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.

Doubles
1997 Mercedes Cup
Champions Gustavo Kuerten
Fernando Meligeni
Runners-up Donald Johnson
Francisco Montana
Score6–4, 6–4
Draw24 (3WC/1Q/2LL)
Seeds8
Main article: 1997 Mercedes Cup

Gustavo Kuerten and Fernando Meligeni won the title by defeating Donald Johnson and Francisco Montana 6–4, 6–4 in the final.[1]

Seeds

All seeds received a bye to the second round.

  1. Yevgeny Kafelnikov / Andrei Olhovskiy (quarterfinals)
  2. Luis Lobo / Javier Sánchez (semifinals)
  3. Neil Broad / Piet Norval (second round)
  4. (n/a)
  5. David Adams / Menno Oosting (quarterfinals)
  6. Donald Johnson / Francisco Montana (final)
  7. Libor Pimek / Byron Talbot (second round)
  8. Trevor Kronemann / David Macpherson (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

Finals
Semifinals Final
          
Gustavo Kuerten
Fernando Meligeni 		6 6
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
2 Luis Lobo
Javier Sánchez 		4 4

Top half
First round Second round Quarterfinals 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 Second round Quarterfinals 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

References
  1. "Tenis – Fernando Meligeni". UOL Esporte (in Portuguese). 2002. Retrieved 12 May 2020. Títulos na carreira como profissional: 97 [...] Torneio de Stuttgart (em parceria com Gustavo Kuerten)
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.