Lisa Raymond and Rennae Stubbs were the defending champions but lost in the first round to Katrina Adams and Debbie Graham.
Doubles | |
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1997 Ameritech Cup | |
1996 Champions | Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs |
Champions | Alexandra Fusai Nathalie Tauziat |
Runners-up | Lindsay Davenport Monica Seles |
Score | 6–3, 6–2 |
Alexandra Fusai and Nathalie Tauziat won in the final 6–3, 6–2 against Lindsay Davenport and Monica Seles.
Seeds
editChampion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.
- Manon Bollegraf / Mary Joe Fernández (quarterfinals)
- Yayuk Basuki / Caroline Vis (semifinals)
- Lisa Raymond / Rennae Stubbs (first round)
- Alexandra Fusai / Nathalie Tauziat (champions)
Draw
editKey
edit- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild card
- LL = Lucky loser
- Alt = Alternate
- SE = Special exempt
- PR = Protected ranking
- ITF = ITF entry
- JE = Junior exempt
- w/o = Walkover
- r = Retired
- d = Defaulted
- SR = Special ranking
First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | M Bollegraf M J Fernández | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Å Carlsson L Courtois | 3 | 2 | 1 | M Bollegraf M J Fernández | 6 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
R Dragomir I Majoli | 0 | 0 | WC | S Williams V Williams | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WC | S Williams V Williams | 6 | 6 | WC | S Williams V Williams | ||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | L Raymond R Stubbs | 3 | 4 | L Davenport M Seles | w/o | ||||||||||||||||||||||
K Adams D Graham | 6 | 6 | K Adams D Graham | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
L Davenport M Seles | 6 | 6 | L Davenport M Seles | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
A Sugiyama P Tarabini | 1 | 2 | Lindsay Davenport Monica Seles | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
E Likhovtseva H Suková | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | Alexandra Fusai Nathalie Tauziat | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
L McNeil M Murić | 7 | 2 | 4 | E Likhovtseva H Suková | 1 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Q | M Drake R Kolbovic | 6 | 0 | 4 | A Fusai N Tauziat | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
4 | A Fusai N Tauziat | 7 | 6 | 4 | A Fusai N Tauziat | 5 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
M de Swardt M McGrath | 6 | 6 | 2 | Y Basuki C Vis | 7 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
C Rubin B Schultz-McCarthy | 0 | 4 | M de Swardt M McGrath | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
N Kijimuta N Miyagi | 6 | 4 | 2 | Y Basuki C Vis | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Y Basuki C Vis | 7 | 6 |