1997 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Doubles

Women's Doubles
1997 Wimbledon Championships
Champions United States Gigi Fernández
Belarus Natasha Zvereva
Runners-up United States Nicole Arendt
Netherlands Manon Bollegraf
Final score 7–6(7–4), 6–4

Martina Hingis and Helena Suková were the defending champions, but had different outcomes. Hingis teamed up with Arantxa Sánchez Vicario and lost in quarterfinals to Nicole Arendt and Manon Bollegraf, while Suková teamed up with Larisa Neiland and lost in semifinals against the same pair.

Gigi Fernández and Natasha Zvereva won the title by defeating Arendt and Bollegraf 7–6(7–4), 6–4 in the final. It was the 4th Wimbledon title, 17th Grand Slam and 69th overall title for Fernández and the 5th Wimbledon title, 18th Grand Slam and 67th overall title for Zvereva, in their respective doubles careers.

Seeds

Qualifying

Draw

Key

Finals

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                                       
  1  United States Gigi Fernández
 Belarus Natasha Zvereva
5 6 6  
5  United States Mary Joe Fernández
 United States Lisa Raymond
7 4 4  
  1  United States Gigi Fernández
 Belarus Natasha Zvereva
6 6  
  12  Belgium Sabine Appelmans
 Netherlands Miriam Oremans
1 2  
3  United States Lindsay Davenport
 Czech Republic Jana Novotná
  12  Belgium Sabine Appelmans
 Netherlands Miriam Oremans
w/o  
    1  United States Gigi Fernández
 Belarus Natasha Zvereva
77 6
  6  United States Nicole Arendt
 Netherlands Manon Bollegraf
64 4
   Belgium Els Callens
 United States Ginger Helgeson-Nielsen
4 4  
4  Latvia Larisa Neiland
 Czech Republic Helena Suková
6 6  
  4  Latvia Larisa Neiland
 Czech Republic Helena Suková
2 6 1
  6  United States Nicole Arendt
 Netherlands Manon Bollegraf
6 3 6  
6  United States Nicole Arendt
 Netherlands Manon Bollegraf
6 5 6
  2  Switzerland Martina Hingis
 Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
4 7 2  

Top Half

Section 1

First RoundSecond RoundThird RoundQuarterfinals
1 United States G Fernández
Belarus N Zvereva
6 6
WC Belarus O Barabanschikova
United Kingdom S Smith
2 2 1 United States G Fernández
Belarus N Zvereva
6 6
Germany K Freye
Netherlands S Noorlander
77 4 6 Germany K Freye
Netherlands S Noorlander
0 2
Canada P Hy-Boulais
Slovakia K Studeníková
65 6 2 1 United States G Fernández
Belarus N Zvereva
7 7
Australia C Barclay
United Kingdom C Wood
6 6 Australia C Barclay
United Kingdom C Wood
5 5
Italy S Farina
Austria B Schett
4 3 Australia C Barclay
United Kingdom C Wood
4 77 6
WC United Kingdom J Pullin
United Kingdom L Woodroffe
3 2 16 Netherlands K Boogert
Romania I Spîrlea
6 65 4
16 Netherlands K Boogert
Romania I Spîrlea
6 6 1 United States G Fernández
Belarus N Zvereva
5 6 6
9 United States K Adams
United States L McNeil
77 6 5 United States MJ Fernández
United States L Raymond
7 4 4
Spain V Ruano Pascual
Argentina P Suárez
63 3 9 United States K Adams
United States L McNeil
6 1 6
Germany B Rittner
Belgium D van Roost
4 6 6 Germany B Rittner
Belgium D van Roost
3 6 4
Australia A Ellwood
Australia R McQuillan
6 1 1 9 United States K Adams
United States L McNeil
1 61
Romania C Cristea
Poland M Grzybowska
7 6 5 United States MJ Fernández
United States L Raymond
6 77
Sweden Å Carlsson
Italy F Perfetti
5 3 Romania C Cristea
Poland M Grzybowska
3 0
South Africa L Horn
South Africa M de Swardt
2 1 5 United States MJ Fernández
United States L Raymond
6 6
5 United States MJ Fernández
United States L Raymond
6 6

