1997 BMW Open – Doubles

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Doubles
1997 BMW Open
Champions Flag of Argentina.svg Pablo Albano
Flag of Spain.svg Àlex Corretja
Runners-up Flag of Germany.svg Karsten Braasch
Flag of Germany.svg Jens Knippschild
Final score3–6, 7–5, 6–2
Events
Singles Doubles
  1996  · BMW Open ·  1998  

Lan Bale and Stephen Noteboom were the defending champions, but did not participate this year.

Contents

Pablo Albano and Àlex Corretja won the title, defeating Karsten Braasch and Jens Knippschild 3–6, 7–5, 6–2 in the final.

Seeds

  1. Flag of South Africa.svg Ellis Ferreira / Flag of the United States.svg Patrick Galbraith (first round)
  2. Flag of the Netherlands.svg Hendrik Jan Davids / Flag of the Netherlands.svg Menno Oosting (quarterfinals)
  3. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Joshua Eagle / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Andrew Florent (first round)
  4. Flag of South Africa.svg David Adams / Flag of the Netherlands.svg Fernon Wibier (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

Draw

First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Flag of South Africa.svg E Ferreira
Flag of the United States.svg P Galbraith
1 1  
  Flag of Germany.svg M-K Goellner
Flag of Germany.svg D Prinosil
66   Flag of Germany.svg M-K Goellner
Flag of Germany.svg D Prinosil
76 
  Flag of Hungary.svg G Köves
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg O Ogorodov
66 4 WC Flag of Germany.svg D Elsner
Flag of Sweden.svg T Nydahl
5 1  
WC Flag of Germany.svg D Elsner
Flag of Sweden.svg T Nydahl
3 76  Flag of Germany.svg M-K Goellner
Flag of Germany.svg D Prinosil
2 4  
4 Flag of South Africa.svg D Adams
Flag of the Netherlands.svg F Wibier
76   Flag of Argentina.svg P Albano
Flag of Spain.svg À Corretja
66 
  Flag of South Africa.svg B Haygarth
Flag of North Macedonia.svg A Kitinov
5 3  4 Flag of South Africa.svg D Adams
Flag of the Netherlands.svg F Wibier
6 4  
WC Flag of Australia (converted).svg M Philippoussis
Flag of Switzerland.svg M Rosset
4 1    Flag of Argentina.svg P Albano
Flag of Spain.svg À Corretja
76 
  Flag of Argentina.svg P Albano
Flag of Spain.svg À Corretja
66   Flag of Argentina.svg P Albano
Flag of Spain.svg À Corretja
3 76
  Flag of Germany.svg K Braasch
Flag of Germany.svg J Knippschild
4 66  Flag of Germany.svg K Braasch
Flag of Germany.svg J Knippschild
65 2
  Flag of South Africa.svg W Ferreira
Flag of South Africa.svg G Muller
62 3   Flag of Germany.svg K Braasch
Flag of Germany.svg J Knippschild
76 
Q Flag of the United States.svg B Behrens
Flag of the United States.svg D DiLucia
67 Q Flag of the United States.svg B Behrens
Flag of the United States.svg D DiLucia
6 3  
3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg J Eagle
Flag of Australia (converted).svg A Florent
1 5    Flag of Germany.svg K Braasch
Flag of Germany.svg J Knippschild
62 7
WC Flag of Germany.svg L Burgsmüller
Flag of Germany.svg A Rădulescu
3 2    Flag of Argentina.svg L Arnold Ker
Flag of Argentina.svg D Orsanic
2 66
  Flag of Argentina.svg L Arnold Ker
Flag of Argentina.svg D Orsanic
66   Flag of Argentina.svg L Arnold Ker
Flag of Argentina.svg D Orsanic
66 
  Flag of Italy.svg C Brandi
Flag of Italy.svg F Messori
3 5  2 Flag of the Netherlands.svg HJ Davids
Flag of the Netherlands.svg M Oosting
2 4  
2 Flag of the Netherlands.svg HJ Davids
Flag of the Netherlands.svg M Oosting
67 

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