1997 US Open – Women's Doubles

Women's Doubles
1997 US Open
Champions	Lindsay Davenport Jana Novotná
Runners-up	Gigi Fernández Natasha Zvereva
Final score	6–3, 6–4

Main article: 1997 US Open (tennis)

Gigi Fernández and Natasha Zvereva were the defending champions, but were defeated in the final by Lindsay Davenport and Jana Novotná with a score of 6–3, 6–4.

It was the 17th doubles title, 2nd Grand Slam for Davenport and the 67th title, 9th Grand Slam for Novotná, in their respective careers.

Seeds

Gigi Fernández / Natasha Zvereva (Final)
Martina Hingis / Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (Semifinals)
Lindsay Davenport / Jana Novotná (Champions)
Nicole Arendt / Manon Bollegraf (Semifinals)
Larisa Neiland / Helena Suková (Third round, retired)
Yayuk Basuki / Caroline Vis (Quarterfinals)
Alexandra Fusai / Nathalie Tauziat (Quarterfinals)
Conchita Martínez / Patricia Tarabini (Quarterfinals, retired)
Naoko Kijimuta / Nana Miyagi (Third round)
Lisa Raymond / Rennae Stubbs (Third round)
Sabine Appelmans / Miriam Oremans (First round)
Mary Joe Fernández / Anke Huber (Third round)
Amy Frazier / Kimberly Po (Third round)
Katrina Adams / Kristie Boogert (Third round)
Anna Kournikova / Elena Likhovtseva (Third round)
Ruxandra Dragomir / Iva Majoli (Quarterfinals)

Qualifying

Main article: 1997 US Open – Women's Doubles Qualifying

Draw

Key

w/o = Walkover
r = Retired
d = Defaulted

Finals

Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final

1	Gigi Fernández Natasha Zvereva	4	6	6
7	Alexandra Fusai Nathalie Tauziat	6	2	2
					1	Gigi Fernández Natasha Zvereva	3	7	6

					4	Nicole Arendt Manon Bollegraf	6	6	2
4	Nicole Arendt Manon Bollegraf	6	3	6

16	Ruxandra Dragomir Iva Majoli	3	6	4
										1	Gigi Fernández Natasha Zvereva	3	4
										3	Lindsay Davenport Jana Novotná	6	6
6	Yayuk Basuki Caroline Vis	3	5
3	Lindsay Davenport Jana Novotná	6	7
					3	Lindsay Davenport Jana Novotná	6	6

					2	Martina Hingis Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	4	3
8	Conchita Martínez Patricia Tarabini	0^r

2	Martina Hingis Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	4

Top Half

Section 1

First Round					Second Round					Third Round					Quarterfinals

1	G Fernández N Zvereva	6	6
	J Pullin L Woodroffe	4	4		1	G Fernández N Zvereva	6	6
	W Probst A Sugiyama	6	6			W Probst A Sugiyama	1	4
Q	L Richterová P Stoyanova	1	3							1	G Fernández N Zvereva	6	6
	J Hetherington K Rinaldi-Stunkel	6	7							10	L Raymond R Stubbs	3	4
WC	S Williams V Williams	4	5			J Hetherington K Rinaldi-Stunkel	1	7	3
	L Němečková S Noorlander	1	2		10	L Raymond R Stubbs	6	5	6
10	L Raymond R Stubbs	6	6												1	G Fernández N Zvereva	4	6	6
12	MJ Fernández A Huber	6	6												7	A Fusai N Tauziat	6	2	2
	O Lugina E Pampoulova	1	3		12	MJ Fernández A Huber	6	6
	A Olsza K Studeníková	1	5			V Ruano Pascual P Suárez	2	4
	V Ruano Pascual P Suárez	6	7							12	MJ Fernández A Huber	6	3	1
	C Rubin B Schultz-McCarthy	1	5							7	A Fusai N Tauziat	4	6	6
	S Jeyaseelan R Simpson	6	7			S Jeyaseelan R Simpson	6	2
WC	D Buth Stephanie Nickitas	7	3	2	7	A Fusai N Tauziat	7	6
7	A Fusai N Tauziat	6	6	6

