1997 Heineken Trophy – Women's doubles

Larisa Neiland and Brenda Schultz-McCarthy were the defending champions but only Neiland competed that year with Ruxandra Dragomir.

Women's doubles
1997 Heineken Trophy
Final
ChampionsCzech Republic Eva Melicharová
Czech Republic Helena Vildová
Runners-upSlovakia Karina Habšudová
Argentina Florencia Labat
Score6–3, 7–6(8–6)
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
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Dragomir and Neiland lost in the quarterfinals to Eva Melicharová and Helena Vildová.

Melicharová and Vildová won in the final 6–3, 7–6(8–6) against Karina Habšudová and Florencia Labat.

Seeds

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Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.

  1.   Ruxandra Dragomir /   Larisa Neiland (quarterfinals)
  2.   Sabine Appelmans /   Miriam Oremans (first round)
  3.   Kristie Boogert /   Linda Wild (semifinals)
  4.   Anke Huber /   Mary Pierce (semifinals)

Draw

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First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1   R Dragomir
  L Neiland
w/o    
    B Rittner
  D Van Roost
      1   R Dragomir
  L Neiland
6 3 5
    E Melicharová
  H Vildová
6 6       E Melicharová
  H Vildová
3 6 7
    C Cristea
  S Pitkowski
1 2       E Melicharová
  H Vildová
w/o    
4   A Huber
  M Pierce
6 6   4   A Huber
  M Pierce
     
    P Langrová
  P Schnyder
3 3   4   A Huber
  M Pierce
7 6  
WC   F Joosten
  A Mikkers
1 1       A Olsza
  Y Yoshida
5 3  
    A Olsza
  Y Yoshida
6 6       Eva Melicharová
  Helena Vildová
6 78  
    D Chládková
  S Kleinová
6 4 3     Karina Habšudová
  Florencia Labat
3 66  
    S Devillé
  J Kandarr
0 6 6     S Devillé
  J Kandarr
4 4  
    Å Carlsson
  P Hy-Boulais
6 3 3 3   K Boogert
  L Wild
6 6  
3   K Boogert
  L Wild
4 6 6 3   K Boogert
  L Wild
1 7 5
    D Jones
  T Tanasugarn
5 7 6     K Habšudová
  F Labat
6 5 7
    E Callens
  L Courtois
7 5 3     D Jones
  T Tanasugarn
6 6 1
    K Habšudová
  F Labat
7 6       K Habšudová
  F Labat
2 7 6
2   S Appelmans
  M Oremans
5 4  
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