1997 ATP Tour World Championships – Doubles

Rick Leach and Jonathan Stark defeated Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes in the final, 6–3, 6–4, 7–6(7–3) to win the doubles tennis title at the 1997 ATP Tour World Championships.

Mark Woodforde and Todd Woodbridge were the defending champions, but were eliminated in the round-robin stage.

Seeds
• # 🇦🇺 Todd Woodbridge / 🇦🇺 Mark Woodforde (round robin)

• # Jacco Eltingh / Paul Haarhuis (semifinals)

• # Ellis Ferreira / 🇺🇸 Patrick Galbraith (round robin)

• # 🇺🇸 Rick Leach / 🇺🇸 Jonathan Stark (champions)

• # 🇮🇳 Mahesh Bhupathi / 🇮🇳 Leander Paes (final)

• # 🇨🇦 Sébastien Lareau / 🇺🇸 Alex O'Brien (semifinals)

• # Mark Knowles / 🇨🇦 Daniel Nestor (round robin, withdrew due to a rib injury of Knowles)

• # 🇺🇸 Donald Johnson / 🇺🇸 Francisco Montana (round robin)

• # 🇺🇸 Trevor Kronemann / 🇦🇺 David Macpherson (round robin)

Green group
''Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2. number of matches; 3. in two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4. in three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5. steering-committee decision.''

Yellow group
''Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2. number of matches; 3. in two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4. in three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5. steering-committee decision.''