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Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde defeated Sébastien Lareau and Alex O'Brien in the final, 4–6, 7–5, 7–5, 6–3 to win the men's doubles tennis title at the 1997 Australian Open. It was the Woodies' second and last Australian Open title.^[2]

Champions

Todd Woodbridge

Mark Woodforde^[1]

Runners-up

Sébastien Lareau

Score4–6, 7–5, 7–5, 6–3

Draw64

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Men's doubles

1997 Australian Open

Final

Champions

Todd Woodbridge

Mark Woodforde^[1]

Runners-up

Sébastien Lareau

Score

4–6, 7–5, 7–5, 6–3

Details

Draw

64

Seeds

16

Events

Singles	men	women		boys	girls
Doubles	men	women	mixed	boys	girls
WC Singles	men	women	quad
WC Doubles	men	women	quad
Legends	men	women	mixed

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Close

Stefan Edberg and Petr Korda were the reigning champions, but Edberg did not compete that year. Korda partnered Pat Cash, but lost in the second round to Neil Broad and Piet Norval.

Seeds

Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.

Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde (champions)
Byron Black / Grant Connell (third round)
Jacco Eltingh / Paul Haarhuis (semifinals)
Ellis Ferreira / Patrick Galbraith (quarterfinals)
Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor (quarterfinals)
Jonas Björkman / Nicklas Kulti (third round)
Sébastien Lareau / Alex O'Brien (final)
Jim Grabb / Richey Reneberg (third round)
Libor Pimek / Byron Talbot (first round)
Martin Damm / Andrei Olhovskiy (quarterfinals)
Rick Leach / Jonathan Stark (semifinals)
Luis Lobo / Javier Sánchez (third round)
David Adams / Menno Oosting (first round)
Unknown (withdrew)
Jiří Novák / Cyril Suk (second round)
Neil Broad / Piet Norval (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

Q = Qualifier
WC = Wild card
LL = Lucky loser
Alt = Alternate
ITF = ITF entry
PR = Protected ranking
SR = Special ranking
SE = Special exempt
JE = Junior exempt
JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
w/o = Walkover
r = Retired
d = Defaulted

Finals

	Quarterfinals									Semifinals									Final^[1]

	1	Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde	6	6	6

	10	Martin Damm Andrei Olhovskiy	3	3	3
										1	Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde	6	7	5	6

										11	Rick Leach Jonathan Stark	3	6²	7	1
	4	Ellis Ferreira Patrick Galbraith	5	6	4	6⁵

	11	Rick Leach Jonathan Stark	7	2	6	7
																			1	Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde	4	7	7	6

																			7	Sébastien Lareau Alex O'Brien	6	5	5	3
	5	Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor	3	6	2	6	3

	3	Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis	6	1	6	2	6
										3	Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis	6	2	4	7	2

										7	Sébastien Lareau Alex O'Brien	4	6	6	5	6
	7	Sébastien Lareau Alex O'Brien	3	6	6	7

	16	Neil Broad Piet Norval	6	3	4	5

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals

	1	T Woodbridge M Woodforde	6	7
		A Kratzmann M Tebbutt	3	6⁶				1	T Woodbridge M Woodforde	6	3	6
		D Flach TJ Middleton	6	6					D Flach TJ Middleton	0	6	1
		C Ferreira G Köves	3	4											1	T Woodbridge M Woodforde	6	6
		D Johnson F Montana	7	6⁸	11											D Johnson F Montana	1	1
		D Ekerot J Tarango	6⁵	7	9				D Johnson F Montana	6	7
	15	J Novák C Suk	7	4	6			15	J Novák C Suk	4	6³
		HJ Davids S Schalken	5	6	4																	1	T Woodbridge M Woodforde	6	6	6
	10	M Damm A Olhovskiy	1	6	6																	10	M Damm A Olhovskiy	3	3	3
		B Hansen-Dent B MacPhie	6	3	4			10	M Damm A Olhovskiy	6	6
		N Djordjevic A Kitinov	6	7					N Djordjevic A Kitinov	4	4
		J-P Fleurian N Pereira	3	5											10	M Damm A Olhovskiy	5	6	6
		G Grant R Smith	6	6											8	J Grabb R Reneberg	7	4	3
		R Bergh G Van Emburgh	3	4					G Grant R Smith	4	6⁴
	8	J Grabb R Reneberg	6	6				8	J Grabb R Reneberg	6	7
		J Crabb T Larkham	4	2

