Men's doubles
1997 Sydney International
1996 Champions	Ellis Ferreira Jan Siemerink
Champions	Luis Lobo Javier Sánchez
Runners-up	Paul Haarhuis Jan Siemerink
Score	6–4, 6–7, 6–3

Ellis Ferreira and Jan Siemerink were the defending champions but only Siemerink competed that year with Paul Haarhuis.

Haarhuis and Siemerink lost in the final 6–4, 6–7, 6–3 against Luis Lobo and Javier Sánchez.

Seeds

Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.

1. n/a
2. Paul Haarhuis / Jan Siemerink (final)
3. Sébastien Lareau / Alex O'Brien (first round)
4. Libor Pimek / Byron Talbot (semifinals)

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

	First round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	LL	N Godwin G Stafford	4	7	6
		G Connell S Davis	6	6	4			LL	N Godwin G Stafford	3	7	6
	WC	P Cash S Stolle	6	6	6			WC	P Cash S Stolle	6	6	4
		M-K Goellner D Prinosil	1	7	2										LL	N Godwin G Stafford	2	6	5
	3	S Lareau A O'Brien	6	6	4											L Lobo J Sánchez	6	3	7
		J Eagle A Florent	7	0	6				J Eagle A Florent	6	3
		A Kratzmann M Tebbutt	6	5					L Lobo J Sánchez	7	6
		L Lobo J Sánchez	7	7																			Luis Lobo Javier Sánchez	6	6	6
	WC	G Doyle P Tramacchi	7	2	6																	2	Paul Haarhuis Jan Siemerink	4	7	3
	WC	L Jensen M Jensen	6	6	4			WC	G Doyle P Tramacchi	4	1
		C Brandi K Kinnear	4	4				4	L Pimek B Talbot	6	6
	4	L Pimek B Talbot	6	6											4	L Pimek B Talbot	5	7	5
		D Macpherson T. J. Middleton	6	6											2	P Haarhuis J Siemerink	7	6	7
	Q	J Holmes A Painter	3	4					D Macpherson T. J. Middleton	7	5	4
		P Nyborg G Raoux	4	7	6			2	P Haarhuis J Siemerink	6	7	6
	2	P Haarhuis J Siemerink	6	6	7

External links

• 1997 Sydney International doubles draw