1997 Japan Open Tennis Championships – Men's doubles

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.

Seeds
The first four seeds received a bye to the second round. • # 🇦🇺 Todd Woodbridge / 🇦🇺 Mark Woodforde (quarterfinals)

• # 🇺🇸 Rick Leach / 🇺🇸 Jonathan Stark (second round)

• # David Adams / 🇷🇺 Andrei Olhovskiy (second round)

• # 🇨🇿 Martin Damm / 🇨🇿 Daniel Vacek (champion)

• # 🇦🇺 Joshua Eagle / 🇦🇺 Andrew Florent (semifinals)

• # 🇺🇸 Jim Grabb / 🇺🇸 Brian MacPhie (quarterfinals)

• # 🇺🇸 Justin Gimelstob / 🇦🇺 Patrick Rafter (final)

• # 🇧🇾 Max Mirnyi / Kevin Ullyett (first round)