1997 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix – Doubles

Doubles
1997 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix
1996 Champions	Nicole Arendt Jana Novotná
Champions	Martina Hingis Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Runners-up	Lindsay Davenport Jana Novotná
Final score	7–6, 3–6, 7–6

Nicole Arendt and Jana Novotná were the defending champions but only Novotná competed that year with Lindsay Davenport.

Davenport and Novotná lost in the final 7–6, 3–6, 7–6 against Martina Hingis and Arantxa Sánchez Vicario.

Seeds

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

1. Lindsay Davenport / Jana Novotná (Final)
2. Mary Joe Fernández / Natasha Zvereva (Quarterfinals)
3. Martina Hingis / Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (Champions)
4. Larisa Neiland / Helena Suková (First 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

	First Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	L Davenport J Novotná	6	6
		A Kournikova E Likhovtseva	2	4				1	L Davenport J Novotná	w/o
	Q	B Schett P Schnyder	6	7				Q	B Schett P Schnyder
		S Appelmans M Oremans	3	6											1	L Davenport J Novotná	6	6
	4	L Neiland H Suková	6	6												Y Basuki C Vis	2	3
		Y Basuki C Vis	7	7					Y Basuki C Vis	6	6
		K Adams K Boogert	6	6					K Adams K Boogert	4	3
		S Farina R Grande	4	2																		1	Lindsay Davenport Jana Novotná	6	6	6
	WC	M Babel A Huber	3	4																		3	Martina Hingis Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	7	3	7
		B Schultz-McCarthy I Spîrlea	6	6					B Schultz-McCarthy I Spîrlea	3	6
		C Martínez P Tarabini	3	1				3	M Hingis A Sánchez Vicario	6	7
	3	M Hingis A Sánchez Vicario	6	6											3	M Hingis A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
		M Bollegraf E Callens	6	4												L Raymond R Stubbs	4	4
		L Raymond R Stubbs	7	6					L Raymond R Stubbs	6	6
		R Dragomir I Majoli	2	4				2	M J Fernández N Zvereva	4	1
	2	M J Fernández N Zvereva	6	6

External links

• 1997 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix Doubles Draw