1997 US Open – Boys' doubles

Bob and Mike Bryan were the defending champions, but none competed this year as both were playing for Stanford University during this season.

Boys' doubles
1997 US Open
ChampionsChile Fernando González
Chile Nicolás Massú
Runners-upFrance Jean-René Lisnard
France Michaël Llodra
Score6–4, 6–4

Fernando González and Nicolás Massú won the title by defeating Jean-René Lisnard and Michaël Llodra 6–4, 6–4 in the final. It was the 1st Grand Slam title for González, and the 2nd Grand Slam title for Massú, in their respective doubles careers.

Seeds

The top seed received a bye into the second round.

  1. Chile Fernando González / Chile Nicolás Massú (champions)
  2. Venezuela José de Armas / Peru Luis Horna (first round)
  3. South Africa Jaco van der Westhuizen / South Africa Wesley Whitehouse (first round)
  4. France Arnaud Di Pasquale / France Julien Jeanpierre (semifinals)
  5. Australia Nathan Healey / Australia Lleyton Hewitt (semifinals)
  6. United Kingdom Simon Dickson / United Kingdom David Sherwood (first round)
  7. Italy Federico Luzzi / Czech Republic Robin Vik (quarterfinals)
  8. United Kingdom Iain Bates / Germany Thomas Messmer (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
1 Chile Fernando González
Chile Nicolás Massú
6 6
5 Australia Nathan Healey
Australia Lleyton Hewitt
3 4
1 Chile Fernando González
Chile Nicolás Massú
6 6
France Jean-René Lisnard
France Michaël Llodra
4 4
4 France Arnaud Di Pasquale
France Julien Jeanpierre
3 5
France Jean-René Lisnard
France Michaël Llodra
6 7

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Chile F González
Chile N Massú
6 6
France J Haehnel
Ivory Coast V Sanon
1 1 Italy N Frocassi
Mexico R Rizo
1 2
Italy Nohuel Frocassi
Mexico Ricardo Rizo
6 6 1 Chile F González
Chile N Massú
7 4 6
Croatia Davor Grgic
Austria I Neumüller
6 4 4 8 United Kingdom I Bates
Germany T Messmer
5 6 2
Denmark Bob Borella
Hungary Zoltán Papp
4 6 6 Denmark B Borella
Hungary Z Papp
1 4
United States T Dent
United States D Martin
3 6 5 8 United Kingdom I Bates
Germany T Messmer
6 6
8 United Kingdom Iain Bates
Germany T Messmer
6 2 7 1 Chile F González
Chile N Massú
6 6
3 South Africa Jaco van der Westhuizen
South Africa W Whitehouse
6 5 5 Australia N Healey
Australia L Hewitt
3 4
United States J Blake
United States B Vahaly
7 7 United States J Blake
United States B Vahaly
6 6
Georgia (country) I Labadze
Israel Kobi Ziv
6 6 Georgia (country) I Labadze
Israel K Ziv
4 1
United States S Lipsky
United States Jeremy Wurtzman
3 3 United States J Blake
United States B Vahaly
6 3 4
India Manoj Mahadevan
India H Mankad
3 3 5 Australia N Healey
Australia L Hewitt
0 6 6
Germany D Elsner
Germany Tomas Zivnicek
6 6 Germany D Elsner
Germany T Zivnicek
6 4 6
Chinese Taipei Cheng Wei-jen
Japan T Terachi
6 2 6 5 Australia N Healey
Australia L Hewitt
4 6 7
5 Australia N Healey
Australia L Hewitt
2 6 7

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
6 United Kingdom Simon Dickson
United Kingdom D Sherwood
4 6
Argentina Federico Cardinali
Czech Republic Ladislav Chramosta
6 7 Argentina F Cardinali
Czech Republic L Chramosta
7 6
Morocco El Mehdi Belbacha-Jawhari
United States Z Fleishman
4 6 Poland F Aniola
Poland J Ilowski
5 2
Poland Filip Aniola
Poland Jakub Ilowski
6 7 Argentina F Cardinali
Czech Republic L Chramosta
0 4
Dominican Republic Jorge Dueñas
Pakistan A Qureshi
2 6 4 France A Di Pasquale
France J Jeanpierre
6 6
United States A Park
United States T Parrott
6 7 United States A Park
United States T Parrott
7 3 2
Azerbaijan E Ağayev
Israel A Ram
2 1 4 France A Di Pasquale
France J Jeanpierre
6 6 6
4 France A Di Pasquale
France J Jeanpierre
6 6 4 France A Di Pasquale
France J Jeanpierre
3 5
7 Italy F Luzzi
Czech Republic R Vik
7 4 6 France J-R Lisnard
France M Llodra
6 7
United States N Overholser
Peru R Rake
6 6 1 7 Italy F Luzzi
Czech Republic R Vik
6 6
Czech Republic J Levinský
Croatia L Zovko
7 6 Czech Republic J Levinský
Croatia L Zovko
3 2
United States Simone Amorico
United States Chad Carlson
5 2 7 Italy F Luzzi
Czech Republic R Vik
3 6 5
Indonesia P Handoyo
Egypt Marwan Zewar
6 4 5 France J-R Lisnard
France M Llodra
6 3 7
France J-R Lisnard
France M Llodra
4 6 7 France J-R Lisnard
France M Llodra
6 6
United States D Ayala
United States Rafael de Mesa
6 6 United States D Ayala
United States R de Mesa
4 1
2 Venezuela J de Armas
Peru L Horna
4 1

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