1997 US Open – Boys' doubles

Bob and Mike Bryan were the defending champions, but none competed this year as both were playing for Stanford University during this season.

Boys' doubles
1997 US Open
Champions	Fernando González Nicolás Massú
Runners-up	Jean-René Lisnard Michaël Llodra
Score	6–4, 6–4

Main article: 1997 US Open (tennis)

Fernando González and Nicolás Massú won the title by defeating Jean-René Lisnard and Michaël Llodra 6–4, 6–4 in the final. It was the 1st Grand Slam title for González, and the 2nd Grand Slam title for Massú, in their respective doubles careers.

Seeds

The top seed received a bye into the second round.

1. Fernando González / Nicolás Massú (champions)
2. José de Armas / Luis Horna (first round)
3. Jaco van der Westhuizen / Wesley Whitehouse (first round)
4. Arnaud Di Pasquale / Julien Jeanpierre (semifinals)
5. Nathan Healey / Lleyton Hewitt (semifinals)
6. Simon Dickson / David Sherwood (first round)
7. Federico Luzzi / Robin Vik (quarterfinals)
8. Iain Bates / Thomas Messmer (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• ITF = ITF entry
• PR = Protected ranking
• SR = Special ranking
• SE = Special exempt
• JE = Junior exempt
• JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
• CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
• NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Fernando González Nicolás Massú	6	6
	5	Nathan Healey Lleyton Hewitt	3	4
								1	Fernando González Nicolás Massú	6	6
									Jean-René Lisnard Michaël Llodra	4	4
	4	Arnaud Di Pasquale Julien Jeanpierre	3	5
		Jean-René Lisnard Michaël Llodra	6	7

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								1	F González N Massú	6	6
		J Haehnel V Sanon	1	1					N Frocassi R Rizo	1	2
		Nohuel Frocassi Ricardo Rizo	6	6											1	F González N Massú	7	4	6
		Davor Grgic I Neumüller	6	4	4										8	I Bates T Messmer	5	6	2
		Bob Borella Zoltán Papp	4	6	6				B Borella Z Papp	1	4
		T Dent D Martin	3	6	5			8	I Bates T Messmer	6	6
	8	Iain Bates T Messmer	6	2	7																	1	F González N Massú	6	6
	3	Jaco van der Westhuizen W Whitehouse	6	5																		5	N Healey L Hewitt	3	4
		J Blake B Vahaly	7	7					J Blake B Vahaly	6	6
		I Labadze Kobi Ziv	6	6					I Labadze K Ziv	4	1
		S Lipsky Jeremy Wurtzman	3	3												J Blake B Vahaly	6	3	4
		Manoj Mahadevan H Mankad	3	3											5	N Healey L Hewitt	0	6	6
		D Elsner Tomas Zivnicek	6	6					D Elsner T Zivnicek	6	4	6
		Cheng Wei-jen T Terachi	6	2	6			5	N Healey L Hewitt	4	6	7
	5	N Healey L Hewitt	2	6	7

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	6	Simon Dickson D Sherwood	4	6
		Federico Cardinali Ladislav Chramosta	6	7					F Cardinali L Chramosta	7	6
		El Mehdi Belbacha-Jawhari Z Fleishman	4	6					F Aniola J Ilowski	5	2
		Filip Aniola Jakub Ilowski	6	7												F Cardinali L Chramosta	0	4
		Jorge Dueñas A Qureshi	2	6											4	A Di Pasquale J Jeanpierre	6	6
		A Park T Parrott	6	7					A Park T Parrott	7	3	2
		E Ağayev A Ram	2	1				4	A Di Pasquale J Jeanpierre	6	6	6
	4	A Di Pasquale J Jeanpierre	6	6																		4	A Di Pasquale J Jeanpierre	3	5
	7	F Luzzi R Vik	7	4	6																		J-R Lisnard M Llodra	6	7
		N Overholser R Rake	6	6	1			7	F Luzzi R Vik	6	6
		J Levinský L Zovko	7	6					J Levinský L Zovko	3	2
		Simone Amorico Chad Carlson	5	2											7	F Luzzi R Vik	3	6	5
		P Handoyo Marwan Zewar	6	4	5											J-R Lisnard M Llodra	6	3	7
		J-R Lisnard M Llodra	4	6	7				J-R Lisnard M Llodra	6	6
		D Ayala Rafael de Mesa	6	6					D Ayala R de Mesa	4	1
	2	J de Armas L Horna	4	1

References

• Official Results Archive (ITF)