Section 2

First Round				Second Round					Third Round				Quarterfinals

4	N Arendt M Bollegraf	6	6
	C Morariu M Murić	4	4	4	N Arendt M Bollegraf	7	6
	S-h Park T Tanasugarn	7	6		S-h Park T Tanasugarn	6	4
	C Barclay C Wood	6	4						4	N Arendt M Bollegraf	6	6
	C Cristea M Grzybowska	6	6						13	A Frazier K Po	4	2
	K Freye N van Lottum	2	4		C Cristea M Grzybowska	4	5
	E Melicharová H Vildová	0	3	13	A Frazier K Po	6	7
13	A Frazier K Po	6	6										4	N Arendt M Bollegraf	6	3	6
16	R Dragomir I Majoli	6	7										16	R Dragomir I Majoli	3	6	4
	B Schett Shirli-Ann Siddall	4	5	16	R Dragomir I Majoli	6	4	6
	L Garrone G Pizzichini	4	4		N Medvedeva E Tatarkova	2	6	4
	N Medvedeva E Tatarkova	6	6						16	R Dragomir I Majoli	5
	KA Guse R McQuillan	6	6						5	L Neiland H Suková	2^r
WC	M Irvin A Stevenson	1	4		KA Guse R McQuillan	4	4
	E Callens G Helgeson-Nielsen	3	5	5	L Neiland H Suková	6	6
5	L Neiland H Suková	6	7

Bottom Half

Section 3

First Round					Second Round				Third Round					Quarterfinals

6	Y Basuki C Vis	2	6	6
	Å Carlsson P Hy-Boulais	6	3	1	6	Y Basuki C Vis	6	7
	A Grossman K Habšudová	3	2		Q	L McShea Amanda Wainwright	2	6
Q	L McShea Amanda Wainwright	6	6						6	Y Basuki C Vis	6	6
	J Lee L Lee	3	5							A Ellwood K Kunce	0	4
	L Montalvo L Pleming	6	7			L Montalvo L Pleming	4	1
	A Ellwood K Kunce	6	6			A Ellwood K Kunce	6	6
11	S Appelmans M Oremans	2	2											6	Y Basuki C Vis	3	5
9	N Kijimuta N Miyagi	6	6											3	L Davenport J Novotná	6	7
	R Grande L Wild	3	3		9	N Kijimuta N Miyagi	2
	R Hiraki AG Sidot	6	6			R Hiraki AG Sidot	1^r
	Danielle Jones T Whitlinger-Jones	1	4						9	N Kijimuta N Miyagi	7	2	2
	B Rittner D van Roost	6	5						3	L Davenport J Novotná	6	6	6
	A Dechaume-Balleret S Testud	7	7			A Dechaume-Balleret S Testud	6	2
WC	Z Garrison-Jackson L McNeil	2	6	3	3	L Davenport J Novotná	7	6
3	L Davenport J Novotná	6	4	6

Section 4

First Round					Second Round					Third Round					Quarterfinals

8	C Martínez P Tarabini	6	6
Q	Cristina Moros Julie Scott	2	3		8	C Martínez P Tarabini	7	4	6
	M de Swardt D Graham	6	6			M de Swardt D Graham	6	6	4
	P Langrová R Zrubáková	1	3							8	C Martínez P Tarabini	6	6	6
	F Labat M Paz	6	6							14	K Adams K Boogert	4	7	4
	Angela Lettiere M Tu	1	3			F Labat M Paz	2	3
	M Saeki Y Yoshida	2	5		14	K Adams K Boogert	6	6
14	K Adams K Boogert	6	7												8	C Martínez P Tarabini	0^r
15	A Kournikova E Likhovtseva	6	6	6											2	M Hingis A Sánchez Vicario	4
Q	A Miller Julie Steven	2	7	4	15	A Kournikova E Likhovtseva	5	6	6
	T Križan E Martincová	5	4			M Babel L Golarsa	7	3	3
	M Babel L Golarsa	7	6							15	A Kournikova E Likhovtseva	4	4
	H Nagyová P Schnyder	0	1							2	M Hingis A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
	A Coetzer M Pierce	6	6			A Coetzer M Pierce	4	2
	I Gorrochategui I Spîrlea	3	1		2	M Hingis A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
2	M Hingis A Sánchez Vicario	6	6

References

US Open Women's Doubles drawsheets

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