1997 French Open – Women's Doubles

Women's Doubles
1997 French Open
Champions	Gigi Fernández Natasha Zvereva
Runners-up	Mary Joe Fernández Lisa Raymond
Final score	6–2, 6–3

Lindsay Davenport and Mary Joe Fernández were the defending champions, but played this year with different partners. Davenport teamed up with Jana Novotná and lost in third round to Conchita Martínez and Patricia Tarabini, while Fernández teamed up with Lisa Raymond, losing in the final.

Gigi Fernández and Natasha Zvereva won the title, defeating Fernández and Raymond 6–2, 6–3 in the final. It was the 6th Fren Open title, 16th Grand Slam title and 68th overall doubles title for Fernández, and the 6th French Open title, 17th Grand Slam title and 66th overall doubles title for Zvereva, in their respective careers.

Seeds

Draw

Key

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Gigi Fernández   Natasha Zvereva	77	1	6
	6	Nicole Arendt   Manon Bollegraf	63	6	3
								1	Gigi Fernández   Natasha Zvereva	3	77	10
								3	Martina Hingis   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6	63	8
	3	Martina Hingis   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	77	7
	7	Yayuk Basuki   Caroline Vis	63	5
															1	Gigi Fernández   Natasha Zvereva	6	6
															5	Mary Joe Fernández   Lisa Raymond	2	3
	5	Mary Joe Fernández   Lisa Raymond	6	6
	4	Larisa Neiland   Helena Suková	2	3
								5	Mary Joe Fernández   Lisa Raymond	3	6	6
								8	Alexandra Fusai   Nathalie Tauziat	6	4	1
	8	Alexandra Fusai   Nathalie Tauziat	6	6
	10	Conchita Martínez   Patricia Tarabini	2	4

Top Half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	1	G Fernández N Zvereva	6	6
		A Grossman K Habšudová	0	0				1	G Fernández N Zvereva	6	6
		D Graham K Kunce	6	65	1			WC	Emmanuelle Curutchet Sophie Georges	1	3
	WC	Emmanuelle Curutchet Sophie Georges	3	77	6										1	G Fernández N Zvereva	6	6
		Ad Barna An Barna	2	5												H Nagyová P Schnyder	4	2
		H Nagyová P Schnyder	6	7					H Nagyová P Schnyder	6	6
		C Rubin B Schultz-McCarthy	2	7	6				C Rubin B Schultz-McCarthy	1	2
	12	S Appelmans M Oremans	6	5	3																	1	G Fernández N Zvereva	77	1	6
	16	R Dragomir I Majoli	6	6																		6	N Arendt M Bollegraf	63	6	3
		B Rittner D van Roost	4	2				16	R Dragomir I Majoli	5	6	6
		A Ellwood R McQuillan	3	1					W Probst A Sugiyama	7	4	2
		W Probst A Sugiyama	6	6											16	R Dragomir I Majoli	7	4	5
	WC	É Loit A Mauresmo	6	6											6	N Arendt M Bollegraf	5	6	7
		M de Swardt A Temesvári	3	4				WC	É Loit A Mauresmo	6	3	7
		K Freye S Noorlander	1	0				6	N Arendt M Bollegraf	3	6	9
	6	N Arendt M Bollegraf	6	6

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	3	M Hingis A Sánchez Vicario	6	77
		R Grande KA Guse	3	62				3	M Hingis A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
		C Dhenin S Pitkowski	4	2					N Feber P Hy-Boulais	4	0
		N Feber P Hy-Boulais	6	6											3	M Hingis A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
		C Cristea V Ruano Pascual	3	6	5											S Farina G Pizzichini	4	1
		S Farina G Pizzichini	6	3	7				S Farina G Pizzichini	7	1	6
		M Grzybowska A Olsza	1	4				14	K Boogert I Spîrlea	5	6	2
	14	K Boogert I Spîrlea	6	6																		3	M Hingis A Sánchez Vicario	77	7
	9	K Adams L McNeil	4	6	6																	7	Y Basuki C Vis	63	5
		T Križan N van Lottum	6	2	4			9	K Adams L McNeil	4	3
		P Langrová L Němečková	3	2					M Paz R Simpson	6	6
		M Paz R Simpson	6	6												M Paz R Simpson	4	6	3
		I Gorrochategui L Wild	6	6											7	Y Basuki C Vis	6	3	6
		S Meier B Schwartz	3	1					I Gorrochategui L Wild	3	3
		O Lugina E Pampoulova	3	2				7	Y Basuki C Vis	6	6
	7	Y Basuki C Vis	6	6

Bottom Half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	5	MJ Fernández L Raymond	6	6
		C Morariu AG Sidot	1	3				5	MJ Fernández L Raymond	6	6
		M Saeki Y Yoshida	77	6					M Saeki Y Yoshida	1	2
		S Krivencheva E Makarova	64	3											5	MJ Fernández L Raymond	4	6	6
		E Callens G Helgeson-Nielsen	7	1	6											E Callens G Helgeson-Nielsen	6	3	4
		L Montalvo P Suárez	5	6	2				E Callens G Helgeson-Nielsen	77	6
		Danielle Jones T Tanasugarn	6	4	4			13	A Frazier K Po	63	1
	13	A Frazier K Po	3	6	6																	5	MJ Fernández L Raymond	6	6
	11	N Kijimuta N Miyagi	6	6																		4	L Neiland H Suková	2	3
		R Bobková E Melicharová	3	1				11	N Kijimuta N Miyagi	6	6
		V Csurgó L Horn	6	6					V Csurgó L Horn	3	3
	WC	Ségolène Berger Karolina Jagieniak	2	3											11	N Kijimuta N Miyagi	1	2
		M Murić T Whitlinger-Jones	2	6	3										4	L Neiland H Suková	6	6
		E de Lone R Zrubáková	6	4	6				E de Lone R Zrubáková	4	1
		C Barclay C Wood	2	3				4	L Neiland H Suková	6	6
	4	L Neiland H Suková	6	6

Section 4

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
8	A Fusai   N Tauziat	6	6
	S-h Park   S-t Wang	3	4				8	A Fusai   N Tauziat	6	6
WC	N Dechy   L Ghirardi-Rubbi	4	4					R Hiraki   F Labat	4	3
	R Hiraki   F Labat	6	6											8	A Fusai   N Tauziat	6	6
PR	M Babel   L Golarsa	6	6											15	A Kournikova   E Likhovtseva	3	4
	R Nideffer   K Rinaldi-Stunkel	0	2				PR	M Babel   L Golarsa	64	1
	E Martincová   H Vildová	6	1	4			15	A Kournikova   E Likhovtseva	77	6
15	A Kournikova   E Likhovtseva	4	6	6																	8	A Fusai   N Tauziat	6	6
10	C Martínez   P Tarabini	6	6																		10	C Martínez   P Tarabini	2	4
	A Dechaume-Balleret   S Testud	3	3				10	C Martínez   P Tarabini	w/o
	A Coetzer   M Pierce	6	6					A Coetzer   M Pierce
	S Jeyaseelan   J Lee	4	4											10	C Martínez   P Tarabini	5	6	6
	Å Carlsson   F Perfetti	4	5											2	L Davenport   J Novotná	7	4	4
	A Huber   M Seles	6	7					A Huber   M Seles	5	63
	L Pleming   N Pratt	0	1				2	L Davenport   J Novotná	7	77
2	L Davenport   J Novotná	6	6

External links

• Official Results Archive (ITF)
• Official Results Archive (WTA)