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals

	4	E Ferreira P Galbraith	6	6
		C Doseděl P Vízner	3	0				4	E Ferreira P Galbraith	7	6
		P McEnroe S Stolle	6	6¹	6				P McEnroe S Stolle	5	4
		G Ivanišević M Rosset	3	7	1										4	E Ferreira P Galbraith	6	6
		K Thorne J Waite	7	4	6											S Noteboom F Wibier	3	4
		B Ellwood P Tramacchi	6¹	6	4				K Thorne J Waite	6	4	2
		S Noteboom F Wibier	7	6					S Noteboom F Wibier	4	6	6
	13	D Adams M Oosting	6⁴	3																		4	E Ferreira P Galbraith	5	6	4	6⁵
	11	R Leach J Stark	6	6																		11	R Leach J Stark	7	2	6	7
		T Mitchell G Silcock	0	4				11	R Leach J Stark	6	6
		M Petchey A Richardson	6	6					M Petchey A Richardson	3	4
		J Frana B Shelton	2	4											11	R Leach J Stark	6	6⁶	6
		K Jones S Melville	3	6	6										6	J Björkman N Kulti	3	7	1
		T Carbonell À Corretja	6	4	4				K Jones S Melville	0^r
	6	J Björkman N Kulti	6	6				6	J Björkman N Kulti	2
		B Behrens S Cannon	4	3

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals

	5	M Knowles D Nestor	6	6
		J Eagle A Florent	4	3				5	M Knowles D Nestor	7	7
		S Draper B Steven	6	6					Scott Draper Brett Steven	6²	6⁵
		T Henman J Siemerink	3	4											5	M Knowles D Nestor	6	6
		W Arthurs J Ireland	6	3	29										12	L Lobo J Sánchez	4	3
		C Brandi F Messori	3	6	27				W Arthurs J Ireland	2	0
	12	L Lobo J Sánchez	7	5	6			12	L Lobo J Sánchez	6	6
		J Fitzgerald P Rafter	5	7	4																	5	M Knowles D Nestor	3	6	2	6	3
		M-K Goellner D Prinosil	6	6																		3	J Eltingh P Haarhuis	6	1	6	2	6
		G Kuerten F Meligeni	3	4					M-K Goellner D Prinosil
		K Kinnear C Woodruff	7	6					K Kinnear C Woodruff	w/o
		A Belobrajdic G Doyle	6²	3												K Kinnear C Woodruff	0	4
		M Ondruska G Stafford	6	7											3	J Eltingh P Haarhuis	6	6
		K Braasch J Knippschild	1	5					M Ondruska G Stafford	3	4
	3	J Eltingh P Haarhuis	7	7				3	J Eltingh P Haarhuis	6	6
		M Barnard D Randall	6²	6⁵

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals

	7	S Lareau A O'Brien	4	6	6
		B Haygarth M Mirnyi	6	3	0			7	S Lareau A O'Brien	6	6
		S Davis D Macpherson	6	6					S Davis D Macpherson	4	2
		A Gaudenzi D Nargiso	1	4											7	S Lareau A O'Brien	6	6
		T Kempers T Nijssen	4	6	6											T Kempers T Nijssen	3	0
		J-L de Jager C van Rensburg	6	3	4				T Kempers T Nijssen	6	1	6
		P Albano P Nyborg	7	6					P Albano P Nyborg	2	6	1
	9	L Pimek B Talbot	5	4																		7	S Lareau A O'Brien	3	6	6
	16	N Broad P Norval	7	6																		16	N Broad P Norval	6	3	4
		M Keil S Leblanc	5	3				16	N Broad P Norval	6²	7	6
		P Cash P Korda	6	6					P Cash P Korda	7	6⁴	3
		M Bhupathi L Paes	3	2											16	N Broad P Norval	4	6	6
		G Muller K Ullyett	6	3	6										2	B Black G Connell	6	3	4
		J Holmes A Painter	3	6	1				G Muller K Ullyett	5	2
	2	B Black G Connell	6	6				2	B Black G Connell	7	6
		L Jensen M Jensen	0	4

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