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Doubles
1997 BellSouth Open
Final
Champions	Ellis Ferreira Patrick Galbraith
Runners-up	Rick Leach Jonathan Stark
Score	6–4, 4–6, 7–6
Details
Draw	16
Seeds	4
Events
Singles Doubles
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Marcos Ondruska andPatrick Galbraith were the defending champions but lost in the first round toDavid Adams andMenno Oosting.

Ellis Ferreira andPatrick Galbraith won in the final 6–4, 4–6, 7–6 againstRick Leach andJonathan Stark.

Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.

Key

	First round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	E Ferreira P Galbraith	6	1	6
	WC	J Greenhalgh G Wilson	4	6	4			1	E Ferreira P Galbraith	6	6
	WC	M Ríos G Rusedski	2	6	5			WC	A Hunt B Steven	2	4
	WC	A Hunt B Steven	6	4	7										1	E Ferreira P Galbraith	6	7
	4	D Adams M Oosting	6	6	6										4	D Adams M Oosting	3	6
		M Ondruska J Waite	2	7	3			4	D Adams M Oosting	6	7
		M Barnard D Randall	6	2					M Damm P Vízner	4	6
		M Damm P Vízner	7	6																		1	E Ferreira P Galbraith	6	4	7
		P Albano T Carbonell	6	7	3																	3	R Leach J Stark	4	6	6
		D Ekerot J Tarango	7	6	6				D Ekerot J Tarango	7	3	3
		S Noteboom S Schalken	5	5				3	R Leach J Stark	6	6	6
	3	R Leach J Stark	7	7											3	R Leach J Stark	6	6
		N Broad G Muller	7	6	7										2	J Björkman N Kulti	3	4
	Q	J-L de Jager C van Rensburg	6	7	6				N Broad G Muller	4	4
		J Novák C Suk	6	5				2	J Björkman N Kulti	6	6
	2	J Björkman N Kulti	7	7

• 1997 BellSouth Open Doubles Draw

• ATP Auckland Open
• 1997 ATP Tour

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