1997 US Open – Women's doubles

Women's doubles
Women's doubles
1997 US Open
Final
Champions	Lindsay Davenport; Jana Novotná
Runners-up	Gigi Fernández; Natasha Zvereva
Score	6–3, 6–4
Details
Draw	64 (4 Q / 4 WC )
Seeds	16
Events

Lindsay Davenport and Jana Novotná defeated the defending champions Gigi Fernández and Natasha Zvereva in the final, 6–3, 6–4 to win the women's doubles tennis title at the 1997 US Open. It was the 17th doubles title and second major title for Davenport, and the 67th title and ninth major title for Novotná.

This was the first major in which sisters Venus and Serena Williams competed, losing in the first round.

Seeds edit

Gigi Fernández / Natasha Zvereva (final)
Martina Hingis / Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (semifinals)
Lindsay Davenport / Jana Novotná (champions)
Nicole Arendt / Manon Bollegraf (semifinals)
Larisa Neiland / Helena Suková (third round, retired)
Yayuk Basuki / Caroline Vis (quarterfinals)
Alexandra Fusai / Nathalie Tauziat (quarterfinals)
Conchita Martínez / Patricia Tarabini (quarterfinals, retired)
Naoko Kijimuta / Nana Miyagi (third round)
Lisa Raymond / Rennae Stubbs (third round)
Sabine Appelmans / Miriam Oremans (first round)
Mary Joe Fernández / Anke Huber (third round)
Amy Frazier / Kimberly Po (third round)
Katrina Adams / Kristie Boogert (third round)
Anna Kournikova / Elena Likhovtseva (third round)
Ruxandra Dragomir / Iva Majoli (quarterfinals)

Qualifying edit

Draw edit

Key edit

Finals edit

Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final

1	Gigi Fernández Natasha Zvereva	4	6	6

7	Alexandra Fusai Nathalie Tauziat	6	2	2
					1	Gigi Fernández Natasha Zvereva	3	7	6

					4	Nicole Arendt Manon Bollegraf	6	6	2
4	Nicole Arendt Manon Bollegraf	6	3	6

16	Ruxandra Dragomir Iva Majoli	3	6	4
										1	Gigi Fernández Natasha Zvereva	3	4

										3	Lindsay Davenport Jana Novotná	6	6
6	Yayuk Basuki Caroline Vis	3	5

3	Lindsay Davenport Jana Novotná	6	7
					3	Lindsay Davenport Jana Novotná	6	6

					2	Martina Hingis Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	4	3
8	Conchita Martínez Patricia Tarabini	0^r

2	Martina Hingis Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	4

Top half edit

Section 1 edit

First round					Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

1	G Fernández N Zvereva	6	6
	J Pullin L Woodroffe	4	4		1	G Fernández N Zvereva	6	6
	W Probst A Sugiyama	6	6			W Probst A Sugiyama	1	4
Q	L Richterová P Stoyanova	1	3							1	G Fernández N Zvereva	6	6
	J Hetherington K Rinaldi-Stunkel	6	7							10	L Raymond R Stubbs	3	4
WC	S Williams V Williams	4	5			J Hetherington K Rinaldi-Stunkel	1	7	3
	L Němečková S Noorlander	1	2		10	L Raymond R Stubbs	6	5	6
10	L Raymond R Stubbs	6	6												1	G Fernández N Zvereva	4	6	6
12	MJ Fernández A Huber	6	6												7	A Fusai N Tauziat	6	2	2
	O Lugina E Pampoulova	1	3		12	MJ Fernández A Huber	6	6
	A Olsza K Studeníková	1	5			V Ruano Pascual P Suárez	2	4
	V Ruano Pascual P Suárez	6	7							12	MJ Fernández A Huber	6	3	1
	C Rubin B Schultz-McCarthy	1	5							7	A Fusai N Tauziat	4	6	6
	S Jeyaseelan R Simpson	6	7			S Jeyaseelan R Simpson	6	2
WC	D Buth S Nickitas	7	3	2	7	A Fusai N Tauziat	7	6
7	A Fusai N Tauziat	6	6	6

