Australian Open 1997 / men's doubles

Australian Open 1997
Singles:	Men's	Ladies
Double:	Men's	Ladies	Mixed
Singles:	Juniors	Juniors
Double:	Juniors	Juniors
R. Single:	Men's	Ladies	Quad
R. Double:	Men's	Ladies	Quad
Australian Open men's doubles
1996 ◄ 1997 ► 1998
Grand Slams 1997 men's doubles
Australian Open French Open Wimbledon Championships US Open

Men's doubles at the 1997 Australian Open .

Stefan Edberg and Petr Korda were the defending champions. The final contested Mark Woodforde and Todd Woodbridge against Sébastien Lareau and Alex O'Brien , which the "Woodies" won in four sets. This was their second joint triumph at the Australian Open (after 1992) and the ninth (Woodforde) or eighth (Woodbridge) Grand Slam title.

Seeding list

No. pairing Round reached 01.  Mark Woodforde Todd Woodbridge   victory 02.  Byron Black Grant Connell   Round of 16 03.  Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis   Semifinals 04th  Ellis Ferreira Patrick Galbraith   Quarter finals 05.  Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor   Quarter finals 06th  Jonas Björkman Nicklas Kulti   Round of 16 07th  Sébastien Lareau Alex O'Brien   final 08th.  Jim Grabb Richey Reneberg   Round of 16

No. pairing Round reached 09.  Libor Pimek Byron Talbot   1 round 10.  Martin Damm Andrei Olchowski   Quarter finals 11.  Rick Leach Jonathan Stark   Semifinals 12.  Luis Lobo Javier Sánchez   Round of 16 13.  David Adams Menno Oosting   1 round 14th     retreat 15th  Jiří Novák Cyril Suk   2nd round 16.  Neil Broad Piet Norval   Quarter finals

