1997 ATP German Open – Doubles

1997 ATP German Open s ARG Luis LoboESP Javier Sánchez GBR Neil BroadRSA Piet Norval 6–3, 7–6 singles doubles German Open Tennis Championships Panasonic German Open ATP German Open 1997 ATP German Open Mark Knowles and Daniel Nestor were the defending champions, but lost in second round to qualifiers Alberto Berasategui and Alberto Martín. Luis Lobo and Javier Sánchez won the title by defeating Neil Broad and Piet Norval 6–3, 7–6 in the final. Seeds The top four seeds received a bye into the second round. 30em NED Jacco Eltingh / NED Paul Haarhuis (quarterfinals) BAH Mark Knowles / CAN Daniel Nestor (second round) RSA Ellis Ferreira / USA Patrick Galbraith (semifinals) RUS Yevgeny Kafelnikov / RUS Andrei Olhovskiy (semifinals) CZE Libor Pimek / RSA Byron Talbot (second round) CAN Grant Connell / USA Jim Grabb (first round) ARG Luis Lobo / ESP Javier Sánchez (champions) GBR Neil Broad / RSA Piet Norval (final) Draw Finals Semifinals Final 175 7 ARG Luis LoboESP Javier Sánchez 6 7 3 RSA Ellis FerreiraUSA Patrick Galbraith 3 6 4 RUS Yevgeny KafelnikovRUS Andrei Olhovskiy 4 4 8 GBR Neil BroadRSA Piet Norval 6 6 7 ARG Luis LoboESP Javier Sánchez 6 7 8 GBR Neil BroadRSA Piet Norval 3 6 Top half First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals CZE S DosedělCZE P Vízner 5 4 GER MK GoellnerGER D Prinosil 7 6 RSA D AdamsRSA W Ferreira 6 3 7 NED HJ DavidsNED S Schalken 3 6 5 ESP T CarbonellESP F Roig 4 7 2 7 ARG L LoboESP J Sánchez 6 5 6 WC GER D ElsnerGER T Haas 4 5 WC GER B BeckerGER A Rădulescu 6 7 SWE D EkerotSWE P Nyborg 6 4 ARG P AlbanoBRA G Kuerten 7 6 AUS J EagleAUS A Florent 6 6 6 CAN G ConnellUSA J Grabb 4 3 1 NED J EltinghNED P Haarhuis 7 6 GER MK GoellnerGER D Prinosil 5 3 RSA D AdamsRSA W Ferreira 3 6 7 ARG L LoboESP J Sánchez 6 7 3 RSA E FerreiraUSA P Galbraith 6 6 WC GER B BeckerGER A Rădulescu 3 4 ARG P AlbanoBRA G Kuerten 6 1 AUS J EagleAUS A Florent 7 6 1 NED J EltinghNED P Haarhuis 4 4 7 ARG L LoboESP J Sánchez 6 6 3 RSA E FerreiraUSA P Galbraith 6 5 7 AUS J EagleAUS A Florent 3 7 6 7 ARG L LoboESP J Sánchez 6 7 3 RSA E FerreiraUSA P Galbraith 3 6 Bottom half First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals 5 CZE L PimekRSA B Talbot 6 6 6 WC GER L BurgsmüllerGER N Kiefer 7 2 1 USA T KronemannAUS D Macpherson 6 6 6 USA D JohnsonUSA J Tarango 0 7 3 AUS P KilderryNED S Noteboom 4 4 FRA JP FleurianUSA J Waite 6 6 8 GBR N BroadRSA P Norval 3 6 6 AUS P CashRSA G Muller 6 0 2 NED M OostingNED J Siemerink 3 6 WC GER K BraaschGER J Knippschild 6 7 Q SWE O KristianssonSWE T Nydahl 4 3 Q ESP A BerasateguiESP A Martín 6 6 5 CZE L PimekRSA B Talbot 3 3 USA T KronemannAUS D Macpherson 6 6 FRA JP FleurianUSA J Waite 1 4 4 RUS Y KafelnikovRUS A Olhovskiy 6 6 8 GBR N BroadRSA P Norval 6 6 WC GER K BraaschGER J Knippschild 2 3 Q ESP A BerasateguiESP A Martín 6 6 7 2 BAH M KnowlesCAN D Nestor 3 7 5 USA T KronemannAUS D Macpherson 2 6 4 4 RUS Y KafelnikovRUS A Olhovskiy 6 3 6 8 GBR N BroadRSA P Norval 7 6 Q ESP A BerasateguiESP A Martín 5 2 4 RUS Y KafelnikovRUS A Olhovskiy 4 4 8 GBR N BroadRSA P Norval 6 6 References Official results archive (ATP) Official results archive (ITF) Doubles