Byron Black and Grant Connell were the defending champions, but did not participate this year.
Doubles | |
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1997 Gerry Weber Open | |
Champions | Karsten Braasch Michael Stich |
Runners-up | David Adams Marius Barnard |
Score | 7–6, 6–3 |
Draw | 16 |
Seeds | 4 |
Karsten Braasch and Michael Stich won the title, defeating David Adams and Marius Barnard 7–6, 6–3 in the final.
Seeds
edit- Jacco Eltingh / Paul Haarhuis (first round)
- Yevgeny Kafelnikov / Daniel Vacek (first round)
- Martin Damm / Pavel Vízner (quarterfinals)
- Byron Talbot / Jeff Tarango (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 | J Eltingh P Haarhuis | 6 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
N Kulti P Nyborg | 1 | 7 | 7 | N Kulti P Nyborg | 3 | 6 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
D Adams M Barnard | 6 | 7 | D Adams M Barnard | 6 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Q | T Kempers T Nijssen | 2 | 6 | D Adams M Barnard | 2 | 7 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
4 | B Talbot J Tarango | 7 | 6 | 6 | L Jensen M Jensen | 6 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
J Eagle A Florent | 6 | 7 | 3 | 4 | B Talbot J Tarango | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
HJ Davids S Schalken | 6 | 7 | 6 | L Jensen M Jensen | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
L Jensen M Jensen | 7 | 6 | 7 | D Adams M Barnard | 6 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
LL | J Coetzee A Rueb | 5 | 5 | WC | K Braasch M Stich | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
WC | K Braasch M Stich | 7 | 7 | WC | K Braasch M Stich | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
T Kronemann D Macpherson | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | M Damm P Vízner | 4 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
3 | M Damm P Vízner | 7 | 3 | 7 | WC | K Braasch M Stich | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
J Grabb G Stafford | 7 | 7 | J Grabb G Stafford | 6 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
P Cash R Reneberg | 6 | 6 | J Grabb G Stafford | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
WC | N Kiefer A Rădulescu | 2 | 7 | 6 | WC | N Kiefer A Rădulescu | 2 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
2 | Y Kafelnikov D Vacek | 6 | 6 | 0 |