1997 Monte Carlo Open – Doubles
{{Tennis events|1997|Monte Carlo Open|s
| champ = {{flagicon|USA}} Donald Johnson
{{flagicon|USA}} Francisco Montana
| runner = {{flagicon|NED}} Jacco Eltingh
{{flagicon|NED}} Paul Haarhuis
| score = 7–6, 2–6, 7–6
| main_name = Monte-Carlo Masters
| draw = 28 (4{{abbr|WC|Wild Cards}}/2{{abbr|Q|Qualifiers}})
| seeds = 8
| type = singles doubles
}}
{{main|1997 Monte Carlo Open}}
Ellis Ferreira and Jan Siemerink were the defending champions, but competed this year with different partners. Ferreira teamed up with Patrick Galbraith and lost in quarterfinals to tournament winners Donald Johnson and Francisco Montana, while Siemerink teamed up with Menno Oosting and lost in first round to Pablo Albano and Àlex Corretja.
Donald Johnson and Francisco Montana won the title by defeating Jacco Eltingh and Paul Haarhuis 7–6, 2–6, 7–6 in the final.{{cite web |title=Past Champions |url=http://montecarlotennismasters.com/tournament/past-champions/?lang=en |website=Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters |accessdate=17 March 2020 |quote=1997 - Marcelo Rios - F. Montana/D. Johnson |archive-date=11 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180311202021/http://montecarlotennismasters.com/tournament/past-champions/?lang=en |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |last1=Krastev |first1=Todor |title=Men Tennis Monte Carlo MON - 1997 Winner Marcelo Rios (CHI) 7 |url=http://www.todor66.com/tennis/1997/Men_Monte_Carlo_MON.html |website=Todor 66 |date=15 April 2018 |access-date=25 November 2024}}
Seeds
The top four seeds received a bye to the second round.
{{columns-list|colwidth=30em|
- {{flagicon|NED}} Jacco Eltingh / {{flagicon|NED}} Paul Haarhuis (final)
- {{flagicon|RUS}} Yevgeny Kafelnikov / {{flagicon|CZE}} Daniel Vacek (semifinals)
- {{flagicon|RSA}} Ellis Ferreira / {{flagicon|USA}} Patrick Galbraith (quarterfinals)
- {{flagicon|ARG}} Luis Lobo / {{flagicon|ESP}} Javier Sánchez (quarterfinals)
- {{flagicon|SWE}} Jonas Björkman / {{flagicon|SWE}} Nicklas Kulti (semifinals)
- {{flagicon|RSA}} David Adams / {{flagicon|RUS}} Andrei Olhovskiy (first round)
- {{flagicon|BEL}} Libor Pimek / {{flagicon|RSA}} Byron Talbot (quarterfinals)
- {{flagicon|GBR}} Neil Broad / {{flagicon|RSA}} Piet Norval (quarterfinals)
}}
Draw
{{Draw key}}
=Finals=
{{4TeamBracket-Tennis3
| RD1=Semifinals
| RD2=Final
| team-width=175
| RD1-seed1=1
| RD1-team1={{flagicon|NED}} Jacco Eltingh
{{flagicon|NED}} Paul Haarhuis
| RD1-score1-1=5
| RD1-score1-2=6
| RD1-score1-3=7
| RD1-seed2=5
| RD1-team2={{flagicon|SWE}} Jonas Björkman
{{flagicon|SWE}} Nicklas Kulti
| RD1-score2-1=7
| RD1-score2-2=2
| RD1-score2-3=5
| RD1-seed3=
