1997 IGA Classic – Doubles

1997 IGA Classic
1996 Champions   United States Chanda Rubin
Netherlands Brenda Schultz-McCarthy
Champions   Japan Rika Hiraki
Japan Nana Miyagi
Runners-up   United States Marianne Werdel-Witmeyer
United States Tami Whitlinger-Jones
Final score   64, 61
Events
Singles   Doubles

Chanda Rubin and Brenda Schultz-McCarthy were the defending champions but did not compete that year.

Rika Hiraki and Nana Miyagi won in the final 64, 61 against Marianne Werdel-Witmeyer and Tami Whitlinger-Jones.

Seeds

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

  1. South Africa Amanda Coetzer / United States Lindsay Davenport (First Round)
  2. United States Amy Frazier / United States Kimberly Po (Semifinals)
  3. United States Katrina Adams / South Africa Mariaan de Swardt (First Round)
  4. Japan Rika Hiraki / Japan Nana Miyagi (Champions)

Draw

Key

First RoundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
1 South Africa A Coetzer
United States L Davenport
4 5  
WC Chinese Taipei J Lee
United States L Lee
6 7   WC Chinese Taipei J Lee
United States L Lee
6 6 7
  Canada P Hy-Boulais
Austria K Kschwendt
6 6     Canada P Hy-Boulais
Austria K Kschwendt
7 0 6
  South Africa L Horn
Australia D Jones
4 4   WC Chinese Taipei J Lee
United States L Lee
4 4  
3 United States K Adams
South Africa M de Swardt
4 5     United States M Werdel-Witmeyer
United States T Whitlinger-Jones
6 6  
  United States M Werdel-Witmeyer
United States T Whitlinger-Jones
6 7     United States M Werdel-Witmeyer
United States T Whitlinger-Jones
5 6 7
  United States A Grossman
United States G Helgeson-Nielsen
2 6     United States D Graham
Australia K Radford
7 3 6
  United States D Graham
Australia K Radford
6 7     United States Marianne Werdel-Witmeyer
United States Tami Whitlinger-Jones
4 1  
Q Ukraine E Brioukhovets
Canada M Drake
3 3   4 Japan Rika Hiraki
Japan Nana Miyagi
6 6  
  United States E Hakami
United Kingdom V Lake
6 6     United States E Hakami
United Kingdom V Lake
1 5  
  United States A Lettiere
United States P Shriver
3 6 3 4 Japan R Hiraki
Japan N Miyagi
6 7  
4 Japan R Hiraki
Japan N Miyagi
6 4 6 4 Japan R Hiraki
Japan N Miyagi
6 4 6
  United States E de Lone
Australia N Pratt
1 5   2 United States A Frazier
United States K Po
4 6 3
  Romania C Cristea
Poland M Grzybowska
6 7     Romania C Cristea
Poland M Grzybowska
1 3  
  France A Dechaume-Balleret
Canada R Simpson
4 3   2 United States A Frazier
United States K Po
6 6  
2 United States A Frazier
United States K Po
6 6  

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