1997 Legg Mason Tennis Classic – Doubles

Doubles
1997 Legg Mason Tennis Classic
Final
Champions	Luke Jensen Murphy Jensen
Runners-up	Neville Godwin Fernon Wibier
Score	6–4, 6–4
Details
Draw	28
Seeds	8
Events
Singles Doubles
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Main article: 1997 Legg Mason Tennis Classic

Grant Connell and Scott Davis were the defending champions, but Connell did not compete this year. Davis teamed up with Kelly Jones and lost in the quarterfinals to Geoff Grant and Mark Merklein.

Luke Jensen and Murphy Jensen won the title by defeating Neville Godwin and Fernon Wibier 6–4, 6–4 in the final. ^[1]

Seeds

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

1. Ellis Ferreira / Patrick Galbraith (quarterfinals)
2. (n/a)
3. Luke Jensen / Murphy Jensen (champions)
4. Scott Davis / Kelly Jones (quarterfinals)
5. (n/a)
6. Max Mirnyi / Kevin Ullyett (first round)
7. Neville Godwin / Fernon Wibier (final)
8. Kent Kinnear / Aleksandar Kitinov (second round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• ITF = ITF entry
• PR = Protected ranking
• SR = Special ranking
• SE = Special exempt
• JE = Junior exempt
• JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
• CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
• NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	7	Neville Godwin Fernon Wibier	7	7
		Geoff Grant Mark Merklein	6	5
								7	Neville Godwin Fernon Wibier	4	4
								3	Luke Jensen Murphy Jensen	6	6
	3	Luke Jensen Murphy Jensen	4	7	7
		T. J. Middleton Sargis Sargsian	6	6	6

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								1	E Ferreira P Galbraith	6	3	7
	WC	T Haas P Korda	6	6				WC	T Haas P Korda	3	6	6
	WC	D Cantwell Jeremy Loomis	1	3											1	E Ferreira P Galbraith	7	3	6
		Ó Ortiz E Ran	6	7	2										7	N Godwin F Wibier	6	6	7
		D DiLucia B Shelton	7	6	6				D DiLucia B Shelton	6	6	3
		G Michibata R Smith	6	2				7	N Godwin F Wibier	7	0	6
	7	N Godwin F Wibier	7	6																		7	N Godwin F Wibier	7	7
																							G Grant M Merklein	6	5
								4	S Davis K Jones	3	6	6
		C Clark T Phillipps	7	2	0				M Hilpert D Nainkin	6	3	4
		M Hilpert D Nainkin	6	6	6										4	S Davis K Jones	4	6	2
		B Ellwood M Tebbutt	3	7	4											G Grant M Merklein	6	3	6
		G Grant M Merklein	6	6	6				G Grant M Merklein	6	6	6
		M Bhupathi T Ho	6	6	7				M Bhupathi T Ho	7	4	4
	6	M Mirnyi K Ullyett	7	3	6

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	LL	S Bryan C Mamiit	3	4
	WC	B Bryan M Bryan	6	6				WC	B Bryan M Bryan	6	3	4
	Q	G Etlis L Herrera	2	5				Q	S Draper J Stoltenberg	4	6	6
	Q	S Draper J Stoltenberg	6	7											Q	S Draper J Stoltenberg	4	4
		M Joyce V Spadea	7	6	4										3	L Jensen M Jensen	6	6
		D Flach C Woodruff	6	7	6				D Flach C Woodruff	5	4
								3	L Jensen M Jensen	7	6
																						3	L Jensen M Jensen	4	7	7
	8	K Kinnear A Kitinov	6	6																			TJ Middleton S Sargsian	6	6	6
	WC	P Goldstein K Kim	4	3				8	K Kinnear A Kitinov	6	6
		TJ Middleton S Sargsian	6	7					TJ Middleton S Sargsian	7	7
		J Salzenstein D Wheaton	4	5												TJ Middleton S Sargsian	7	6
		D Bowen S Simian	3	6	4											S Campbell G Köves	6	4
		S Campbell G Köves	6	4	6				S Campbell G Köves	4	6	6
								LL	M Martelli G Pozzi	6	3	3

References

1. Cotsonika, Nicholas J. (21 July 1997). "Chang outlast weary Korda to repeat title". The Washington Post . Retrieved 19 January 2021. In doubles, brothers Luke and Murphy Jensen won the title over Neville Godwin of South Africa and Fernon Wibier of France (sic), 6-4, 6-4.

External links

• Official results archive (ATP)
• Official results archive (ITF)