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Men's doubles
1997 du Maurier Open
Final
Champions	Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes
Runners-up	Sébastien Lareau Alex O'Brien
Score	7–6, 6–3
Details
Draw	28 (4WC/2Q)
Seeds	8
Events
Singles men women Doubles men women
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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.

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

• 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

	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	4

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

1. Aleksandar Kitinov / Jeff Salzenstein
2. Neville Godwin / Sargis Sargsian

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.

External links

• Official Results Archive (ATP)
• Official results archive (ITF)

• 1997 du Maurier Open