1997 Kroger St. Jude International – Doubles

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Doubles
1997 Kroger St. Jude International
1996 Champions Flag of the Bahamas.svg Mark Knowles
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Daniel Nestor
Final
Champions Flag of South Africa.svg Ellis Ferreira
Flag of the United States.svg Patrick Galbraith
Runners-up Flag of the United States.svg Rick Leach
Flag of the United States.svg Jonathan Stark
Score6–3, 3–6, 6–1
Details
Draw24
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
  1996  · U.S. National Indoor Championships ·  1998  

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

Contents

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

Seeds

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.

  1. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Todd Woodbridge / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Woodforde (semifinals)
  2. Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Byron Black / Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Grant Connell (quarterfinals)
  3. Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jacco Eltingh / Flag of the Netherlands.svg Paul Haarhuis (quarterfinals)
  4. Flag of South Africa.svg Ellis Ferreira / Flag of the United States.svg Patrick Galbraith (champions)
  5. Flag of the Bahamas.svg Mark Knowles / Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Daniel Nestor (quarterfinals)
  6. Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Sébastien Lareau / Flag of the United States.svg Alex O'Brien (second round)
  7. Flag of the United States.svg Rick Leach / Flag of the United States.svg Jonathan Stark (final)
  8. Flag of the United States.svg Jim Grabb / Flag of the United States.svg Richey Reneberg (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

Final

Final
     
4 63 6
7 3 61

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 76 
 77  6 2  
 6 6  1 3 67
 76 68 64 6
WC
6 74  4 4  
8 66 
1 6 4  
4 76 
4 66 6
 67  4 74
WC 4 6  4 6 77
 66 5 76 5
 3 4   6 3  
5 76 

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
6 63 4
Q 66 Q 3 66
 2 3  Q 64 6
WC 6 2  3 3 63
 76  3 4  
3 66 
Q 6 71
7 76 6
7 66 
 6 62  2 3  
 73 67 77 
WC 4 2  2 6 6  
 
66  
3 4  
2 66