1997 Italian Open – Men's doubles

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

Men's doubles
1997 Italian Open
Final
ChampionsThe Bahamas Mark Knowles
Canada Daniel Nestor
Runners-upZimbabwe Byron Black
United States Alex O'Brien
Score6–3, 4–6, 7–5
Details
Draw32
Seeds8
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
← 1996 · Italian Open · 1998 →

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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Draw

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Finals

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Semifinals Final
          
7   Rick Leach
  Jonathan Stark
5 2
5   Byron Black
  Alex O'Brien
7 6
5   Byron Black
  Alex O'Brien
3 6 5
3   Mark Knowles
  Daniel Nestor
6 4 7
3   Mark Knowles
  Daniel Nestor
7 7
  Sandon Stolle
  Cyril Suk
6 6

Top half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1   T Woodbridge
  M Woodforde
3 5
  P Albano
  À Corretja
6 7   P Albano
  À Corretja
6 6 4
  G Muller
  J Tarango
6 4 6   G Muller
  J Tarango
7 4 6
  M Oosting
  J Siemerink
4 6 4   G Muller
  J Tarango
3 4
  N Broad
  P Norval
5 6 7   R Leach
  J Stark
6 6
  J Eagle
  A Florent
7 7   J Eagle
  A Florent
3 4
  D Ekerot
  P Nyborg
6 4 3 7   R Leach
  J Stark
6 6
7   R Leach
  J Stark
4 6 6 7   R Leach
  J Stark
5 2
4   Y Kafelnikov
  D Vacek
6 6 5   B Black
  A O'Brien
7 6
  M Barnard
  HJ Davids
3 4 4   Y Kafelnikov
  D Vacek
4 6 3
  L Lobo
  J Sánchez
7 6 6   L Lobo
  J Sánchez
6 3 6
  S Melville
  F Wibier
6 7 2   L Lobo
  J Sánchez
4 0
  O Delaître
  F Santoro
6 6 5   B Black
  A O'Brien
6 6
Q   M Martelli
  D Sanguinetti
2 4   O Delaître
  F Santoro
3 2
  D Johnson
  F Montana
5 3 5   B Black
  A O'Brien
6 6
5   B Black
  A O'Brien
7 6

Bottom half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
6   E Ferreira
  P Galbraith
6 6
  P Kilderry
  P Vízner
3 4 6   E Ferreira
  P Galbraith
3 3
  M Philippoussis
  P Rafter
7 6   M Philippoussis
  P Rafter
6 6
  T Nijssen
  J Waite
6 4   M Philippoussis
  P Rafter
3 6
  T Kronemann
  D Macpherson
6 3 3   M Knowles
  D Nestor
6 7
Q   C Brandi
  F Messori
7 6 Q   C Brandi
  F Messori
7 2 2
  L Pimek
  B Talbot
4 6 3 3   M Knowles
  D Nestor
6 6 6
3   M Knowles
  D Nestor
6 2 6 3   M Knowles
  D Nestor
7 7
8   D Adams
  A Olhovskiy
6 6   C Suk
  S Stolle
6 6
WC   J Courier
  A Gaudenzi
3 4 8   D Adams
  A Olhovskiy
5 6 7
  G Connell
  J Grabb
6 3 7   G Connell
  J Grabb
7 4 6
WC   O Camporese
  D Nargiso
1 6 6 8   D Adams
  A Olhovskiy
5 2
  C Suk
  S Stolle
7 7   C Suk
  S Stolle
7 6
WC   S Hiršzon
  G Ivanišević
6 5   C Suk
  S Stolle
6 7
WC   A Medvedev
  M Ríos
6 1 2   J Eltingh
  P Haarhuis
4 5
2   J Eltingh
  P Haarhuis
7 6

References

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