| Men's doubles | |
|---|---|
| 1997 Japan Open Tennis Championships | |
| Champions |  Martin Damm Daniel Vacek |
| Runners-up |  Justin Gimelstob  Patrick Rafter |
| Final score | 2–6, 6–2, 7–6 |
Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde were the defending champions, but lost in the quarterfinals to tournament runners-up Justin Gimelstob and Patrick Rafter.
Martin Damm and Daniel Vacek won the title by defeating Gimelstob and Rafter 2–6, 6–2, 7–6 in the final. [1]
The first four seeds received a bye to the second round.
Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde (quarterfinals) Rick Leach / Jonathan Stark (second round)
David Adams / 
Andrei Olhovskiy (second round) Martin Damm / Daniel Vacek (champion) Joshua Eagle / Andrew Florent (semifinals) Jim Grabb / Brian MacPhie (quarterfinals) Justin Gimelstob / Patrick Rafter (final)
Max Mirnyi / 
Kevin Ullyett (first round)| 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 | |||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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