David Ekerot and Jeff Tarango were the defending champions, but Ekerot did not compete this year. Tarango teamed up with Roger Smith and lost in the first round to Luis Lobo and Javier Sánchez.
| Doubles | |
|---|---|
| 1997 Romanian Open | |
| Champions |  Luis Lobo Javier Sánchez |
| Runners-up |  Hendrik Jan Davids Daniel Orsanic |
| Score | 7–5, 7–5 |
| Draw | 16 (3WC/1Q) |
| Seeds | 4 |
Lobo and Sánchez won the title by defeating Hendrik Jan Davids and Daniel Orsanic 7–5, 7–5 in the final.[1]
Seeds
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Luis Lobo / 
Javier Sánchez (champions)
Donald Johnson / Francisco Montana (semifinals)- Tomás Carbonell / Francisco Roig (first round)
- Pablo Albano / Àlex Corretja (first round)
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
edit| First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | L Lobo J Sánchez
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 R Smith J Tarango
| 4 | 3 | 1 | L Lobo J Sánchez
| 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WC |  A Pavel G Trifu
| 6 | 2 |  A Kratzmann L Pimek
| 4 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| A Kratzmann L Pimek
| 7 | 6 | 1 | L Lobo J Sánchez
| 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | P Albano À Corretja
| 4 | 3 |  C Brandi N Lapentti
| 5 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| A Berasategui A Martín
| 6 | 6 | A Berasategui A Martín
| 6 | 6 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| C Brandi N Lapentti
| 6 | 6 | C Brandi N Lapentti
| 7 | 4 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
K Kinnear A Kitinov
| 4 | 4 | 1 | L Lobo J Sánchez
| 7 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WC | I Moldovan D Pescariu
| 5 | 4 | HJ Davids D Orsanic
| 5 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| HJ Davids D Orsanic
| 7 | 6 | HJ Davids D Orsanic
| 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
B Coupe P Rosner
| 6 | 7 | B Coupe P Rosner
| 3 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | T Carbonell F Roig
| 4 | 5 | HJ Davids D Orsanic
| 3 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | J Alonso E Sánchez
| 6 | 6 | 7 | 2 | D Johnson F Montana
| 6 | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| B Haygarth G Van Emburgh
| 7 | 2 | 5 | Q | J Alonso E Sánchez
| 6 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| WC | G Cosac R Sabău
| 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | D Johnson F Montana
| 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | D Johnson F Montana
| 4 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ "ATP Bucharest Doubles 1997 Results". Tennis 24. Retrieved 22 February 2023.