Chanda Rubin and Brenda Schultz-McCarthy were the defending champions but did not compete that year.
| Doubles | |
|---|---|
| 1997 IGA Classic | |
| 1996 Champions |  Chanda Rubin  Brenda Schultz-McCarthy |
| Champions |  Rika Hiraki Nana Miyagi |
| Runners-up | Marianne Werdel-Witmeyer Tami Whitlinger-Jones |
| Score | 6–4, 6–1 |
| Draw | 16 |
| Seeds | 4 |
Rika Hiraki and Nana Miyagi won in the final 6–4, 6–1 against Marianne Werdel-Witmeyer and Tami Whitlinger-Jones.
Seeds edit
Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.
Amanda Coetzer / 
Lindsay Davenport (first round)- Amy Frazier / Kimberly Po (semifinals)
- Katrina Adams / Mariaan de Swardt (first round)
Rika Hiraki / Nana Miyagi (champions)
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 Coetzer L Davenport
| 4 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WC |  J Lee L Lee
| 6 | 7 | WC | J Lee L Lee
| 6 | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
 P Hy-Boulais K Kschwendt
| 6 | 6 | P Hy-Boulais K Kschwendt
| 7 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
L Horn D Jones
| 4 | 4 | WC | J Lee L Lee
| 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | K Adams M de Swardt
| 4 | 5 | M Werdel-Witmeyer T Whitlinger-Jones
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| M Werdel-Witmeyer T Whitlinger-Jones
| 6 | 7 | M Werdel-Witmeyer T Whitlinger-Jones
| 5 | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| A Grossman G Helgeson-Nielsen
| 2 | 6 | D Graham K Radford
| 7 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| D Graham K Radford
| 6 | 7 | Marianne Werdel-Witmeyer Tami Whitlinger-Jones
| 4 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q |  E Brioukhovets M Drake
| 3 | 3 | 4 | Rika Hiraki Nana Miyagi
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
E Hakami V Lake
| 6 | 6 | E Hakami V Lake
| 1 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| A Lettiere P Shriver
| 3 | 6 | 3 | 4 | R Hiraki N Miyagi
| 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | R Hiraki N Miyagi
| 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | R Hiraki N Miyagi
| 6 | 4 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| E deLone N Pratt
| 1 | 5 | 2 | A Frazier K Po
| 4 | 6 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 C Cristea M Grzybowska
| 6 | 7 | C Cristea M Grzybowska
| 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 A Dechaume-Balleret R Simpson
| 4 | 3 | 2 | A Frazier K Po
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | A Frazier K Po
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||