1997 Heineken Trophy – Women's Doubles

1997 Heineken Trophy
1996 champions   Larisa Savchenko
Brenda Schultz-McCarthy
Champions   Eva Melicharová
Helena Vildová
Runners-up   Karina Habšudová
Florencia Labat
Final score   6–3, 7–6
Events
Singles   men   women
Doubles   men   women

Larisa Savchenko and Brenda Schultz-McCarthy were the defending champions but only Savchenko competed that year with Ruxandra Dragomir.

Dragomir and Savchenko lost in the quarterfinals to Eva Melicharová and Helena Vildová.

Melicharova and Vildova won in the final 6–3, 7–6 against Karina Habšudová and Florencia Labat.

Contents

Seeds

Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.

  1. Ruxandra Dragomir / Larisa Savchenko (Quarterfinals)
  2. Sabine Appelmans / Miriam Oremans (First Round)
  3. Kristie Boogert / Linda Wild (Semifinals)
  4. Anke Huber / Mary Pierce (Semifinals)

Draw

Key

First Round   Quarterfinals   Semifinals   Final
1   R Dragomir
  L Savchenko
w/o      
    B Rittner
  D Van Roost
          1   R Dragomir
  L Savchenko
6 3 5  
    E Melicharová
  H Vildová
6 6         E Melicharová
  H Vildová
3 6 7  
    C Cristea
  S Pitkowski
1 2             E Melicharová
  H Vildová
w/o      
4   A Huber
  M Pierce
6 6         4   A Huber
  M Pierce
       
    P Langrová
  P Schnyder
3 3       4   A Huber
  M Pierce
7 6  
WC   F Joosten
  A-M Mikkers
1 1         A Olsza
  Y Yoshida
5 3    
    A Olsza
  Y Yoshida
6 6             Eva Melicharová
  Helena Vildová
6 7  
    D Chládková
  S Kleinová
6 4 3           Karina Habšudová
  Florencia Labat
3 6  
    S de Ville
  J Kandarr
0 6 6         S de Ville
  J Kandarr
4 4    
    Å Carlsson
  P Hy-Boulais
6 3 3   3   K Boogert
  L Wild
6 6    
3   K Boogert
  L Wild
4 6 6       3   K Boogert
  L Wild
1 7 5
    D Jones
  T Tanasugarn
5 7 6           K Habšudová
  F Labat
6 5 7  
    E Callens
  L Courtois
7 5 3         D Jones
  T Tanasugarn
6 6 1
    K Habšudová
  F Labat
7 6         K Habšudová
  F Labat
2 7 6  
2   S Appelmans
  M Oremans
5 4    

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