| RD1-team3={{flagicon|USA}} Donald Johnson
{{flagicon|USA}} Francisco Montana
| RD1-score3-1=6
| RD1-score3-2=6
| RD1-score3-3=
| RD1-seed4=2
| RD1-team4={{flagicon|RUS}} Yevgeny Kafelnikov
{{flagicon|CZE}} Daniel Vacek
| RD1-score4-1=1
| RD1-score4-2=4
| RD1-score4-3=
| RD2-seed1=1
| RD2-team1={{flagicon|NED}} Jacco Eltingh
{{flagicon|NED}} Paul Haarhuis
| RD2-score1-1=6
| RD2-score1-2=6
| RD2-score1-3=6
| RD2-seed2=
| RD2-team2={{flagicon|USA}} Donald Johnson
{{flagicon|USA}} Francisco Montana
| RD2-score2-1=7
| RD2-score2-2=2
| RD2-score2-3=7
}}
=Top half=
{{16TeamBracket-Compact-Tennis3-Byes
| RD1=First round
| RD2=Second round
| RD3=Quarterfinals
| RD4=Semifinals
| RD1-seed03=WC
| RD1-team03={{flagicon|ITA}} O Camporese
{{flagicon|ITA}} D Nargiso
| RD1-score03-1=2
| RD1-score03-2=6
| RD1-score03-3=
| RD1-seed04=
| RD1-team04={{flagicon|RSA}} M Barnard
{{flagicon|ITA}} F Messori
| RD1-score04-1=6
| RD1-score04-2=7
| RD1-score04-3=
| RD1-seed05=
| RD1-team05={{flagicon|ARG}} P Albano
{{flagicon|ESP}} À Corretja
| RD1-score05-1=7
| RD1-score05-2=6
| RD1-score05-3=
| RD1-seed06=
| RD1-team06={{flagicon|NED}} M Oosting
{{flagicon|NED}} J Siemerink
| RD1-score06-1=5
| RD1-score06-2=4
| RD1-score06-3=
| RD1-seed07=
| RD1-team07={{flagicon|USA}} D Randall
{{flagicon|USA}} J Waite
| RD1-score07-1=3
| RD1-score07-2=4
| RD1-score07-3=
| RD1-seed08=8
| RD1-team08={{flagicon|GBR}} N Broad
{{flagicon|RSA}} P Norval
| RD1-score08-1=6
| RD1-score08-2=6
| RD1-score08-3=
| RD1-seed11=WC
| RD1-team11={{flagicon|USA}} J Courier
{{flagicon|SUI}} M Rosset
| RD1-score11-1=7
| RD1-score11-2=6
| RD1-score11-3=
| RD1-seed12=
| RD1-team12={{flagicon|ITA}} A Gaudenzi
{{flagicon|NED}} S Schalken
| RD1-score12-1=6
| RD1-score12-2=1
| RD1-score12-3=
| RD1-seed13=
| RD1-team13={{flagicon|SWE}} D Ekerot
{{flagicon|USA}} TJ Middleton
| RD1-score13-1=2
| RD1-score13-2=6
| RD1-score13-3=6
| RD1-seed14=
| RD1-team14={{flagicon|AUS}} J Eagle
{{flagicon|AUS}} A Florent
| RD1-score14-1=6
| RD1-score14-2=3
| RD1-score14-3=2
| RD1-seed15=
| RD1-team15={{flagicon|USA}} T Kronemann
{{flagicon|AUS}} D Macpherson
| RD1-score15-1=6
| RD1-score15-2=5
| RD1-score15-3=5
| RD1-seed16=5
| RD1-team16={{flagicon|SWE}} J Björkman
{{flagicon|SWE}} N Kulti
| RD1-score16-1=3
| RD1-score16-2=7
| RD1-score16-3=7
| RD2-seed01=1
| RD2-team01={{flagicon|NED}} J Eltingh
{{flagicon|NED}} P Haarhuis
| RD2-score01-1=6
| RD2-score01-2=6
| RD2-score01-3=
| RD2-seed02=
| RD2-team02={{flagicon|RSA}} M Barnard
{{flagicon|ITA}} F Messori
| RD2-score02-1=1
| RD2-score02-2=4
| RD2-score02-3=
| RD2-seed03=
| RD2-team03={{flagicon|ARG}} P Albano
{{flagicon|ESP}} À Corretja
| RD2-score03-1=3
| RD2-score03-2=5
