingh   P Haarhuis	7	7				2	J Eltingh   P Haarhuis	6	6
	P Kilderry   M Tebbutt	6	6

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