1997 French Open – Women's Doubles

Women's Doubles
	1997 French Open
Champions	Gigi Fernández; Natasha Zvereva
Runners-up	Mary Joe Fernández; Lisa Raymond
Final score	6–2, 6–3
Draw	64 (4 WC )
Seeds	16

Lindsay Davenport and Mary Joe Fernández were the defending champions, but played this year with different partners. Davenport teamed up with Jana Novotná and lost in third round to Conchita Martínez and Patricia Tarabini, while Fernández teamed up with Lisa Raymond, losing in the final.

Gigi Fernández and Natasha Zvereva won the title, defeating Fernández and Raymond 6–2, 6–3 in the final. It was the 6th Fren Open title, 16th Grand Slam title and 68th overall doubles title for Fernández, and the 6th French Open title, 17th Grand Slam title and 66th overall doubles title for Zvereva, in their respective careers.

Seeds

Gigi Fernández / Natasha Zvereva (Champions)
Lindsay Davenport / Jana Novotná (Third Round)
Martina Hingis / Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (Semifinals)
Larisa Neiland / Helena Suková (Quarterfinals)
Mary Joe Fernández / Lisa Raymond (Final)
Nicole Arendt / Manon Bollegraf (Quarterfinals)
Yayuk Basuki / Caroline Vis (Quarterfinals)
Alexandra Fusai / Nathalie Tauziat (Semifinals)
Katrina Adams / Lori McNeil (Second Round)
Conchita Martínez / Patricia Tarabini (Quarterfinals)
Naoko Kijimuta / Nana Miyagi (Third Round)
Sabine Appelmans / Miriam Oremans (First Round)
Amy Frazier / Kimberly Po (Second Round)
Kristie Boogert / Irina Spîrlea (Second Round)
Anna Kournikova / Elena Likhovtseva (Third Round)
Ruxandra Dragomir / Iva Majoli (Third Round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final


1	Gigi Fernández Natasha Zvereva	7⁷	1	6

6	Nicole Arendt Manon Bollegraf	6³	6	3
					1	Gigi Fernández Natasha Zvereva	3	7⁷	10

					3	Martina Hingis Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6	6³	8
3	Martina Hingis Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	7⁷	7

7	Yayuk Basuki Caroline Vis	6³	5
										1	Gigi Fernández Natasha Zvereva	6	6

										5	Mary Joe Fernández Lisa Raymond	2	3
5	Mary Joe Fernández Lisa Raymond	6	6

4	Larisa Neiland Helena Suková	2	3
					5	Mary Joe Fernández Lisa Raymond	3	6	6

					8	Alexandra Fusai Nathalie Tauziat	6	4	1
8	Alexandra Fusai Nathalie Tauziat	6	6

10	Conchita Martínez Patricia Tarabini	2	4

Section 1

First Round					Second Round					Third Round					Quarterfinals

1	G Fernández N Zvereva	6	6
	A Grossman K Habšudová	0	0		1	G Fernández N Zvereva	6	6
	D Graham K Kunce	6	6⁵	1	WC	E Curutchet S Georges	1	3
WC	E Curutchet S Georges	3	7⁷	6						1	G Fernández N Zvereva	6	6
	Ad Barna An Barna	2	5								H Nagyová P Schnyder	4	2
	H Nagyová P Schnyder	6	7			H Nagyová P Schnyder	6	6
	C Rubin B Schultz-McCarthy	2	7	6		C Rubin B Schultz-McCarthy	1	2
12	S Appelmans M Oremans	6	5	3											1	G Fernández N Zvereva	7⁷	1	6
16	R Dragomir I Majoli	6	6												6	N Arendt M Bollegraf	6³	6	3
	B Rittner D van Roost	4	2		16	R Dragomir I Majoli	5	6	6
	A Ellwood R McQuillan	3	1			W Probst A Sugiyama	7	4	2
	W Probst A Sugiyama	6	6							16	R Dragomir I Majoli	7	4	5
WC	É Loit A Mauresmo	6	6							6	N Arendt M Bollegraf	5	6	7
	M de Swardt A Temesvári	3	4		WC	É Loit A Mauresmo	6	3	7
	K Freye S Noorlander	1	0		6	N Arendt M Bollegraf	3	6	9
6	N Arendt M Bollegraf	6	6

