1997 WTA Tour Championships – Doubles

1997 Chase Championships
1996 champions   Lindsay Davenport
Mary Joe Fernández
Champions   Lindsay Davenport
Jana Novotná
Runners-up   Alexandra Fusai
Nathalie Tauziat
Final score   6–7, 6–3, 6–2
Events
Singles   Doubles

Lindsay Davenport and Mary Joe Fernández were the defending champions but only Davenport competed that year with Jana Novotná.

Davenport and Novotná won in the final 6–7, 6–3, 6–2 against Alexandra Fusai and Nathalie Tauziat.

Contents

Seeds

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

  1. Gigi Fernández / Natasha Zvereva (Quarterfinals)
  2. Martina Hingis / Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (Quarterfinals)
  3. Lindsay Davenport / Jana Novotná (Champions)
  4. Nicole Arendt / Manon Bollegraf (Semifinals)

Draw

Key

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                                       
  1   Gigi Fernández
  Natasha Zvereva
5 6 4  
    Larisa Neiland
  Helena Suková
7 3 6  
      Larisa Neiland
  Helena Suková
0 6    
  3   Lindsay Davenport
  Jana Novotná
6 7    
3   Lindsay Davenport
  Jana Novotná
6 7  
      Yayuk Basuki
  Caroline Vis
1 5    
    3   Lindsay Davenport
  Jana Novotná
6 6 6
      Alexandra Fusai
  Nathalie Tauziat
7 3 2
      Conchita Martínez
  Patricia Tarabini
2 6    
4   Nicole Arendt
  Manon Bollegraf
6 7    
  4   Nicole Arendt
  Manon Bollegraf
3 2 r
      Alexandra Fusai
  Nathalie Tauziat
6 3    
    Alexandra Fusai
  Nathalie Tauziat
6 6  
  2   Martina Hingis
  Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
3 1    

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