1997 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Doubles

Women's Doubles
1997 Wimbledon Championships
Champions	Gigi Fernández Natasha Zvereva
Runners-up	Nicole Arendt 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

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

Qualifying

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   Natasha Zvereva	5	6	6
	5	Mary Joe Fernández   Lisa Raymond	7	4	4
								1	Gigi Fernández   Natasha Zvereva	6	6
								12	Sabine Appelmans   Miriam Oremans	1	2
	3	Lindsay Davenport   Jana Novotná
	12	Sabine Appelmans   Miriam Oremans	w/o
															1	Gigi Fernández   Natasha Zvereva	7^7	6
															6	Nicole Arendt   Manon Bollegraf	6^4	4
		Els Callens   Ginger Helgeson-Nielsen	4	4
	4	Larisa Neiland   Helena Suková	6	6
								4	Larisa Neiland   Helena Suková	2	6	1
								6	Nicole Arendt   Manon Bollegraf	6	3	6
	6	Nicole Arendt   Manon Bollegraf	6	5	6
	2	Martina Hingis   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	4	7	2

Top Half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	1	G Fernández N Zvereva	6	6
	WC	O Barabanschikova S Smith	2	2				1	G Fernández N Zvereva	6	6
		K Freye S Noorlander	7^7	4	6				K Freye S Noorlander	0	2
		P Hy-Boulais K Studeníková	6^5	6	2										1	G Fernández N Zvereva	7	7
		C Barclay C Wood	6	6												C Barclay C Wood	5	5
		S Farina B Schett	4	3					C Barclay C Wood	4	7^7	6
	WC	J Pullin L Woodroffe	3	2				16	K Boogert I Spîrlea	6	6^5	4
	16	K Boogert I Spîrlea	6	6																		1	G Fernández N Zvereva	5	6	6
	9	K Adams L McNeil	7^7	6																		5	MJ Fernández L Raymond	7	4	4
		V Ruano Pascual P Suárez	6^3	3				9	K Adams L McNeil	6	1	6
		B Rittner D van Roost	4	6	6				B Rittner D van Roost	3	6	4
		A Ellwood R McQuillan	6	1	1										9	K Adams L McNeil	1	6^1
		C Cristea M Grzybowska	7	6											5	MJ Fernández L Raymond	6	7^7
		Å Carlsson F Perfetti	5	3					C Cristea M Grzybowska	3	0
		L Horn M de Swardt	2	1				5	MJ Fernández L Raymond	6	6
	5	MJ Fernández L Raymond	6	6

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	3	L Davenport J Novotná	6	6
		T Križan N van Lottum	0	2				3	L Davenport J Novotná	6	6
		D Graham K Kunce	6	6					D Graham K Kunce	1	2
	LL	J Lutrova Jane Wood	4	1											3	L Davenport J Novotná	6	6
	WC	Shirli-Ann Siddall Amanda Wainwright	6	6											13	A Fusai R Grande	1	1
		P Langrová R Zrubáková	3	2				WC	Shirli-Ann Siddall Amanda Wainwright	3	4
		M Paz AG Sidot	3	0				13	A Fusai R Grande	6	6
	13	A Fusai R Grande	6	6																		3	L Davenport J Novotná
	12	S Appelmans M Oremans	w/o																			12	S Appelmans M Oremans	w/o
		R Dragomir I Majoli						12	S Appelmans M Oremans	6	6
		Danielle Jones T Tanasugarn	2	6^3					A Dechaume-Balleret S Testud	4	3
		A Dechaume-Balleret S Testud	6	7^7											12	S Appelmans M Oremans	7	6
		L Garrone G Pizzichini	6	6											8	Y Basuki C Vis	5	1
		A Grossman K Habšudová	2	4					L Garrone G Pizzichini	7	4	2
		S Jeyaseelan R Simpson	4	2				8	Y Basuki C Vis	5	6	6
	8	Y Basuki C Vis	6	6

Bottom Half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	7	C Martínez P Tarabini	4	5
		E Callens G Helgeson-Nielsen	6	7					E Callens G Helgeson-Nielsen	6	6
		R Nideffer K Rinaldi-Stunkel	5	3					A Huber M Seles	2	4
		A Huber M Seles	7	6												E Callens G Helgeson-Nielsen	7^7	6
	Q	E Brioukhovets E Tatarkova	3	1											14	A Frazier K Po	6^4	3
		T Jones M Murić	6	6					T Jones M Murić	2	3
		R Hiraki F Labat	5	3				14	A Frazier K Po	6	6
	14	A Frazier K Po	7	6																			E Callens G Helgeson-Nielsen	4	4
	10	N Tauziat L Wild	6	1	10																	4	L Neiland H Suková	6	6
		A Coetzer M Pierce	1	6	8			10	N Tauziat L Wild	6^5	7^7	6
		J Lee A Olsza	5	3					L Golarsa P Schnyder	7^7	6^4	3
		L Golarsa P Schnyder	7	6											10	N Tauziat L Wild	4	4
		S Meier L Němečková	4	6	4										4	L Neiland H Suková	6	6
		O Lugina E Wagner	6	4	6				O Lugina E Wagner	3	2
		L Montalvo H Nagyová	6	1	4			4	L Neiland H Suková	6	6
	4	L Neiland H Suková	3	6	6

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	6	N Arendt M Bollegraf	6	6
	WC	Claire Taylor Joanne Ward	4	4				6	N Arendt M Bollegraf	6	6
		Park Seong-heui S-t Wang	6	6					Park Seong-heui S-t Wang	2	0
	Q	V Lake L Pleming	4	4											6	N Arendt M Bollegraf	6	3	6
		P Shriver E Smylie	6	5	7										11	N Kijimuta N Miyagi	2	6	1
		A Kournikova E Likhovtseva	3	7	9				A Kournikova E Likhovtseva	6	2	5
		V Csurgó Caroline Schneider	4	3				11	N Kijimuta N Miyagi	4	6	7
	11	N Kijimuta N Miyagi	6	6																		6	N Arendt M Bollegraf	6	5	6
	15	C Rubin B Schultz-McCarthy	6	7																		2	M Hingis A Sánchez Vicario	4	7	2
		W Probst A Sugiyama	1	5				15	C Rubin B Schultz-McCarthy	7^7	6
		M Saeki Y Yoshida	6^1	7	6				M Saeki Y Yoshida	6^5	3
		E de Lone N Pratt	7^7	5	4										15	C Rubin B Schultz-McCarthy	6^12	7^8	11
		R Bobková E Melicharová	7^7	6^4	1										2	M Hingis A Sánchez Vicario	7^14	6^6	13
		KA Guse C Morariu	6^5	7^7	6				KA Guse C Morariu	3	3
		E Martincová H Vildová	2	3				2	M Hingis A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
	2	M Hingis A Sánchez Vicario	6	6

References

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