Doubles | |
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1997 BellSouth Open | |
Champions | Ellis Ferreira Patrick Galbraith |
Runners-up | Rick Leach Jonathan Stark |
Score | 6–4, 4–6, 7–6 |
Draw | 16 |
Seeds | 4 |
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.
Seeds[edit]
Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.
- Ellis Ferreira / Patrick Galbraith (champions)
- Jonas Björkman / Nicklas Kulti (semifinals)
- Rick Leach / Jonathan Stark (final)
- David Adams / Menno Oosting (semifinals)
Draw[edit]
Key[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
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 | E Ferreira P Galbraith | 6 | 4 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
P Albano T Carbonell | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 | R Leach J 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 |