1997 BellSouth Open – Doubles

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Doubles
1997 BellSouth Open
Final
Champions Flag of South Africa.svg Ellis Ferreira
Flag of the United States.svg Patrick Galbraith
Runners-up Flag of the United States.svg Rick Leach
Flag of the United States.svg Jonathan Stark
Score6–4, 4–6, 7–6
Details
Draw16
Seeds4
Events
Singles Doubles
  1996  · ATP Auckland Open ·  1998  

Marcos Ondruska and Patrick Galbraith were the defending champions but lost in the first round to David Adams and Menno Oosting.

Contents

Ellis Ferreira and Patrick Galbraith won in the final 6–4, 4–6, 7–6 against Rick Leach and Jonathan Stark.

Seeds

Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.

  1. Flag of South Africa.svg Ellis Ferreira / Flag of the United States.svg Patrick Galbraith (champions)
  2. Flag of Sweden.svg Jonas Björkman / Flag of Sweden.svg Nicklas Kulti (semifinals)
  3. Flag of the United States.svg Rick Leach / Flag of the United States.svg Jonathan Stark (final)
  4. Flag of South Africa.svg David Adams / Flag of the Netherlands.svg Menno Oosting (semifinals)

Draw

Key

First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Flag of South Africa.svg E Ferreira
Flag of the United States.svg P Galbraith
61 6
WC Flag of New Zealand.svg J Greenhalgh
Flag of New Zealand.svg G Wilson
4 64 1 Flag of South Africa.svg E Ferreira
Flag of the United States.svg P Galbraith
66 
WC Flag of Chile.svg M Ríos
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg G Rusedski
2 65 WC Flag of New Zealand.svg A Hunt
Flag of New Zealand.svg B Steven
2 4  
WC Flag of New Zealand.svg A Hunt
Flag of New Zealand.svg B Steven
64 71 Flag of South Africa.svg E Ferreira
Flag of the United States.svg P Galbraith
67 
4 Flag of South Africa.svg D Adams
Flag of the Netherlands.svg M Oosting
66 64 Flag of South Africa.svg D Adams
Flag of the Netherlands.svg M Oosting
3 6  
  Flag of South Africa.svg M Ondruska
Flag of the United States.svg J Waite
2 73 4 Flag of South Africa.svg D Adams
Flag of the Netherlands.svg M Oosting
67 
  Flag of South Africa.svg M Barnard
Flag of the United States.svg D Randall
6 2    Flag of the Czech Republic.svg M Damm
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg P Vízner
4 6  
  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg M Damm
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg P Vízner
76 1 Flag of South Africa.svg E Ferreira
Flag of the United States.svg P Galbraith
64 7
  Flag of Argentina.svg P Albano
Flag of Spain.svg T Carbonell
6 73 3 Flag of the United States.svg R Leach
Flag of the United States.svg J Stark
4 66
  Flag of Sweden.svg D Ekerot
Flag of the United States.svg J Tarango
76 6  Flag of Sweden.svg D Ekerot
Flag of the United States.svg J Tarango
73 3
  Flag of the Netherlands.svg S Noteboom
Flag of the Netherlands.svg S Schalken
5 5  3 Flag of the United States.svg R Leach
Flag of the United States.svg J Stark
6 66
3 Flag of the United States.svg R Leach
Flag of the United States.svg J Stark
77 3 Flag of the United States.svg R Leach
Flag of the United States.svg J Stark
66 
  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg N Broad
Flag of South Africa.svg G Muller
76 72 Flag of Sweden.svg J Björkman
Flag of Sweden.svg N Kulti
3 4  
Q Flag of South Africa.svg J-L de Jager
Flag of South Africa.svg C van Rensburg
6 76   Flag of the United Kingdom.svg N Broad
Flag of South Africa.svg G Muller
4 4  
  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg J Novák
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg C Suk
6 5  2 Flag of Sweden.svg J Björkman
Flag of Sweden.svg N Kulti
66 
2 Flag of Sweden.svg J Björkman
Flag of Sweden.svg N Kulti
77 

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