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Doubles
1997 Dubai Tennis Championships
Final
Champions	Sander Groen Goran Ivanišević
Runners-up	Sandon Stolle Cyril Suk
Score	7–6, 6–3
Details
Draw	16
Seeds	4
Events
Singles Doubles
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Byron Black and Grant Connell were the defending champions but did not compete that year.

Sander Groen and Goran Ivanišević won in the final 7–6, 6–3 against Sandon Stolle and Cyril Suk.

Seeds

1. Ellis Ferreira / Patrick Galbraith (semifinals)
2. Libor Pimek / Byron Talbot (first round)
3. Sandon Stolle / Cyril Suk (final)
4. Andrew Kratzmann / Pavel Vízner (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	E Ferreira P Galbraith	6	6
		S Cannon R Smith	2	3				1	E Ferreira P Galbraith	6	6
	WC	B Becker P Kühnen	5	3					J Eagle A Florent	3	2
		J Eagle A Florent	7	6											1	E Ferreira P Galbraith	6	3	6
	4	A Kratzmann P Vízner	3	4												S Groen G Ivanišević	3	6	7
		S Groen G Ivanišević	6	6					S Groen G Ivanišević	6	6
	Q	D Nainkin R Wassen	7	4	6			Q	D Nainkin R Wassen	4	4
	WC	P Cash T Henman	6	6	4																		S Groen G Ivanišević	7	6
	WC	K Alami H Arazi	4	7	5																	3	S Stolle C Suk	6	3
		P Albano P Nyborg	6	6	6				P Albano P Nyborg	1	6	3
		M Barnard H J Davids	5	3				3	S Stolle C Suk	6	1	6
	3	S Stolle C Suk	7	6											3	S Stolle C Suk	6	5	6
		D Prinosil J Sánchez	3													D Prinosil J Sánchez	1	7	4
		M Bhupathi L Paes	2						D Prinosil J Sánchez	6	6
		J Novák D Rikl	6	5	6				J Novák D Rikl	2	3
	2	L Pimek B Talbot	4	7	3

External links

• 1997 Dubai Tennis Championships Doubles draw

• 1997 Dubai Tennis Championships
• 1997 ATP Tour