Donald Johnson and Francisco Montana were the defending champions, but decided to compete in Stuttgart at the same week
| Doubles | |
|---|---|
| 1997 Abierto Mexicano de Tenis | |
| Champions |  Nicolás Lapentti Daniel Orsanic |
| Runners-up |  Luis Herrera Mariano Sánchez |
| Score | 4–6, 6–3, 7–6 |
| Draw | 16 (1Q/2WC) |
| Seeds | 4 |
Nicolás Lapentti and Daniel Orsanic won the title by defeating Luis Herrera and Mariano Sánchez 4–6, 6–3, 7–6 in the final.[1]
Seeds
edit- Luis Lobo /
Javier Sánchez (first round) 
Luke Jensen / Murphy Jensen (semifinals)- Nicolás Lapentti / Daniel Orsanic (champions)
Hendrik Jan Davids / 
Andrew Kratzmann (first round)
Draw
editKey
edit- 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
Draw
edit| First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | L Lobo J Sánchez
| 7 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
B Coupe P Rosner
| 5 | 7 | 7 | B Coupe P Rosner
| 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
D Roditi T Anzari
| 2 | 6 | 4 | K Kinnear G Van Emburgh
| 6 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| K Kinnear G Van Emburgh
| 6 | 1 | 6 | B Coupe P Rosner
| 6 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | HJ Davids A Kratzmann
| 2 | 4 | WC | L Herrera M Sánchez
| 1 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| J Burillo A Martín
| 6 | 6 | J Burillo A Martín
| 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | M Hood S Prieto
| 3 | 7 | 4 | WC | L Herrera M Sánchez
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| WC | L Herrera M Sánchez
| 6 | 6 | 6 | WC | L Herrera M Sánchez
| 6 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| B MacPhie T Nijssen
| 4 | 6 | 7 | 3 | N Lapentti D Orsanic
| 4 | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
| B Martínez M Osorio
| 6 | 3 | 6 | B MacPhie T Nijssen
| 7 | 4 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 F Meligeni A Sá
| 5 | 6 | 3 | N Lapentti D Orsanic
| 6 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | N Lapentti D Orsanic
| 7 | 7 | 3 | N Lapentti D Orsanic
| 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| WC | A Hernández Ó Ortiz
| 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | L Jensen M Jensen
| 0 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| L Arnold Ker D Bowen
| 6 | 1 | 6 | L Arnold Ker D Bowen
| 4 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| M Keil TJ Middleton
| 3 | 4 | 2 | L Jensen M Jensen
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | L Jensen M Jensen
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Asamblea condecoró a Nicolás Lapentti con la medalla 'Vicente Rocafuerte'" [Assembly awarded Nicolás Lapentti the Vicente Rocafuerte medal] (in Spanish). El Universo. 15 February 2011. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
In 1997 [...] he won his first ATP doubles titles at Amsterdam (with Paul Kilderry) and Mexico (with Daniel Orsanic).