Christo van Rensburg and David Wheaton were the defending champions, but none played this year. Van Rensburg chose to compete at Prague during the same week, losing in the first round.
Doubles | |
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1997 AT&T Challenge | |
Champions | Jonas Björkman Nicklas Kulti |
Runners-up | Scott Davis Kelly Jones |
Score | 6–2, 7–6 |
Draw | 16 (3WC/1Q) |
Seeds | 4 |
Jonas Björkman and Nicklas Kulti won the title by defeating Scott Davis and Kelly Jones 6–2, 7–6 in the final.[1]
Seeds
edit- Byron Black / Alex O'Brien (quarterfinals)
- Jonas Björkman / Nicklas Kulti (champions)
- Cyril Suk / Sandon Stolle (semifinals)
- Trevor Kronemann / David Macpherson (quarterfinals)
Draw
editKey
edit- 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
Draw
editFirst round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | B Black A O'Brien | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WC | R Blake Larry Schnall | 4 | 4 | 1 | B Black A O'Brien | 6 | 4 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
M Ondruska G Stafford | 4 | 7 | 7 | M Ondruska G Stafford | 2 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J Frana P Korda | 6 | 6 | 5 | M Ondruska G Stafford | 7 | 5 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
4 | T Kronemann D Macpherson | 5 | 7 | 6 | S Davis K Jones | 5 | 7 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
S Lareau S Leblanc | 7 | 5 | 1 | 4 | T Kronemann D Macpherson | 2 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
T Kempers T Nijssen | 5 | 3 | S Davis K Jones | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
S Davis K Jones | 7 | 6 | S Davis K Jones | 2 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
WC | B Bryan M Bryan | 1 | 2 | 2 | J Björkman N Kulti | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
WC | A Agassi S Sargsian | 6 | 6 | WC | A Agassi S Sargsian | 6 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
M Keil C Woodruff | 1 | 4 | 3 | S Stolle C Suk | 3 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
3 | S Stolle C Suk | 6 | 6 | 3 | S Stolle C Suk | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Q | L Jensen M Jensen | 6 | 6 | 2 | J Björkman N Kulti | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
B MacPhie TJ Middleton | 3 | 3 | Q | L Jensen M Jensen | 4 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
G Connell P Kilderry | 4 | 4 | 2 | J Björkman N Kulti | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
2 | J Björkman N Kulti | 6 | 6 |
References
edit- ^ John Barrett, ed. (1998). International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 1998. London: CollinsWillow. p. 159. ISBN 9780002188241.