Paul Kilderry and Pavel Vízner were the defending champions, but Kilderry did not compete this year. Vízner teamed up with Martin Damm and lost in semifinals to tournament winners Jacco Eltingh and Paul Haarhuis.
| Men's doubles | |
|---|---|
| 1997 Heineken Trophy | |
| Champions |  Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis |
| Runners-up |  Trevor Kronemann David Macpherson |
| Score | 6–4, 7–5 |
Jacco Eltingh and Paul Haarhuis won the title by defeating Trevor Kronemann and David Macpherson 6–4, 7–5 in the final.
Seeds edit
Jacco Eltingh / Paul Haarhuis (champions)
Jonas Björkman / Nicklas Kulti (quarterfinals)
Martin Damm / Pavel Vízner (semifinals)- Menno Oosting /
Libor Pimek (first round)
Draw edit
Key edit
- 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 edit
| First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | J Eltingh P Haarhuis
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 F Messori TJ Middleton
| 2 | 4 | 1 | J Eltingh P Haarhuis
| w | / | o | ||||||||||||||||||||
M Keil L Paes
| 4 | 6 | 6 | M Keil L Paes
| |||||||||||||||||||||||
 G Raoux S Schalken
| 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | J Eltingh P Haarhuis
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 |  M Damm P Vízner
| 6 | 6 | 3 | M Damm P Vízner
| 4 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| WC | M Chang C van Rensburg
| 4 | 4 | 3 | M Damm P Vízner
| 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Q |  E Benfele Álvarez S Doseděl
| 6 | 6 | Q | E Benfele Álvarez S Doseděl
| 4 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| WC | T Nijssen D van Scheppingen
| 3 | 0 | 1 | J Eltingh P Haarhuis
| 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| T Kronemann D Macpherson
| 4 | 6 | 2 | T Kronemann D Macpherson
| 4 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| S Melville C Woodruff
| 6 | 4 | 0r | T Kronemann D Macpherson
| 7 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| J Eagle A Florent
| 7 | 3 | 6 | J Eagle A Florent
| 6 | 7 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | M Oosting L Pimek
| 6 | 6 | 3 | T Kronemann D Macpherson
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| WC | S Noteboom F Wibier
| 4 | 7 | 6 | WC | S Noteboom F Wibier
| 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| C Brandi F Santoro
| 6 | 5 | 4 | WC | S Noteboom F Wibier
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 P Nyborg R Reneberg
| 4 | 6 | 2 | J Björkman N Kulti
| 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | J Björkman N Kulti
| 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
References edit
- Official results archive (ATP)
- Official results archive (ITF) Archived 2019-04-01 at the Wayback Machine