Manon Bollegraf and Meredith McGrath were the defending champions, but did not compete in this event.
| Doubles | |
|---|---|
| 1997 EA-Generali Ladies Linz | |
| 1996 Champions |  Manon Bollegraf  Meredith McGrath |
| Champions |  Alexandra Fusai Nathalie Tauziat |
| Runners-up |  Eva Melicharová Helena Vildová |
| Score | 4–6, 6–3, 6–1 |
Alexandra Fusai and Nathalie Tauziat won in the final 4–6, 6–3, 6–1 against Eva Melicharová and Helena Vildová.
Seeds edit
Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.
Alexandra Fusai / Nathalie Tauziat (champions)
Sabine Appelmans / 
Chanda Rubin (quarterfinals)
Silvia Farina / 
Barbara Rittner (semifinals)- Laura Golarsa / Christina Singer (first round)
Draw edit
Key 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 | A Fusai N Tauziat
| 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 V Csurgo C Schneider
| 1 | 5 | 1 | A Fusai N Tauziat
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
A-G Sidot M Strandlund
| 6 | 6 | A-G Sidot M Strandlund
| 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 K Habšudová R Zrubáková
| 1 | 2 | 1 | A Fusai N Tauziat
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 |  S Farina B Rittner
| 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | S Farina B Rittner
| 4 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
 F Labat S Testud
| 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | S Farina B Rittner
| 5 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
 P Hy-Boulais W Probst
| 6 | 6 | P Hy-Boulais W Probst
| 7 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| LL |  M Maruska B Schwartz
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Alexandra Fusai Nathalie Tauziat
| 4 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
 T Križan P Schnyder
| 6 | 6 | Eva Melicharová Helena Vildová
| 6 | 3 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Adriana Barna Anca Barna
| 1 | 4 | T Križan P Schnyder
| 6 | 7 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| E Melicharová H Vildová
| 6 | 6 | E Melicharová H Vildová
| 7 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | L Golarsa C Singer
| 2 | 4 | E Melicharová H Vildová
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WC | B Schett J Wiesner
| 6 | 4 | Å Carlsson F Perfetti
| 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Å Carlsson F Perfetti
| 7 | 6 | Å Carlsson F Perfetti
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | M Schnell P Wartusch
| 4 | 4 | 2 |  S Appelmans C Rubin
| 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | S Appelmans C Rubin
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||