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1997 Open Gaz de France – Doubles

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Doubles
1997 Open Gaz de France
1996 ChampionsNetherlands Kristie Boogert
Czech Republic Jana Novotná
Final
ChampionsSwitzerland Martina Hingis
Czech Republic Jana Novotná
Runners-upFrance Alexandra Fusai
Italy Rita Grande
Score6–3, 6–0
Events
Singles Doubles
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Kristie Boogert and Jana Novotná were the defending champions but they competed with different partners that year, Boogert with Irina Spîrlea and Novotná with Martina Hingis.

Boogert and Spîrlea lost in the first round to Sabine Appelmans and Miriam Oremans.

Hingis and Novotná won in the final 6–3, 6–0 against Alexandra Fusai and Rita Grande.

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. Switzerland Martina Hingis / Czech Republic Jana Novotná (champions)
  2. Latvia Larisa Savchenko / France Nathalie Tauziat (quarterfinals)
  3. United States Nicole Arendt / Netherlands Manon Bollegraf (first round)
  4. Indonesia Yayuk Basuki / Netherlands Caroline Vis (quarterfinals)

Draw

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Key

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First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Switzerland M Hingis
Czech Republic J Novotná
6 6  
  Russia E Likhovtseva
Ukraine O Lugina
3 3   1 Switzerland M Hingis
Czech Republic J Novotná
6 6  
Q France A-G Sidot
Sweden M Strandlund
2 6 3   Germany A Huber
Croatia I Majoli
4 0  
  Germany A Huber
Croatia I Majoli
6 4 6 1 Switzerland M Hingis
Czech Republic J Novotná
6 2 6
4 Indonesia Y Basuki
Netherlands C Vis
4 7 6   Belgium S Appelmans
Netherlands M Oremans
0 6 0
  Slovenia T Križan
France N van Lottum
6 5 4 4 Indonesia Y Basuki
Netherlands C Vis
1 6 5
  Netherlands K Boogert
Romania I Spîrlea
2 5     Belgium S Appelmans
Netherlands M Oremans
6 3 7
  Belgium S Appelmans
Netherlands M Oremans
6 7   1 Switzerland Martina Hingis
Czech Republic Jana Novotná
6 6  
  Sweden Å Carlsson
Argentina F Labat
3 6 1   France Alexandra Fusai
Italy Rita Grande
3 0  
  Italy S Farina
Austria B Schett
6 3 6   Italy S Farina
Austria B Schett
7 1 6
  United States C Rubin
Netherlands B Schultz-McCarthy
2 7 7   United States C Rubin
Netherlands B Schultz-McCarthy
5 6 4
3 United States N Arendt
Netherlands M Bollegraf
6 6 6   Italy S Farina
Austria B Schett
1 2  
  France A Fusai
Italy R Grande
6 4 6   France A Fusai
Italy R Grande
6 6  
  Belgium E Callens
Australia A Ellwood
2 6 3   France A Fusai
Italy R Grande
6 4 6
  France A Dechaume-Balleret
France S Testud
2 6   2 Latvia L Savchenko
France N Tauziat
3 6 2
2 Latvia L Savchenko
France N Tauziat
6 7  
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