1997 Australian Open – Women's doubles

Women's doubles
Women's doubles
1997 Australian Open
Champions	Martina Hingis; Natasha Zvereva
Runners-up	Lindsay Davenport; Lisa Raymond
Score	6–2, 6–2

Martina Hingis and Natasha Zvereva defeated Lindsay Davenport and Lisa Raymond in the final, 6–2, 6–2 to win the women's doubles tennis title at the 1997 Australian Open. It was Hingis' first Australian Open doubles title and second major doubles title, and Zvereva's third Australian Open doubles title and 16th major doubles title.

Chanda Rubin and Arantxa Sánchez Vicario were the defending champions, but competed this year with different partners. Rubin partnered Brenda Schultz-McCarthy and lost in the third round, while Sánchez Vicario partnered Gigi Fernández and lost in the semifinals.

Seeds

Gigi Fernández / Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (semifinals)
Larisa Neiland / Helena Suková (semifinals)
Lindsay Davenport / Lisa Raymond (final)
Martina Hingis / Natasha Zvereva (champions)
Nicole Arendt / Manon Bollegraf (quarterfinals)
Katrina Adams / Mary Joe Fernández (second round)
Lori McNeil / Linda Wild (third round)
Chanda Rubin / Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (third round)
Yayuk Basuki / Caroline Vis (second round)
Kristie Boogert / Irina Spîrlea (first round)
Amy Frazier / Kimberly Po (second round)
Conchita Martínez / Patricia Tarabini (quarterfinals)
Naoko Kijimuta / Nana Miyagi (quarterfinals)
Sabine Appelmans / Miriam Oremans (second round)
Alexia Dechaume-Balleret / Sandrine Testud (first round)
Alexandra Fusai / Mercedes Paz (second round)

Draw

Key

Q = Qualifier
WC = Wild card
LL = Lucky loser
Alt = Alternate
ITF = ITF entry
PR = Protected ranking
SR = Special ranking
SE = Special exempt
JE = Junior exempt
JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
w/o = Walkover
r = Retired
d = Defaulted

Finals

Quarterfinals				Semifinals					Final

1	Gigi Fernández Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6	7

5	Nicole Arendt Manon Bollegraf	4	5
				1	Gigi Fernández Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	3	7	2

				4	Martina Hingis Natasha Zvereva	6	5	6
4	Martina Hingis Natasha Zvereva	6	6

	Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez	3	2
									4	Martina Hingis Natasha Zvereva	6	6

									3	Lindsay Davenport Lisa Raymond	2	2
12	Conchita Martínez Patricia Tarabini	4	6²

3	Lindsay Davenport Lisa Raymond	6	7⁷
				3	Lindsay Davenport Lisa Raymond	7	6

				2	Larisa Neiland Helena Suková	5	3
13	Naoko Kijimuta Nana Miyagi	2	3

2	Larisa Neiland Helena Suková	6	6

Top half

Section 1

First round					Second round				Third round				Quarterfinals

1	G Fernández A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
WC	A Coetzer M Pierce	3	2		1	G Fernández A Sánchez Vicario	6	7⁷
WC	J Capriati I Majoli	6⁴	6	6	WC	J Capriati I Majoli	3	6⁵
	V Lake L Pleming	7⁷	1	4					1	G Fernández A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
	A Ellwood N Pratt	6	6							D Graham K Radford	4	3
	L Cenková D Krajčovičová	1	0			A Ellwood N Pratt	1	3
	D Graham K Radford	6	2	6		D Graham K Radford	6	6
10	K Boogert I Spîrlea	2	6	4									1	G Fernández A Sánchez Vicario	6	7
15	A Dechaume-Balleret S Testud	6³	6	4									5	N Arendt M Bollegraf	4	5
	S Noorlander H Vildová	7⁷	1	6		S Noorlander H Vildová	0	6⁴
	A Huber B Rittner	6	4	6		A Huber B Rittner	6	7⁷
	C Barclay K-A Guse	1	6	3						A Huber B Rittner	2	4
	C Cristea T Ječmenica	4	6	3					5	N Arendt M Bollegraf	6	6
Alt	J Lee H Nagyová	6	4	6	Alt	J Lee H Nagyová	3	3
WC	S Drake-Brockman T Musgrave	1	2		5	N Arendt M Bollegraf	6	6
5	N Arendt M Bollegraf	6	6

Section 2

First round					Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

4	M Hingis N Zvereva	6	6
	K Nagatsuka L Richterová	1	1		4	M Hingis N Zvereva	6	6
	A Lettiere G Pizzichini	4	6	5		I Gorrochategui Á Montolio	0	1
	I Gorrochategui Á Montolio	6	2	7						4	M Hingis N Zvereva	6	6
	R Dragomir S Farina	6	6								R Dragomir S Farina	2	1
	P Shriver E Smylie	4	2			R Dragomir S Farina	6	4	6
	Å Carlsson K Studeníková	2	2		11	A Frazier K Po	4	6	2
11	A Frazier K Po	6	6												4	M Hingis N Zvereva	6	6
14	S Appelmans M Oremans	6	6													V Ruano Pascual P Suárez	3	2
	V Csurgó C Papadáki	1	3		14	S Appelmans M Oremans	6	5	4
WC	J Limmer L McShea	2	1			V Ruano Pascual P Suárez	1	7	6
	V Ruano Pascual P Suárez	6	6								V Ruano Pascual P Suárez	6⁶	6	6
	E Martincová E Wagner	3	6	3						8	C Rubin B Schultz-McCarthy	7⁸	1	4
	N Bradtke R McQuillan	6	4	6		N Bradtke R McQuillan	4	2
	A Kournikova E Likhovtseva	2	3		8	C Rubin B Schultz-McCarthy	6	6
8	C Rubin B Schultz-McCarthy	6	6

