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1997 Lipton Championships – Women's doubles


BLR Natasha Zvereva NED Miriam Oremans

Jana Novotná and Arantxa Sánchez Vicario were the defending champions but they competed with different partners that year, Novotná with Lindsay Davenport and Sánchez Vicario with Natasha Zvereva.

Davenport and Novotná lost in the third round to Sabine Appelmans and Miriam Oremans.

Sánchez Vicario and Zvereva won in the final 6–2, 6–3 against Appelmans and Oremans.

Seeds

Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated. All sixteen seeded teams received byes into the second round.

  1. ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario / BLR Natasha Zvereva (champions)
  2. LAT Larisa Neiland / CZE Helena Suková (third round)
  3. USA Lindsay Davenport / CZE Jana Novotná (third round)
  4. USA Mary Joe Fernández / SUI Martina Hingis (semifinals)
  5. USA Nicole Arendt / NED Manon Bollegraf (quarterfinals)
  6. FRA Nathalie Tauziat / USA Linda Wild (quarterfinals)
  7. ARG Patricia Tarabini / NED Caroline Vis (quarterfinals)
  8. JPN Naoko Kijimuta / JPN Nana Miyagi (quarterfinals)
  9. USA Amy Frazier / USA Kimberly Po (second round)
  10. USA Katrina Adams / RSA Mariaan de Swardt (second round)
  11. BEL Sabine Appelmans / NED Miriam Oremans (final)
  12. USA Chanda Rubin / NED Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (third round)
  13. FRA Alexandra Fusai / ARG Mercedes Paz (third round)
  14. FRA Alexia Dechaume-Balleret / FRA Sandrine Testud (third round)
  15. ITA Silvia Farina / AUT Barbara Schett (second round)
  16. JPN Rika Hiraki / ARG Florencia Labat (third round)

Draw

Finals

| RD1-seed1=1 | RD1-team1=ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario BLR Natasha Zvereva | RD1-score1-1=6 | RD1-score1-2=1 | RD1-score1-3=7 | RD1-seed2=4 | RD1-team2=USA Mary Joe Fernández SUI Martina Hingis | RD1-score2-1=4 | RD1-score2-2=6 | RD1-score2-3=6

| RD1-seed3=11 | RD1-team3=BEL Sabine Appelmans NED Miriam Oremans | RD1-score3-1=6 | RD1-score3-2=6 | RD1-score3-3= | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=RSA Amanda Coetzer GER Anke Huber | RD1-score4-1=4 | RD1-score4-2=2 | RD1-score4-3=

| RD2-seed1=1 | RD2-team1=ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario BLR Natasha Zvereva | RD2-score1-1=6 | RD2-score1-2=6 | RD2-score1-3= | RD2-seed2=11 | RD2-team2=BEL Sabine Appelmans NED Miriam Oremans | RD2-score2-1=2 | RD2-score2-2=3 | RD2-score2-3=

Top half

Section 1

| RD1-seed03= | RD1-team03=USA A Grossman SVK K Habšudová | RD1-score03-1=5 | RD1-score03-2=6 | RD1-score03-3=6 | RD1-seed04= | RD1-team04=GER W Probst SUI P Schnyder | RD1-score04-1=7 | RD1-score04-2=4 | RD1-score04-3=0

| RD1-seed05= | RD1-team05=SLO T Križan FRA N van Lottum | RD1-score05-1=7 | RD1-score05-2=1 | RD1-score05-3=4 | RD1-seed06= | RD1-team06=NED S Noorlander GRE C Papadáki | RD1-score06-1=5 | RD1-score06-2=6 | RD1-score06-3=6

| RD1-seed11= | RD1-team11=GER B Rittner BEL D Van Roost | RD1-score11-1=6 | RD1-score11-2=6 | RD1-score11-3= | RD1-seed12= | RD1-team12=RUS A Kournikova RUS E Likhovtseva | RD1-score12-1=4 | RD1-score12-2=3 | RD1-score12-3=

| RD1-seed13= | RD1-team13=ESP V Ruano-Pascual ARG P Suárez | RD1-score13-1=2 | RD1-score13-2=4 | RD1-score13-3= | RD1-seed14= | RD1-team14=CAN P Hy-Boulais CAN R Simpson | RD1-score14-1=6 | RD1-score14-2=6 | RD1-score14-3=

| RD2-seed01=1 | RD2-team01=ESP A Sánchez Vicario BLR N Zvereva | RD2-score01-1=6 | RD2-score01-2=6 | RD2-score01-3= | RD2-seed02= | RD2-team02=USA A Grossman SVK K Habšudová | RD2-score02-1=4 | RD2-score02-2=4 | RD2-score02-3=

