1997 EA-Generali Ladies Linz – Doubles
| Doubles | |
|---|---|
| 1997 EA-Generali Ladies Linz | |
| 1996 Champions | Manon Bollegraf Meredith McGrath |
| Champions | Alexandra Fusai Nathalie Tauziat |
| Runners-up | Eva Melicharová Helena Vildová |
| Score | 4–6, 6–3, 6–1 |
| Draw | 16 |
| Seeds | 4 |
Manon Bollegraf and Meredith McGrath were the defending champions, but did not compete in this event.
Alexandra Fusai and Nathalie Tauziat won in the final 4–6, 6–3, 6–1 against Eva Melicharová and Helena Vildová.
Seeds
Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.
- Alexandra Fusai / Nathalie Tauziat (champions)
- Sabine Appelmans / Chanda Rubin (quarterfinals)
- Silvia Farina / Barbara Rittner (semifinals)
- Laura Golarsa / Christina Singer (first 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
| First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | A Fusai N Tauziat | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| V Csurgo C Schneider | 1 | 5 | 1 | A Fusai N Tauziat | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| A-G Sidot M Strandlund | 6 | 6 | A-G Sidot M Strandlund | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| K Habšudová R Zrubáková | 1 | 2 | 1 | A Fusai N Tauziat | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | S Farina B Rittner | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | S Farina B Rittner | 4 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| F Labat S Testud | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | S Farina B Rittner | 5 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| P Hy-Boulais W Probst | 6 | 6 | P Hy-Boulais W Probst | 7 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| LL | M Maruska B Schwartz | 3 | 1 | 1 | Alexandra Fusai Nathalie Tauziat | 4 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| T Križan P Schnyder | 6 | 6 | Eva Melicharová Helena Vildová | 6 | 3 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Adriana Barna Anca Barna | 1 | 4 | T Križan P Schnyder | 6 | 7 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| E Melicharová H Vildová | 6 | 6 | E Melicharová H Vildová | 7 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | L Golarsa C Singer | 2 | 4 | E Melicharová H Vildová | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WC | B Schett J Wiesner | 6 | 4 | Å Carlsson F Perfetti | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Å Carlsson F Perfetti | 7 | 6 | Å Carlsson F Perfetti | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | M Schnell P Wartusch | 4 | 4 | 2 | S Appelmans C Rubin | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | S Appelmans C Rubin | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||