1997 Monte Carlo Open – Doubles

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.

Doubles
1997 Monte Carlo Open
Final
ChampionsUnited States Donald Johnson
United States Francisco Montana
Runners-upNetherlands Jacco Eltingh
Netherlands Paul Haarhuis
Score7–6, 2–6, 7–6
Details
Draw28 (4WC/2Q)
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
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Donald Johnson and Francisco Montana won the title by defeating Jacco Eltingh and Paul Haarhuis 7–6, 2–6, 7–6 in the final.[1]

Seeds

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The top four seeds received a bye to the second round.

Draw

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Finals

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Semifinals Final
          
1   Jacco Eltingh
  Paul Haarhuis
5 6 7
5   Jonas Björkman
  Nicklas Kulti
7 2 5
1   Jacco Eltingh
  Paul Haarhuis
6 6 6
  Donald Johnson
  Francisco Montana
7 2 7
  Donald Johnson
  Francisco Montana
6 6
2   Yevgeny Kafelnikov
  Daniel Vacek
1 4

Top half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1   J Eltingh
  P Haarhuis
6 6
WC   O Camporese
  D Nargiso
2 6   M Barnard
  F Messori
1 4
  M Barnard
  F Messori
6 7 1   J Eltingh
  P Haarhuis
6 6
  P Albano
  À Corretja
7 6 8   N Broad
  P Norval
3 3
  M Oosting
  J Siemerink
5 4   P Albano
  À Corretja
3 5
  D Randall
  J Waite
3 4 8   N Broad
  P Norval
6 7
8   N Broad
  P Norval
6 6 1   J Eltingh
  P Haarhuis
5 6 7
5   J Björkman
  N Kulti
7 2 5
4   L Lobo
  J Sánchez
3 6 4
WC   J Courier
  M Rosset
7 6 WC   J Courier
  M Rosset
6 2 1d
  A Gaudenzi
  S Schalken
6 1 4   L Lobo
  J Sánchez
6 1 5
  D Ekerot
  TJ Middleton
2 6 6 5   J Björkman
  N Kulti
4 6 7
  J Eagle
  A Florent
6 3 2   D Ekerot
  TJ Middleton
2 2
  T Kronemann
  D Macpherson
6 5 5 5   J Björkman
  N Kulti
6 6
5   J Björkman
  N Kulti
3 7 7

Bottom half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
6   D Adams
  A Olhovskiy
5 4
  T Carbonell
  F Roig
7 6   T Carbonell
  F Roig
3 3
  D Johnson
  F Montana
5 6 6   D Johnson
  F Montana
6 6
WC   A Medvedev
  M Stich
7 1 4   D Johnson
  F Montana
6 6
WC   A Boetsch
  C Pioline
7 6 6 3   E Ferreira
  P Galbraith
4 4
Q   B Haygarth
  M Mirnyi
6 7 3 WC   A Boetsch
  C Pioline
3   E Ferreira
  P Galbraith
w / o
  D Johnson
  F Montana
6 6
7   L Pimek
  B Talbot
6 6 2   Y Kafelnikov
  D Vacek
1 4
  C Brandi
  F Wibier
2 4 7   L Pimek
  B Talbot
6 6
Q   G Kuerten
  N Lapentti
6 7 Q   G Kuerten
  N Lapentti
0 4
  E Couto
  N Marques
4 5 7   L Pimek
  B Talbot
4 6
  O Delaître
  F Santoro
6 6 2   Y Kafelnikov
  D Vacek
6 7
  P Nyborg
  S Noteboom
4 4   O Delaître
  F Santoro
3 6 3
2   Y Kafelnikov
  D Vacek
6 4 6

References

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  1. ^ "Past Champions". Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters. Archived from the original on 11 March 2018. Retrieved 17 March 2020. 1997 - Marcelo Rios - F. Montana/D. Johnson
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