1997 AT&T Challenge – Doubles
| Doubles | |
|---|---|
| 1997 AT&T Challenge | |
| Champions |  Jonas Björkman Nicklas Kulti |
| Runners-up |  Scott Davis Kelly Jones |
| Score | 6–2, 7–6 |
| Draw | 16 (3WC/1Q) |
| Seeds | 4 |
Christo van Rensburg and David Wheaton were the defending champions, but none played this year. Van Rensburg chose to compete at Prague during the same week, losing in the first round.
Jonas Björkman and Nicklas Kulti won the title by defeating Scott Davis and Kelly Jones 6–2, 7–6 in the final.[1]
Seeds
[edit]
Byron Black / 
Alex O'Brien (quarterfinals)
Jonas Björkman / Nicklas Kulti (champions)
Cyril Suk / 
Sandon Stolle (semifinals)- Trevor Kronemann / David Macpherson (quarterfinals)
Draw
[edit]Key
[edit]- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild card
- LL = Lucky loser
- Alt = Alternate
- ITF = ITF entry
- PR = Protected ranking
- SR = Special ranking
- SE = Special exempt
- JE = Junior exempt
- JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
- CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
- NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
- w/o = Walkover
- r = Retired
- d = Defaulted
Draw
[edit]| First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 |  B Black A O'Brien
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WC | R Blake Larry Schnall
| 4 | 4 | 1 | B Black A O'Brien
| 6 | 4 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
 M Ondruska G Stafford
| 4 | 7 | 7 | M Ondruska G Stafford
| 2 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 J Frana P Korda
| 6 | 6 | 5 | M Ondruska G Stafford
| 7 | 5 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | T Kronemann D Macpherson
| 5 | 7 | 6 | S Davis K Jones
| 5 | 7 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
 S Lareau S Leblanc
| 7 | 5 | 1 | 4 | T Kronemann D Macpherson
| 2 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 T Kempers T Nijssen
| 5 | 3 | S Davis K Jones
| 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| S Davis K Jones
| 7 | 6 | S Davis K Jones
| 2 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| WC | B Bryan M Bryan
| 1 | 2 | 2 | J Björkman N Kulti
| 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| WC | A Agassi S Sargsian
| 6 | 6 | WC | A Agassi S Sargsian
| 6 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| M Keil C Woodruff
| 1 | 4 | 3 | S Stolle C Suk
| 3 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | S Stolle C Suk
| 6 | 6 | 3 | S Stolle C Suk
| 1 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | L Jensen M Jensen
| 6 | 6 | 2 | J Björkman N Kulti
| 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| B MacPhie TJ Middleton
| 3 | 3 | Q | L Jensen M Jensen
| 4 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| G Connell P Kilderry
| 4 | 4 | 2 | J Björkman N Kulti
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | J Björkman N Kulti
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ John Barrett, ed. (1998). International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 1998. London: CollinsWillow. p. 159. ISBN 9780002188241.