1997 Nokia Open – Doubles
| Doubles | |
|---|---|
| 1997 Nokia Open | |
| Champions | Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes |
| Runners-up | Jim Courier Alex O'Brien |
| Score | 7–5, 7–6 |
Martin Damm and Andrei Olhovskiy were the defending champions, but Olhovskiy did not participate this year. Damm partnered Jiří Novák, losing in the first round.
Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes won the title, defeating Jim Courier and Alex O'Brien 7–5, 7–6 in the final.
Seeds
- Mahesh Bhupathi / Leander Paes (champions)
- Martin Damm / Jiří Novák (first round)
- Byron Black / Jonathan Stark (first round)
- Richey Reneberg / Cyril Suk (quarterfinals)
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
Draw
| First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | M Bhupathi L Paes | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WC | B Pan Li Lu | 2 | 2 | 1 | M Bhupathi L Paes | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| M Ondruska G Stafford | 7 | 3 | 5 | B Behrens P McEnroe | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| B Behrens P McEnroe | 6 | 6 | 7 | 1 | M Bhupathi L Paes | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | B Black J Stark | 6 | 7 | 4 | M Keil TJ Middleton | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| M Keil TJ Middleton | 7 | 6 | 6 | M Keil TJ Middleton | 7 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| K Carlsen D Wheaton | 7 | 6 | K Carlsen D Wheaton | 5 | 7 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WC | J Xia Lu Ling | 6 | 3 | 1 | M Bhupathi L Paes | 7 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| L-A Wahlgren C Wilkinson | 3 | 6 | WC | J Courier A O'Brien | 5 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WC | J Courier A O'Brien | 6 | 7 | WC | J Courier A O'Brien | 6 | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
| M Tillström P Fredriksson | 5 | 7 | 0 | 4 | R Reneberg C Suk | 7 | 3 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | R Reneberg C Suk | 7 | 6 | 6 | WC | J Courier A O'Brien | w/o | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | S Draper P Tramacchi | 3 | 4 | J Eagle A Florent | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| J Eagle A Florent | 6 | 6 | J Eagle A Florent | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| J Gimelstob D Rikl | 6 | 6 | 7 | J Gimelstob D Rikl | 4 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | M Damm J Novák | 7 | 4 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||