| RD2-seed03= | RD2-team03=NED S Noorlander GRE C Papadáki | RD2-score03-1=4 | RD2-score03-2=3 | RD2-score03-3= | RD2-seed04=12 | RD2-team04=USA C Rubin NED B Schultz-McCarthy | RD2-score04-1=6 | RD2-score04-2=6 | RD2-score04-3=

| RD2-seed05=14 | RD2-team05=FRA A Dechaume-Balleret FRA S Testud | RD2-score05-1=6 | RD2-score05-2=6 | RD2-score05-3= | RD2-seed06= | RD2-team06=GER B Rittner BEL D Van Roost | RD2-score06-1=0 | RD2-score06-2=2 | RD2-score06-3=

| RD2-seed07= | RD2-team07=CAN P Hy-Boulais CAN R Simpson | RD2-score07-1=6 | RD2-score07-2=5 | RD2-score07-3=4 | RD2-seed08=7 | RD2-team08=ARG P Tarabini NED C Vis | RD2-score08-1=4 | RD2-score08-2=7 | RD2-score08-3=6

| RD3-seed01=1 | RD3-team01=ESP A Sánchez Vicario BLR N Zvereva | RD3-score01-1=4 | RD3-score01-2=6 | RD3-score01-3=6 | RD3-seed02=12 | RD3-team02=USA C Rubin NED B Schultz-McCarthy | RD3-score02-1=6 | RD3-score02-2=3 | RD3-score02-3=0

| RD3-seed03=14 | RD3-team03=FRA A Dechaume-Balleret FRA S Testud | RD3-score03-1=7 | RD3-score03-2=3 | RD3-score03-3=2 | RD3-seed04=7 | RD3-team04=ARG P Tarabini NED C Vis | RD3-score04-1=5 | RD3-score04-2=6 | RD3-score04-3=6

| RD4-seed01=1 | RD4-team01=ESP A Sánchez Vicario BLR N Zvereva | RD4-score01-1=6 | RD4-score01-2=6 | RD4-score01-3= | RD4-seed02=7 | RD4-team02=ARG P Tarabini NED C Vis | RD4-score02-1=4 | RD4-score02-2=3 | RD4-score02-3=

Section 2

| RD1-seed03= | RD1-team03=CZE E Martincová CZE H Vildová | RD1-score03-1=0 | RD1-score03-2=6 | RD1-score03-3=6 | RD1-seed04= | RD1-team04=ROM R Dragomir CRO I Majoli | RD1-score04-1=6 | RD1-score04-2=3 | RD1-score04-3=1

| RD1-seed05=Q | RD1-team05=ESP Á Montolio AUS L Pleming | RD1-score05-1=1 | RD1-score05-2=0 | RD1-score05-3= | RD1-seed06= | RD1-team06=GER C Porwik AUS K Radford | RD1-score06-1=6 | RD1-score06-2=6 | RD1-score06-3=

| RD1-seed11=WC | RD1-team11=USA L Raymond USA M Seles | RD1-score11-1=2 | RD1-score11-2=2 | RD1-score11-3= | RD1-seed12= | RD1-team12=ARG I Gorrochategui ROM I Spîrlea | RD1-score12-1=6 | RD1-score12-2=6 | RD1-score12-3=

| RD1-seed13= | RD1-team13=AUS D Jones CZE L Němečková | RD1-score13-1=0 | RD1-score13-2=5 | RD1-score13-3= | RD1-seed14= | RD1-team14=AUS A Ellwood AUS R McQuillan | RD1-score14-1=7 | RD1-score14-2=6 | RD1-score14-3=

| RD2-seed01=4 | RD2-team01=USA M J Fernández SUI M Hingis | RD2-score01-1=6 | RD2-score01-2=6 | RD2-score01-3= | RD2-seed02= | RD2-team02=CZE E Martincová CZE H Vildová | RD2-score02-1=2 | RD2-score02-2=0 | RD2-score02-3=

| RD2-seed03= | RD2-team03=GER C Porwik AUS K Radford | RD2-score03-1=7 | RD2-score03-2=5 | RD2-score03-3=63 | RD2-seed04=16 | RD2-team04=JPN R Hiraki ARG F Labat | RD2-score04-1=5 | RD2-score04-2=7 | RD2-score04-3=77

| RD2-seed05=9 | RD2-team05=USA A Frazier USA K Po | RD2-score05-1=6 | RD2-score05-2=2 | RD2-score05-3=4 | RD2-seed06= | RD2-team06=ARG I Gorrochategui ROM I Spîrlea | RD2-score06-1=4 | RD2-score06-2=6 | RD2-score06-3=6

