Patrick Galbraith and Rick Leach were the defending champions but they competed with different partners that year, Galbraith with Alex O'Brien and Leach with Jonas Björkman. Galbraith and O'Brien lost in the quarterfinals to Trevor Kronemann and David Macpherson. Björkman and Leach lost in the final 6–3, 6–3 against Luis Lobo and Javier Sánchez. Seeds Byron Black / Grant Connell (semifinals) Patrick Galbraith / Alex O'Brien (quarterfinals) Jonas Björkman / Rick Leach (final) Luis Lobo / Javier Sánchez (champions) Draw External links Doubles draw Tennis Channel Open 1997 ATP Tour 1997 Tennis Channel Open