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1997 French Open – Women's doubles

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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

Final

Champions

Gigi Fernández

Natasha Zvereva

Runners-up

Mary Joe Fernández

Score

6–2, 6–3

Details

Draw

64 (4WC)

Seeds

16

Events

Singles	men	women		boys	girls
Doubles	men	women	mixed	boys	girls
WC Singles	men	women	quad
WC Doubles	men	women	quad
Legends	−45	45+	women

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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)

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)

Kimberly Po (second round)

Kristie Boogert /

Irina Spîrlea (second round)

Anna Kournikova /

Elena Likhovtseva (third round)

Ruxandra Dragomir /

Iva Majoli (third round)

Draw

Key

Q = Qualifier

LL = Lucky loser

Alt = Alternate

SE = Special exempt

PR = Protected ranking

ITF = ITF entry

JE = Junior exempt

SR = Special ranking

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

Top half

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

Bottom half

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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