1997 US Open – Men's Doubles

Men's Doubles
1997 US Open
Champion	Yevgeny Kafelnikov Daniel Vacek[1]
Runner-up	Jonas Björkman Nicklas Kulti
Final score	7–6(10–8), 6–3

The 1997 US Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the USTA National Tennis Center in New York City in New York in the United States. It was the 117th edition of the US Open and was held from August 25 through September 7, 1997.

Seeds

Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.

Draw

Key

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final[1]
		Wayne Black   Jim Grabb	7	6
		Goran Ivanišević   Cyril Suk	6	3
									Wayne Black   Jim Grabb	5	6
								11	Jonas Björkman   Nicklas Kulti	7	7
		Jiří Novák   David Rikl	6	6	4
	11	Jonas Björkman   Nicklas Kulti	7	3	6
															11	Jonas Björkman   Nicklas Kulti	6	3
															4	Yevgeny Kafelnikov   Daniel Vacek	7	6
		John-Laffnie de Jager   Robbie Koenig	5	5
	4	Yevgeny Kafelnikov   Daniel Vacek	7	7
								4	Yevgeny Kafelnikov   Daniel Vacek	7	7
								10	Mahesh Bhupathi   Leander Paes	6	6
	10	Mahesh Bhupathi   Leander Paes	6	7
		David Adams   Wayne Ferreira	4	6

Top Half

Section 1

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	T Kempers   M Oosting	6	3	6
1	T Woodbridge   M Woodforde	4	6	1				T Kempers   M Oosting	7	4	6
	W Black   J Grabb	3	6	6				W Black   J Grabb	5	6	7
	D Ekerot   M Tebbutt	6	2	3											W Black   J Grabb	7	6
	P Albano   À Corretja	7	6											15	G Connell   D Nestor	6	1
	B Coupe   N Djordjevic	5	4					P Albano   À Corretja
15	G Connell   D Nestor	6	7				15	G Connell   D Nestor	w/o
	P Cash   A Kratzmann	3	6																			W Black   J Grabb	7	6
	G Ivanišević   C Suk	6	7																			G Ivanišević   C Suk	6	3
9	R Leach   Jonathan Stark	4	5					G Ivanišević   C Suk	4	6	6
	HJ Davids   J Knippschild	6	7					HJ Davids   J Knippschild	6	4	3
	TJ Middleton   N Pereira	3	6												G Ivanišević   C Suk	6	6
	M Sell   D Witt	6	7	7											M Damm   A Olhovskiy	4	2
	S Schalken   J Siemerink	7	6	6				M Sell   D Witt	5	6	6
	M Damm   A Olhovskiy	4	6	7				M Damm   A Olhovskiy	7	3	7
	L Pimek   B Talbot	6	3	6

Section 2

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
3	S Lareau   A O'Brien	7	7
	M Mirnyi   K Ullyett	5	6				3	S Lareau   A O'Brien	4	6
	J Novák   D Rikl	7	7					J Novák   D Rikl	6	7
	N Godwin   G Muller	5	6												J Novák   D Rikl	6	7
	J Gimelstob   C Woodruff	5	7	6										14	T Kronemann   D Macpherson	4	5
	M Ondruska   G Stafford	7	6	4				J Gimelstob   C Woodruff
14	T Kronemann   D Macpherson	2	7	7			14	T Kronemann   D Macpherson	w/o
	G Grant   M Merklein	6	6	5																		J Novák   D Rikl	6	6	4
11	J Björkman   N Kulti	6	6																		11	J Björkman   N Kulti	7	3	6
	B Bryan   M Bryan	4	3				11	J Björkman   N Kulti	6	6
	B Hawk   N Overholser	7	7					B Hawk   N Overholser	2	;1
	M Barnard   T Nijssen	5	6											11	J Björkman   N Kulti	6	6
	D Pescariu   D Sanguinetti	6	6											5	M Philippoussis   Patrick Rafter	2	4
	S Davis   K Jones	1	3					D Pescariu   D Sanguinetti	2	4
5	M Philippoussis   P Rafter	7	7				5	M Philippoussis   Patrick Rafter	6	6
	P Korda   R Reneberg	6	6

Bottom Half

Section 3

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
6	L Lobo   J Sánchez	4	7	7
	S Groen   D Prinosil	6	6	6			6	L Lobo   J Sánchez	3	6
	D Randall   J Waite	6	6				6	D Randall   J Waite	6	7
	V Spadea   E Taino	2	4												D Randall   J Waite	2	6	2
	B MacPhie   J Salzenstein	7	6												J-L de Jager   R Koenig	6	3	6
	B Haygarth   G Van Emburgh	6	3					B MacPhie   J Salzenstein	5	6
	J-L de Jager   R Koenig	2	7	6				J-L de Jager   R Koenig	7	7
12	N Broad   P Norval	6	6	3																		J-L de Jager   R Koenig	5	5
13	D Johnson   F Montana	6	6																		4	Y Kafelnikov   D Vacek	7	7
	J Eagle   A Florent	4	4				13	D Johnson   F Montana	2	7	6
	P Nyborg   S Sargsian	7	6	6				P Nyborg   S Sargsian	6	6	4
	L Jensen   M Jensen	6	7	4										13	D Johnson   F Montana	6	3	4
	P Fredriksson   T Vanhoudt	6	2	6										4	Y Kafelnikov   D Vacek	1	6	6
	R Smith   P Tramacchi	4	6	3				P Fredriksson   T Vanhoudt	6	2	1
4	Y Kafelnikov   D Vacek	6	6				4	Y Kafelnikov   D Vacek	4	6	6
	Ó Ortiz   A Sá	3	2

Section 4

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	B Behrens   P McEnroe	7	4	7
8	E Ferreira   P Galbraith	6	6	5				B Behrens   P McEnroe	3	7	6
	G Raoux   J Tarango	7	6					G Raoux   J Tarango	6	6	7
	C Brandi   F Messori	6	4												G Raoux   J Tarango	6	4	6
	P Kilderry   N Lapentti	4	7	6										10	M Bhupathi   L Paes	4	6	7
	K Braasch   B Shelton	6	6	4				P Kilderry   N Lapentti	7	3	6
10	M Bhupathi   L Paes	6	6				10	M Bhupathi   L Paes	6	6	7
	W Arthurs   A Kitinov	4	4																		10	M Bhupathi   L Paes	6	7
	A Berasategui   D Roditi	6	6	6																		D Adams   W Ferreira	4	6
16	O Delaître   F Santoro	7	3	3				A Berasategui   D Roditi	6	6
	S Noteboom   F Wibier	2	7	6				S Noteboom   F Wibier	4	3
	T Blenkiron   L Smith	6	5	2											A Berasategui   D Roditi	3	3
	D Adams   W Ferreira	4	7	6											D Adams   W Ferreira	6	6
	G Kuerten   F Meligeni	6	5	3				D Adams   W Ferreira	6	7
2	J Eltingh   P Haarhuis	7	7				2	J Eltingh   P Haarhuis	4	6
	B Black   B Steven	6	6

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