1997 Sybase Open – Doubles

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Doubles
1997 Sybase Open
Final
Champions Flag of the United States.svg Brian MacPhie
Flag of South Africa.svg Gary Muller
Runners-up Flag of the Bahamas.svg Mark Knowles
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Daniel Nestor
Score4–6, 7–6, 7–5
Details
Draw16
Seeds4
Events
Singles Doubles
  1996  · Pacific Coast Championships ·  1998  

Trevor Kronemann and David Macpherson were the defending champions but lost in the semifinals to Mark Knowles and Daniel Nestor.

Contents

Brian MacPhie and Gary Muller won in the final 4–6, 7–6, 7–5 against Knowles and Nestor.

Seeds

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

  1. Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Grant Connell / Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Sébastien Lareau (first round)
  2. Flag of the Bahamas.svg Mark Knowles / Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Daniel Nestor (final)
  3. Flag of the United States.svg Rick Leach / Flag of the United States.svg Jonathan Stark (semifinals)
  4. Flag of the United States.svg Trevor Kronemann / Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Macpherson (semifinals)

Draw

Key

First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg G Connell
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg S Lareau
4 5  
  Flag of France.svg J-P Fleurian
Flag of France.svg G Raoux
67   Flag of France.svg J-P Fleurian
Flag of France.svg G Raoux
2 4  
  Flag of the United States.svg B MacPhie
Flag of South Africa.svg G Muller
66   Flag of the United States.svg B MacPhie
Flag of South Africa.svg G Muller
66 
Q Flag of the United States.svg K Jones
Flag of the United States.svg D Randall
3 4    Flag of the United States.svg B MacPhie
Flag of South Africa.svg G Muller
66 
3 Flag of the United States.svg R Leach
Flag of the United States.svg J Stark
66 3 Flag of the United States.svg R Leach
Flag of the United States.svg J Stark
4 4  
  Flag of the United States.svg K Kinnear
Flag of the United States.svg C Woodruff
3 2  3 Flag of the United States.svg R Leach
Flag of the United States.svg J Stark
67 
  Flag of the United States.svg T.J. Middleton
Flag of the United States.svg J Waite
63 7  Flag of the United States.svg T.J. Middleton
Flag of the United States.svg J Waite
3 5  
  Flag of the United States.svg S Davis
Flag of the United States.svg R Reneberg
4 66   Flag of the United States.svg Brian MacPhie
Flag of South Africa.svg Gary Muller
4 77
WC Flag of the United States.svg L Jensen
Flag of the United States.svg M Jensen
64 3 2 Flag of the Bahamas.svg Mark Knowles
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Daniel Nestor
66 5
  Flag of the United States.svg T Ho
Flag of Venezuela (1930-1954).svg N Pereira
1 66  Flag of the United States.svg T Ho
Flag of Venezuela (1930-1954).svg N Pereira
66 4
  Flag of the United States.svg G Van Emburgh
Flag of South Africa.svg C van Rensburg
4 2  4 Flag of the United States.svg T Kronemann
Flag of Australia (converted).svg D Macpherson
4 76
4 Flag of the United States.svg T Kronemann
Flag of Australia (converted).svg D Macpherson
66 4 Flag of the United States.svg T Kronemann
Flag of Australia (converted).svg D Macpherson
3 5  
WC Flag of Germany.svg A Rădulescu
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg G Rusedski
76 2 Flag of the Bahamas.svg M Knowles
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg D Nestor
67 
  Flag of Sweden.svg D Ekerot
Flag of the United States.svg J Tarango
5 3  WC Flag of Germany.svg A Rădulescu
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg G Rusedski
3 6  
WC Flag of the United States.svg B Bryan
Flag of the United States.svg M Bryan
1 2  2 Flag of the Bahamas.svg M Knowles
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg D Nestor
67 
2 Flag of the Bahamas.svg M Knowles
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg D Nestor
66 

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