1997 du Maurier Open – Men's doubles

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

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.

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

	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

	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

	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

	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

	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

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