1997 Franklin Templeton Classic – Doubles

Tennis tournament

Doubles
1997 Franklin Templeton Classic
Final
ChampionsArgentina Luis Lobo
Spain Javier Sánchez
Runners-upSweden Jonas Björkman
United States Rick Leach
Score6–3, 6–3
Events
Singles Doubles
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1997 tennis event results

Patrick Galbraith and Rick Leach were the defending champions but they competed with different partners that year, Galbraith with Alex O'Brien and Leach with Jonas Björkman.

Galbraith and O'Brien lost in the quarterfinals to Trevor Kronemann and David Macpherson.

Björkman and Leach lost in the final 6–3, 6–3 against Luis Lobo and Javier Sánchez.

Seeds

  1. Zimbabwe Byron Black / Canada Grant Connell (semifinals)
  2. United States Patrick Galbraith / United States Alex O'Brien (quarterfinals)
  3. Sweden Jonas Björkman / United States Rick Leach (final)
  4. Argentina Luis Lobo / Spain Javier Sánchez (champions)

Draw

Key

First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Zimbabwe B Black
Canada G Connell
4 6 7
WC United States L Jensen
United States M Jensen
6 4 6 1 Zimbabwe B Black
Canada G Connell
6 3 6
Q Zimbabwe W Black
United States B Shelton
3 6     United States T Ho
United States J Waite
1 6 1
  United States T Ho
United States J Waite
6 7   1 Zimbabwe B Black
Canada G Connell
6 2 3
3 Sweden J Björkman
United States R Leach
7 3 7 3 Sweden J Björkman
United States R Leach
3 6 6
  South Africa B Haygarth
United States J Tarango
5 6 6 3 Sweden J Björkman
United States R Leach
6 6  
  Australia J Eagle
Australia A Florent
6 6     Australia J Eagle
Australia A Florent
4 3  
  United States B MacPhie
South Africa G Muller
2 4   3 Sweden J Björkman
United States R Leach
3 3  
WC Venezuela N Pereira
United States V Spadea
4 4   4 Argentina L Lobo
Spain J Sánchez
6 6  
WC Mexico L Lavalle
Venezuela M Ruah
6 6   WC Mexico L Lavalle
Venezuela M Ruah
6 3 4
WC Australia P Cash
Chile M Ríos
2 2   4 Argentina L Lobo
Spain J Sánchez
4 6 6
4 Argentina L Lobo
Spain J Sánchez
6 6   4 Argentina L Lobo
Spain J Sánchez
7 7  
  United States T Kronemann
Australia D Macpherson
4 6 7   United States T Kronemann
Australia D Macpherson
6 5  
  United States J Grabb
United States R Reneberg
6 3 6   United States T Kronemann
Australia D Macpherson
6 3 7
  Australia S Stolle
Czech Republic C Suk
2 5   2 United States P Galbraith
United States A O'Brien
4 6 5
2 United States P Galbraith
United States A O'Brien
6 7  

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