1997 Family Circle Cup – Doubles

Doubles
1997 Family Circle Cup
Final
Champions	Mary Joe Fernández Martina Hingis
Runners-up	Lindsay Davenport Jana Novotná
Score	7–5, 4–6, 6–1
Details
Draw	28
Seeds	8
Events
Singles Doubles
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Jana Novotná and Arantxa Sánchez Vicario were the defending champions but only Novotná competed that year with Lindsay Davenport.

Davenport and Novotná lost in the final 7–5, 4–6, 6–1 against Mary Joe Fernández and Martina Hingis.

Seeds

Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated. The top four seeded teams received byes into the second round.

Draw

Key

Finals

	Final
	1	Lindsay Davenport Jana Novotná	5	6	1
	2	Mary Joe Fernández Martina Hingis	7	4	6

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								1	L Davenport J Novotná	6	6
	LL	E Gagliardi S Kleinová	0	3					E Likhovtseva A Sugiyama	2	0
		E Likhovtseva A Sugiyama	6	6											1	L Davenport J Novotná	6	4	6
		S Farina B Schett	1	3											8	C Martínez P Tarabini	0	6	2
		M Grzybowska S-T Wang	6	6					M Grzybowska S-T Wang	7	3	5
		V Ruano-Pascual P Suárez	3	6	4			8	C Martínez P Tarabini	5	6	7
	8	C Martínez P Tarabini	6	4	6																	1	L Davenport J Novotná	6	4	6
																						4	N Arendt M Bollegraf	4	6	3
								4	N Arendt M Bollegraf	6	6
		A Grossman K Habšudová	6	2	3				O Lugina C Wood	2	2
		O Lugina C Wood	4	6	6										4	N Arendt M Bollegraf	7	6
		A Coetzer I Gorrochategui	6	2	2											R Dragomir I Majoli	6	2
		R Dragomir I Majoli	2	6	6				R Dragomir I Majoli	6	5	6
		F Labat B Rittner	4	6	4			6	B Schultz-McCarthy C Vis	1	7	3
	6	B Schultz-McCarthy C Vis	6	2	6

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	5	L Savchenko I Spîrlea	6	6
	WC	J Kruger C Papadáki	3	3				5	L Savchenko I Spîrlea
		P Hy-Boulais R Simpson	5	7	4				A Fusai M Paz	w/o
		A Fusai M Paz	7	5	6											A Fusai M Paz	4	4
		K Adams M de Swardt	4	2											3	G Fernández L Raymond	6	6
		A Huber M Seles	6	6					A Huber M Seles	3	5
								3	G Fernández L Raymond	6	7
																						3	G Fernández L Raymond	4	4
	7	L McNeil L Wild	6	6																		2	M J Fernández M Hingis	6	6
		E Martincová H Nagyová	2	4				7	L McNeil L Wild	6	4	6
		S Meier S Pitkowski	4	0					C Morariu T Whitlinger-Jones	2	6	3
		C Morariu T Whitlinger-Jones	6	6											7	L McNeil L Wild	0	4
	Q	K Kschwendt M Murić	6	7											2	M J Fernández M Hingis	6	6
		A Lettiere N Miyagi	0	6				Q	K Kschwendt M Murić	6	3
								2	M J Fernández M Hingis	7	6

External links

• 1997 Family Circle Cup Doubles draw^{[permanent dead link]}