| RD2-score03-3=
| RD2-seed04=8
| RD2-team04={{flagicon|GBR}} N Broad
{{flagicon|RSA}} P Norval
| RD2-score04-1=6
| RD2-score04-2=7
| RD2-score04-3=
| RD2-seed05=4
| RD2-team05={{flagicon|ARG}} L Lobo
{{flagicon|ESP}} J Sánchez
| RD2-score05-1=3
| RD2-score05-2=6
| RD2-score05-3=4
| RD2-seed06=WC
| RD2-team06={{flagicon|USA}} J Courier
{{flagicon|SUI}} M Rosset
| RD2-score06-1=6
| RD2-score06-2=2
| RD2-score06-3=1d
| RD2-seed07=
| RD2-team07={{flagicon|SWE}} D Ekerot
{{flagicon|USA}} TJ Middleton
| RD2-score07-1=2
| RD2-score07-2=2
| RD2-score07-3=
| RD2-seed08=5
| RD2-team08={{flagicon|SWE}} J Björkman
{{flagicon|SWE}} N Kulti
| RD2-score08-1=6
| RD2-score08-2=6
| RD2-score08-3=
| RD3-seed01=1
| RD3-team01={{flagicon|NED}} J Eltingh
{{flagicon|NED}} P Haarhuis
| RD3-score01-1=6
| RD3-score01-2=6
| RD3-score01-3=
| RD3-seed02=8
| RD3-team02={{flagicon|GBR}} N Broad
{{flagicon|RSA}} P Norval
| RD3-score02-1=3
| RD3-score02-2=3
| RD3-score02-3=
| RD3-seed03=4
| RD3-team03={{flagicon|ARG}} L Lobo
{{flagicon|ESP}} J Sánchez
| RD3-score03-1=6
| RD3-score03-2=1
| RD3-score03-3=5
| RD3-seed04=5
| RD3-team04={{flagicon|SWE}} J Björkman
{{flagicon|SWE}} N Kulti
| RD3-score04-1=4
| RD3-score04-2=6
| RD3-score04-3=7
| RD4-seed01=1
| RD4-team01={{flagicon|NED}} J Eltingh
{{flagicon|NED}} P Haarhuis
| RD4-score01-1=5
| RD4-score01-2=6
| RD4-score01-3=7
| RD4-seed02=5
| RD4-team02={{flagicon|SWE}} J Björkman
{{flagicon|SWE}} N Kulti
| RD4-score02-1=7
| RD4-score02-2=2
| RD4-score02-3=5
}}
=Bottom half=
{{16TeamBracket-Compact-Tennis3-Byes
| RD1=First round
| RD2=Second round
| RD3=Quarterfinals
| RD4=Semifinals
| RD1-seed01=6
| RD1-team01={{flagicon|RSA}} D Adams
{{flagicon|RUS}} A Olhovskiy
| RD1-score01-1=5
| RD1-score01-2=4
| RD1-score01-3=
| RD1-seed02=
| RD1-team02={{flagicon|ESP}} T Carbonell
{{flagicon|ESP}} F Roig
| RD1-score02-1=7
| RD1-score02-2=6
| RD1-score02-3=
| RD1-seed03=
| RD1-team03={{flagicon|USA}} D Johnson
{{flagicon|USA}} F Montana
| RD1-score03-1=5
| RD1-score03-2=6
| RD1-score03-3=6
| RD1-seed04=WC
| RD1-team04={{flagicon|UKR}} A Medvedev
{{flagicon|GER}} M Stich
| RD1-score04-1=7
| RD1-score04-2=1
| RD1-score04-3=4
| RD1-seed05=WC
| RD1-team05={{flagicon|FRA}} A Boetsch
{{flagicon|FRA}} C Pioline
| RD1-score05-1=7
| RD1-score05-2=6
| RD1-score05-3=6
| RD1-seed06=Q
| RD1-team06={{flagicon|RSA}} B Haygarth
{{flagicon|BLR|1995}} M Mirnyi
| RD1-score06-1=6
| RD1-score06-2=7
| RD1-score06-3=3
| RD1-seed09=7
| RD1-team09={{flagicon|BEL}} L Pimek
{{flagicon|RSA}} B Talbot
| RD1-score09-1=6
| RD1-score09-2=6
| RD1-score09-3=
| RD1-seed10=
| RD1-team10={{flagicon|ITA}} C Brandi
{{flagicon|NED}} F Wibier
| RD1-score10-1=2
| RD1-score10-2=4
| RD1-score10-3=
