1997 du Maurier Open – Men's doubles

Patrick Galbraith and Paul Haarhuis were the defending champions, but Haarhuis did not compete this year. Galbraith teamed up with Ellis Ferreira and lost in second round to Trevor Kronemann and David Macpherson.

Men's doubles
1997 du Maurier Open
Champions	Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes
Runners-up	Sébastien Lareau Alex O'Brien
Score	7–6, 6–3
Draw	28 (4WC/2Q)
Seeds	8

Main article: 1997 du Maurier Open

Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes won the title by defeating Sébastien Lareau and Alex O'Brien 7–6, 6–3 in the final.^[1]

Seeds

1. Yevgeny Kafelnikov / Daniel Vacek (quarterfinals)
2. Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor (second round, retired)
3. Sébastien Lareau / Alex O'Brien (final)
4. Ellis Ferreira / Patrick Galbraith (second round)
5. Rick Leach / Jonathan Stark (second round)
6. Mark Philippoussis / Patrick Rafter (quarterfinals)
7. Sandon Stolle / Cyril Suk (second round, withdrew)
8. (n/a)

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
	Q	Aleksandar Kitinov Jeff Salzenstein	3	4
	3	Sébastien Lareau Alex O'Brien	6	6
								3	Sébastien Lareau Alex O'Brien	6	3
									Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes	7	6
		Trevor Kronemann David Macpherson	6	3
		Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes	7	6

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								1	Y Kafelnikov D Vacek	6	4	6
	WC	J Björkman T Henman	6	6	7			WC	J Björkman T Henman	3	6	3
		M Mirnyi P Nyborg	7	3	6										1	Y Kafelnikov D Vacek	3	2
	Q	A Kitinov J Salzenstein	6	7											Q	A Kitinov J Salzenstein	6	6
	WC	B Kokavec G Kuerten	3	5				Q	A Kitinov J Salzenstein	w/o
		S Groen G Ivanišević	6	2				7	S Stolle C Suk
	7	S Stolle C Suk	7	6																		Q	A Kitinov J Salzenstein	3	4
																						3	S Lareau A O'Brien	6	6
								3	S Lareau A O'Brien	6	6
		O Delaître F Santoro	6	3	6				O Delaître F Santoro	3	0
		L Jensen M Jensen	2	6	3										3	S Lareau A O'Brien	6	5	6
		J Eltingh J Siemerink	4	3											Q	N Godwin S Sargsian	3	7	4
	Q	N Godwin S Sargsian	6	6				Q	N Godwin S Sargsian	6	3	7
		M Ondruska G Stafford	0	1				5	R Leach J Stark	3	6	6
	5	R Leach J Stark	6	6

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	6	M Philippoussis P Rafter	6	6	6
		D Adams B Talbot	7	3	3			6	M Philippoussis P Rafter	7	7
		K Jones TJ Middleton	6	6	6				K Jones TJ Middleton	6	6
		N Broad P Norval	4	7	3										6	M Philippoussis P Rafter	6	3	4
		T Kronemann D Macpherson	6	6												T Kronemann D Macpherson	4	6	6
		B Black J Gimelstob	2	3					T Kronemann D Macpherson	3	6	6
								4	E Ferreira P Galbraith	6	4	4
																							T Kronemann D Macpherson	6	3
		M Damm P Vízner	4	3																			M Bhupathi L Paes	7	6
		D Johnson F Montana	6	6					D Johnson F Montana	6	4	6
		J Eagle A Florent	6	4	4				M Bhupathi L Paes	3	6	7
		M Bhupathi L Paes	2	6	6											M Bhupathi L Paes	6	6
	WC	S Leblanc P McEnroe	6	2	3										WC	T Haas J Robichaud	3	4
	WC	T Haas J Robichaud	1	6	6			WC	T Haas J Robichaud	3
								2	M Knowles D Nestor	4r

Qualifying

Qualifying seeds

1. Aleksandar Kitinov / Jeff Salzenstein (qualified)
2. Neville Godwin / Sargis Sargsian (qualified)
3. Doug Flach / Chris Woodruff (qualifying competition)
4. Scott Draper / Vince Spadea (first round)

Qualifiers

1. Aleksandar Kitinov / Jeff Salzenstein
2. Neville Godwin / Sargis Sargsian

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	1	Aleksandar Kitinov Jeff Salzenstein	6	6
	WC	Simon Larose Frédéric Niemeyer	4	4
								1	Aleksandar Kitinov Jeff Salzenstein	6	7
									Lorenzo Manta Michael Tebbutt	2	6
		Lorenzo Manta Michael Tebbutt	4	6	6
	4	Scott Draper Vince Spadea	6	3	3

Second qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	2	Neville Godwin Sargis Sargsian	6	6
	WC	Jonathan Arpin Charles-Antoine Sévigny	2	1
								2	Neville Godwin Sargis Sargsian	6	4	6
								3	Doug Flach Chris Woodruff	3	6	3
	WC	Emin Ağayev Ryan Clark	3	5
	3	Doug Flach Chris Woodruff	6	7