| Doubles | ||||
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| 1997 Franklin Templeton Classic | ||||
| Final | ||||
| Champions |  Luis Lobo  Javier Sánchez | |||
| Runners-up |  Jonas Björkman  Rick Leach | |||
| Score | 6–3, 6–3 | |||
| Events | ||||
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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
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 | B Black G Connell
| 4 | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| WC | L Jensen M Jensen
| 6 | 4 | 6 | 1 | B Black G Connell
| 6 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Q | W Black B Shelton
| 3 | 6 | T Ho J Waite
| 1 | 6 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| T Ho J Waite
| 6 | 7 | 1 | B Black G Connell
| 6 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | J Björkman R Leach
| 7 | 3 | 7 | 3 | J Björkman R Leach
| 3 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
 B Haygarth J Tarango
| 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | J Björkman R Leach
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 J Eagle A Florent
| 6 | 6 | J Eagle A Florent
| 4 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| B MacPhie G Muller
| 2 | 4 | 3 | J Björkman R Leach
| 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WC |  N Pereira V Spadea
| 4 | 4 | 4 | L Lobo J Sánchez
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| WC |  L Lavalle M Ruah
| 6 | 6 | WC | L Lavalle M Ruah
| 6 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| WC | P Cash M Ríos
| 2 | 2 | 4 | L Lobo J Sánchez
| 4 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | L Lobo J Sánchez
| 6 | 6 | 4 | L Lobo J Sánchez
| 7 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| T Kronemann D Macpherson
| 4 | 6 | 7 | T Kronemann D Macpherson
| 6 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| J Grabb R Reneberg
| 6 | 3 | 6 | T Kronemann D Macpherson
| 6 | 3 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
S Stolle C Suk
| 2 | 5 | 2 | P Galbraith A O'Brien
| 4 | 6 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | P Galbraith A O'Brien
| 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||