1997 US Open – Men's doubles qualifying

Players and pairs who neither have high enough rankings nor receive wild cards may participate in a qualifying tournament held one week before the annual US Open.

Men's doubles qualifying
1997 US Open

Seeds

  1. France Jean-Philippe Fleurian / South Africa Paul Rosner (first round)
  2. Czech Republic Petr Luxa / Uzbekistan Oleg Ogorodov (first round)
  3. Romania Dinu Pescariu / Italy Davide Sanguinetti (qualified)
  4. Sweden Rikard Bergh / Venezuela Maurice Ruah (first round)
  5. Germany Patrick Baur / Sweden Tomas Nydahl (qualifying competition)
  6. Mexico Óscar Ortiz / Brazil André Sá (qualified)
  7. Austria Georg Blumauer / Romania Gabriel Trifu (qualifying competition)
  8. South Africa Chris Haggard / Australia Jamie Holmes (qualifying competition)

Qualifiers

Draw

First qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
1 France Jean-Philippe Fleurian
South Africa Paul Rosner
6 6 4
The Bahamas Roger Smith
Australia Peter Tramacchi
2 7 6
The Bahamas Roger Smith
Australia Peter Tramacchi
4 6 6
8 South Africa Chris Haggard
Australia Jamie Holmes
6 4 2
WC United States David Caldwell
United States Adam Peterson
1 4
8 South Africa Chris Haggard
Australia Jamie Holmes
6 6

Second qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
2 Czech Republic Petr Luxa
Uzbekistan Oleg Ogorodov
7 6 3
South Africa John-Laffnie de Jager
South Africa Robbie Koenig
5 7 6
South Africa John-Laffnie de Jager
South Africa Robbie Koenig
6 6
7 Austria Georg Blumauer
Romania Gabriel Trifu
2 4
Germany Marcus Hilpert
South Africa Myles Wakefield
4 3
7 Austria Georg Blumauer
Romania Gabriel Trifu
6 6

Third qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
3 Romania Dinu Pescariu
Italy Davide Sanguinetti
7 4 7
WC United States James Blake
United States Thomas Blake
6 6 6
3 Romania Dinu Pescariu
Italy Davide Sanguinetti
6 6
5 Germany Patrick Baur
Sweden Tomas Nydahl
4 2
United States Doug Flach
United States Tommy Ho
1 6
5 Germany Patrick Baur
Sweden Tomas Nydahl
6 7

Fourth qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
4 Sweden Rikard Bergh
Venezuela Maurice Ruah
3 7 6
Egypt Tamer El-Sawy
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nenad Zimonjić
6 6 7
Egypt Tamer El-Sawy
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nenad Zimonjić
6 2
6 Mexico Óscar Ortiz
Brazil André Sá
7 6
WC United States Brady Blain
United States Brook Blain
3 7 4
6 Mexico Óscar Ortiz
Brazil André Sá
6 6 6

References

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