# 1997 du Maurier Open – Men's doubles

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.

## Seeds

* Yevgeny Kafelnikov / Daniel Vacek (quarterfinals)
* Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor (second round, retired)
* Sébastien Lareau / Alex O'Brien (final)
* Ellis Ferreira / Patrick Galbraith (second round)
* Rick Leach / Jonathan Stark (second round)
* Mark Philippoussis / Patrick Rafter (quarterfinals)
* Sandon Stolle / Cyril Suk (second round, withdrew)
* (n/a)

## 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Q | Aleksandar Kitinov Jeff Salzenstein | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| 3 | Sébastien Lareau Alex O'Brien | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 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 |
| | Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes | 7 | 6 | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | 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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | 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 | 4$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Qualifying seeds

* Aleksandar Kitinov / Jeff Salzenstein (qualified)
* Neville Godwin / Sargis Sargsian (qualified)
* Doug Flach / Chris Woodruff (qualifying competition)
* Scott Draper / Vince Spadea (first round)

### Qualifiers

* Aleksandar Kitinov / Jeff Salzenstein
* Neville Godwin / Sargis Sargsian

### Qualifying draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Aleksandar Kitinov Jeff Salzenstein | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | Simon Larose Frédéric Niemeyer | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| 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 | | Lorenzo Manta Michael Tebbutt | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | Scott Draper Vince Spadea | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 2 | Neville Godwin Sargis Sargsian | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | Jonathan Arpin Charles-Antoine Sévigny | 2 | 1 | | | | | |
| 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 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| 3 | Doug Flach Chris Woodruff | 6 | 7 | | | | | |