1997 Dubai Tennis Championships – Doubles
| Doubles | |
|---|---|
| 1997 Dubai Tennis Championships | |
| Champions | Sander Groen Goran Ivanišević |
| Runners-up | Sandon Stolle Cyril Suk |
| Score | 7–6, 6–3 |
| Draw | 16 |
| Seeds | 4 |
Byron Black and Grant Connell were the defending champions but did not compete that year.
Sander Groen and Goran Ivanišević won in the final 7–6, 6–3 against Sandon Stolle and Cyril Suk.
Seeds
- Ellis Ferreira / Patrick Galbraith (semifinals)
- Libor Pimek / Byron Talbot (first round)
- Sandon Stolle / Cyril Suk (final)
- Andrew Kratzmann / Pavel Vízner (first round)
Draw
Key
- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild card
- LL = Lucky loser
- Alt = Alternate
- ITF = ITF entry
- PR = Protected ranking
- SR = Special ranking
- SE = Special exempt
- JE = Junior exempt
- JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
- CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
- NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
- w/o = Walkover
- r = Retired
- d = Defaulted
| First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | E Ferreira P Galbraith | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| S Cannon R Smith | 2 | 3 | 1 | E Ferreira P Galbraith | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WC | B Becker P Kühnen | 5 | 3 | J Eagle A Florent | 3 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| J Eagle A Florent | 7 | 6 | 1 | E Ferreira P Galbraith | 6 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | A Kratzmann P Vízner | 3 | 4 | S Groen G Ivanišević | 3 | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| S Groen G Ivanišević | 6 | 6 | S Groen G Ivanišević | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | D Nainkin R Wassen | 7 | 4 | 6 | Q | D Nainkin R Wassen | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| WC | P Cash T Henman | 6 | 6 | 4 | S Groen G Ivanišević | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| WC | K Alami H Arazi | 4 | 7 | 5d | 3 | S Stolle C Suk | 6 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| P Albano P Nyborg | 6 | 6 | 6 | P Albano P Nyborg | 1 | 6 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| M Barnard H J Davids | 5 | 3 | 3 | S Stolle C Suk | 6 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | S Stolle C Suk | 7 | 6 | 3 | S Stolle C Suk | 6 | 5 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| D Prinosil J Sánchez | 3 | D Prinosil J Sánchez | 1 | 7 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| M Bhupathi L Paes | 2r | D Prinosil J Sánchez | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| J Novák D Rikl | 6 | 5 | 6 | J Novák D Rikl | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | L Pimek B Talbot | 4 | 7 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||