| RD2-seed07= | RD2-team07=AUS A Ellwood AUS R McQuillan | RD2-score07-1=1 | RD2-score07-2=62 | RD2-score07-3= | RD2-seed08=6 | RD2-team08=FRA N Tauziat USA L Wild | RD2-score08-1=6 | RD2-score08-2=77 | RD2-score08-3=

| RD3-seed01=4 | RD3-team01=USA M J Fernández SUI M Hingis | RD3-score01-1=6 | RD3-score01-2=6 | RD3-score01-3= | RD3-seed02=16 | RD3-team02=JPN R Hiraki ARG F Labat | RD3-score02-1=2 | RD3-score02-2=0 | RD3-score02-3=

| RD3-seed03= | RD3-team03=ARG I Gorrochategui ROM I Spîrlea | RD3-score03-1=6 | RD3-score03-2=3 | RD3-score03-3=5 | RD3-seed04=6 | RD3-team04=FRA N Tauziat USA L Wild | RD3-score04-1=3 | RD3-score04-2=6 | RD3-score04-3=7

| RD4-seed01=4 | RD4-team01=USA M J Fernández SUI M Hingis | RD4-score01-1=6 | RD4-score01-2=6 | RD4-score01-3= | RD4-seed02=6 | RD4-team02=FRA N Tauziat USA L Wild | RD4-score02-1=3 | RD4-score02-2=1 | RD4-score02-3=

Bottom half

Section 3

| RD1-seed03= | RD1-team03=BEL E Callens USA G Helgeson-Nielsen | RD1-score03-1=6 | RD1-score03-2=6 | RD1-score03-3= | RD1-seed04= | RD1-team04=USA A Lettiere USA C Morariu | RD1-score04-1=4 | RD1-score04-2=4 | RD1-score04-3=

| RD1-seed05= | RD1-team05=USA M Werdel-Witmeyer USA T Whitlinger-Jones | RD1-score05-1=6 | RD1-score05-2=7 | RD1-score05-3= | RD1-seed06=WC | RD1-team06=USA J Lee USA L Lee | RD1-score06-1=3 | RD1-score06-2=5 | RD1-score06-3=

| RD1-seed11= | RD1-team11=USA E deLone GBR C Wood | RD1-score11-1=77 | RD1-score11-2=1 | RD1-score11-3=6 | RD1-seed12= | RD1-team12=ITA R Grande JPN A Sugiyama | RD1-score12-1=65 | RD1-score12-2=6 | RD1-score12-3=4

| RD1-seed13= | RD1-team13=ITA L Garrone ARG L Montalvo | RD1-score13-1=6 | RD1-score13-2=4 | RD1-score13-3=77 | RD1-seed14= | RD1-team14=SVK H Nagyová SVK R Zrubáková | RD1-score14-1=1 | RD1-score14-2=6 | RD1-score14-3=63

| RD2-seed01=8 | RD2-team01=JPN N Kijimuta JPN N Miyagi | RD2-score01-1=7 | RD2-score01-2=6 | RD2-score01-3= | RD2-seed02= | RD2-team02=BEL E Callens USA G Helgeson-Nielsen | RD2-score02-1=5 | RD2-score02-2=3 | RD2-score02-3=

| RD2-seed03= | RD2-team03=USA M Werdel-Witmeyer USA T Whitlinger-Jones | RD2-score03-1=7 | RD2-score03-2=6 | RD2-score03-3= | RD2-seed04=10 | RD2-team04=USA K Adams RSA M de Swardt | RD2-score04-1=5 | RD2-score04-2=3 | RD2-score04-3=

| RD2-seed05=11 | RD2-team05=BEL S Appelmans NED M Oremans | RD2-score05-1=6 | RD2-score05-2=6 | RD2-score05-3= | RD2-seed06= | RD2-team06=USA E deLone GBR C Wood | RD2-score06-1=3 | RD2-score06-2=2 | RD2-score06-3=

| RD2-seed07= | RD2-team07=ITA L Garrone ARG L Montalvo | RD2-score07-1=3 | RD2-score07-2=1 | RD2-score07-3= | RD2-seed08=3 | RD2-team08=USA L Davenport CZE J Novotná | RD2-score08-1=6 | RD2-score08-2=6 | RD2-score08-3=

| RD3-seed01=8 | RD3-team01=JPN N Kijimuta JPN N Miyagi | RD3-score01-1=6 | RD3-score01-2=6 | RD3-score01-3= | RD3-seed02= | RD3-team02=USA M Werdel-Witmeyer USA T Whitlinger-Jones | RD3-score02-1=2 | RD3-score02-2=4 | RD3-score02-3=

