title: 1997 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles
text: # 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 |
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  | 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 |
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  | 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 |
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  | 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 |
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  | 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 |
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  | 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 | $7^7$ | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  