1997 French Open – Men's Doubles

Men's Doubles
1997 French Open
Champion	Yevgeny Kafelnikov Daniel Vacek[1]
Runner-up	Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde
Final score	7–6^(14–12), 4–6, 6–3

The 1997 French Open was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor clay courts at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. The tournament was held from 26 May until 8 June. It was the 96th staging of the French Open, and the second Grand Slam tennis event of 1997.

Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde of The Woodies attempted their chance to make history to complete all four Grand Slams at once, having won the previous year's Wimbledon, US Open and Australian Open earlier that year, but they lost to defending champions Yevgeny Kafelnikov and Daniel Vacek in the final, which they won their second consecutive doubles title.

Seeds

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

1. Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde (Final)
2. Jacco Eltingh / Paul Haarhuis (Quarterfinals)
3. Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor (Second Round)
4. Yevgeny Kafelnikov / Daniel Vacek (Champions)
5. Sébastien Lareau / Alex O'Brien (Second Round)
6. Ellis Ferreira / Patrick Galbraith (Second Round)
7. Rick Leach / Jonathan Stark (Quarterfinals)
8. Luis Lobo / Javier Sánchez (Second Round)
9. Jonas Björkman / Nicklas Kulti (Second Round)
10. Mark Philippoussis / Patrick Rafter (Third Round)
11. Martin Damm / Andrei Olhovskiy (Second Round)
12. Sandon Stolle / Cyril Suk (First Round)
13. Neil Broad / Piet Norval (Second Round)
14. Donald Johnson / Francisco Montana (First Round)
15. Libor Pimek / Byron Talbot (First Round)
16. Trevor Kronemann / David Macpherson (Second Round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special Exempt
• PR = Protected Ranking
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final[1]
	1	Todd Woodbridge   Mark Woodforde	6	7
	7	Rick Leach   Jonathan Stark	2	6^5
								1	Todd Woodbridge   Mark Woodforde	4	6	6
									Lucas Arnold Ker   Daniel Orsanic	6	4	3
		Tomás Carbonell   Francisco Roig	6	4	4
		Lucas Arnold Ker   Daniel Orsanic	4	6	6
															1	Todd Woodbridge   Mark Woodforde	6^12	6	3
															4	Yevgeny Kafelnikov   Daniel Vacek	7	4	6
		Karsten Braasch   Jens Knippschild	6	6^2	3
	4	Yevgeny Kafelnikov   Daniel Vacek	4	7	6
								2	Jacco Eltingh   Paul Haarhuis	6^4	6^3
								4	Yevgeny Kafelnikov   Daniel Vacek	7	7
		Joshua Eagle   Andrew Florent	7	4	2
	2	Jacco Eltingh   Paul Haarhuis	6^6	6	6

Top Half

Section 1

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
1	T Woodbridge   M Woodforde	6	6
	J-F Bachelot   J-B Perlant	2	1				1	T Woodbridge   M Woodforde	7	6
	W Arthurs   A Kratzmann	6	7					W Arthurs   A Kratzmann	6^4	3
	M Mirnyi   K Ullyett	3	6^0											1	T Woodbridge   M Woodforde	2	6	9
	S Davis   C van Rensburg	6	7												P Korda   J Salzenstein	6	3	7
	B Haygarth   T. J. Middleton	1	6^5					S Davis   C van Rensburg	4	6^2
	P Korda   J Salzenstein	7	6					P Korda   J Salzenstein	6	7
15	L Pimek   B Talbot	5	0																		1	T Woodbridge   M Woodforde	6	7
9	J Björkman   N Kulti	6	6																		7	R Leach   J Stark	2	6^5
	S Grosjean   O Mutis	1	4				9	J Björkman   N Kulti	3	6	3
	T Kempers   M Oosting	6	6					T Kempers   M Oosting	6	1	6
	N Marques   T Vanhoudt	4	2												T Kempers   M Oosting	3	7	2
	G Kuerten   F Meligeni	6	4	8										7	R Leach   J Stark	6	6^5	6
	N Pereira   J Tarango	1	6	6				G Kuerten   F Meligeni	3	3
7	R Leach   J Stark	7	6				7	R Leach   J Stark	6	6
	G Marx   O Morel	5	3

