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| 1997 Newsweek Champions Cup | |
| Champions |  Mark Knowles  Daniel Nestor |
| Runners-up |  Mark Philippoussis Patrick Rafter |
| Score | 7–6, 4–6, 7–5 |
Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde were the defending champions but lost in the semifinals to Mark Philippoussis and Patrick Rafter.
Mark Knowles and Daniel Nestor won in the final 7–6, 4–6, 7–5 against Philippoussis and Rafter.
The top four seeded teams received byes into the second round.
Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde (final)
Jacco Eltingh / Paul Haarhuis (second round)
Byron Black / Grant Connell (second round)
Ellis Ferreira / 
Patrick Galbraith (second round) Sébastien Lareau / Alex O'Brien (quarterfinals) Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor (champions)
Jonas Björkman / Nicklas Kulti (quarterfinals) Rick Leach / Jonathan Stark (quarterfinals)| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
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