title: 1997 Mercedes Cup – Doubles
text: # 1997 Mercedes Cup – Doubles
  
  Libor Pimek and Byron Talbot were the defending champions, but lost in the second round to tournament winners Gustavo Kuerten and Fernando Meligeni.
  
  Gustavo Kuerten and Fernando Meligeni won the title by defeating Donald Johnson and Francisco Montana 6–4, 6–4 in the final.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  All seeds received a bye to the second round.
  
  * Yevgeny Kafelnikov / Andrei Olhovskiy (quarterfinals)
  * Luis Lobo / Javier Sánchez (semifinals)
  * Neil Broad / Piet Norval (second round)
  * (n/a)
  * David Adams / Menno Oosting (quarterfinals)
  * Donald Johnson / Francisco Montana (final)
  * Libor Pimek / Byron Talbot (second round)
  * Trevor Kronemann / David Macpherson (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
  
  ### Finals
  
  | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Gustavo Kuerten Fernando Meligeni | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | WC | Alberto Berasategui Alberto Martín | 0 | 3 | | | | |
  | WC | Alberto Berasategui Alberto Martín | 0 | 3 | | Gustavo Kuerten Fernando Meligeni | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | 6 | Donald Johnson Francisco Montana | 4 | 4 |
  | 6 | Donald Johnson Francisco Montana | 6 | 6 | 6 | Donald Johnson Francisco Montana | 4 | 4 |
  | 2 | Luis Lobo Javier Sánchez | 4 | 4 | | | | |
  
  ### Top half
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | 1 | Y Kafelnikov A Olhovskiy | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Novák D Rikl | 6 | 3 | | | A Kratzmann J Waite | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Kratzmann J Waite | 7 | 6 | | | | | | 1 | Y Kafelnikov A Olhovskiy | 2 | 7 | 1 | | | | |
  | | G Kuerten F Meligeni | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | G Kuerten F Meligeni | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | T Kempers P Kilderry | 6 | 6 | | | G Kuerten F Meligeni | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 7 | L Pimek B Talbot | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | G Kuerten F Meligeni | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | WC | A Berasategui A Martín | 0 | 3 |
  | | | | | | LL | JL de Jager S Melville | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | A Berasategui A Martín | 4 | 7 | 6 | WC | A Berasategui A Martín | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | M Keil J Oncins | 6 | 6 | 3 | | | | | WC | A Berasategui A Martín | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | |
  | WC | D Hrbatý K Kučera | 0 | 6 | 4 | | | | | 5 | D Adams M Oosting | 4 | 6 | 5 | | | | |
  | | P Albano À Corretja | 6 | 2 | 6 | | P Albano À Corretja | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 5 | D Adams M Oosting | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Bottom half
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | 6 | D Johnson F Montana | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | S Doseděl P Vízner | 7 | 6 | | | S Doseděl P Vízner | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | S Groen S Hiršzon | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | 6 | D Johnson F Montana | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | LL | E Benfele Álvarez A Portas | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | N Đorđević P Rosner | 2 | 1 | | | | | |
  | | N Đorđević P Rosner | 6 | 6 | | | N Đorđević P Rosner | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 3 | N Broad P Norval | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | D Johnson F Montana | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | L Lobo J Sánchez | 4 | 4 |
  | | | | | | 8 | T Kronemann D Macpherson | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | T Nijssen S Noteboom | 2 | 6 | | WC | J Apell W Ferreira | 3 | 7 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | J Apell W Ferreira | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 8 | T Kronemann D Macpherson | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | |
  | | L Arnold Ker D Orsanic | 2 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | 2 | L Lobo J Sánchez | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | C Brandi F Santoro | 6 | 5 | 4 | | L Arnold Ker D Orsanic | 3 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 2 | L Lobo J Sánchez | 6 | 1 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
  