| RD1-seed11=Q
| RD1-team11={{flagicon|BRA}} G Kuerten
{{flagicon|ECU|1900}} N Lapentti
| RD1-score11-1=6
| RD1-score11-2=7
| RD1-score11-3=
| RD1-seed12=
| RD1-team12={{flagicon|POR}} E Couto
{{flagicon|POR}} N Marques
| RD1-score12-1=4
| RD1-score12-2=5
| RD1-score12-3=
| RD1-seed13=
| RD1-team13={{flagicon|FRA}} O Delaître
{{flagicon|FRA}} F Santoro
| RD1-score13-1=6
| RD1-score13-2=6
| RD1-score13-3=
| RD1-seed14=
| RD1-team14={{flagicon|SWE}} P Nyborg
{{flagicon|NED}} S Noteboom
| RD1-score14-1=4
| RD1-score14-2=4
| RD1-score14-3=
| RD2-seed01=
| RD2-team01={{flagicon|ESP}} T Carbonell
{{flagicon|ESP}} F Roig
| RD2-score01-1=3
| RD2-score01-2=3
| RD2-score01-3=
| RD2-seed02=
| RD2-team02={{flagicon|USA}} D Johnson
{{flagicon|USA}} F Montana
| RD2-score02-1=6
| RD2-score02-2=6
| RD2-score02-3=
| RD2-seed03=WC
| RD2-team03={{flagicon|FRA}} A Boetsch
{{flagicon|FRA}} C Pioline
| RD2-score03-1=
| RD2-score03-2=
| RD2-score03-3=
| RD2-seed04=3
| RD2-team04={{flagicon|RSA}} E Ferreira
{{flagicon|USA}} P Galbraith
| RD2-score04-1=w
| RD2-score04-2=/
| RD2-score04-3=o
| RD2-seed05=7
| RD2-team05={{flagicon|BEL}} L Pimek
{{flagicon|RSA}} B Talbot
| RD2-score05-1=6
| RD2-score05-2=6
| RD2-score05-3=
| RD2-seed06=Q
| RD2-team06={{flagicon|BRA}} G Kuerten
{{flagicon|ECU|1900}} N Lapentti
| RD2-score06-1=0
| RD2-score06-2=4
| RD2-score06-3=
| RD2-seed07=
| RD2-team07={{flagicon|FRA}} O Delaître
{{flagicon|FRA}} F Santoro
| RD2-score07-1=3
| RD2-score07-2=6
| RD2-score07-3=3
| RD2-seed08=2
| RD2-team08={{flagicon|RUS}} Y Kafelnikov
{{flagicon|CZE}} D Vacek
| RD2-score08-1=6
| RD2-score08-2=4
| RD2-score08-3=6
| RD3-seed01=
| RD3-team01={{flagicon|USA}} D Johnson
{{flagicon|USA}} F Montana
| RD3-score01-1=6
| RD3-score01-2=6
| RD3-score01-3=
| RD3-seed02=3
| RD3-team02={{flagicon|RSA}} E Ferreira
{{flagicon|USA}} P Galbraith
| RD3-score02-1=4
| RD3-score02-2=4
| RD3-score02-3=
| RD3-seed03=7
| RD3-team03={{flagicon|BEL}} L Pimek
{{flagicon|RSA}} B Talbot
| RD3-score03-1=4
| RD3-score03-2=6
| RD3-score03-3=
| RD3-seed04=2
| RD3-team04={{flagicon|RUS}} Y Kafelnikov
{{flagicon|CZE}} D Vacek
| RD3-score04-1=6
| RD3-score04-2=7
| RD3-score04-3=
| RD4-seed01=
| RD4-team01={{flagicon|USA}} D Johnson
{{flagicon|USA}} F Montana
| RD4-score01-1=6
| RD4-score01-2=6
| RD4-score01-3=
| RD4-seed02=2
| RD4-team02={{flagicon|RUS}} Y Kafelnikov
{{flagicon|CZE}} D Vacek
| RD4-score02-1=1
| RD4-score02-2=4
| RD4-score02-3=
}}
Qualifying
=Qualifying seeds=
{{columns-list|colwidth=30em|
- {{flagicon|RSA}} Brent Haygarth / {{flagicon|BLR|1995}} Max Mirnyi (qualified)
- {{flagicon|RSA}} Clinton Ferreira / {{flagicon|MKD}} Aleksandar Kitinov (first round)
