1997 Chennai Open – Doubles

November 2018 November 2018 November 2018 1997 Chennai Open s IND Mahesh BhupathiIND Leander Paes UZB Oleg OgorodovISR Eyal Ran 7–6, 7–5 singles doubles 1997 Chennai Open Jonas Björkman and Nicklas Kulti were the defending champions, but did not participate this year. Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes won in the final 7–6, 7–5, against Oleg Ogorodov and Eyal Ran. Seeds USA Rick Leach / USA Jonathan Stark (semifinals) USA Kent Kinnear / BLR Max Mirnyi (quarterfinals) IND Mahesh Bhupathi / IND Leander Paes (champions) AUS Pat Cash / NED Sander Groen (quarterfinals) Draw Draw First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 1 USA R LeachUSA J Stark 7 6     FRA J GolmardFRA L Roux 6 4   WC IND N KirtaneIND S Kirtane 1 2     SWE T NydahlROU A Pavel 6 6   4 AUS P CashNED S Groen 7 6     FRA J-P FleurianFRA G Solvès 5 2     UZB O OgorodovISR E Ran 6 6   WC IND Susheel NarlaIND G Natekar 1 3     ARG G EtlisBUL O Stanoytchev 4 6   WC SWE T EnqvistSWE M Tillström 6 7     NED F WibierNED J Winnink 2 4   3 IND M BhupathiIND L Paes 6 6     EGY T El-SawyHUN G Köves 6 6   Q SWE L JonssonSWE M Norman 2 3     JPN G MotomuraBAH R Smith 3 6 1 2 USA K KinnearBLR M Mirnyi 6 1 6 1 USA R LeachUSA J Stark 6 7     SWE T NydahlROU A Pavel 3 5   4 AUS P CashNED S Groen 6 5 3   UZB O OgorodovISR E Ran 1 7 6 WC SWE T EnqvistSWE M Tillström       3 IND M BhupathiIND L Paes w/o       EGY T El-SawyHUN G Köves 4 7 7 2 USA K KinnearBLR M Mirnyi 6 5 6 1 USA R LeachUSA J Stark 7 4 6   UZB O OgorodovISR E Ran 6 6 7 3 IND M BhupathiIND L Paes 7 7     EGY T El-SawyHUN G Köves 6 6     UZB O OgorodovISR E Ran 6 5   3 IND M BhupathiIND L Paes 7 7   External links Draw Category:1997 Chennai Open Category:Maharashtra Open