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Doubles
1997 BMW Open
Final
Champions	Pablo Albano Àlex Corretja
Runners-up	Karsten Braasch Jens Knippschild
Score	3–6, 7–5, 6–2
Events
Singles Doubles
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Lan Bale and Stephen Noteboom were the defending champions, but did not participate this year.

Pablo Albano and Àlex Corretja won the title, defeating Karsten Braasch and Jens Knippschild 3–6, 7–5, 6–2 in the final.

Seeds

1. Ellis Ferreira / Patrick Galbraith (first round)
2. Hendrik Jan Davids / Menno Oosting (quarterfinals)
3. Joshua Eagle / Andrew Florent (first round)
4. David Adams / Fernon Wibier (quarterfinals)

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

Draw

	First round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	E Ferreira P Galbraith	1	1
		M-K Goellner D Prinosil	6	6					M-K Goellner D Prinosil	7	6
		G Köves O Ogorodov	6	6	4			WC	D Elsner T Nydahl	5	1
	WC	D Elsner T Nydahl	3	7	6											M-K Goellner D Prinosil	2	4
	4	D Adams F Wibier	7	6												P Albano À Corretja	6	6
		B Haygarth A Kitinov	5	3				4	D Adams F Wibier	6	4
	WC	M Philippoussis M Rosset	4	1					P Albano À Corretja	7	6
		P Albano À Corretja	6	6																			P Albano À Corretja	3	7	6
		K Braasch J Knippschild	4	6	6																		K Braasch J Knippschild	6	5	2
		W Ferreira G Muller	6	2	3				K Braasch J Knippschild	7	6
	Q	B Behrens D DiLucia	6	7				Q	B Behrens D DiLucia	6	3
	3	J Eagle A Florent	1	5												K Braasch J Knippschild	6	2	7
	WC	L Burgsmüller A Rădulescu	3	2												L Arnold Ker D Orsanic	2	6	6
		L Arnold Ker D Orsanic	6	6					L Arnold Ker D Orsanic	6	6
		C Brandi F Messori	3	5				2	HJ Davids M Oosting	2	4
	2	HJ Davids M Oosting	6	7

External links

• Draw

• 1997 BMW Open