Men's doubles
1997 Japan Open Tennis Championships
Final
Champions	Martin Damm Daniel Vacek
Runners-up	Justin Gimelstob Patrick Rafter
Score	2–6, 6–2, 7–6
Events
Singles men women Doubles men women
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Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde were the defending champions, but lost in the quarterfinals to tournament runners-up Justin Gimelstob and Patrick Rafter.

Martin Damm and Daniel Vacek won the title by defeating Gimelstob and Rafter 2–6, 6–2, 7–6 in the final.^[1]

Seeds

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

Draw

Key

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	7	Justin Gimelstob Patrick Rafter	4	6	6
	5	Joshua Eagle Andrew Florent	6	3	3
								7	Justin Gimelstob Patrick Rafter	6	2	6
								4	Martin Damm Daniel Vacek	2	6	7
	4	Martin Damm Daniel Vacek	6	6
		Wayne Arthurs Andrew Kratzmann	4	4

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								1	T Woodbridge M Woodforde	6	2
		M Norman T Nydahl	3	7	6				M Norman T Nydahl	1	0r
	Q	J Delgado A Thoms	6	6	4										1	T Woodbridge M Woodforde	3	7	6
	WC	B Becker P Kühnen	6	6	4										7	J Gimelstob P Rafter	6	6	7
	WC	Hiroki Ishii M Onoda	1	7	6			WC	Hiroki Ishii M Onoda	2	7	3
		A Richardson D Sapsford	4	6	3			7	J Gimelstob P Rafter	6	6	6
	7	J Gimelstob P Rafter	6	3	6																	7	J Gimelstob P Rafter	4	6	6
																						5	J Eagle A Florent	6	3	3
								3	D Adams A Olhovskiy	5	5
		G Blumauer A Foster	4	3					JP Fleurian S Simian	7	7
		JP Fleurian S Simian	6	6												JP Fleurian S Simian	4	5
		F Wibier J Winnink	4	3											5	J Eagle A Florent	6	7
		L Paes R Smith	6	6					L Paes R Smith	2	4
		K Jones S Melville	2	5				5	J Eagle A Florent	6	6
	5	J Eagle A Florent	6	7

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	6	J Grabb B MacPhie	6	5	6
		K Braasch J Tarango	4	7	4			6	J Grabb B MacPhie	6	6
		N Godwin H Holm	6	7					N Godwin H Holm	4	2
		A Pavel E Ran	3	6											6	J Grabb B MacPhie	6	6	6
	WC	M Joyce S Matsuoka	6	4	7										4	M Damm D Vacek	3	7	7
		C Ferreira J Golmard	1	6	6			WC	M Joyce S Matsuoka	6	3	2
								4	M Damm D Vacek	4	6	6
																						4	M Damm D Vacek	6	6
	8	M Mirnyi K Ullyett	6	3	2																		W Arthurs A Kratzmann	4	4
		D Flach K Kinnear	1	6	6				D Flach K Kinnear	6	3	6
	WC	G Motomura T Shimada	6	2					W Arthurs A Kratzmann	4	6	7
		W Arthurs A Kratzmann	7	6												W Arthurs A Kratzmann	7	4	6
		O Delaître L Roux	7	1	1											S Iwabuchi T Suzuki	5	6	3
		S Iwabuchi T Suzuki	6	6	6				S Iwabuchi T Suzuki	6	6
								2	R Leach J Stark	2	4