1997 Australian Open – Women's Doubles

Women's Doubles
1997 Australian Open
Champions	Martina Hingis Natasha Zvereva
Runners-up	Lindsay Davenport Lisa Raymond
Final score	6–2, 6–2

Chanda Rubin and Arantxa Sánchez Vicario were the defending champions, but competed this year with different partners. Rubin teamed up with Brenda Schultz-McCarthy and were eliminated in third round, while Sánchez Vicario teamed up with Gigi Fernández and lost in semifinals.

Martina Hingis and Natasha Zvereva won the title, defeating Lindsay Davenport and Lisa Raymond 6–2, 6–2 in the final. It was the 1st Australian Open, 2nd Grand Slam and 4th overall doubles title for Hingis, and the 3rd Australian Open, 16th Grand Slam and 61st overall doubles title for Zvereva, in their respective careers.

Seeds

1. Gigi Fernández / Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (Semifinals)
2. Larisa Neiland / Helena Suková (Semifinals)
3. Lindsay Davenport / Lisa Raymond (Final)
4. Martina Hingis / Natasha Zvereva (Champions)
5. Nicole Arendt / Manon Bollegraf (Quarterfinals)
6. Katrina Adams / Mary Joe Fernández (Second Round)
7. Lori McNeil / Linda Wild (Third Round)
8. Chanda Rubin / Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (Third Round)
9. Yayuk Basuki / Caroline Vis (Second Round)
10. Kristie Boogert / Irina Spirlea (First Round)
11. Amy Frazier / Kimberly Po (Second Round)
12. Conchita Martínez / Patricia Tarabini (Quarterfinals)
13. Naoko Kijimuta / Nana Miyagi (Quarterfinals)
14. Sabine Appelmans / Miriam Oremans (Second Round)
15. Alexia Dechaume-Balleret / Sandrine Testud (First Round)
16. Alexandra Fusai / Mercedes Paz (Second Round)

Draw

Key

Q = Qualifier WC = Wild Card LL = Lucky Loser

Alt = Alternate SE = Special Exempt PR = Protected Ranking

w/o = Walkover r = Retired d = Defaulted

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Gigi Fernández   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6	7
	5	Nicole Arendt   Manon Bollegraf	4	5
								1	Gigi Fernández   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	3	7	2
								4	Martina Hingis   Natasha Zvereva	6	5	6
	4	Martina Hingis   Natasha Zvereva	6	6
		Virginia Ruano Pascual   Paola Suárez	3	2
															4	Martina Hingis   Natasha Zvereva	6	6
															3	Lindsay Davenport   Lisa Raymond	2	2
	12	Conchita Martínez   Patricia Tarabini	4	6^2
	3	Lindsay Davenport   Lisa Raymond	6	7^7
								3	Lindsay Davenport   Lisa Raymond	7	6
								2	Larisa Neiland   Helena Suková	5	3
	13	Naoko Kijimuta   Nana Miyagi	2	3
	2	Larisa Neiland   Helena Suková	6	6

Top Half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	1	G Fernández A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
	WC	A Coetzer M Pierce	3	2				1	G Fernández A Sánchez Vicario	6	7^7
	WC	J Capriati I Majoli	6^4	6	6			WC	J Capriati I Majoli	3	6^5
		V Lake L Pleming	7^7	1	4										1	G Fernández A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
		A Ellwood N Pratt	6	6												D Graham K Radford	4	3
		L Cenková D Krajčovičová	1	0					A Ellwood N Pratt	1	3
		D Graham K Radford	6	2	6				D Graham K Radford	6	6
	10	K Boogert I Spîrlea	2	6	4																	1	G Fernández A Sánchez Vicario	6	7
	15	A Dechaume-Balleret S Testud	6^3	6	4																	5	N Arendt M Bollegraf	4	5
		S Noorlander H Vildová	7^7	1	6				S Noorlander H Vildová	0	6^4
		A Huber B Rittner	6	4	6				A Huber B Rittner	6	7^7
		C Barclay K-A Guse	1	6	3											A Huber B Rittner	2	4
		C Cristea T Ječmenica	4	6	3										5	N Arendt M Bollegraf	6	6
	Alt	J Lee H Nagyová	6	4	6			Alt	J Lee H Nagyová	3	3
	WC	S Drake-Brockman T Musgrave	1	2				5	N Arendt M Bollegraf	6	6
	5	N Arendt M Bollegraf	6	6

