1997 BellSouth Open – Doubles

1997 BellSouth Open
1996 champions   Marcos Ondruska
Jack Waite
Champions   Ellis Ferreira
Patrick Galbraith
Runners-up   Rick Leach
Jonathan Stark
Final score   6–4, 4–6, 7–6
Events
Singles   Doubles

Marcos Ondruska and Patrick Galbraith were the defending champions but lost in the first round to David Adams and Menno Oosting.

Ellis Ferreira and Patrick Galbraith won in the final 6–4, 4–6, 7–6 against Rick Leach and Jonathan Stark.

Contents

Seeds

Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.

  1. Ellis Ferreira / Patrick Galbraith (Champions)
  2. Jonas Björkman / Nicklas Kulti (Semifinals)
  3. Rick Leach / Jonathan Stark (Final)
  4. David Adams / Menno Oosting (Semifinals)

Draw

Key

First Round   Quarterfinals   Semifinals   Final
1   E Ferreira
  P Galbraith
6 1 6  
WC   J Greenhalgh
  G Wilson
4 6 4     1   E Ferreira
  P Galbraith
6 6    
WC   M Ríos
  G Rusedski
2 6 5   WC   A Hunt
  B Steven
2 4    
WC   A Hunt
  B Steven
6 4 7       1   E Ferreira
  P Galbraith
6 7    
4   D Adams
  M Oosting
6 6 6       4   D Adams
  M Oosting
3 6    
    M Ondruska
  J Waite
2 7 3     4   D Adams
  M Oosting
6 7  
    M Barnard
  D Randall
6 2         M Damm
  P Vízner
4 6    
    M Damm
  P Vízner
7 6         1   Ellis Ferreira
  Patrick Galbraith
6 4 7
    P Albano
  T Carbonell
6 7 3       3   Rick Leach
  Jonathan Stark
4 6 6
    D Ekerot
  J Tarango
7 6 6         D Ekerot
  J Tarango
7 3 3  
    S Noteboom
  S Schalken
5 5     3   R Leach
  J Stark
6 6 6  
3   R Leach
  J Stark
7 7         3   R Leach
  J Stark
6 6  
    N Broad
  G Muller
7 6 7       2   J Björkman
  N Kulti
3 4    
Q   J-L de Jager
  C van Rensburg
6 7 6         N Broad
  G Muller
4 4  
    J Novák
  C Suk
6 5     2   J Björkman
  N Kulti
6 6    
2   J Björkman
  N Kulti
7 7    

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