# 1997 ATP German Open – Doubles

Mark Knowles and Daniel Nestor were the defending champions, but lost in second round to qualifiers Alberto Berasategui and Alberto Martín.
Luis Lobo and Javier Sánchez won the title by defeating Neil Broad and Piet Norval 6–3, 7–6 in the final.

## Seeds

The top four seeds received a bye into the second round.
* Jacco Eltingh / Paul Haarhuis (quarterfinals)
* Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor (second round)
* Ellis Ferreira / Patrick Galbraith (semifinals)
* Yevgeny Kafelnikov / Andrei Olhovskiy (semifinals)
* Libor Pimek / Byron Talbot (second round)
* Grant Connell / Jim Grabb (first round)
* Luis Lobo / Javier Sánchez (champions)
* Neil Broad / Piet Norval (final)

## 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 |
| 7 | Luis Lobo Javier Sánchez | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| 3 | Ellis Ferreira Patrick Galbraith | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| 3 | Ellis Ferreira Patrick Galbraith | 3 | 6 | 7 | Luis Lobo Javier Sánchez | 6 | 7 |
| | | | | 8 | Neil Broad Piet Norval | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | Yevgeny Kafelnikov Andrei Olhovskiy | 4 | 4 | 8 | Neil Broad Piet Norval | 3 | 6 |
| 8 | Neil Broad Piet Norval | 6 | 6 | | | | |

### 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 | J Eltingh P Haarhuis | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Doseděl P Vízner | 5 | 4 | | | MK Goellner D Prinosil | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | MK Goellner D Prinosil | 7 | 6 | | | | | | 1 | J Eltingh P Haarhuis | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| | D Adams W Ferreira | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | | 7 | L Lobo J Sánchez | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | HJ Davids S Schalken | 3 | 6 | 5 | | D Adams W Ferreira | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Carbonell F Roig | 4 | 7 | 2 | 7 | L Lobo J Sánchez | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | L Lobo J Sánchez | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 7 | L Lobo J Sánchez | 6 | 7 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | E Ferreira P Galbraith | 3 | 6 |
| | | | | | 3 | E Ferreira P Galbraith | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | D Elsner T Haas | 4 | 5 | | WC | B Becker A Rădulescu | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | B Becker A Rădulescu | 6 | 7 | | | | | | 3 | E Ferreira P Galbraith | 6 | 5 | 7 | | | | |
| | D Ekerot P Nyborg | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | J Eagle A Florent | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | P Albano G Kuerten | 7 | 6 | | | P Albano G Kuerten | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Eagle A Florent | 6 | 6 | | | J Eagle A Florent | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | G Connell J Grabb | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 |
| 5 | L Pimek B Talbot | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | L Burgsmüller N Kiefer | 7 | 2 | 1 | 5 | L Pimek B Talbot | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Kronemann D Macpherson | 6 | 6 | 6 | | T Kronemann D Macpherson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Johnson J Tarango | 0 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | T Kronemann D Macpherson | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| | P Kilderry S Noteboom | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | 4 | Y Kafelnikov A Olhovskiy | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| | JP Fleurian J Waite | 6 | 6 | | | JP Fleurian J Waite | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Y Kafelnikov A Olhovskiy | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Y Kafelnikov A Olhovskiy | 4 | 4 |
| 8 | N Broad P Norval | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | N Broad P Norval | 6 | 6 |
| | P Cash G Muller | 6 | 0 | 2 | 8 | N Broad P Norval | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Oosting J Siemerink | 3 | 6 | | WC | K Braasch J Knippschild | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | K Braasch J Knippschild | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 8 | N Broad P Norval | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | O Kristiansson T Nydahl | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | Q | A Berasategui A Martín | 5 | 2 | | | | | |
| Q | A Berasategui A Martín | 6 | 6 | | Q | A Berasategui A Martín | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | M Knowles D Nestor | 3 | 7 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |