1997 Stella Artois Championships – Doubles

Doubles
1997 Stella Artois Championships
Champions	Mark Philippoussis Patrick Rafter
Runners-up	Sandon Stolle Cyril Suk
Final score	6–2, 4–6, 7–5

Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde were the defending champions but lost in the semifinals to Mark Philippoussis and Patrick Rafter.

Philippoussis and Rafter won in the final 6–2, 4–6, 7–5 against Sandon Stolle and Cyril Suk.

Seeds

The top four seeded teams received byes into the second round.

1. Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde (Semifinals)
2. Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor (Second Round)
3. Sébastien Lareau / Alex O'Brien (Semifinals)
4. Ellis Ferreira / Patrick Galbraith (Second Round)
5. Rick Leach / Jonathan Stark (Quarterfinals)
6. Mark Philippoussis / Patrick Rafter (Champions)
7. Sandon Stolle / Cyril Suk (Final)
8. Neil Broad / Piet Norval (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

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Todd Woodbridge   Mark Woodforde	3	6	3
	6	Mark Philippoussis   Patrick Rafter	7	3	6
								6	Mark Philippoussis   Patrick Rafter	6	4	7
								7	Sandon Stolle   Cyril Suk	2	6	5
	3	Sébastien Lareau   Alex O'Brien	3	6
	7	Sandon Stolle   Cyril Suk	6	7

Top Half

First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
							1	T Woodbridge   M Woodforde	6	6
	M Bhupathi   L Paes	6	6					M Bhupathi   L Paes	3	3
	J Björkman   J Siemerink	4	4											1	T Woodbridge   M Woodforde	6	6
	A Olhovskiy   B Steven	6	6											8	N Broad   P Norval	3	2
	G Connell   S Davis	3	4					A Olhovskiy   B Steven	0^r
	O Delaître   G Raoux	5	4				8	N Broad   P Norval	1
8	N Broad   P Norval	7	6																		1	T Woodbridge   M Woodforde	6	6	3
																					6	M Philippoussis   P Rafter	7	3	6
							4	E Ferreira   P Galbraith	6	6	1
	A Kitinov   N Marques	3	4				WC	T Henman   P Sampras	7	4	6
WC	T Henman   P Sampras	6	6											WC	T Henman   P Sampras	3	6
	S Groen   J Knippschild	6	4											6	M Philippoussis   P Rafter	6	7
	M Mirnyi   K Ullyett	7	6					M Mirnyi   K Ullyett	7	3	5
	B MacPhie   G Muller	5	6				6	M Philippoussis   P Rafter	6	6	7
6	M Philippoussis   P Rafter	7	7

Bottom Half

First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
5	R Leach   J Stark	7	7
	M Ondruska   C van Rensburg	6	6				5	R Leach   J Stark	7	6
	W Arthurs   A Kratzmann	3	5					B Black   J Gimelstob	6	3
	B Black   J Gimelstob	6	7											5	R Leach   J Stark	4	5
Q	P Baur   N Pereira	4	6											3	S Lareau   A O'Brien	6	7
WC	S Hirszon   G Ivanišević	6	7				WC	S Hirszon   G Ivanišević	6	3
							3	S Lareau   A O'Brien	7	6
																					3	S Lareau   A O'Brien	3	6
7	S Stolle   C Suk	6	6																		7	S Stolle   C Suk	6	7
WC	M Chang   S Matsuoka	3	3				7	S Stolle   C Suk	6	6
Q	W Black   N Godwin	6	7	6			Q	W Black   N Godwin	3	2
	J-P Fleurian   T.J. Middleton	7	5	2										7	S Stolle   C Suk	7	6
WC	M-K Goellner   G Rusedski	6	6											WC	M-K Goellner   G Rusedski	6	3
	P Kilderry   M Tebbutt	3	2				WC	M-K Goellner   G Rusedski	4	7	7
							2	M Knowles   D Nestor	6	6	6

External links

• 1997 Stella Artois Championships Doubles Draw