The 1997 Paegas Czech Open was a men's tennis tournament played on Clay in Prague, Czech Republic that was part of the International Series of the 1997 ATP Tour. Yevgeny Kafelnikov and Daniel Vacek were the defending champions, but lost in the first round to Petr Luxa and David Škoch.
| Doubles | |
|---|---|
| 1997 Paegas Czech Open | |
| Champions |  Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes |
| Runners-up |  Petr Luxa David Škoch |
| Score | 6–1, 6–1 |
Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes won the title by defeating Luxa and Škoch 6–1, 6–1 in the final.[1]
Seeds edit
Yevgeny Kafelnikov / 
Daniel Vacek (first round)
Libor Pimek / 
Byron Talbot (quarterfinals)- (n/a)
Neil Broad / Piet Norval (quarterfinals)
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 |  Y Kafelnikov D Vacek
| 3 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| WC | P Luxa D Škoch
| 6 | 4 | 7 | WC | P Luxa D Škoch
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
 M Barnard J Waite
| 6 | 3 | 6 | M Barnard J Waite
| 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 W Arthurs S Noteboom
| 3 | 6 | 2 | WC | P Luxa D Škoch
| 6 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 |  N Broad P Norval
| 7 | 6 |  T Carbonell F Roig
| 4 | 6 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 G Kuerten N Lapentti
| 6 | 2 | 4 | N Broad P Norval
| 6 | 5 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | R Štěpánek M Tabara
| 1 | 4 | T Carbonell F Roig
| 2 | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| T Carbonell F Roig
| 6 | 6 | WC | P Luxa D Škoch
| 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WC |  M Ríos B Ulihrach
| 7 | 6 | M Bhupathi L Paes
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| D Rikl P Vízner
| 6 | 3 | WC | M Ríos B Ulihrach
| 1 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| M Bhupathi L Paes
| 6 | 6 | M Bhupathi L Paes
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| LL |  A Pavel E Ran
| 3 | 1 | M Bhupathi L Paes
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
D Johnson F Santoro
| 6 | 6 | D Johnson F Santoro
| 4 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| WC |  Ģ Dzelde U Plamberger
| 2 | 0 | D Johnson F Santoro
| 6 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| J Palmer C van Rensburg
| 2 | 2 | 2 |  L Pimek B Talbot
| 2 | 7 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | L Pimek B Talbot
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
References edit
- ^ "Cédric Pioline gagne son premier titre sur terre battue" [Cédric Pioline wins his first tournament on clay]. Le Monde (in French). 6 May 1997. Retrieved 8 March 2022.