1997 Gerry Weber Open – Doubles

Byron Black and Grant Connell were the defending champions, but did not participate this year.

Doubles
1997 Gerry Weber Open
Champions	Karsten Braasch Michael Stich
Runners-up	David Adams Marius Barnard
Score	7–6, 6–3
Draw	16
Seeds	4

Main article: 1997 Gerry Weber Open

Karsten Braasch and Michael Stich won the title, defeating David Adams and Marius Barnard 7–6, 6–3 in the final.

Seeds

1. Jacco Eltingh / Paul Haarhuis (first round)
2. Yevgeny Kafelnikov / Daniel Vacek (first round)
3. Martin Damm / Pavel Vízner (quarterfinals)
4. Byron Talbot / Jeff Tarango (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• ITF = ITF entry
• PR = Protected ranking
• SR = Special ranking
• SE = Special exempt
• JE = Junior exempt
• JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
• CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
• NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Draw

	First 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

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