1997 St. Petersburg Open – Doubles

Doubles
1997 St. Petersburg Open
Champions	Andrei Olhovskiy Brett Steven
Runners-up	David Prinosil Daniel Vacek
Score	6–4, 6–3

Yevgeny Kafelnikov and Andrei Olhovskiy were the defending champions but only Olhovskiy competed that year with Brett Steven.

Olhovskiy and Steven won in the final 6–4, 6–3 against David Prinosil and Daniel Vacek.

Seeds

1. David Adams / Marius Barnard (semifinals)
2. David Prinosil / Daniel Vacek (final)
3. Olivier Delaître / Fabrice Santoro (semifinals)
4. Max Mirnyi / Kevin Ullyett (first round)

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

	First round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	D Adams M Barnard	6	6
		O Camporese D Nargiso	3	0				1	D Adams M Barnard	7	7
		K Braasch M Huning	1	6	7				K Braasch M Huning	6	5
		S Leblanc G Van Emburgh	6	4	6										1	D Adams M Barnard	3	6	6
	4	M Mirnyi K Ullyett	4	6												A Olhovskiy B Steven	6	3	7
		A Kitinov G Köves	6	7					A Kitinov G Köves	7	3	2
		A Olhovskiy B Steven	6	6					A Olhovskiy B Steven	6	6	6
		P Baur J Winnink	4	3																			A Olhovskiy B Steven	6	6
	Q	A Stoliarov I Tchelychev	6	4	3																	2	D Prinosil D Vacek	4	3
		N Djordjevic N Marques	4	6	6				N Djordjevic N Marques	5	5
	WC	M Commandeur A Volkov	2	3				3	O Delaître F Santoro	7	7
	3	O Delaître F Santoro	6	6											3	O Delaître F Santoro	3	6	3
		P Fredriksson M Norman	6	6											2	D Prinosil D Vaceko	6	3	6
	WC	A Cherkasov A Merinov	4	4					P Fredriksson M Norman	1	4
	WC	L Rehmann M Stich	6	5				2	D Prinosil D Vacek	6	6
	2	D Prinosil D Vacek	7	7

References

• 1997 St. Petersburg Open Doubles Draw