1997 Sybase Open – Doubles

Doubles
1997 Sybase Open
Champions	Brian MacPhie Gary Muller
Runners-up	Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor
Score	4–6, 7–6, 7–5
Draw	16
Seeds	4

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Trevor Kronemann and David Macpherson were the defending champions but lost in the semifinals to Mark Knowles and Daniel Nestor.

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Brian MacPhie and Gary Muller won in the final 4–6, 7–6, 7–5 against Knowles and Nestor.

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. Grant Connell / Sébastien Lareau (first round)
2. Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor (final)
3. Rick Leach / Jonathan Stark (semifinals)
4. Trevor Kronemann / David Macpherson (semifinals)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• ITF = ITF entry
• PR = Protected ranking
• SR = Special ranking
• SE = Special exempt
• JE = Junior exempt
• JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
• CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
• NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

	First round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	G Connell S Lareau	4	5
		J-P Fleurian G Raoux	6	7					J-P Fleurian G Raoux	2	4
		B MacPhie G Muller	6	6					B MacPhie G Muller	6	6
	Q	K Jones D Randall	3	4												B MacPhie G Muller	6	6
	3	R Leach J Stark	6	6											3	R Leach J Stark	4	4
		K Kinnear C Woodruff	3	2				3	R Leach J Stark	6	7
		T.J. Middleton J Waite	6	3	7				T.J. Middleton J Waite	3	5
		S Davis R Reneberg	4	6	6																		Brian MacPhie Gary Muller	4	7	7
	WC	L Jensen M Jensen	6	4	3																	2	Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor	6	6	5
		T Ho N Pereira	1	6	6				T Ho N Pereira	6	6	4
		G Van Emburgh C van Rensburg	4	2				4	T Kronemann D Macpherson	4	7	6
	4	T Kronemann D Macpherson	6	6											4	T Kronemann D Macpherson	3	5
	WC	A Rădulescu G Rusedski	7	6											2	M Knowles D Nestor	6	7
		D Ekerot J Tarango	5	3				WC	A Rădulescu G Rusedski	3	6
	WC	B Bryan M Bryan	1	2				2	M Knowles D Nestor	6	7
	2	M Knowles D Nestor	6	6

External links

• 1997 Sybase Open doubles draw