Section 2 edit

First round				Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

4	N Arendt M Bollegraf	6	6
	C Morariu M Murić	4	4	4	N Arendt M Bollegraf	7	6
	S-h Park T Tanasugarn	7	6		S-h Park T Tanasugarn	6	4
	C Barclay C Wood	6	4						4	N Arendt M Bollegraf	6	6
	C Cristea M Grzybowska	6	6						13	A Frazier K Po	4	2
	K Freye N van Lottum	2	4		C Cristea M Grzybowska	4	5
	E Melicharová H Vildová	0	3	13	A Frazier K Po	6	7
13	A Frazier K Po	6	6										4	N Arendt M Bollegraf	6	3	6
16	R Dragomir I Majoli	6	7										16	R Dragomir I Majoli	3	6	4
	B Schett S-A Siddall	4	5	16	R Dragomir I Majoli	6	4	6
	L Garrone G Pizzichini	4	4		N Medvedeva E Tatarkova	2	6	4
	N Medvedeva E Tatarkova	6	6						16	R Dragomir I Majoli	5
	KA Guse R McQuillan	6	6						5	L Neiland H Suková	2^r
WC	M Irvin A Stevenson	1	4		KA Guse R McQuillan	4	4
	E Callens G Helgeson-Nielsen	3	5	5	L Neiland H Suková	6	6
5	L Neiland H Suková	6	7

Bottom half edit

Section 3 edit

First round					Second round				Third round					Quarterfinals

6	Y Basuki C Vis	2	6	6
	Å Carlsson P Hy-Boulais	6	3	1	6	Y Basuki C Vis	6	7
	A Grossman K Habšudová	3	2		Q	L McShea A Wainwright	2	6
Q	L McShea A Wainwright	6	6						6	Y Basuki C Vis	6	6
	J Lee L Lee	3	5							A Ellwood K Kunce	0	4
	L Montalvo L Pleming	6	7			L Montalvo L Pleming	4	1
	A Ellwood K Kunce	6	6			A Ellwood K Kunce	6	6
11	S Appelmans M Oremans	2	2											6	Y Basuki C Vis	3	5
9	N Kijimuta N Miyagi	6	6											3	L Davenport J Novotná	6	7
	R Grande L Wild	3	3		9	N Kijimuta N Miyagi	2
	R Hiraki AG Sidot	6	6			R Hiraki AG Sidot	1^r
	D Jones T Whitlinger-Jones	1	4						9	N Kijimuta N Miyagi	7	2	2
	B Rittner D van Roost	6	5						3	L Davenport J Novotná	6	6	6
	A Dechaume-Balleret S Testud	7	7			A Dechaume-Balleret S Testud	6	2
WC	Z Garrison-Jackson L McNeil	2	6	3	3	L Davenport J Novotná	7	6
3	L Davenport J Novotná	6	4	6

Section 4 edit

First round					Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

8	C Martínez P Tarabini	6	6
Q	C Moros J Scott	2	3		8	C Martínez P Tarabini	7	4	6
	M de Swardt D Graham	6	6			M de Swardt D Graham	6	6	4
	P Langrová R Zrubáková	1	3							8	C Martínez P Tarabini	6	6	6
	F Labat M Paz	6	6							14	K Adams K Boogert	4	7	4
	A Lettiere M Tu	1	3			F Labat M Paz	2	3
	M Saeki Y Yoshida	2	5		14	K Adams K Boogert	6	6
14	K Adams K Boogert	6	7												8	C Martínez P Tarabini	0^r
15	A Kournikova E Likhovtseva	6	6	6											2	M Hingis A Sánchez Vicario	4
Q	A Miller J Steven	2	7	4	15	A Kournikova E Likhovtseva	5	6	6
	T Križan E Martincová	5	4			M Babel L Golarsa	7	3	3
	M Babel L Golarsa	7	6							15	A Kournikova E Likhovtseva	4	4
	H Nagyová P Schnyder	0	1							2	M Hingis A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
	A Coetzer M Pierce	6	6			A Coetzer M Pierce	4	2
	I Gorrochategui I Spîrlea	3	1		2	M Hingis A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
2	M Hingis A Sánchez Vicario	6	6