1997 European Community Championships – Doubles

Doubles
1997 European Community Championships
1996 Champions	Jonas Björkman Nicklas Kulti
Champions	David Adams Olivier Delaître
Runners-up	Sandon Stolle Cyril Suk
Score	3–6, 6–2, 6–1

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

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

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

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	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

• 1997 European Community Championships Doubles Draw