1997 ATP Tour World Championships - Doubles

TennisEvents2|1997|ATP Tour World Championships|s
champ = flagicon|USA Rick Leach
flagicon|USA Jonathan Stark
runner = flagicon|IND Mahesh Bhupathi
flagicon|IND Leander Paes
score = 6–3, 6–4, 7–6(3)

Mark Woodforde and Todd Woodbridge were the defending champions, but lost in the round robin.

Rick Leach and Jonathan Stark won in the final 6–3, 6–4, 7–6(3), against Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes.

eeds

# Todd Woodbridge / flagicon|AUS Mark Woodforde "(Round Robin)
# Jacco Eltingh / flagicon|NED Paul Haarhuis "(Semifinals)
# Ellis Ferreira / flagicon|USA Patrick Galbraith "(Round Robin)
# Rick Leach / flagicon|USA "'Jonathan Stark (Champions)
# Mahesh Bhupathi / flagicon|IND Leander Paes "(Final)

6. flagicon|CAN Sebastien Lareau / flagicon|USA Alex O'Brien "(Semifinals)
7. flagicon|BAH Mark Knowles / flagicon|CAN Daniel Nestor "(Round Robin, withdrew due to a rib injury for Knowles)
8. flagicon|USA Donald Johnson / flagicon|USA Francisco Montana "(Round Robin)
9. flagicon|USA Trevor Kronemann / flagicon|AUS David Macpherson "(Round Robin)

   Draw

   Finals

   4TeamBracket-Tennis35
   RD1=Semifinals
   RD2=Final

   RD1-seed1=5
   RD1-team1=flagicon|IND "'Mahesh Bhupathi
   flagicon|IND Leander Paes
   RD1-score1-1="'6
   RD1-score1-2="'6
   RD1-score1-3=
   RD1-seed2=6
   RD1-team2=flagicon|CAN Sebastien Lareau
   flagicon|USA Alex O'Brien
   RD1-score2-1=4
   RD1-score2-2=4
   RD1-score2-3=

   RD1-seed3=4
   RD1-team3=flagicon|USA "'Rick Leach
   flagicon|USA Jonathan Stark
   RD1-score3-1="'6
   RD1-score3-2="'6
   RD1-score3-3=
   RD1-seed4=2
   RD1-team4=flagicon|NED Jacco Eltingh
   flagicon|NED Paul Haarhuis
   RD1-score4-1=3
   RD1-score4-2=4
   RD1-score4-3=

   RD2-seed1=5
   RD2-team1=flagicon|IND Mahesh Bhupathi
   flagicon|IND Leander Paes
   RD2-score1-1=3
   RD2-score1-2=4
   RD2-score1-3=6³
   RD2-score1-4=
   RD2-score1-5=
   RD2-seed2=4
   RD2-team2=flagicon|USA "'Rick Leach
   flagicon|USA Jonathan Stark
   RD2-score2-1="'6
   RD2-score2-2="'6
   RD2-score2-3="'7
   RD2-score2-4=
   RD2-score2-5=

   Green Group

   4TeamRR-TennisWide
   title-1=
   title-2=RR W–L
   title-3=Set W–L
   title-4=Game W–L
   title-5=Standings

   seed-1=1
   team-1-abbrev=flagicon|AUS Todd Woodbridge
   flagicon|AUS Mark Woodforde
   team-1=flagicon|AUS Todd Woodbridge
   flagicon|AUS Mark Woodforde
   match-w/l-1=2–1
   set-w/l-1=4–3
   game-w/l-1=42–35
   standings-1=3

   seed-2=4
   team-2-abbrev=flagicon|USA "'Rick Leach
   flagicon|USA Jonathan Stark
   team-2=flagicon|USA "'Rick Leach
   flagicon|USA Jonathan Stark
   match-w/l-2="'2–1
   set-w/l-2="'5–3
   game-w/l-2="'43–39
   standings-2="'1

   seed-3=6
   team-3-abbrev=flagicon|CAN "'Sebastien Lareau
   flagicon|USA Alex O'Brien
   team-3=flagicon|CAN "'Sebastien Lareau
   flagicon|USA Alex O'Brien
   match-w/l-3="'2–1
   set-w/l-3="'5–3
   game-w/l-3="'42–38
   standings-3="'2