Main round

Explanation of symbols

Q = qualifier WC = wildcard LL = Lucky Loser ITF = qualified via ITF ranking

ALT = replacement (alternate) PR = Protected Ranking SE = Special Exempt

r = retired d = disqualification where = walkover

Quarter-finals, semi-finals, finals

Quarter finals

Semifinals

final

1

Mark Woodforde Todd Woodbridge

6th

6th

6th

10

Martin Damm Andrei Olchowski

3

3

3

1

Mark Woodforde Todd Woodbridge

6th

7th

5

6th

11

Rick Leach Jonathan Stark

3

6 2

7th

1

4th

Ellis Ferreira Patrick Galbraith

5

6th

4th

6 5

11

Rick Leach Jonathan Stark

7th

2

6th

7th

1

Mark Woodforde Todd Woodbridge

4th

7th

7th

6th

7th

Sébastien Lareau Alex O'Brien

6th

5

5

3

5

Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor

3

6th

2

6th

3

3

Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis

6th

1

6th

2

6th

3

Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis

6th

2

4th

7th

2

7th

Sébastien Lareau Alex O'Brien

4th

6th

6th

5

6th

7th

Sébastien Lareau Alex O'Brien

3

6th

6th

7th

16

Neil Broad Piet Norval

6th

3

4th

5

Upper half

Upper half 1

First round

Second round

Round of 16

1

M. Woodforde T. Woodbridge

6th

7th

A. Kratzmann, M. Tebbutt

3

6 6

1

M. Woodforde T. Woodbridge

6th

3

6th

D. Flat T. J. Middleton

0

6th

1

D. Flat T. J. Middleton

6th

6th

C. Ferreira G. Köves

3

4th

1

M. Woodforde T. Woodbridge

6th

6th

D. Johnson F. Montana

1

1

D. Johnson F. Montana

7th

6 7

11

D. Ekerot J. Tarango

6 5

7th

9

D. Johnson F. Montana

6th

7th

15th

J. Novák C. Suk

4th

6 3

HJ Davids S. Schalken

5

6th

4th

15th

J. Novák C. Suk

7th

4th

6th

Upper half 2

First round

Second round

Round of 16

10

M. Damm A. Olchowski

1

6th

6th

B. Hansen-Dent B. MacPhie

6th

3

4th

10

M. Damm A. Olchowski

6th

6th

N. Đorđević A. Kitinov

4th

4th

N. Đorđević A. Kitinov

6th

7th

J.-P. Fleurian N. Pereira

3

5

10

M. Damm A. Olchowski

5

6th

6th

8th

J. Grabb R. Reneberg

7th

4th

3

G. Grant R. Smith

6th

6th

R. Bergh G. Van Emburgh

3

4th

G. Grant R. Smith

4th

6 4

8th

J. Grabb R. Reneberg

6th

7th

WC

J. Crabb T. Larkham

4th

2

8th

J. Grabb R. Reneberg

6th

6th

Upper half 3

First round

Second round

Round of 16

4th

E. Ferreira P. Galbraith

6th

6th

C. Doseděl P. Vízner

3

0

4th

E. Ferreira P. Galbraith

7th

6th

P. McEnroe S. Stolle

5

4th

P. McEnroe S. Stolle

6th

6 1

6th

G. Ivanišević M. Rosset

3

7th

1

4th

E. Ferreira P. Galbraith

6th

6th

S. Noteboom F. Wibier

3

4th

K. Thorne J. Waite

7th

4th

6th

WC

B. Ellwood P. Tramacchi

6 1

6th

4th

K. Thorne J. Waite

6th

4th

2

S. Noteboom F. Wibier

4th

6th

6th

S. Noteboom F. Wibier

7th

6th

13

D. Adams, M. Oosting

6 4

3

Upper half 4

First round

Second round

Round of 16

11

R. Leach J. Stark

6th

6th

WC

T. Mitchell G. Silcock

0

4th

11

R. Leach J. Stark

6th

6th

M. Petchey A. Richardson

3

4th

M. Petchey A. Richardson

6th

6th

J. Frana B. Shelton

2

4th

11

R. Leach J. Stark

6th

6 6

6th

6th

J. Björkman N. Kulti

3

7th

1

K. Jones S. Melville

3

6th

6th

T. Carbonell À. Corretja

6th

4th

4th

K. Jones S. Melville

0

r

6th

J. Björkman N. Kulti

2

B. Behrens S. Cannon

4th

3

6th

J. Björkman N. Kulti

6th

6th

Bottom half

Lower half 1

First round

Second round

Round of 16

5

M. Knowles D. Nestor

6th

6th

J. Eagle A. Florent

4th

3

5

M. Knowles D. Nestor

7th

7th

WC

S. Draper B. Steven

6 2

6 5

T. Henman J. Siemerink

3

4th

WC

S. Draper B. Steven

6th

6th

5

M. Knowles D. Nestor

6th

6th

12

L. Lobo J. Sanchez

4th

3

W. Arthurs J. Ireland

6th

3

29

C. Brandi F. Messori

3

6th

27

W. Arthurs J. Ireland

2

0

12

L. Lobo J. Sanchez

6th

6th

WC

J. Fitzgerald P. Rafter

5

7th

4th

12

L. Lobo J. Sanchez

7th

5

6th

Lower half 2

First round

Second round

Round of 16

OLD

G. Kuerten F. Meligeni

3

4th

M.-K. Goellner D. Prinosil

6th

6th

M.-K. Goellner D. Prinosil

K. Kinnear C. Woodruff

w.

O.

WC

A. Belobrajdic G. Doyle

6 2

3

K. Kinnear C. Woodruff

7th

6th

K. Kinnear C. Woodruff

0

4th

3

J. Eltingh P. Haarhuis

6th

6th

K. Braasch J. Knippschild

1

5

M. Ondruska G. Stafford

6th

7th

M. Ondruska G. Stafford

3

4th

3

J. Eltingh P. Haarhuis

6th

6th

M. Barnard D. Randall

6 2

6 5

3

J. Eltingh P. Haarhuis

7th

7th

Lower half 3

First round

Second round

Round of 16

7th

S. Lareau A. O'Brien

4th

6th

6th

B. Haygarth M. Mirny

6th

3

0

7th

S. Lareau A. O'Brien

6th

6th

S. Davis D. Macpherson

4th

2

S. Davis D. Macpherson

6th

6th

A. Gaudenzi D. Nargiso

1

4th

7th

S. Lareau A. O'Brien

6th

6th

T. Kempers T. Nijssen

3

0

J.-L. de Jager C. van Rensburg

6th

3

4th

T. Kempers T. Nijssen

4th

6th

6th

T. Kempers T. Nijssen

6th

1

6th

P. Albano P. Nyborg

2

6th

1

P. Albano P. Nyborg

7th

6th

9

L. Pimek B. Talbot

5

4th

Lower half 4

First round

Second round

Round of 16

16

N. Broad P. Norval

7th

6th

M. Keil S. LeBlanc

5

3

16

N. Broad P. Norval

6 2

7th

6th

P. Cash P. Korda

7th

6 4

3

M. Bhupathi L. Paes

3

2

P. Cash P. Korda

6th

6th

16

N. Broad P. Norval

4th

6th

6th

2

B. Black G. Connell

6th

3

4th

WC

J. Holmes A. Painter

3

6th

1

G. Muller K. Ullyett

6th

3

6th

G. Muller K. Ullyett

5

2

2

B. Black G. Connell

7th

6th

L. Jensen M. Jensen

0

4th

2

B. Black G. Connell

6th

6th

Web links

• Draw on ATPworldtour.com (English)
• Draw on australianopen.com (English)