Section 2

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
3	M Knowles   D Nestor	6	7
	M Barnard   J-L de Jager	3	6^6				3	M Knowles   D Nestor	6^9	1
	T Carbonell   F Roig	6	6					T Carbonell   F Roig	7	6
	E Sánchez   F Wibier	3	4												T Carbonell   F Roig	3	6	6
	M Bhupathi   L Paes	6	6												S Groen   J Siemerink	6	3	2
	D Randall   J Waite	2	2					M Bhupathi   L Paes	7	6^5	3
	S Groen   J Siemerink	2	7	6				S Groen   J Siemerink	6^5	7	6
14	D Johnson   F Montana	6	6^6	4																		T Carbonell   F Roig	6	4	4
11	M Damm   A Olhovskiy	6	4	6																		L Arnold   D Orsanic	4	6	6
	S Hiršzon   G Ivanišević	4	6	1			11	M Damm   A Olhovskiy	1	6	3
	O Delaître   F Santoro	3	7	6				O Delaître   F Santoro	6	3	6
	P Albano   P Nyborg	6	6^4	4											O Delaître   F Santoro	6^1	1
	L Arnold   D Orsanic	6	6												L Arnold   D Orsanic	7	6
	N Djordjevic   D Flach	2	1					L Arnold   D Orsanic	7	4	6
5	S Lareau   A O'Brien	6	7				5	S Lareau   A O'Brien	6^6	6	1
	M Petchey   D Rikl	4	6^11

Bottom Half

Section 3

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
6	E Ferreira   P Galbraith	6	6
	A Kitinov   G Van Emburgh	3	2				6	E Ferreira   P Galbraith	4	6	8
	K Braasch   J Knippschild	5	6	9			6	K Braasch   J Knippschild	6	3	10
	HJ Davids   S Schalken	7	4	7											K Braasch   J Knippschild	6	7
	L Jensen   M Jensen	6	6												L Jensen   M Jensen	4	6^2
	M Keil   C Woodruff	3	4					L Jensen   M Jensen	4	6	11
	E Couto   B Mota	6	6^10	6				E Couto   B Mota	6	4	9
12	S Stolle   C Suk	2	7	2																		K Braasch   J Knippschild	6	6^2	3
13	N Broad   P Norval	6	6																		4	Y Kafelnikov   D Vacek	4	7	6
	B Black   J Gimelstob	3	2				13	N Broad   P Norval	6^5	6	8
	WBlack   J Grabb	6	7					WBlack   J Grabb	7	2	10
	K Kinnear   P Vízner	3	6^3												WBlack   J Grabb	4	6^4
	T Nijssen   S Noteboom	6	6											4	Y Kafelnikov   D Vacek	6	7
	A Boetsch   M Rosset	4	2					T Nijssen   S Noteboom	1	4
4	Y Kafelnikov   D Vacek	6	5	6			4	Y Kafelnikov   D Vacek	6	6
	R Bergh   D Ekerot	1	7	3

Section 4

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
8	L Lobo   J Sánchez	6	4	6
	M Ondruska   G Stafford	3	6	3			8	L Lobo   J Sánchez	2	6^1
	J Eagle   A Florent	4	6	6				J Eagle   A Florent	6	7
	A Clément   N Escudé	6	4	2											J Eagle   A Florent	6	6^8	6
	J-P Fleurian   S Simian	5	6	6										10	M Philippoussis   P Rafter	2	7	3
	R Gilbert   G Raoux	7	4	1				J-P Fleurian   S Simian	7	3	4
10	M Philippoussis   P Rafter	6^5	7	8			10	M Philippoussis   P Rafter	5	6	6
	B MacPhie   G Muller	7	6^6	6																		J Eagle   A Florent	7	4	2
16	T Kronemann   D Macpherson	4	7	6																	2	J Eltingh   P Haarhuis	6^6	6	6
	J Frana   N Lapentti	6	6^12	3			16	T Kronemann   D Macpherson	5	4
	C Brandi   F Messori	6	7					C Brandi   F Messori	7	6
	K Jones   S Melville	4	5												C Brandi   F Messori	3	3
	P Cash   R Reneberg	5	7	6										2	J Eltingh   P Haarhuis	6	6
	P Kilderry   M Tebbutt	7	5	3				P Cash   R Reneberg	6	1	4
2	J Eltingh   P Haarhuis	6	4	6			2	J Eltingh   P Haarhuis	3	6	6
	D Adams   W Ferreira	4	6	1

References

1. "1997 French Open". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 17 December 2014.