   seed-4=8
   team-4-abbrev=flagicon|USA Donald Johnson
   flagicon|USA Francisco Montana
   team-4=flagicon|USA Donald Johnson
   flagicon|USA Francisco Montana
   match-w/l-4=0–3
   set-w/l-4=1–6
   game-w/l-4=24–39
   standings-4=4

   color-row-1= | 1v2=6–3, 6–7(4), 7–6(5) |1v3=6–7(4), 5–7 |1v4=6–4, 6–1
   color-row-2= |2v1=3–6, 7–6(4), 6–7(5) | 2v3=6–4, 3–6, 6–3 |2v4=6–3, 6–4
   color-row-3= |3v1=7–6(4), 7–5 |3v2=4–6, 6–3, 3–6 | 3v4=6–3, 3–6, 6–3
   color-row-4= |4v1=4–6, 1–6 |4v2=3–6, 4–6 |4v3=3–6, 6–3, 3–6 "Standings are determined by: 1) Number of wins; 2) Number of matches; 3) In two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4) In three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5) Steering Committee decision."

   Yellow Group

   4TeamRR-TennisWide
   title-1=
   title-2=RR W–L
   title-3=Set W–L
   title-4=Game W–L
   title-5=Standings

   seed-1=2
   team-1-abbrev=flagicon|NED "'Jacco Eltingh
   flagicon|NED Paul Haarhuis
   team-1=flagicon|NED "'Jacco Eltingh
   flagicon|NED Paul Haarhuis
   match-w/l-1="'3–0
   set-w/l-1="'6–1
   game-w/l-1="'44–30
   standings-1="'1

   seed-2=3
   team-2-abbrev=flagicon|RSA Ellis Ferreira
   flagicon|USA Patrick Galbraith
   team-2=flagicon|RSA Ellis Ferreira
   flagicon|USA Patrick Galbraith
   match-w/l-2=1–2
   set-w/l-2=3–5
   game-w/l-2=43–46
   standings-2=3

   seed-3=5
   team-3-abbrev=flagicon|IND "'Mahesh Bhupathi
   flagicon|IND Leander Paes
   team-3=flagicon|IND "'Mahesh Bhupathi
   flagicon|IND Leander Paes
   match-w/l-3="'2–1
   set-w/l-3="'4–2
   game-w/l-3="'31–31
   standings-3="'2

   seed-4=
   7
   
   9
   team-4-abbrev=flagicon|BAH
   flagicon|CAN
   flagicon|USA Trevor Kronemann
   flagicon|AUS David Macpherson
   team-4=flagicon|BAH
   flagicon|CAN
   flagicon|USA Trevor Kronemann
   flagicon|AUS David Macpherson
   match-w/l-4=
   0–2
   
   0–1
   set-w/l-4=
   1–4
   
   0–2
   game-w/l-4=
   24–32
   
   10–13
   standings-4=
   4
   
   5

   color-row-1= | 1v2=7–6(1), 6–7(5), 6–2 |1v3=6–3, 6–2 |1v4=6–4, 7–6(4)
   "(w/ Knowles / Nestor)"
   color-row-2= |2v1=6–7(1), 7–6(5), 2–6 | 2v3=5–7, 4–6 |2v4=6–2, 6–7(6), 7–5
   "(w/ Knowles / Nestor)"
   color-row-3= |3v1=3–6, 2–6 |3v2=7–5, 6–4 | 3v4=6–4, 7–6(5)
   "(w/ Kronemann / Macpherson)"
   color-row-4= |4v1=4–6, 6–7(4)
   "(w/ Knowles / Nestor)" |4v2=2–6, 7–6(6), 5–7
   "(w/ Knowles / Nestor)" |4v3=4–6, 6–7(5)
   "(w/ Kronemann / Macpherson)""Standings are determined by: 1) Number of wins; 2) Number of matches; 3) In two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4) In three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5) Steering Committee decision."

   External links

   * [http://www.itftennis.com/mens/tournaments/printabledrawsheet.asp?event=1010022960 Finals Draw]
   * [http://www.itftennis.com/mens/tournaments/drawsheetbyRound.asp?event=1010022958&tournament=1010009520 Round Robin Draw (Green Group)]
   * [http://www.itftennis.com/mens/tournaments/drawsheetbyRound.asp?event=1010022959&tournament=1010009520 Round Robin Draw (Yellow Group)]