Bottom half

Section 3

First round					Second round				Third round				Quarterfinals

6	K Adams MJ Fernández	6	6
	E Makarova N Medvedeva	2	2		6	K Adams MJ Fernández	6³	4
	T Križan N van Lottum	0	3			K Habšudová R Zrubáková	7⁷	6
	K Habšudová R Zrubáková	6	6							K Habšudová R Zrubáková	3	4
	K Kschwendt B Schett	4	1						12	C Martínez P Tarabini	6	6
	P Hy-Boulais C Morariu	6	6			P Hy-Boulais C Morariu	1	6⁶
	V Martinek C Schneider	1	3		12	C Martínez P Tarabini	6	7⁸
12	C Martínez P Tarabini	6	6										12	C Martínez P Tarabini	4	6²
9	Y Basuki C Vis	6	6										3	L Davenport L Raymond	6	7⁷
	M Grzybowska A Olsza	2	3		9	Y Basuki C Vis	6⁵	6⁵
	S-h Park S-t Wang	7	6			S-h Park S-t Wang	7⁷	7⁷
	S Jeyaseelan R Simpson	5	2							S-h Park S-t Wang	6²	0
	M Saeki Y Yoshida	4	6	4					3	L Davenport L Raymond	7⁷	6
	P Langrová L Němečková	6	0	6		P Langrová L Němečková	3	4
	R Grande A Sugiyama	3	6²		3	L Davenport L Raymond	6	6
3	L Davenport L Raymond	6	7⁷

Section 4

First round				Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

7	L McNeil L Wild	6	6
	R Hiraki F Labat	3	1	7	L McNeil L Wild	6	6
	K Freye S Meier	2	3		K Kroupová E Melicharová	3	1
	K Kroupová E Melicharová	6	6						7	L McNeil L Wild	4	2
	L Golarsa A-G Sidot	3	6¹						13	N Kijimuta N Miyagi	6	6
	E deLone C Wood	6	7⁷		E deLone C Wood	3	5
	N Feber A Grossman	5	1	13	N Kijimuta N Miyagi	6	7
13	N Kijimuta N Miyagi	7	6										13	N Kijimuta N Miyagi	2	3
16	A Fusai M Paz	6	6										2	L Neiland H Suková	6	6
	D Jones T Tanasugarn	2	4	16	A Fusai M Paz	6	3	4
	S Krivencheva F Perfetti	6	6		S Krivencheva F Perfetti	3	6	6
	W Probst P Schnyder	3	4							S Krivencheva F Perfetti	5	3
	M Werdel-Witmeyer T Whitlinger-Jones	2	0						2	L Neiland H Suková	7	6
	E Callens G Helgeson-Nielsen	6	6		E Callens G Helgeson-Nielsen	2	2
	E Hakami S Pitkowski	1	3	2	L Neiland H Suková	6	6
2	L Neiland H Suková	6	6

Australian Open women's doubles drawsheets
Pre Open Era	1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941–1945 (WWII) 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968
Open Era	1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977^J 1977^D 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025

1997 WTA Tour « 1996 1998 »
Grand Slam events	Australian Open (S, , X) French Open (S, D, X) Wimbledon (S, D, X) US Open (S, D, X)
Tier I tournaments	Tokyo Indoor (S, D) Indian Wells (S, D) Key Biscayne (S, D) Hilton Head (S, D) Rome (S, D) Berlin (S, D) Toronto (S, D) Zürich (S, D) Moscow (S, D)
Tier II tournaments	Sydney (S, D) Paris (S, D) Hanover (S, D) Amelia Island (S, D) Hamburg (S, D) Eastbourne (S, D) Stanford (S, D) San Diego (S, D) Los Angeles (S, D) Atlanta (S, D) Tokyo (S, D) Leipzig (S, D) Filderstadt (S, D) Chicago (S, D) Philadelphia (S, D)
Tier III tournaments	Gold Coast (S, D) Linz (S, D) Oklahoma City (S, D) Tokyo Outdoor (S, D) Strasbourg (S, D) Madrid (S, D) Birmingham (S, D) Rosmalen (S, D) Warsaw (S, D) Quebec City (S, D) Luxembourg (S, D)
Tier IV tournaments	Auckland (S, D) Hobart (S, D) Budapest (S, D) Jakarta (S, D) Bol (S, D) Cardiff (S, D) Prague (S, D) Palermo (S, D) Maria Lankowitz (S, D) Surabaya (S, D) Pattaya (S, D)
Team events	Fed Cup
Chase Championships, New York (S, D) World Doubles Cup, Edinburgh (D)