1997 Japan Open Tennis Championships – Men's doubles

Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde were the defending champions, but lost in the quarterfinals to tournament runners-up Justin Gimelstob and Patrick Rafter.

Men's doubles
1997 Japan Open Tennis Championships
Final
ChampionsCzech Republic Martin Damm
Czech Republic Daniel Vacek
Runners-upUnited States Justin Gimelstob
Australia Patrick Rafter
Score2–6, 6–2, 7–6
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
← 1996 · Japan Open · 1998 →

Martin Damm and Daniel Vacek won the title by defeating Gimelstob and Rafter 2–6, 6–2, 7–6 in the final.[1]

Seeds

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The first four seeds received a bye to the second round.

Draw

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Finals

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Semifinals Final
          
7   Justin Gimelstob
  Patrick Rafter
4 6 6
5   Joshua Eagle
  Andrew Florent
6 3 3
7   Justin Gimelstob
  Patrick Rafter
6 2 6
4   Martin Damm
  Daniel Vacek
2 6 7
4   Martin Damm
  Daniel Vacek
6 6
  Wayne Arthurs
  Andrew Kratzmann
4 4

Top half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1   T Woodbridge
  M Woodforde
6 2
  M Norman
  T Nydahl
3 7 6   M Norman
  T Nydahl
1 0r
Q   J Delgado
  A Thoms
6 6 4 1   T Woodbridge
  M Woodforde
3 7 6
WC   B Becker
  P Kühnen
6 6 4 7   J Gimelstob
  P Rafter
6 6 7
WC   Hiroki Ishii
  M Onoda
1 7 6 WC   Hiroki Ishii
  M Onoda
2 7 3
  A Richardson
  D Sapsford
4 6 3 7   J Gimelstob
  P Rafter
6 6 6
7   J Gimelstob
  P Rafter
6 3 6 7   J Gimelstob
  P Rafter
4 6 6
5   J Eagle
  A Florent
6 3 3
3   D Adams
  A Olhovskiy
5 5
  G Blumauer
  A Foster
4 3   JP Fleurian
  S Simian
7 7
  JP Fleurian
  S Simian
6 6   JP Fleurian
  S Simian
4 5
  F Wibier
  J Winnink
4 3 5   J Eagle
  A Florent
6 7
  L Paes
  R Smith
6 6   L Paes
  R Smith
2 4
  K Jones
  S Melville
2 5 5   J Eagle
  A Florent
6 6
5   J Eagle
  A Florent
6 7

Bottom half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
6   J Grabb
  B MacPhie
6 5 6
  K Braasch
  J Tarango
4 7 4 6   J Grabb
  B MacPhie
6 6
  N Godwin
  H Holm
6 7   N Godwin
  H Holm
4 2
  A Pavel
  E Ran
3 6 6   J Grabb
  B MacPhie
6 6 6
WC   M Joyce
  S Matsuoka
6 4 7 4   M Damm
  D Vacek
3 7 7
  C Ferreira
  J Golmard
1 6 6 WC   M Joyce
  S Matsuoka
6 3 2
4   M Damm
  D Vacek
4 6 6
4   M Damm
  D Vacek
6 6
8   M Mirnyi
  K Ullyett
6 3 2   W Arthurs
  A Kratzmann
4 4
  D Flach
  K Kinnear
1 6 6   D Flach
  K Kinnear
6 3 6
WC   G Motomura
  T Shimada
6 2   W Arthurs
  A Kratzmann
4 6 7
  W Arthurs
  A Kratzmann
7 6   W Arthurs
  A Kratzmann
7 4 6
  O Delaître
  L Roux
7 1 1   S Iwabuchi
  T Suzuki
5 6 3
  S Iwabuchi
  T Suzuki
6 6 6   S Iwabuchi
  T Suzuki
6 6
2   R Leach
  J Stark
2 4

References

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  1. ^ "ATP Tokyo Outdoor Draw (Men's) - 1997". Steve G Tennis. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
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