1997 Italian Open – Men's doubles

Byron Black and Grant Connell were the defending champions, but competed this year with different partners.

Connell teamed up with Jim Grabb and lost in second round to David Adams and Andrei Olhovskiy.

Black teamed up with Alex O'Brien and lost in the final 6–3, 4–6, 7–5 against Mark Knowles and Daniel Nestor.

Seeds
• # 🇦🇺 Todd Woodbridge / 🇦🇺 Mark Woodforde (first round)

• # Jacco Eltingh / Paul Haarhuis (second round)

• # Mark Knowles / 🇨🇦 Daniel Nestor (champions)

• # 🇷🇺 Yevgeny Kafelnikov / 🇨🇿 Daniel Vacek (second round)

• # Byron Black / 🇺🇸 Alex O'Brien (final)

• # Ellis Ferreira / 🇺🇸 Patrick Galbraith (second round)

• # 🇺🇸 Rick Leach / 🇺🇸 Jonathan Stark (semifinals)

• # David Adams / 🇷🇺 Andrei Olhovskiy (quarterfinals)