1997 Franklin Templeton Classic – Doubles

Tennis tournament August 2023 1997 Franklin Templeton Classic s ARG Luis Lobo ESP Javier Sánchez SWE Jonas Björkman USA Rick Leach 6–3, 6–3 16 4 singles doubles Franklin Templeton Tennis Classic – Doubles Patrick Galbraith and Rick Leach were the defending champions but they competed with different partners that year, Galbraith with Alex O'Brien and Leach with Jonas Björkman. Galbraith and O'Brien lost in the quarterfinals to Trevor Kronemann and David Macpherson. Björkman and Leach lost in the final 6–3, 6–3 against Luis Lobo and Javier Sánchez. Seeds ZIM Byron Black / CAN Grant Connell (semifinals) USA Patrick Galbraith / USA Alex O'Brien (quarterfinals) SWE Jonas Björkman / USA Rick Leach (final) ARG Luis Lobo / ESP Javier Sánchez (champions) Draw First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 1 ZIM B BlackCAN G Connell 4 6 7 WC USA L JensenUSA M Jensen 6 4 6 Q ZIM W BlackUSA B Shelton 3 6     USA T HoUSA J Waite 6 7   3 SWE J BjörkmanUSA R Leach 7 3 7   RSA B HaygarthUSA J Tarango 5 6 6   AUS J EagleAUS A Florent 6 6     USA B MacPhieRSA G Muller 2 4   WC VEN 1930 N PereiraUSA V Spadea 4 4   WC MEX L LavalleVEN 1930 M Ruah 6 6   WC AUS P CashCHI M Ríos 2 2   4 ARG L LoboESP J Sánchez 6 6     USA T KronemannAUS D Macpherson 4 6 7   USA J GrabbUSA R Reneberg 6 3 6   AUS S StolleCZE C Suk 2 5   2 USA P GalbraithUSA A O'Brien 6 7   1 ZIM B BlackCAN G Connell 6 3 6   USA T HoUSA J Waite 1 6 1 3 SWE J BjörkmanUSA R Leach 6 6     AUS J EagleAUS A Florent 4 3   WC MEX L LavalleVEN 1930 M Ruah 6 3 4 4 ARG L LoboESP J Sánchez 4 6 6   USA T KronemannAUS D Macpherson 6 3 7 2 USA P GalbraithUSA A O'Brien 4 6 5 1 ZIM B BlackCAN G Connell 6 2 3 3 SWE J BjörkmanUSA R Leach 3 6 6 4 ARG L LoboESP J Sánchez 7 7     USA T KronemannAUS D Macpherson 6 5   3 SWE J BjörkmanUSA R Leach 3 3   4 ARG L LoboESP J Sánchez 6 6   External links Doubles draw Category:Tennis Channel Open Category:1997 ATP Tour Category:1997 Tennis Channel Open