1997 Sydney International – Women's doubles

Women's doubles
1997 Sydney International
1996 Champions	Lindsay Davenport Mary Joe Fernandez
Champions	Gigi Fernández Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Runners-up	Lindsay Davenport Natasha Zvereva
Score	6–3, 6–1

Lindsay Davenport and Mary Joe Fernandez were the defending champions but they competed with different partners that year, Davenport with Natasha Zvereva and Fernandez with Katrina Adams.

Adams and Fernandez lost in the quarterfinals to Sabine Appelmans and Miriam Oremans.

Davenport and Zvereva lost in the final 6–3, 6–1 against Gigi Fernández and Arantxa Sánchez Vicario.

Seeds

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

1. Gigi Fernández / Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (Champions)
2. Lindsay Davenport / Natasha Zvereva (Final)
3. Nicole Arendt / Manon Bollegraf (First Round)
4. Katrina Adams / Mary Joe Fernandez (Quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

• 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	G Fernández A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
		I Spîrlea P Tarabini	3	2				1	G Fernández A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
	Q	C Cristea T Ječmenica	77	6				Q	C Cristea T Ječmenica	4	0
		L Golarsa R Simpson	63	2											1	G Fernández A Sánchez Vicario	77	1	6
	4	K Adams M J Fernandez	5	6	6											S Appelmans M Oremans	64	6	3
		R Hiraki J Husárová	7	1	1			4	K Adams M J Fernandez	5	6	1
		S Appelmans M Oremans	6	6					S Appelmans M Oremans	7	3	6
		A Dechaume-Balleret S Testud	4	4																		1	Gigi Fernández Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6	6
		N Bradtke R McQuillan	4	7	3																	2	Lindsay Davenport Natasha Zvereva	3	1
	LL	A Grossman T Whitlinger-Jones	6	5	6			LL	A Grossman T Whitlinger-Jones	5	1
		A Frazier K Po	6	2	6				A Frazier K Po	7	6
	3	N Arendt M Bollegraf	4	6	0											A Frazier K Po	0	65
		C Rubin B Schultz-McCarthy	5	6	0										2	L Davenport N Zvereva	6	77
	WC	A Coetzer M Pierce	7	4	6			WC	A Coetzer M Pierce	2	1
		Y Basuki C Vis	3	5				2	L Davenport N Zvereva	6	6
	2	L Davenport N Zvereva	6	7

References

• 1997 Sydney International Women's Doubles Draw