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	4	M Hingis N Zvereva	6	6
		K Nagatsuka L Richterová	1	1				4	M Hingis N Zvereva	6	6
		A Lettiere G Pizzichini	4	6	5				I Gorrochategui Á Montolio	0	1
		I Gorrochategui Á Montolio	6	2	7										4	M Hingis N Zvereva	6	6
		R Dragomir S Farina	6	6												R Dragomir S Farina	2	1
		P Shriver E Smylie	4	2					R Dragomir S Farina	6	4	6
		Å Carlsson K Studeníková	2	2				11	A Frazier K Po	4	6	2
	11	A Frazier K Po	6	6																		4	M Hingis N Zvereva	6	6
	14	S Appelmans M Oremans	6	6																			V Ruano Pascual P Suárez	3	2
		V Csurgó C Papadáki	1	3				14	S Appelmans M Oremans	6	5	4
	WC	J Limmer L McShea	2	1					V Ruano Pascual P Suárez	1	7	6
		V Ruano Pascual P Suárez	6	6												V Ruano Pascual P Suárez	6^6	6	6
		E Martincová E Wagner	3	6	3										8	C Rubin B Schultz-McCarthy	7^8	1	4
		N Bradtke R McQuillan	6	4	6				N Bradtke R McQuillan	4	2
		A Kournikova E Likhovtseva	2	3				8	C Rubin B Schultz-McCarthy	6	6
	8	C Rubin B Schultz-McCarthy	6	6

Bottom Half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	6	K Adams MJ Fernández	6	6
		E Makarova N Medvedeva	2	2				6	K Adams MJ Fernández	6^3	4
		T Križan N van Lottum	0	3					K Habšudová R Zrubáková	7^7	6
		K Habšudová R Zrubáková	6	6												K Habšudová R Zrubáková	3	4
		K Kschwendt B Schett	4	1											12	C Martínez P Tarabini	6	6
		P Hy-Boulais C Morariu	6	6					P Hy-Boulais C Morariu	1	6^6
		V Martinek C Schneider	1	3				12	C Martínez P Tarabini	6	7^8
	12	C Martínez P Tarabini	6	6																		12	C Martínez P Tarabini	4	6^2
	9	Y Basuki C Vis	6	6																		3	L Davenport L Raymond	6	7^7
		M Grzybowska A Olsza	2	3				9	Y Basuki C Vis	6^5	6^5
		S-h Park S-t Wang	7	6					S-h Park S-t Wang	7^7	7^7
		S Jeyaseelan R Simpson	5	2												S-h Park S-t Wang	6^2	0
		M Saeki Y Yoshida	4	6	4										3	L Davenport L Raymond	7^7	6
		P Langrová L Němečková	6	0	6				P Langrová L Němečková	3	4
		R Grande A Sugiyama	3	6^2				3	L Davenport L Raymond	6	6
	3	L Davenport L Raymond	6	7^7

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	7	L McNeil L Wild	6	6
		R Hiraki F Labat	3	1				7	L McNeil L Wild	6	6
		K Freye S Meier	2	3					K Kroupová E Melicharová	3	1
		K Kroupová E Melicharová	6	6											7	L McNeil L Wild	4	2
		L Golarsa A-G Sidot	3	6^1											13	N Kijimuta N Miyagi	6	6
		E de Lone C Wood	6	7^7					E de Lone C Wood	3	5
		N Feber A Grossman	5	1				13	N Kijimuta N Miyagi	6	7
	13	N Kijimuta N Miyagi	7	6																		13	N Kijimuta N Miyagi	2	3
	16	A Fusai M Paz	6	6																		2	L Neiland H Suková	6	6
		D Jones T Tanasugarn	2	4				16	A Fusai M Paz	6	3	4
		S Krivencheva F Perfetti	6	6					S Krivencheva F Perfetti	3	6	6
		W Probst P Schnyder	3	4												S Krivencheva F Perfetti	5	3
		M Werdel-Witmeyer T Whitlinger-Jones	2	0											2	L Neiland H Suková	7	6
		E Callens G Helgeson-Nielsen	6	6					E Callens G Helgeson-Nielsen	2	2
		E Hakami S Pitkowski	1	3				2	L Neiland H Suková	6	6
	2	L Neiland H Suková	6	6

External links

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