1997 Kroger St. Jude International – Doubles

Doubles
1997 Kroger St. Jude International
1996 Champions	Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor
Champions	Ellis Ferreira Patrick Galbraith
Runners-up	Rick Leach Jonathan Stark
Final score	6–3, 3–6, 6–1

Mark Knowles and Daniel Nestor were the defending champions but lost in the quarterfinals to Ellis Ferreira and Patrick Galbraith.

Ferreira and Galbraith won in the final 6–3, 3–6, 6–1 against Rick Leach and Jonathan Stark.

Seeds

Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated. All eight seeded teams received byes to the second round.

1. Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde (Semifinals)
2. Byron Black / Grant Connell (Quarterfinals)
3. Jacco Eltingh / Paul Haarhuis (Quarterfinals)
4. Ellis Ferreira / Patrick Galbraith (Champions)
5. Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor (Quarterfinals)
6. Sébastien Lareau / Alex O'Brien (Second Round)
7. Rick Leach / Jonathan Stark (Final)
8. Jim Grabb / Richey Reneberg (Quarterfinals)

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

Final

Final
4	Ellis Ferreira   Patrick Galbraith	6	3	6
7	Rick Leach   Jonathan Stark	3	6	1

Top Half

First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
							1	T Woodbridge   M Woodforde	7	6
	B Haygarth   S Schalken	7	7					B Haygarth   S Schalken	6	2
	T Carbonell   F Roig	6	6											1	T Woodbridge   M Woodforde	3	6	7
	J Björkman   D Flach	7	6	6										8	J Grabb   R Reneberg	6	4	6
WC	M Joyce   D Pate	6	7	4				J Björkman   D Flach	4	4
							8	J Grabb   R Reneberg	6	6
																					1	T Woodbridge   M Woodforde	6	4
																					4	E Ferreira   P Galbraith	7	6
							4	E Ferreira   P Galbraith	6	6	6
	K Kinnear   D Randall	6	7					K Kinnear   D Randall	4	7	4
WC	L Jensen   M Jensen	4	6											4	E Ferreira   P Galbraith	6	7	7
	M Philippoussis   P Rafter	6	6											5	M Knowles   D Nestor	7	6	5
	B MacPhie   G Muller	3	4					M Philippoussis   P Rafter	6	3
							5	M Knowles   D Nestor	7	6

Bottom Half

First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
							6	S Lareau   A O'Brien	6	3	4
Q	J Gimelstob   B Steven	6	6				Q	J Gimelstob   B Steven	3	6	6
	P McEnroe   C Woodruff	2	3											Q	J Gimelstob   B Steven	6	4	6
WC	B Gilbert   S Sargsian	6	2											3	J Eltingh   P Haarhuis	3	6	3
	T Kronemann   D Macpherson	7	6					T Kronemann   D Macpherson	3	4
							3	J Eltingh   P Haarhuis	6	6
																					Q	J Gimelstob   B Steven	6	7	1
																					7	R Leach   J Stark	7	6	6
							7	R Leach   J Stark	6	6
	J-P Fleurian   G Raoux	6	6	2				C van Rensburg   J Waite	2	3
	C van Rensburg   J Waite	7	3	6										7	R Leach   J Stark	7	7
WC	B Shelton   M Washington	4	2											2	B Black   G Connell	6	6
	J Frana   L Lobo	6	6					J Frana   L Lobo	3	4
							2	B Black   G Connell	6	6

References

• 1997 Kroger St. Jude International Doubles Draw