1997 BellSouth Open – Doubles

Doubles
1997 BellSouth Open
Champions	Ellis Ferreira Patrick Galbraith
Runners-up	Rick Leach Jonathan Stark
Score	6–4, 4–6, 7–6
Draw	16
Seeds	4

Marcos Ondruska and Patrick Galbraith were the defending champions but lost in the first round to David Adams and Menno Oosting.

Ellis Ferreira and Patrick Galbraith won in the final 6–4, 4–6, 7–6 against Rick Leach and Jonathan Stark.

Seeds

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

1. Ellis Ferreira / Patrick Galbraith (champions)
2. Jonas Björkman / Nicklas Kulti (semifinals)
3. Rick Leach / Jonathan Stark (final)
4. David Adams / Menno Oosting (semifinals)

Draw

Key

• 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

	First round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	E Ferreira P Galbraith	6	1	6
	WC	J Greenhalgh G Wilson	4	6	4			1	E Ferreira P Galbraith	6	6
	WC	M Ríos G Rusedski	2	6	5			WC	A Hunt B Steven	2	4
	WC	A Hunt B Steven	6	4	7										1	E Ferreira P Galbraith	6	7
	4	D Adams M Oosting	6	6	6										4	D Adams M Oosting	3	6
		M Ondruska J Waite	2	7	3			4	D Adams M Oosting	6	7
		M Barnard D Randall	6	2					M Damm P Vízner	4	6
		M Damm P Vízner	7	6																		1	E Ferreira P Galbraith	6	4	7
		P Albano T Carbonell	6	7	3																	3	R Leach J Stark	4	6	6
		D Ekerot J Tarango	7	6	6				D Ekerot J Tarango	7	3	3
		S Noteboom S Schalken	5	5				3	R Leach J Stark	6	6	6
	3	R Leach J Stark	7	7											3	R Leach J Stark	6	6
		N Broad G Muller	7	6	7										2	J Björkman N Kulti	3	4
	Q	J-L de Jager C van Rensburg	6	7	6				N Broad G Muller	4	4
		J Novák C Suk	6	5				2	J Björkman N Kulti	6	6
	2	J Björkman N Kulti	7	7

References

• 1997 BellSouth Open Doubles Draw