See main article: 1997 Salem Open.
Patrick Galbraith and Andrei Olhovskiy were the defending champions, but Galbraith did not compete this year. Olhovskiy teamed up with David Adams and lost in the first round to Karsten Braasch and Jeff Tarango.
Martin Damm and Daniel Vacek won the title by defeating Braasch and Tarango 6–3, 6–4 in the final.[1]