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Men's doubles
1997 Wimbledon Championships
Final
Champions	Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde
Runners-up	Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis
Score	7–6, 7–6, 5–7, 6–3
Details
Draw	64 (3 Q / 6 WC )
Seeds	16
Events
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Four-time defending champions Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde defeated Jacco Eltingh and Paul Haarhuis in the final, 7–6, 7–6, 5–7, 6–3 to win the gentlemen's doubles tennis title at the 1997 Wimbledon Championships. It was their fifth Wimbledon title and ninth major title overall.

Seeds

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

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

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	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
	13	Martin Damm Pavel Vízner	4	4	7	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	7	6					B MacPhie G Muller	4	2
	WC	M Petchey A Richardson	6	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	6	6
		P Nyborg D Orsanic	5	7	3			15	G Connell S Davis	4	7	3
	15	G Connell S Davis	7	5	6																	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
	WC	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
		J-P Fleurian G Forget	4	3				8	R Leach J Stark	6	7
	8	R Leach J Stark	6	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	3	Y Kafelnikov D Vacek	2	6
		E Sánchez F Santoro	6	7					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	7	3	5										LL	B Behrens C Haggard	5	1
		P Albano C Doseděl	6	6	7				P Albano C Doseděl	6	7	4
	LL	B Behrens C Haggard	4	6	14			LL	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
	WC	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
	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	6	6
		M Bhupathi L Paes	4	6	3										11	N Broad P Norval	7	7
		C Brandi F Messori	6	3	6				C Brandi F Messori	6	1
	Q	B Ellwood P Tramacchi	4	7	7			11	N Broad P Norval	7	6
	11	N Broad P Norval	6	5	9																	11	N Broad P Norval	6	6	6	4	4
	13	M Damm P Vízner	7	6																		13	M Damm P Vízner	4	4	7	6	6
		D Adams M Barnard	6	4				13	M Damm P Vízner	6	7
	WC	B Cowan N Weal	4	6					E Couto B Mota	4	6
		E Couto B Mota	6	7											13	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
		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	7
	Q	R Koenig A Rueb	1	4											10	S Stolle C Suk	4	6
		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	6	2																		2	J Eltingh P Haarhuis	4	7	3	6	10
		D Randall J Waite	7	6					D Randall J Waite	7	4	2
		W Arthurs A Kratzmann	6	4					S Groen S Hiršzon	6	6	6
		S Groen S Hiršzon	7	6												S Groen S Hiršzon	6	4
		M Mirnyi K Ullyett	3	4											2	J Eltingh P Haarhuis	7	6
		M Ondruska G Stafford	6	6					Marcos Ondruska Grant Stafford	4	3
		P Kilderry M Tebbutt	6	6				2	J Eltingh P Haarhuis	6	6
	2	J Eltingh P Haarhuis	7	7

References

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

External links

• Source for the draw at Wimbledon.com
• "Wimbledon 1997 – Doubles Draw". atpworldtour.com. ATP World Tour. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
• 1997 Wimbledon Championships – Men's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation

• 1997 Wimbledon Championships
• Wimbledon Championship by year – Men's doubles