Andrew Kratzmann and Marcos Ondruska were the defending champions, but Ondruska chose to compete at Beijing during the same week, losing in the first round.
| Doubles | |
|---|---|
| 1997 Campionati Internazionali di Sicilia | |
| Champions |  Andrew Kratzmann Libor Pimek |
| Runners-up |  Hendrik Jan Davids Daniel Orsanic |
| Score | 3–6, 6–3, 7–6 |
| Draw | 16 (3WC/1Q) |
| Seeds | 4 |
Kratzmann teamed up with Libor Pimek and successfully defended his title, by defeating Hendrik Jan Davids and Daniel Orsanic 3–6, 6–3, 7–6 in the final.[1]
Seeds edit
Luis Lobo / 
Javier Sánchez (semifinals)- Pablo Albano / Àlex Corretja (first round)
Andrew Kratzmann / 
Libor Pimek (champions)
Hendrik Jan Davids / Daniel Orsanic (final)
Draw edit
Key edit
- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild card
- LL = Lucky loser
- Alt = Alternate
- SE = Special exempt
- PR = Protected ranking
- ITF = ITF entry
- JE = Junior exempt
- w/o = Walkover
- r = Retired
- d = Defaulted
- SR = Special ranking
Draw edit
| First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | L Lobo J Sánchez
| 4 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| WC |  M Filippini D Hrbatý
| 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | L Lobo J Sánchez
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
 D Pescariu D Sanguinetti
| 6 | 5 | WC |  K Alami H Arazi
| 3 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WC | K Alami H Arazi
| 7 | 7 | 1 | L Lobo J Sánchez
| 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | A Kratzmann L Pimek
| 3 | 6 | 7 | 3 | A Kratzmann L Pimek
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| J Alonso E Sánchez
| 6 | 3 | 6 | 3 | A Kratzmann L Pimek
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 V Spadea T Anzari
| 3 | 6 | 1 | WC | M Martelli M Valeri
| 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| WC | M Martelli M Valeri
| 6 | 3 | 6 | 3 | A Kratzmann L Pimek
| 3 | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
B Coupe P Rosner
| 6 | 6 | 4 | HJ Davids D Orsanic
| 6 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| C Brandi F Messori
| 2 | 2 | B Coupe P Rosner
| 6 | 3 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| B Haygarth K Kinnear
| 6 | 2 | 4 | HJ Davids D Orsanic
| 1 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | HJ Davids D Orsanic
| 7 | 6 | 4 | HJ Davids D Orsanic
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 D Roditi T Vanhoudt
| 6 | 6 | A Berasategui J Burillo
| 4 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | C Costa A Portas
| 2 | 4 | D Roditi T Vanhoudt
| 7 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| A Berasategui J Burillo
| 6 | 6 | A Berasategui J Burillo
| 6 | 7 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | P Albano À Corretja
| 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
References edit
- ^ "Tennis ATP Palermo Doubles 1997 Scores". Tennis 24. Retrieved 20 February 2023.