1897 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles
# 1897 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles

Laurence Doherty and Reginald Doherty defeated Clement Cazalet and Sydney Smith 6–2 7–5 2–6 6–2 in the All Comers' Final, and then defeated the reigning champions Herbert Baddeley and Wilfred Baddeley 6–4, 4–6, 8–6, 6–4 in the challenge round to win the gentlemen's doubles tennis title at the 1897 Wimbledon Championships.

## 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

### Challenge round

| Challenge Round | Challenge Round | Challenge Round | Challenge Round | Challenge Round | Challenge Round | Challenge Round |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Laurence Doherty Reginald Doherty | Laurence Doherty Reginald Doherty | 6 | 4 | 8 | 6 | |
| Herbert Baddeley Wilfred Baddeley | Herbert Baddeley Wilfred Baddeley | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | |

### All Comers'

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | | Wilberforce Eaves CH Martin | Wilberforce Eaves CH Martin | 0 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Laurence Doherty Reginald Doherty | Laurence Doherty Reginald Doherty | 6 | 6 | 6 | | Laurence Doherty Reginald Doherty | Laurence Doherty Reginald Doherty | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Arthur Cronin W Wallace | Arthur Cronin W Wallace | 0 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | Laurence Doherty Reginald Doherty | Laurence Doherty Reginald Doherty | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | |
| George Greville Harold Nisbet | George Greville Harold Nisbet | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | George Hillyard Harold Mahony | George Hillyard Harold Mahony | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | |
| Wilfred Milne GL Orme | Wilfred Milne GL Orme | 3 | 4 | 3 | | George Greville Harold Nisbet | George Greville Harold Nisbet | 6 | 2 | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| George Hillyard Harold Mahony | George Hillyard Harold Mahony | 6 | 6 | 6 | | George Hillyard Harold Mahony | George Hillyard Harold Mahony | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Archibald McNair Roderick McNair | Archibald McNair Roderick McNair | 3 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Laurence Doherty Reginald Doherty | Laurence Doherty Reginald Doherty | 6 | 7 | 2 | 6 |
| Gillibrand Evered R Sheldon | Gillibrand Evered R Sheldon | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Clement Cazalet Sydney Smith | Clement Cazalet Sydney Smith | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 |
| Arthur Gore AN Other | Arthur Gore AN Other | w/o | | | | Gillibrand Evered R Sheldon | Gillibrand Evered R Sheldon | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Charles Simond George Simond | Charles Simond George Simond | 6 | 6 | 6 | | Charles Simond George Simond | Charles Simond George Simond | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| G Tree Alfred Crawley | G Tree Alfred Crawley | 2 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | Gillibrand Evered R Sheldon | Gillibrand Evered R Sheldon | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| Arthur Riseley Frank Riseley | Arthur Riseley Frank Riseley | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | Clement Cazalet Sydney Smith | Clement Cazalet Sydney Smith | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| Frederick Plaskitt Alfred Taylor | Frederick Plaskitt Alfred Taylor | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | Arthur Riseley Frank Riseley | Arthur Riseley Frank Riseley | 4 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Clement Cazalet Sydney Smith | Clement Cazalet Sydney Smith | 6 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
