Yevgeny Kafelnikov and Andrei Olhovskiy were the defending champions but only Olhovskiy competed that year with Brett Steven.
Olhovskiy and Steven won in the final 6–4, 6–3 against David Prinosil and Daniel Vacek.
Seeds
David Adams / Marius Barnard (semifinals) David Prinosil / Daniel Vacek (final) Olivier Delaître / Fabrice Santoro (semifinals) Max Mirnyi / Kevin Ullyett (first round)
Draw
External links 1997 St. Petersburg Open doubles draw