1997 Stella Artois Championships – Doubles

Doubles
1997 Stella Artois Championships
Final
ChampionsAustralia Mark Philippoussis
Australia Patrick Rafter
Runners-upAustralia Sandon Stolle
Czech Republic Cyril Suk
Score6–2, 4–6, 7–5
Details
Draw28
Events
Singles Doubles
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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

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

Draw

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Key

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Finals

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

Top half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Australia T Woodbridge
Australia M Woodforde
6 6  
  India M Bhupathi
India L Paes
6 6     India M Bhupathi
India L Paes
3 3  
  Sweden J Björkman
Netherlands J Siemerink
4 4   1 Australia T Woodbridge
Australia M Woodforde
6 6  
  Russia A Olhovskiy
New Zealand B Steven
6 6   8 United Kingdom N Broad
South Africa P Norval
3 2  
  Canada G Connell
United States S Davis
3 4     Russia A Olhovskiy
New Zealand B Steven
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  France O Delaître
France G Raoux
5 4   8 United Kingdom N Broad
South Africa P Norval
1    
8 United Kingdom N Broad
South Africa P Norval
7 6   1 Australia T Woodbridge
Australia M Woodforde
6 6 3
6 Australia M Philippoussis
Australia P Rafter
7 3 6
4 South Africa E Ferreira
United States P Galbraith
6 6 1
  North Macedonia A Kitinov
Portugal N Marques
3 4   WC United Kingdom T Henman
United States P Sampras
7 4 6
WC United Kingdom T Henman
United States P Sampras
6 6   WC United Kingdom T Henman
United States P Sampras
3 6  
  Netherlands S Groen
Germany J Knippschild
6 4   6 Australia M Philippoussis
Australia P Rafter
6 7  
  Belarus M Mirnyi
Zimbabwe K Ullyett
7 6     Belarus M Mirnyi
Zimbabwe K Ullyett
7 3 5
  United States B MacPhie
South Africa G Muller
5 6   6 Australia M Philippoussis
Australia P Rafter
6 6 7
6 Australia M Philippoussis
Australia P Rafter
7 7  

Bottom half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
5 United States R Leach
United States J Stark
7 7  
  South Africa M Ondruska
South Africa C van Rensburg
6 6   5 United States R Leach
United States J Stark
7 6  
  Australia W Arthurs
Australia A Kratzmann
3 5     Zimbabwe B Black
United States J Gimelstob
6 3  
  Zimbabwe B Black
United States J Gimelstob
6 7   5 United States R Leach
United States J Stark
4 5  
Q Germany P Baur
Venezuela N Pereira
4 6   3 Canada S Lareau
United States A O'Brien
6 7  
WC Croatia S Hiršzon
Croatia G Ivanišević
6 7   WC Croatia S Hiršzon
Croatia G Ivanišević
6 3  
3 Canada S Lareau
United States A O'Brien
7 6  
3 Canada S Lareau
United States A O'Brien
3 6  
7 Australia S Stolle
Czech Republic C Suk
6 6   7 Australia S Stolle
Czech Republic C Suk
6 7  
WC United States M Chang
Japan S Matsuoka
3 3   7 Australia S Stolle
Czech Republic C Suk
6 6  
Q South Africa W Black
South Africa N Godwin
6 7 6 Q South Africa W Black
South Africa N Godwin
3 2  
  France J-P Fleurian
United States T. J. Middleton
7 5 2 7 Australia S Stolle
Czech Republic C Suk
7 6  
WC Germany M-K Goellner
United Kingdom G Rusedski
6 6   WC Germany M-K Goellner
United Kingdom G Rusedski
6 3  
  Australia P Kilderry
Australia M Tebbutt
3 2   WC Germany M-K Goellner
United Kingdom G Rusedski
4 7 7
2 The Bahamas M Knowles
Canada D Nestor
6 6 6
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