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

## Seeds

* Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde (round robin)
* Jacco Eltingh / Paul Haarhuis (semifinals)
* Ellis Ferreira / Patrick Galbraith (round robin)
* Rick Leach / Jonathan Stark (champions)
* Mahesh Bhupathi / Leander Paes (final)
* Sébastien Lareau / Alex O'Brien (semifinals)
* Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor (round robin, withdrew due to a rib injury of Knowles)
* Donald Johnson / Francisco Montana (round robin)
* 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 5 | Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 6 | Sébastien Lareau Alex O'Brien | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| 6 | Sébastien Lareau Alex O'Brien | 4 | 4 | 5 | Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes | 3 | 4 | 6$^3$ |
| | | | | 4 | Rick Leach Jonathan Stark | 6 | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| 4 | Rick Leach Jonathan Stark | 6 | 6 | 4 | Rick Leach Jonathan Stark | 6 | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| 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.