1997 Romanian Open – Doubles
1997 tennis event results
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David Ekerot and Jeff Tarango were the defending champions, but Ekerot did not compete this year. Tarango teamed up with Roger Smith and lost in the first round to Luis Lobo and Javier Sánchez.
Champions
Luis Lobo
Javier Sánchez
Luis Lobo
Javier SánchezRunners-up
Hendrik Jan Davids
Daniel Orsanic
Hendrik Jan Davids Daniel OrsanicScore7–5, 7–5
Draw16 (3WC/1Q)
| Doubles | |
|---|---|
| 1997 Romanian Open | |
| Champions | Luis Lobo Javier Sánchez |
| Runners-up | Hendrik Jan Davids Daniel Orsanic |
| Score | 7–5, 7–5 |
| Draw | 16 (3WC/1Q) |
| Seeds | 4 |
Lobo and Sánchez won the title by defeating Hendrik Jan Davids and Daniel Orsanic 7–5, 7–5 in the final.[1]
Seeds
- Luis Lobo / Javier Sánchez (champions)
Donald Johnson / Francisco Montana (semifinals)- Tomás Carbonell / Francisco Roig (first round)
- Pablo Albano / Àlex Corretja (first round)
Draw
Key
- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild card
- LL = Lucky loser
- Alt = Alternate
- ITF = ITF entry
- PR = Protected ranking
- SR = Special ranking
- SE = Special exempt
- JE = Junior exempt
- JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
- CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
- NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
- w/o = Walkover
- r = Retired
- d = Defaulted
Draw
| First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | L Lobo J Sánchez
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 R Smith J Tarango
| 4 | 3 | 1 | L Lobo J Sánchez
| 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WC |  A Pavel G Trifu
| 6 | 2 |  A Kratzmann L Pimek
| 4 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| A Kratzmann L Pimek
| 7 | 6 | 1 | L Lobo J Sánchez
| 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | P Albano À Corretja
| 4 | 3 |  C Brandi N Lapentti
| 5 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| A Berasategui A Martín
| 6 | 6 | A Berasategui A Martín
| 6 | 6 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| C Brandi N Lapentti
| 6 | 6 | C Brandi N Lapentti
| 7 | 4 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
K Kinnear A Kitinov
| 4 | 4 | 1 | L Lobo J Sánchez
| 7 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WC | I Moldovan D Pescariu
| 5 | 4 | HJ Davids D Orsanic
| 5 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| HJ Davids D Orsanic
| 7 | 6 | HJ Davids D Orsanic
| 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
B Coupe P Rosner
| 6 | 7 | B Coupe P Rosner
| 3 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | T Carbonell F Roig
| 4 | 5 | HJ Davids D Orsanic
| 3 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | J Alonso E Sánchez
| 6 | 6 | 7 | 2 | D Johnson F Montana
| 6 | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| B Haygarth G Van Emburgh
| 7 | 2 | 5 | Q | J Alonso E Sánchez
| 6 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| WC | G Cosac R Sabău
| 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | D Johnson F Montana
| 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | D Johnson F Montana
| 4 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||