1997 European Community Championships – Doubles

Jonas Björkman and Nicklas Kulti were the defending champions but only Kulti competed that year with Daniel Vacek.

Doubles
1997 European Community Championships
1996 ChampionsSweden Jonas Björkman
Sweden Nicklas Kulti
Final
ChampionsSouth Africa David Adams
France Olivier Delaître
Runners-upAustralia Sandon Stolle
Czech Republic Cyril Suk
Score3–6, 6–2, 6–1
Events
Singles Doubles
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Kulti and Vacek lost in the quarterfinals to Hendrik Jan Davids and Marc-Kevin Goellner.

David Adams and Olivier Delaître won in the final 3–6, 6–2, 6–1 against Sandon Stolle and Cyril Suk.

Seeds

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

  1.   Nicklas Kulti /   Daniel Vacek (quarterfinals)
  2.   Libor Pimek /   Byron Talbot (first round)
  3.   Martin Damm /   Andrei Olhovskiy (semifinals)
  4.   Marius Barnard /   Piet Norval (quarterfinals)

Draw

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First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1   N Kulti
  D Vacek
7 7  
    P Albano
  P Nyborg
5 6   1   N Kulti
  D Vacek
3 4  
    H J Davids
  M-K Goellner
4 6 6     H J Davids
  M-K Goellner
6 6  
WC   S Hiršzon
  G Ivanišević
6 0 2     H J Davids
  M-K Goellner
2 4  
4   M Barnard
  P Norval
7 5 6     D Adams
  O Delaître
6 6  
    G Forget
  T Nijssen
5 7 4 4   M Barnard
  P Norval
6 5 6
    J Eagle
  A Florent
2 2       D Adams
  O Delaître
2 7 7
    D Adams
  O Delaître
6 6       David Adams
  Olivier Delaître
3 6 6
    S Noteboom
  F Wibier
6 6       Sandon Stolle
  Cyril Suk
6 2 1
LL   W Neefs
  D Norman
0 4       S Noteboom
  F Wibier
7 4 5
Q   J-L de Jager
  M Keil
6 6 4 3   M Damm
  A Olhovskiy
6 6 7
3   M Damm
  A Olhovskiy
7 6   3   M Damm
  A Olhovskiy
     
    A Kratzmann
  P Vízner
4 4       S Stolle
  C Suk
w/o    
    S Stolle
  C Suk
6 6       S Stolle
  C Suk
6 6  
WC   F Dewulf
  J Van Herck
6 6 6 WC   F Dewulf
  J Van Herck
2 0  
2   L Pimek
  B Talbot
2 7 1

References

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