| RD3-seed03=11 | RD3-team03=BEL S Appelmans NED M Oremans | RD3-score03-1=4 | RD3-score03-2=6 | RD3-score03-3=6 | RD3-seed04=3 | RD3-team04=USA L Davenport CZE J Novotná | RD3-score04-1=6 | RD3-score04-2=4 | RD3-score04-3=4

| RD4-seed01=8 | RD4-team01=JPN N Kijimuta JPN N Miyagi | RD4-score01-1=3 | RD4-score01-2=5 | RD4-score01-3= | RD4-seed02=11 | RD4-team02=BEL S Appelmans NED M Oremans | RD4-score02-1=6 | RD4-score02-2=7 | RD4-score02-3=

Section 4

| RD1-seed03= | RD1-team03=ITA L Golarsa GER C Singer | RD1-score03-1=4 | RD1-score03-2=6 | RD1-score03-3=6 | RD1-seed04= | RD1-team04=CAN S Jeyaseelan RSA R Nideffer | RD1-score04-1=6 | RD1-score04-2=3 | RD1-score04-3=0

| RD1-seed05= | RD1-team05=USA L McNeil CRO M Murić | RD1-score05-1=6 | RD1-score05-2=6 | RD1-score05-3= | RD1-seed06= | RD1-team06=SWE Å Carlsson ITA F Perfetti | RD1-score06-1=3 | RD1-score06-2=3 | RD1-score06-3=

| RD1-seed11= | RD1-team11=FRA A-G Sidot SWE M Strandlund | RD1-score11-1=6 | RD1-score11-2=5 | RD1-score11-3=3 | RD1-seed12= | RD1-team12=RSA A Coetzer GER A Huber | RD1-score12-1=4 | RD1-score12-2=7 | RD1-score12-3=6

| RD1-seed13= | RD1-team13=UKR O Lugina GER E Wagner | RD1-score13-1=77 | RD1-score13-2=5 | RD1-score13-3=0 | RD1-seed14= | RD1-team14=JPN M Saeki TPE S-T Wang | RD1-score14-1=63 | RD1-score14-2=7 | RD1-score14-3=6

| RD2-seed01=5 | RD2-team01=USA N Arendt NED M Bollegraf | RD2-score01-1=4 | RD2-score01-2=6 | RD2-score01-3=6 | RD2-seed02= | RD2-team02=ITA L Golarsa GER C Singer | RD2-score02-1=6 | RD2-score02-2=4 | RD2-score02-3=3

| RD2-seed03= | RD2-team03=USA L McNeil CRO M Murić | RD2-score03-1=3 | RD2-score03-2=5 | RD2-score03-3= | RD2-seed04=13 | RD2-team04=FRA A Fusai ARG M Paz | RD2-score04-1=6 | RD2-score04-2=7 | RD2-score04-3=

| RD2-seed05=15 | RD2-team05=ITA S Farina AUT B Schett | RD2-score05-1=7 | RD2-score05-2=1 | RD2-score05-3=3 | RD2-seed06= | RD2-team06=RSA A Coetzer GER A Huber | RD2-score06-1=5 | RD2-score06-2=6 | RD2-score06-3=6

| RD2-seed07= | RD2-team07=JPN M Saeki TPE S-T Wang | RD2-score07-1=5 | RD2-score07-2=4 | RD2-score07-3= | RD2-seed08=2 | RD2-team08=LAT L Neiland CZE H Suková | RD2-score08-1=7 | RD2-score08-2=6 | RD2-score08-3=

| RD3-seed01=5 | RD3-team01=USA N Arendt NED M Bollegraf | RD3-score01-1=6 | RD3-score01-2=6 | RD3-score01-3= | RD3-seed02=13 | RD3-team02=FRA A Fusai ARG M Paz | RD3-score02-1=2 | RD3-score02-2=4 | RD3-score02-3=

| RD3-seed03= | RD3-team03=RSA A Coetzer GER A Huber | RD3-score03-1=6 | RD3-score03-2=7 | RD3-score03-3= | RD3-seed04=2 | RD3-team04=LAT L Neiland CZE H Suková | RD3-score04-1=0 | RD3-score04-2=5 | RD3-score04-3=

| RD4-seed01=5 | RD4-team01=USA N Arendt NED M Bollegraf | RD4-score01-1=2 | RD4-score01-2=3 | RD4-score01-3= | RD4-seed02= | RD4-team02=RSA A Coetzer GER A Huber | RD4-score02-1=6 | RD4-score02-2=6 | RD4-score02-3=

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