Section 2

First Round					Second Round					Third Round					Quarterfinals

3	M Hingis A Sánchez Vicario	6	7⁷
	R Grande KA Guse	3	6²		3	M Hingis A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
	C Dhenin S Pitkowski	4	2			N Feber P Hy-Boulais	4	0
	N Feber P Hy-Boulais	6	6							3	M Hingis A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
	C Cristea V Ruano Pascual	3	6	5							S Farina G Pizzichini	4	1
	S Farina G Pizzichini	6	3	7		S Farina G Pizzichini	7	1	6
	M Grzybowska A Olsza	1	4		14	K Boogert I Spîrlea	5	6	2
14	K Boogert I Spîrlea	6	6												3	M Hingis A Sánchez Vicario	7⁷	7
9	K Adams L McNeil	4	6	6											7	Y Basuki C Vis	6³	5
	T Križan N van Lottum	6	2	4	9	K Adams L McNeil	4	3
	P Langrová L Němečková	3	2			M Paz R Simpson	6	6
	M Paz R Simpson	6	6								M Paz R Simpson	4	6	3
	I Gorrochategui L Wild	6	6							7	Y Basuki C Vis	6	3	6
	S Meier B Schwartz	3	1			I Gorrochategui L Wild	3	3
	O Lugina E Pampoulova	3	2		7	Y Basuki C Vis	6	6
7	Y Basuki C Vis	6	6

Section 3

First Round					Second Round				Third Round					Quarterfinals

5	MJ Fernández L Raymond	6	6
	C Morariu AG Sidot	1	3		5	MJ Fernández L Raymond	6	6
	M Saeki Y Yoshida	7⁷	6			M Saeki Y Yoshida	1	2
	S Krivencheva E Makarova	6⁴	3						5	MJ Fernández L Raymond	4	6	6
	E Callens G Helgeson-Nielsen	7	1	6						E Callens G Helgeson-Nielsen	6	3	4
	L Montalvo P Suárez	5	6	2		E Callens G Helgeson-Nielsen	7⁷	6
	D Jones T Tanasugarn	6	4	4	13	A Frazier K Po	6³	1
13	A Frazier K Po	3	6	6										5	MJ Fernández L Raymond	6	6
11	N Kijimuta N Miyagi	6	6											4	L Neiland H Suková	2	3
	R Bobková E Melicharová	3	1		11	N Kijimuta N Miyagi	6	6
	V Csurgó L Horn	6	6			V Csurgó L Horn	3	3
WC	S Berger K Jagieniak	2	3						11	N Kijimuta N Miyagi	1	2
	M Murić T Whitlinger-Jones	2	6	3					4	L Neiland H Suková	6	6
	E deLone R Zrubáková	6	4	6		E deLone R Zrubáková	4	1
	C Barclay C Wood	2	3		4	L Neiland H Suková	6	6
4	L Neiland H Suková	6	6

Section 4

First Round					Second Round				Third Round					Quarterfinals

8	A Fusai N Tauziat	6	6
	S-h Park S-t Wang	3	4		8	A Fusai N Tauziat	6	6
WC	N Dechy L Ghirardi-Rubbi	4	4			R Hiraki F Labat	4	3
	R Hiraki F Labat	6	6						8	A Fusai N Tauziat	6	6
PR	M Babel L Golarsa	6	6						15	A Kournikova E Likhovtseva	3	4
	R Nideffer K Rinaldi-Stunkel	0	2		PR	M Babel L Golarsa	6⁴	1
	E Martincová H Vildová	6	1	4	15	A Kournikova E Likhovtseva	7⁷	6
15	A Kournikova E Likhovtseva	4	6	6										8	A Fusai N Tauziat	6	6
10	C Martínez P Tarabini	6	6											10	C Martínez P Tarabini	2	4
	A Dechaume-Balleret S Testud	3	3		10	C Martínez P Tarabini	w/o
	A Coetzer M Pierce	6	6			A Coetzer M Pierce
	S Jeyaseelan J Lee	4	4						10	C Martínez P Tarabini	5	6	6
	Å Carlsson F Perfetti	4	5						2	L Davenport J Novotná	7	4	4
	A Huber M Seles	6	7			A Huber M Seles	5	6³
	L Pleming N Pratt	0	1		2	L Davenport J Novotná	7	7⁷
2	L Davenport J Novotná	6	6

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