1997 French Open – Women's Doubles

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.

Women's Doubles
1997 French Open
Champions Gigi Fernández
Natasha Zvereva
Runners-up Mary Joe Fernández
Lisa Raymond
Final score6–2, 6–3
Draw64 (4 WC )
Seeds16

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

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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