1997 Sybase Open – Doubles

Doubles
1997 Sybase Open
1996 Champions	Trevor Kronemann David Macpherson
Champions	Brian MacPhie Gary Muller
Runners-up	Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor
Final score	4–6, 7–6, 7–5

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

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

Seeds

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
• SE = Special Exempt
• PR = Protected Ranking
• 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

References

• 1997 Sybase Open Doubles Draw