| 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.
Ellis Ferreira / 
Patrick Galbraith (semifinals)
Libor Pimek / Byron Talbot (first round) Sandon Stolle / Cyril Suk (final) Andrew Kratzmann / Pavel Vízner (first round)| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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