1997 Kroger St. Jude International – Doubles

Seeds

Draw

Key

Final

Top half

Bottom half

Doubles

1997 Kroger St. Jude International

1996 Champions

Mark Knowles

Daniel Nestor

Final

Champions

Ellis Ferreira

Patrick Galbraith

Runners-up

Rick Leach

Jonathan Stark

Score

6–3, 3–6, 6–1

Details

Draw

Seeds

Events

Singles

Doubles

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1997 tennis event results

Mark Knowles and Daniel Nestor were the defending champions but lost in the quarterfinals to Ellis Ferreira and Patrick Galbraith.

Ferreira and Galbraith won in the final 6–3, 3–6, 6–1 against Rick Leach and Jonathan Stark.

Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated. All eight seeded teams received byes to the second round.

Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde (semifinals)
Byron Black / Grant Connell (quarterfinals)
Jacco Eltingh / Paul Haarhuis (quarterfinals)
Ellis Ferreira / Patrick Galbraith (champions)
Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor (quarterfinals)
Sébastien Lareau / Alex O'Brien (second round)
Rick Leach / Jonathan Stark (final)
Jim Grabb / Richey Reneberg (quarterfinals)

First round					Second round					Quarterfinals					Semifinals

					1	T Woodbridge M Woodforde	7	6
	B Haygarth S Schalken	7	7			B Haygarth S Schalken	6	2
	T Carbonell F Roig	6	6							1	T Woodbridge M Woodforde	3	6	7
	J Björkman D Flach	7	6	6						8	J Grabb R Reneberg	6	4	6
WC	M Joyce D Pate	6	7	4		J Björkman D Flach	4	4
					8	J Grabb R Reneberg	6	6
															1	T Woodbridge M Woodforde	6	4
															4	E Ferreira P Galbraith	7	6
					4	E Ferreira P Galbraith	6	6	6
	K Kinnear D Randall	6	7			K Kinnear D Randall	4	7	4
WC	L Jensen M Jensen	4	6							4	E Ferreira P Galbraith	6	7	7
	M Philippoussis P Rafter	6	6							5	M Knowles D Nestor	7	6	5
	B MacPhie G Muller	3	4			M Philippoussis P Rafter	6	3
					5	M Knowles D Nestor	7	6

Ellis Ferreira
Patrick Galbraith

Rick Leach
Jonathan Stark

First round					Second round					Quarterfinals					Semifinals

					6	S Lareau A O'Brien	6	3	4
Q	J Gimelstob B Steven	6	6		Q	J Gimelstob B Steven	3	6	6
	P McEnroe C Woodruff	2	3							Q	J Gimelstob B Steven	6	4	6
WC	B Gilbert S Sargsian	6	2							3	J Eltingh P Haarhuis	3	6	3
	T Kronemann D Macpherson	7	6			T Kronemann D Macpherson	3	4
					3	J Eltingh P Haarhuis	6	6
															Q	J Gimelstob B Steven	6	7	1
															7	R Leach J Stark	7	6	6
					7	R Leach J Stark	6	6
	J-P Fleurian G Raoux	6	6	2		C van Rensburg J Waite	2	3
	C van Rensburg J Waite	7	3	6						7	R Leach J Stark	7	7
WC	B Shelton M Washington	4	2							2	B Black G Connell	6	6
	J Frana L Lobo	6	6			J Frana L Lobo	3	4
					2	B Black G Connell	6	6