1997 IGA Tennis Classic – Doubles

Chanda Rubin and Brenda Schultz-McCarthy were the defending champions but did not compete that year.

Doubles
1997 IGA Classic
1996 ChampionsUnited States Chanda Rubin
Netherlands Brenda Schultz-McCarthy
Final
ChampionsJapan Rika Hiraki
Japan Nana Miyagi
Runners-upUnited States Marianne Werdel-Witmeyer
United States Tami Whitlinger-Jones
Score6–4, 6–1
Details
Draw16
Seeds4
Events
Singles Doubles
← 1996 · IGA Classic · 1998 →

Rika Hiraki and Nana Miyagi won in the final 6–4, 6–1 against Marianne Werdel-Witmeyer and Tami Whitlinger-Jones.

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.   Amanda Coetzer /   Lindsay Davenport (first round)
  2.   Amy Frazier /   Kimberly Po (semifinals)
  3.   Katrina Adams /   Mariaan de Swardt (first round)
  4.   Rika Hiraki /   Nana Miyagi (champions)

Draw

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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  
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