1997 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles
# 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. 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.

## 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Jonas Björkman Nicklas Kulti | 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Jonas Björkman Nicklas Kulti | 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | | 1 | Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde | $7^7$ | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Wayne Black Jim Grabb | $6^3$ | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | Wayne Black Jim Grabb | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | Wayne Black Jim Grabb | $6^3$ | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | |
| 12 | Donald Johnson Francisco Montana | 4 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Donald Johnson Francisco Montana | 4 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | 1 | Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde | $7^7$ | $7^9$ | 5 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis | $6^4$ | $6^7$ | 7 | 3 |
| 11 | Neil Broad Piet Norval | 6 | 6 | $6^3$ | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis | $6^4$ | $6^7$ | 7 | 3 |
| 13 | Martin Damm Pavel Vízner | 4 | 4 | $7^7$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Martin Damm Pavel Vízner | 4 | 4 | $7^7$ | 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 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis | 4 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half

**Section 1**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | 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 | $7^7$ | 6 | | | B MacPhie G Muller | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | M Petchey A Richardson | $6^3$ | 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 | $6^5$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Nyborg D Orsanic | 5 | 7 | 3 | 15 | G Connell S Davis | 4 | $7^7$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | G Connell S Davis | 7 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | T Woodbridge M Woodforde | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| 9 | J Björkman N Kulti | $7^8$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | J Björkman N Kulti | 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| WC | J Siemerink J Stoltenberg | $6^6$ | 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 | $7^7$ | $6^6$ | 14 | | | | | | 8 | R Leach J Stark | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | P Baur M-K Goellner | $6^5$ | $7^8$ | 12 | | K Kinnear A Kitinov | 3 | $6^3$ | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J-P Fleurian G Forget | 4 | 3 | | 8 | R Leach J Stark | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | R Leach J Stark | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

**Section 2**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3 | Y Kafelnikov D Vacek | 2 | $6^5$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Sánchez F Santoro | 6 | $7^7$ | | | 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 | $7^7$ | 3 | 5 | | | | | | LL | B Behrens C Haggard | 5 | 1 | | | | | |
| | P Albano C Doseděl | $6^5$ | 6 | 7 | | P Albano C Doseděl | $6^4$ | $7^7$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | B Behrens C Haggard | 4 | 6 | 14 | LL | B Behrens C Haggard | $7^7$ | $6^5$ | 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 | $6^3$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J-L de Jager T Nijssen | $7^7$ | 6 | | | J-L de Jager T Nijssen | 2 | $7^7$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | D Sapsford C Wilkinson | $6^4$ | 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 | $7^7$ | 3 | 6 | | S Noteboom F Wibier | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | S Lareau A O'Brien | $6^5$ | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

**Section 3**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | 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 | $6^5$ | $6^4$ | | | | | | | |
| | M Bhupathi L Paes | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | 11 | N Broad P Norval | $7^7$ | $7^7$ | | | | | | | |
| | C Brandi F Messori | 6 | 3 | 6 | | C Brandi F Messori | $6^5$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | B Ellwood P Tramacchi | 4 | 7 | 7 | 11 | N Broad P Norval | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | N Broad P Norval | 6 | 5 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | 11 | N Broad P Norval | 6 | 6 | $6^3$ | 4 | 4 |
| 13 | M Damm P Vízner | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | M Damm P Vízner | 4 | 4 | $7^7$ | 6 | 6 |
| | D Adams M Barnard | $6^4$ | 4 | | 13 | M Damm P Vízner | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | B Cowan N Weal | 4 | $6^5$ | | | E Couto B Mota | 4 | $6^5$ | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Couto B Mota | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | 13 | M Damm P Vízner | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | B Haygarth G Van Emburgh | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | 4 | M Knowles D Nestor | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | O Delaître G Raoux | $6^5$ | 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 | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | 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 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | |
| Q | R Koenig A Rueb | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | 10 | S Stolle C Suk | 4 | $6^4$ | | | | | | | |
| | 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 | $6^5$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | J Eltingh P Haarhuis | 4 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 10 |
| | D Randall J Waite | $7^7$ | 6 | | | D Randall J Waite | $7^9$ | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | W Arthurs A Kratzmann | $6^5$ | 4 | | | S Groen S Hiršzon | $6^7$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Groen S Hiršzon | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | S Groen S Hiršzon | $6^4$ | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | M Mirnyi K Ullyett | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | 2 | J Eltingh P Haarhuis | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | M Ondruska G Stafford | 6 | 6 | | | Marcos Ondruska Grant Stafford | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Kilderry M Tebbutt | $6^4$ | $6^2$ | | 2 | J Eltingh P Haarhuis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | J Eltingh P Haarhuis | $7^7$ | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