- {{flagicon|BRA}} Gustavo Kuerten / {{flagicon|ECU|1900}} Nicolás Lapentti (qualified)
- {{flagicon|FR Yugoslavia}} Nebojša Đorđević / {{flagicon|CZE}} Sláva Doseděl (first round)
}}
=Qualifiers=
{{columns-list|colwidth=30em|
- {{flagicon|RSA}} Brent Haygarth / {{flagicon|BLR|1995}} Max Mirnyi
- {{flagicon|BRA}} Gustavo Kuerten / {{flagicon|ECU|1900}} Nicolás Lapentti
}}
=Qualifying draw=
==First qualifier==
{{4TeamBracket-Tennis3
| RD1=First round
| RD2=Qualifying competition
| team-width=175
| RD1-seed1=1
| RD1-team1={{flagicon|RSA}} Brent Haygarth
{{flagicon|BLR|1995}} Max Mirnyi
| RD1-score1-1=2
| RD1-score1-2=6
| RD1-score1-3=6
| RD1-seed2=WC
| RD1-team2={{flagicon|ESP}} Emilio Benfele Álvarez
{{flagicon|MON}} Sébastien Graeff
| RD1-score2-1=6
| RD1-score2-2=3
| RD1-score2-3=1
| RD1-seed3=WC
| RD1-team3={{flagicon|SWE}} Thomas Enqvist
{{flagicon|SWE}} Magnus Larsson
| RD1-score3-1=6
| RD1-score3-2=6
| RD1-score3-3=
| RD1-seed4=4
| RD1-team4={{flagicon|FR Yugoslavia}} Nebojša Đorđević
{{flagicon|CZE}} Sláva Doseděl
| RD1-score4-1=3
| RD1-score4-2=1
| RD1-score4-3=
| RD2-seed1=1
| RD2-team1={{flagicon|RSA}} Brent Haygarth
{{flagicon|BLR|1995}} Max Mirnyi
| RD2-score1-1=6
| RD2-score1-2=6
| RD2-score1-3=
| RD2-seed2=WC
| RD2-team2={{flagicon|SWE}} Thomas Enqvist
{{flagicon|SWE}} Magnus Larsson
| RD2-score2-1=3
| RD2-score2-2=3
| RD2-score2-3=
}}
==Second qualifier==
{{4TeamBracket-Tennis3
| RD1=First round
| RD2=Qualifying competition
| team-width=175
| RD1-seed1=2
| RD1-team1={{flagicon|RSA}} Clinton Ferreira
{{flagicon|MKD}} Aleksandar Kitinov
| RD1-score1-1=5
| RD1-score1-2=2
| RD1-score1-3=
| RD1-seed2=WC
| RD1-team2={{flagicon|RSA}} Wayne Ferreira
{{flagicon|CHI}} Marcelo Ríos
| RD1-score2-1=7
| RD1-score2-2=6
| RD1-score2-3=
| RD1-seed3=
| RD1-team3={{flagicon|GER}} Patrick Baur
{{flagicon|GER}} Jens Knippschild
| RD1-score3-1=6
| RD1-score3-2=2
| RD1-score3-3=
| RD1-seed4=3
| RD1-team4={{flagicon|BRA}} Gustavo Kuerten
{{flagicon|ECU|1900}} Nicolás Lapentti
| RD1-score4-1=7
| RD1-score4-2=6
| RD1-score4-3=
| RD2-seed1=WC
| RD2-team1={{flagicon|RSA}} Wayne Ferreira
{{flagicon|CHI}} Marcelo Ríos
| RD2-score1-1=6
| RD2-score1-2=6
| RD2-score1-3=2
| RD2-seed2=3
| RD2-team2={{flagicon|BRA}} Gustavo Kuerten
{{flagicon|ECU|1900}} Nicolás Lapentti
| RD2-score2-1=3
| RD2-score2-2=7
| RD2-score2-3=6
}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/monte-carlo/410/1997/draws?matchType=doubles Official results archive (ATP)]
- [https://www.itftennis.com/en/tournament/monte-carlo/mon/1997/m-css-mon-01a-1997/draws-and-results/ Official results archive (ITF)]
{{1997 ATP Tour}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:1997 Monte Carlo Open - Doubles}}