title: 1997 Chennai Open – Doubles
text: # 1997 Chennai Open – Doubles
  
  Jonas Björkman and Nicklas Kulti were the defending champions, but did not participate this year.
  
  Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes won in the final 7–6, 7–5, against Oleg Ogorodov and Eyal Ran.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  * Rick Leach / Jonathan Stark (semifinals)
  * Kent Kinnear / Max Mirnyi (quarterfinals)
  * Mahesh Bhupathi / Leander Paes (champions)
  * Pat Cash / Sander Groen (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
  
  ### 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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | R Leach J Stark | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Golmard L Roux | 6 | 4 | | 1 | R Leach J Stark | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | N Kirtane S Kirtane | 1 | 2 | | | T Nydahl A Pavel | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | T Nydahl A Pavel | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | R Leach J Stark | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
  | 4 | P Cash S Groen | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | O Ogorodov E Ran | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | |
  | | J-P Fleurian G Solvès | 5 | 2 | | 4 | P Cash S Groen | 6 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | O Ogorodov E Ran | 6 | 6 | | | O Ogorodov E Ran | 1 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | Susheel Narla G Natekar | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | O Ogorodov E Ran | 6 | 5 |
  | | G Etlis O Stanoytchev | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | M Bhupathi L Paes | 7 | 7 |
  | WC | T Enqvist M Tillström | 6 | 7 | | WC | T Enqvist M Tillström | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | F Wibier J Winnink | 2 | 4 | | 3 | M Bhupathi L Paes | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 3 | M Bhupathi L Paes | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 3 | M Bhupathi L Paes | 7 | 7 | | | | | |
  | | T El-Sawy G Köves | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | T El-Sawy G Köves | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | Q | L Jonsson M Norman | 2 | 3 | | | T El-Sawy G Köves | 4 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | G Motomura R Smith | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | K Kinnear M Mirnyi | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 2 | K Kinnear M Mirnyi | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  