Section 2

First RoundSecond RoundThird RoundQuarterfinals
3 United States L Davenport
Czech Republic J Novotná
6 6
Slovenia T Križan
France N van Lottum
0 2 3 United States L Davenport
Czech Republic J Novotná
6 6
United States D Graham
Australia K Kunce
6 6 United States D Graham
Australia K Kunce
1 2
LL Russia J Lutrova
United Kingdom Jane Wood
4 1 3 United States L Davenport
Czech Republic J Novotná
6 6
WC United Kingdom Shirli-Ann Siddall
United Kingdom Amanda Wainwright
6 6 13 France A Fusai
Italy R Grande
1 1
Czech Republic P Langrová
Slovakia R Zrubáková
3 2 WC United Kingdom Shirli-Ann Siddall
United Kingdom Amanda Wainwright
3 4
Argentina M Paz
France AG Sidot
3 0 13 France A Fusai
Italy R Grande
6 6
13 France A Fusai
Italy R Grande
6 6 3 United States L Davenport
Czech Republic J Novotná
12 Belgium S Appelmans
Netherlands M Oremans
w/o 12 Belgium S Appelmans
Netherlands M Oremans
w/o
Romania R Dragomir
Croatia I Majoli
12 Belgium S Appelmans
Netherlands M Oremans
6 6
Australia Danielle Jones
Thailand T Tanasugarn
2 63 France A Dechaume-Balleret
France S Testud
4 3
France A Dechaume-Balleret
France S Testud
6 77 12 Belgium S Appelmans
Netherlands M Oremans
7 6
Italy L Garrone
Italy G Pizzichini
6 6 8 Indonesia Y Basuki
Netherlands C Vis
5 1
United States A Grossman
Slovakia K Habšudová
2 4 Italy L Garrone
Italy G Pizzichini
7 4 2
Canada S Jeyaseelan
Canada R Simpson
4 2 8 Indonesia Y Basuki
Netherlands C Vis
5 6 6
8 Indonesia Y Basuki
Netherlands C Vis
6 6

Bottom Half

Section 3

First RoundSecond RoundThird RoundQuarterfinals
7 Spain C Martínez
Argentina P Tarabini
4 5
Belgium E Callens
United States G Helgeson-Nielsen
6 7 Belgium E Callens
United States G Helgeson-Nielsen
6 6
South Africa R Nideffer
United States K Rinaldi-Stunkel
5 3 Germany A Huber
United States M Seles
2 4
Germany A Huber
United States M Seles
7 6 Belgium E Callens
United States G Helgeson-Nielsen
77 6
Q Ukraine E Brioukhovets
Ukraine E Tatarkova
3 1 14 United States A Frazier
United States K Po
64 3
United States T Jones
Croatia M Murić
6 6 United States T Jones
Croatia M Murić
2 3
Japan R Hiraki
Argentina F Labat
5 3 14 United States A Frazier
United States K Po
6 6
14 United States A Frazier
United States K Po
7 6 Belgium E Callens
United States G Helgeson-Nielsen
4 4
10 France N Tauziat
United States L Wild
6 1 10 4 Latvia L Neiland
Czech Republic H Suková
6 6
South Africa A Coetzer
France M Pierce
1 6 8 10 France N Tauziat
United States L Wild
65 77 6
United States J Lee
Poland A Olsza
5 3 Italy L Golarsa
Switzerland P Schnyder
77 64 3
Italy L Golarsa
Switzerland P Schnyder
7 6 10 France N Tauziat
United States L Wild
4 4
Germany S Meier
Czech Republic L Němečková
4 6 4 4 Latvia L Neiland
Czech Republic H Suková
6 6
Ukraine O Lugina
Germany E Wagner
6 4 6 Ukraine O Lugina
Germany E Wagner
3 2
Argentina L Montalvo
Slovakia H Nagyová
6 1 4 4 Latvia L Neiland
Czech Republic H Suková
6 6
4 Latvia L Neiland
Czech Republic H Suková
3 6 6

Section 4

First RoundSecond RoundThird RoundQuarterfinals
6 United States N Arendt
Netherlands M Bollegraf
6 6
WC United Kingdom Claire Taylor
United Kingdom Joanne Ward
4 4 6 United States N Arendt
Netherlands M Bollegraf
6 6
South Korea Park Seong-heui
Chinese Taipei S-t Wang
6 6 South Korea Park Seong-heui
Chinese Taipei S-t Wang
2 0
Q United Kingdom V Lake
Australia L Pleming
4 4 6 United States N Arendt
Netherlands M Bollegraf
6 3 6
United States P Shriver
Australia E Smylie
6 5 7 11 Japan N Kijimuta
Japan N Miyagi
2 6 1
Russia A Kournikova
Russia E Likhovtseva
3 7 9 Russia A Kournikova
Russia E Likhovtseva
6 2 5
Hungary V Csurgó
Germany Caroline Schneider
4 3 11 Japan N Kijimuta
Japan N Miyagi
4 6 7
11 Japan N Kijimuta
Japan N Miyagi
6 6 6 United States N Arendt
Netherlands M Bollegraf
6 5 6
15 United States C Rubin
Netherlands B Schultz-McCarthy
6 7 2 Switzerland M Hingis
Spain A Sánchez Vicario
4 7 2
Germany W Probst
Japan A Sugiyama
1 5 15 United States C Rubin
Netherlands B Schultz-McCarthy
77 6
Japan M Saeki
Japan Y Yoshida
61 7 6 Japan M Saeki
Japan Y Yoshida
65 3
United States E de Lone
Australia N Pratt
77 5 4 15 United States C Rubin
Netherlands B Schultz-McCarthy
612 78 11
Czech Republic R Bobková
Czech Republic E Melicharová
77 64 1 2 Switzerland M Hingis
Spain A Sánchez Vicario
714 66 13
Australia KA Guse
United States C Morariu
65 77 6 Australia KA Guse
United States C Morariu
3 3
Czech Republic E Martincová
Czech Republic H Vildová
2 3 2 Switzerland M Hingis
Spain A Sánchez Vicario
6 6
2 Switzerland M Hingis
Spain A Sánchez Vicario
6 6

References

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