1997 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles

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.

Men's doubles
1997 Wimbledon Championships
Final
ChampionsAustralia Todd Woodbridge
Australia Mark Woodforde
Runners-upNetherlands Jacco Eltingh
Netherlands Paul Haarhuis
Score7–6(7–4), 7–6(9–7), 5–7, 6–3
Details
Draw64 (3 Q / 6 WC )
Seeds16
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends men women seniors
← 1996 · Wimbledon Championships · 1998 →

Seeds

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01.     Todd Woodbridge /   Mark Woodforde (champions)
02.     Jacco Eltingh /   Paul Haarhuis (final)
03.     Yevgeny Kafelnikov /   Daniel Vacek (first round)
04.     Mark Knowles /   Daniel Nestor (third round)
05.     Sébastien Lareau /   Alex O'Brien (first round)
06.     Ellis Ferreira /   Patrick Galbraith (third round)
07.     Mark Philippoussis /   Patrick Rafter (quarterfinals)
08.     Rick Leach /   Jonathan Stark (third round)
09.     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

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Draw

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Finals

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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

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Section 1

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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

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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

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Section 3

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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

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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

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