1997 ATP Tour World Championships – Doubles

Rick Leach and Jonathan Stark defeated Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes in the final, 6–3, 6–4, 7–6^(7–3) to win the doubles tennis title at the 1997 ATP Tour World Championships.

Doubles
1997 ATP Tour World Championships
Champions	Rick Leach Jonathan Stark
Runners-up	Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes
Score	6–3, 6–4, 7–6(7–3)
Draw	8

Main article: 1997 ATP Tour World Championships

Mark Woodforde and Todd Woodbridge were the defending champions, but were eliminated in the round-robin stage.

Seeds

1. Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde (round robin)
2. Jacco Eltingh / Paul Haarhuis (semifinals)
3. Ellis Ferreira / Patrick Galbraith (round robin)
4. Rick Leach / Jonathan Stark (champions)
5. Mahesh Bhupathi / Leander Paes (final)
6. Sébastien Lareau / Alex O'Brien (semifinals)
7. Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor (round robin, withdrew due to a rib injury of Knowles)
8. Donald Johnson / Francisco Montana (round robin)
9. Trevor Kronemann / David Macpherson (round robin)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	5	Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes	6	6
	6	Sébastien Lareau Alex O'Brien	4	4
								5	Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes	3	4	63
								4	Rick Leach Jonathan Stark	6	6	77
	4	Rick Leach Jonathan Stark	6	6
	2	Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis	3	4

Green group

		Woodbridge Woodforde	Leach Stark	Lareau O'Brien	Johnson Montana	RR W–L	Set W–L	Game W–L	Standings
1	Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde		6–3, 6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–5)	6–7(4–7), 5–7	6–4, 6–1	2–1	4–3	42–35	3
4	Rick Leach Jonathan Stark	3–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–7(5–7)		6–4, 3–6, 6–3	6–3, 6–4	2–1	5–3	43–39	1
6	Sébastien Lareau Alex O'Brien	7–6(7–4), 7–5	4–6, 6–3, 3–6		6–3, 3–6, 6–3	2–1	5–3	42–38	2
8	Donald Johnson Francisco Montana	4–6, 1–6	3–6, 4–6	3–6, 6–3, 3–6		0–3	1–6	24–39	4

Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2. number of matches; 3. in two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4. in three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5. steering-committee decision.

Yellow group

		Eltingh Haarhuis	Ferreira Galbraith	Bhupathi Paes	Knowles Nestor Kronemann Macpherson	RR W–L	Set W–L	Game W–L	Standings
2	Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis		7–6(7–1), 6–7(5–7), 6–2	6–3, 6–2	6–4, 7–6(7–4) (w/ Knowles / Nestor)	3–0	6–1	44–30	1
3	Ellis Ferreira Patrick Galbraith	6–7(1–7), 7–6(7–5), 2–6		5–7, 4–6	6–2, 6–7(6–8), 7–5 (w/ Knowles / Nestor)	1–2	3–5	43–46	3
5	Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes	3–6, 2–6	7–5, 6–4		6–4, 7–6(7–5) (w/ Kronemann / Macpherson)	2–1	4–2	31–31	2
7 9	Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor Trevor Kronemann David Macpherson	4–6, 6–7(4–7) (w/ Knowles / Nestor)	2–6, 7–6(8–6), 5–7 (w/ Knowles / Nestor)	4–6, 6–7(5–7) (w/ Kronemann / Macpherson)		0–2 0–1	1–4 0–2	24–32 10–13	4 5

Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2. number of matches; 3. in two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4. in three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5. steering-committee decision.