1997 BellSouth Open – Doubles

March 2013 1997 BellSouth Open s RSA Ellis Ferreira USA Patrick Galbraith USA Rick Leach USA Jonathan Stark 6–4, 4–6, 7–6 16 4 singles doubles ATP Auckland Open Heineken Open – Doubles Marcos Ondruska and Patrick Galbraith were the defending champions but lost in the first round to David Adams and Menno Oosting. Ellis Ferreira and Patrick Galbraith won in the final 6–4, 4–6, 7–6 against Rick Leach and Jonathan Stark. Seeds Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated. RSA Ellis Ferreira / USA Patrick Galbraith (champions) SWE Jonas Björkman / SWE Nicklas Kulti (semifinals) USA Rick Leach / USA Jonathan Stark (final) RSA David Adams / NED Menno Oosting (semifinals) Draw First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 1 RSA E FerreiraUSA P Galbraith 6 1 6 WC NZL J GreenhalghNZL G Wilson 4 6 4 WC CHI M RíosGBR G Rusedski 2 6 5 WC NZL A HuntNZL B Steven 6 4 7 4 RSA D AdamsNED M Oosting 6 6 6   RSA M OndruskaUSA J Waite 2 7 3   RSA M BarnardUSA D Randall 6 2     CZE M DammCZE P Vízner 7 6     ARG P AlbanoESP T Carbonell 6 7 3   SWE D EkerotUSA J Tarango 7 6 6   NED S NoteboomNED S Schalken 5 5   3 USA R LeachUSA J Stark 7 7     GBR N BroadRSA G Muller 7 6 7 Q RSA J-L de JagerRSA C van Rensburg 6 7 6   CZE J NovákCZE C Suk 6 5   2 SWE J BjörkmanSWE N Kulti 7 7   1 RSA E FerreiraUSA P Galbraith 6 6   WC NZL A HuntNZL B Steven 2 4   4 RSA D AdamsNED M Oosting 6 7     CZE M DammCZE P Vízner 4 6     SWE D EkerotUSA J Tarango 7 3 3 3 USA R LeachUSA J Stark 6 6 6   GBR N BroadRSA G Muller 4 4   2 SWE J BjörkmanSWE N Kulti 6 6   1 RSA E FerreiraUSA P Galbraith 6 7   4 RSA D AdamsNED M Oosting 3 6   3 USA R LeachUSA J Stark 6 6   2 SWE J BjörkmanSWE N Kulti 3 4   1 RSA E FerreiraUSA P Galbraith 6 4 7 3 USA R LeachUSA J Stark 4 6 6 External links 1997 BellSouth Open doubles draw Category:ATP Auckland Open Category:1997 ATP Tour