title: 1997 Chevrolet Cup – Doubles
text: # 1997 Chevrolet Cup – Doubles
  
  Gustavo Kuerten and Fernando Meligeni were the defending champions, but Kuerten did not participate this year. Meligeni partnered Luis Lobo, losing in the quarterfinals.
  
  Hendrik Jan Davids and Andrew Kratzmann won the title, defeating Julián Alonso and Nicolás Lapentti 7–6, 5–7, 6–4 in the final.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  * Donald Johnson / Francisco Montana (first round)
  * Luis Lobo / Fernando Meligeni (quarterfinals)
  * Lucas Arnold / Daniel Orsanic (semifinals)
  * Hendrik Jan Davids / Andrew Kratzmann (champions)
  
  ## 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
  
  ### Draw
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | D Johnson F Montana | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Alonso N Lapentti | 6 | 6 | | | J Alonso N Lapentti | 4 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | J Díaz Á López Morón | 4 | 6 | 4 | | M Keil TJ Middleton | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Keil TJ Middleton | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | J Alonso N Lapentti | 4 | 7 | 7 | | | | | |
  | 3 | L Arnold D Orsanic | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 3 | L Arnold D Orsanic | 6 | 6 | 5 | | | | | |
  | | M Hood S Prieto | 5 | 2 | | 3 | L Arnold D Orsanic | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | N Massú M Ríos | 6 | 6 | | WC | N Massú M Ríos | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | M Rodríguez A Sá | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | J Alonso N Lapentti | 6 | 7 | 4 |
  | | D Bowen D Pescariu | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | HJ Davids A Kratzmann | 7 | 5 | 6 |
  | | B Coupe P Rosner | 6 | 6 | | | B Coupe P Rosner | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | Francisco Ruiz G Silberstein | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | HJ Davids A Kratzmann | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 4 | HJ Davids A Kratzmann | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 4 | HJ Davids A Kratzmann | 7 | 6 | | | | | | |
  | | A Martín D Roditi | 6 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | T Nijssen T Anzari | 6 | 2 | | | | | | |
  | | T Nijssen T Anzari | 4 | 7 | 6 | | T Nijssen T Anzari | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | K Kinnear G Van Emburgh | 2 | 5 | | 2 | L Lobo F Meligeni | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 2 | L Lobo F Meligeni | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  