See main article: 1997 Japan Open Tennis Championships.
Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde were the defending champions, but lost in the quarterfinals to tournament runners-up Justin Gimelstob and Patrick Rafter.
Martin Damm and Daniel Vacek won the title by defeating Gimelstob and Rafter 2–6, 6–2, 7–6 in the final.[1]
The first four seeds received a bye to the second round.