David Ekerot and Jeff Tarango were the defending champions, but competed this year with different partners. Ekerot teamed up with Peter Nyborg and lost to tournament winners Nicklas Kulti and Mikael Tillström, while Tarango teamed up with Jack Waite and lost in semifinals to tournament runners-up Magnus Gustafsson and Magnus Larsson.
| Doubles | |
|---|---|
| 1997 Swedish Open | |
| Champions |  Nicklas Kulti Mikael Tillström |
| Runners-up | Magnus Gustafsson Magnus Larsson |
| Score | 6–0, 6–3 |
| Draw | 16 (3WC/1Q) |
| Seeds | 4 |
Kulti and Tillström won the title by defeating Gustafsson and Larsson 6–0, 6–3 in the final.[1] The final saw an unusual event, as both pairs were wild cards.
Seeds edit
Jeff Tarango / Jack Waite (semifinals)
David Ekerot / Peter Nyborg (first round)- Mark Keil /
Fernando Meligeni (quarterfinals) 
Sláva Doseděl / Pavel Vízner (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 Tarango J Waite
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | T Nydahl A Pavel
| 4 | 2 | 1 | J Tarango J Waite
| 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
B Coupe P Rosner
| 6 | 7 | B Coupe P Rosner
| 5 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 W Arthurs A Kratzmann
| 3 | 6 | 1 | J Tarango J Waite
| 4 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 |  S Doseděl P Vízner
| 4 | 1 | WC | M Gustafsson M Larsson
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| P Fredriksson M Norman
| 6 | 6 | P Fredriksson M Norman
| 6 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 T Kempers P Kilderry
| 6 | 2 | 0 | WC | M Gustafsson M Larsson
| 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| WC | M Gustafsson M Larsson
| 3 | 6 | 6 | WC | M Gustafsson M Larsson
| 0 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
F Bergh G Köves
| 4 | 0 | WC | N Kulti M Tillström
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| B Haygarth G Van Emburgh
| 6 | 6 | B Haygarth G Van Emburgh
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| WC | H Andersson N Timfjord
| 1 | 5 | 3 | M Keil F Meligeni
| 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | M Keil F Meligeni
| 6 | 7 | B Haygarth G Van Emburgh
| 3 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 P Baur M Huning
| 7 | 6 | WC | N Kulti M Tillström
| 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| D Bowen S Melville
| 5 | 4 | P Baur M Huning
| 3 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| WC | N Kulti M Tillström
| 6 | 6 | WC | N Kulti M Tillström
| 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | D Ekerot P Nyborg
| 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
References edit
- ^ "Past Champions - ATP - Doubles". Nordea Open. Archived from the original on 25 March 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
1997 - Sverige Nicklas Kulti [WC] Sverige Mikael Tillström - Sverige Magnus Gustafsson Sverige Magnus Larsson [WC] 6–0, 6–3