1997 Australian Open – Women's doubles

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

Women's doubles
1997 Australian Open
Final
ChampionsSwitzerland Martina Hingis
Belarus Natasha Zvereva
Runners-upUnited States Lindsay Davenport
United States Lisa Raymond
Score6–2, 6–2
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends men women mixed
← 1996 · Australian Open · 1998 →

Martina Hingis and Natasha Zvereva won the title, defeating Lindsay Davenport and Lisa Raymond 6–2, 6–2 in the final. It was the 1st Australian Open, 2nd Grand Slam and 4th overall doubles title for Hingis, and the 3rd Australian Open, 16th Grand Slam and 61st overall doubles title for Zvereva, in their respective careers.

Seeds

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Draw

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Finals

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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

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Section 1

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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

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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

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Section 3

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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

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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
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