1997 Mercedes Cup – Doubles

1997 Mercedes Cup s BRA Gustavo KuertenBRA Fernando Meligeni USA Donald JohnsonUSA Francisco Montana 6–4, 6–4 singles doubles 24 (3WC Wild Cards/1Q Qualifiers/2LL Lucky losers) 8 Stuttgart Open 1997 Mercedes Cup Libor Pimek and Byron Talbot were the defending champions, but lost in the second round to tournament winners Gustavo Kuerten and Fernando Meligeni. Gustavo Kuerten and Fernando Meligeni won the title by defeating Donald Johnson and Francisco Montana 6–4, 6–4 in the final.Tenis – Fernando Meligeni https://www.uol.com.br/esporte/tenis/davis/2002/meligeni.htm UOL Esporte 12 May 2020 Portuguese 2002 Títulos na carreira como profissional: 97 [...] Torneio de Stuttgart (em parceria com Gustavo Kuerten) Seeds All seeds received a bye to the second round. 30em RUS Yevgeny Kafelnikov / RUS Andrei Olhovskiy (quarterfinals) ARG Luis Lobo / ESP Javier Sánchez (semifinals) GBR Neil Broad / RSA Piet Norval (second round) (n/a) RSA David Adams / NED Menno Oosting (quarterfinals) USA Donald Johnson / USA Francisco Montana (final) BEL Libor Pimek / RSA Byron Talbot (second round) USA Trevor Kronemann / AUS David Macpherson (quarterfinals) Draw Finals Semifinals Final 175 BRA Gustavo KuertenBRA Fernando Meligeni 6 6 WC ESP Alberto BerasateguiESP Alberto Martín 0 3 6 USA Donald JohnsonUSA Francisco Montana 6 6 2 ARG Luis LoboESP Javier Sánchez 4 4 BRA Gustavo KuertenBRA Fernando Meligeni 6 6 6 USA Donald JohnsonUSA Francisco Montana 4 4 Top half First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals CZE J NovákCZE D Rikl 6 3 AUS A KratzmannUSA J Waite 7 6 BRA G KuertenBRA F Meligeni 7 7 NED T KempersAUS P Kilderry 6 6 WC ESP A BerasateguiESP A Martín 4 7 6 Q USA M KeilBRA J Oncins 6 6 3 WC SVK D HrbatýSVK K Kučera 0 6 4 ARG P AlbanoESP À Corretja 6 2 6 1 RUS Y KafelnikovRUS A Olhovskiy 6 6 AUS A KratzmannUSA J Waite 4 3 BRA G KuertenBRA F Meligeni 6 6 7 BEL L PimekRSA B Talbot 2 4 LL RSA JL de JagerUSA S Melville 2 1 WC ESP A BerasateguiESP A Martín 6 6 ARG P AlbanoESP À Corretja 4 3 5 RSA D AdamsNED M Oosting 6 6 1 RUS Y KafelnikovRUS A Olhovskiy 2 7 1 BRA G KuertenBRA F Meligeni 6 6 6 WC ESP A BerasateguiESP A Martín 6 3 7 5 RSA D AdamsNED M Oosting 4 6 5 BRA G KuertenBRA F Meligeni 6 6 WC ESP A BerasateguiESP A Martín 0 3 Bottom half First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals CZE S DosedělCZE P Vízner 7 6 NED S GroenCRO S Hiršzon 6 1 LL ESP E Benfele ÁlvarezESP A Portas 4 4 FR Yugoslavia N ĐorđevićRSA P Rosner 6 6 NED T NijssenNED S Noteboom 2 6 WC SWE J ApellRSA W Ferreira 6 7 ARG L Arnold KerARG D Orsanic 2 7 6 ITA C BrandiFRA F Santoro 6 5 4 6 USA D JohnsonUSA F Montana 6 3 7 CZE S DosedělCZE P Vízner 3 6 6 FR Yugoslavia N ĐorđevićRSA P Rosner 6 6 3 GBR N BroadRSA P Norval 4 2 8 USA T KronemannAUS D Macpherson 6 6 6 WC SWE J ApellRSA W Ferreira 3 7 1 ARG L Arnold KerARG D Orsanic 3 6 5 2 ARG L LoboESP J Sánchez 6 1 7 6 USA D JohnsonUSA F Montana 6 6 FR Yugoslavia N ĐorđevićRSA P Rosner 2 1 8 USA T KronemannAUS D Macpherson 6 3 4 2 ARG L LoboESP J Sánchez 4 6 6 6 USA D JohnsonUSA F Montana 6 6 2 ARG L LoboESP J Sánchez 4 4 References External links Official results archive (ATP) Official results archive (ITF) Doubles 1997 Mercedes Cup Doubles