1997 Nokia Open – Doubles

1997 Nokia Open s IND Mahesh BhupathiIND Leander Paes USA Jim CourierUSA Alex O'Brien 7–5, 7–6 singles doubles 1997 Nokia Open Martin Damm and Andrei Olhovskiy were the defending champions, but Olhovskiy did not participate this year. Damm partnered Jiří Novák, losing in the first round. Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes won the title, defeating Jim Courier and Alex O'Brien 7–5, 7–6 in the final. Seeds IND Mahesh Bhupathi / IND Leander Paes (champions) CZE Martin Damm / CZE Jiří Novák (first round) ZIM Byron Black / USA Jonathan Stark (first round) USA Richey Reneberg / CZE Cyril Suk (quarterfinals) Draw Draw First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 1 IND M BhupathiIND L Paes 6 6   WC CHN B PanCHN Li Lu 2 2     RSA M OndruskaRSA G Stafford 7 3 5   USA B BehrensUSA P McEnroe 6 6 7 3 ZIM B BlackUSA J Stark 6 7 4   USA M KeilUSA TJ Middleton 7 6 6   DEN K CarlsenUSA D Wheaton 7 6   WC CHN J XiaCHN Lu Ling 6 3     SWE L-A WahlgrenGBR C Wilkinson 3 6   WC USA J CourierUSA A O'Brien 6 7     SWE M TillströmSWE P Fredriksson 5 7 0 4 USA R RenebergCZE C Suk 7 6 6 Q AUS S DraperAUS P Tramacchi 3 4     AUS J EagleAUS A Florent 6 6     USA J GimelstobCZE D Rikl 6 6 7 2 CZE M DammCZE J Novák 7 4 5 1 IND M BhupathiIND L Paes 6 6     USA B BehrensUSA P McEnroe 2 4     USA M KeilUSA TJ Middleton 7 6 6   DEN K CarlsenUSA D Wheaton 5 7 2 WC USA J CourierUSA A O'Brien 6 6 7 4 USA R RenebergCZE C Suk 7 3 5   AUS J EagleAUS A Florent 6 6     USA J GimelstobCZE D Rikl 4 1   1 IND M BhupathiIND L Paes 6 6     USA M KeilUSA TJ Middleton 4 4   WC USA J CourierUSA A O'Brien w/o       AUS J EagleAUS A Florent       1 IND M BhupathiIND L Paes 7 7   WC USA J CourierUSA A O'Brien 5 6   External links Draw Category:1997 ATP Tour