1997 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships – Doubles

August 2023 1997 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships s BAH Mark MerkleinUSA Vincent Spadea USA Alex O'BrienUSA Jeff Salzenstein 6–4, 4–6, 6–4 16 4 singles doubles 1997 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships Pat Cash and Patrick Rafter were the defending champions, but lost in the quarterfinals this year. Mark Merklein and Vincent Spadea won the title, defeating Alex O'Brien and Jeff Salzenstein 6–4, 4–6, 6–4 in the final. Seeds ZIM Byron Black / CAN Grant Connell (first round) AUS Sandon Stolle / CZE Cyril Suk (semifinals) USA Scott Davis / USA Kelly Jones (first round) NED Tom Kempers / NED Tom Nijssen (quarterfinals) Draw Draw First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 1 ZIM B BlackCAN G Connell 6 1 5   RSA M OndruskaRSA G Stafford 3 6 7 WC BAH M MerkleinUSA V Spadea 2 6 7   USA M KeilUSA C Woodruff 6 4 6 3 USA S DavisUSA K Jones 5 3   Q ZIM W BlackVEN 1930 M Ruah 7 6     VEN 1930 N PereiraFRA G Raoux 3 6 7   AUS P KilderryUSA K Kinnear 6 4 6   CZE P KordaNZL B Steven 6 3   WC USA A O'BrienUSA J Salzenstein 7 6     ARG L ArnoldBRA F Meligeni 2 4   4 NED T KempersNED T Nijssen 6 6   WC USA L JensenUSA M Jensen 6 6     SWE R BerghRSA C van Rensburg 1 4     ARG J FranaCZE D Rikl 6 2   2 AUS S StolleCZE C Suk 7 6     RSA M OndruskaRSA G Stafford 4 2   WC BAH M MerkleinUSA V Spadea 6 6   Q ZIM W BlackVEN 1930 M Ruah 6 6 7   VEN 1930 N PereiraFRA G Raoux 2 7 5 WC USA A O'BrienUSA J Salzenstein 7 7   4 NED T KempersNED T Nijssen 6 6   WC USA L JensenUSA M Jensen 6 4   2 AUS S StolleCZE C Suk 7 6   WC BAH M MerkleinUSA V Spadea 6 6   Q ZIM W BlackVEN 1930 M Ruah 3 3   WC USA A O'BrienUSA J Salzenstein 6 6 6 2 AUS S StolleCZE C Suk 4 7 3 WC BAH M MerkleinUSA V Spadea 6 4 6 WC USA A O'BrienUSA J Salzenstein 4 6 4 External links Draw Doubles