1997 Italian Open – Men's doubles

Men's doubles

1997 Italian Open

Final

Champions

The Bahamas Mark Knowles
Canada Daniel Nestor

Runners-up

Zimbabwe Byron Black
United States Alex O'Brien

Score

6–3, 4–6, 7–5

Details

Draw

32

Seeds

8

Events

Singles	men	women
Doubles	men	women

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1997 tennis event results

Main article: 1997 Italian Open (tennis)

Byron Black and Grant Connell were the defending champions, but competed this year with different partners.

Connell teamed up with Jim Grabb and lost in second round to David Adams and Andrei Olhovskiy.

Black teamed up with Alex O'Brien and lost in the final 6–3, 4–6, 7–5 against Mark Knowles and Daniel Nestor.^[1]

Seeds

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Australia Todd Woodbridge / Australia Mark Woodforde (first round)
Netherlands Jacco Eltingh / Netherlands Paul Haarhuis (second round)
The Bahamas Mark Knowles / Canada Daniel Nestor (champions)
Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov / Czech Republic Daniel Vacek (second round)
Zimbabwe Byron Black / United States Alex O'Brien (final)
South Africa Ellis Ferreira / United States Patrick Galbraith (second round)
United States Rick Leach / United States Jonathan Stark (semifinals)
South Africa David Adams / Russia Andrei Olhovskiy (quarterfinals)

Draw

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Key

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Finals

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Semifinals Final

7 United States Rick Leach
United States Jonathan Stark 5 2

5 Zimbabwe Byron Black
United States Alex O'Brien 7 6

5 Zimbabwe Byron Black
United States Alex O'Brien 3 6 5

3 The Bahamas Mark Knowles
Canada Daniel Nestor 6 4 7

3 The Bahamas Mark Knowles
Canada Daniel Nestor 7 7

Australia Sandon Stolle
Czech Republic Cyril Suk 6 6

Top half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals

1 Australia T Woodbridge
Australia M Woodforde 3 5

Argentina P Albano
Spain À Corretja 6 7 Argentina P Albano
Spain À Corretja 6 6 4

South Africa G Muller
United States J Tarango 6 4 6 South Africa G Muller
United States J Tarango 7 4 6

Netherlands M Oosting
Netherlands J Siemerink 4 6 4 South Africa G Muller
United States J Tarango 3 4

United Kingdom N Broad
South Africa P Norval 5 6 7 United States R Leach
United States J Stark 6 6

Australia J Eagle
Australia A Florent 7 7 Australia J Eagle
Australia A Florent 3 4

Sweden D Ekerot
Sweden P Nyborg 6 4 3 7 United States R Leach
United States J Stark 6 6

7 United States R Leach
United States J Stark 4 6 6 7 United States R Leach
United States J Stark 5 2

4 Russia Y Kafelnikov
Czech Republic D Vacek 6 6 5 Zimbabwe B Black
United States A O'Brien 7 6

South Africa M Barnard
Netherlands HJ Davids 3 4 4 Russia Y Kafelnikov
Czech Republic D Vacek 4 6 3

Argentina L Lobo
Spain J Sánchez 7 6 6 Argentina L Lobo
Spain J Sánchez 6 3 6

United States S Melville
Netherlands F Wibier 6 7 2 Argentina L Lobo
Spain J Sánchez 4 0

France O Delaître
France F Santoro 6 6 5 Zimbabwe B Black
United States A O'Brien 6 6

Q Italy M Martelli
Italy D Sanguinetti 2 4 France O Delaître
France F Santoro 3 2

United States D Johnson
United States F Montana 5 3 5 Zimbabwe B Black
United States A O'Brien 6 6

5 Zimbabwe B Black
United States A O'Brien 7 6

Bottom half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals

6 South Africa E Ferreira
United States P Galbraith 6 6

Australia P Kilderry
Czech Republic P Vízner 3 4 6 South Africa E Ferreira
United States P Galbraith 3 3

Australia M Philippoussis
Australia P Rafter 7 6 Australia M Philippoussis
Australia P Rafter 6 6

Netherlands T Nijssen
United States J Waite 6 4 Australia M Philippoussis
Australia P Rafter 3 6

United States T Kronemann
Australia D Macpherson 6 3 3 The Bahamas M Knowles
Canada D Nestor 6 7

Q Italy C Brandi
Italy F Messori 7 6 Q Italy C Brandi
Italy F Messori 7 2 2

Belgium L Pimek
South Africa B Talbot 4 6 3 3 The Bahamas M Knowles
Canada D Nestor 6 6 6

3 The Bahamas M Knowles
Canada D Nestor 6 2 6 3 The Bahamas M Knowles
Canada D Nestor 7 7

8 South Africa D Adams
Russia A Olhovskiy 6 6 Czech Republic C Suk
Australia S Stolle 6 6

WC United States J Courier
Italy A Gaudenzi 3 4 8 South Africa D Adams
Russia A Olhovskiy 5 6 7

Canada G Connell
United States J Grabb 6 3 7 Canada G Connell
United States J Grabb 7 4 6

WC Italy O Camporese
Italy D Nargiso 1 6 6 8 South Africa D Adams
Russia A Olhovskiy 5 2

Czech Republic C Suk
Australia S Stolle 7 7 Czech Republic C Suk
Australia S Stolle 7 6

WC Croatia S Hiršzon
Croatia G Ivanišević 6 5 Czech Republic C Suk
Australia S Stolle 6 7

WC Ukraine A Medvedev
Chile M Ríos 6 1 2 Netherlands J Eltingh
Netherlands P Haarhuis 4 5

2 Netherlands J Eltingh
Netherlands P Haarhuis 7 6

References

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^ John Barrett, ed. (1998). International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 1998. London: CollinsWillow. p. 149. ISBN 9780002188241.

External links

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