1997 Paris Open – Doubles
# 1997 Paris Open – Doubles

Jacco Eltingh and Paul Haarhuis were the defending champions and successfully defended their title, winning in the final 6–2, 7–6, against Rick Leach and Jonathan Stark.

## Seeds

All seeds receive a bye into the second round.

* Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde (second round)
* Jacco Eltingh / Paul Haarhuis (champions)
* Yevgeny Kafelnikov / Daniel Vacek (second round)
* Mahesh Bhupathi / Leander Paes (second round)
* Ellis Ferreira / Patrick Galbraith (semifinals)
* Rick Leach / Jonathan Stark (final)
* Jonas Björkman / Nicklas Kulti (second round)
* Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor (quarterfinals)

## Draw

### Key

* 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

### Finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Neil Broad Piet Norval | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
| 6 | Rick Leach Jonathan Stark | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 6 | Rick Leach Jonathan Stark | 6 | 6 | | 6 | Rick Leach Jonathan Stark | 2 | 6 |
| | | | | | 2 | Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis | 6 | 7 |
| 5 | Ellis Ferreira Patrick Galbraith | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis | 6 | 7 |
| 2 | Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | 1 | T Woodbridge M Woodforde | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | J-P Fleurian S Simian | 6 | 4 | 3 | | T Kronemann D Macpherson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Kronemann D Macpherson | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | T Kronemann D Macpherson | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| | O Delaître F Santoro | 6 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | N Broad P Norval | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | N Broad P Norval | 2 | 7 | 6 | | N Broad P Norval | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | J Björkman N Kulti | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | N Broad P Norval | 3 | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | R Leach J Stark | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 4 | M Bhupathi L Paes | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Black A O'Brien | 4 | 6 | 3 | | J Eagle P Rafter | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Eagle P Rafter | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | J Eagle P Rafter | 4 | 5 | | | | |
| | P Albano G Kuerten | 6 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | 6 | R Leach J Stark | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | D Johnson F Montana | 3 | 6 | 6 | | D Johnson F Montana | 7 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | R Leach J Stark | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | 5 | E Ferreira P Galbraith | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Adams C Suk | 4 | 6 | 6 | | D Adams C Suk | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | R Gilbert S Huet | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | 5 | E Ferreira P Galbraith | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | W Black J Grabb | 7 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | WC | A Clément N Escudé | 6 | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
| WC | A Clément N Escudé | 5 | 6 | 6 | WC | A Clément N Escudé | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | Y Kafelnikov D Vacek | 6 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | E Ferreira P Galbraith | 6 | 7 | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | J Eltingh P Haarhuis | 7 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 8 | M Knowles D Nestor | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Tarango F Wibier | 6 | 3 | | | M Damm P Vízner | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Damm P Vízner | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 8 | M Knowles D Nestor | 3 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | T Carbonell F Roig | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 2 | J Eltingh P Haarhuis | 6 | 7 | | | | | | |
| WC | G Raoux L Roux | 6 | 4 | 3 | | T Carbonell F Roig | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | J Eltingh P Haarhuis | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
