1997 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Doubles

Women's Doubles
	1997 Wimbledon Championships
Champions	Gigi Fernández ; Natasha Zvereva
Runners-up	Nicole Arendt ; Manon Bollegraf
Final score	7–6(7–4), 6–4
Draw	64 (2Q / 4WC)
Seeds	16

Martina Hingis and Helena Suková were the defending champions but decided not to play together. Hingis teamed up with Arantxa Sánchez Vicario and lost in quarterfinals to Nicole Arendt and Manon Bollegraf, and Suková teamed with Larisa Neiland and lost in semifinals against the same pair.

Gigi Fernández and Natasha Zvereva defeated Arendt and Bollegraf in the final, 7–6^(7–4), 6–4 to win the Ladies' Doubles tennis title at the 1997 Wimbledon Championships.[1] It was the 4th Wimbledon title, 17th Grand Slam and 69th overall title for Fernández and the 5th Wimbledon title, 18th Grand Slam and 67th overall title for Zvereva, in their respective doubles careers.

Seeds

01.

Gigi Fernández /

Natasha Zvereva (Champions)

02.

Martina Hingis /

Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (Quarterfinals)

03.

Lindsay Davenport /

Jana Novotná (Quarterfinals, withdrew)

04.

Larisa Neiland /

Helena Suková (Semifinals)

05.

Mary Joe Fernández /

Lisa Raymond (Quarterfinals)

06.

Nicole Arendt /

Manon Bollegraf (Final)

07.

Conchita Martínez /

Patricia Tarabini (First round)

08.

Yayuk Basuki /

Caroline Vis (Third round)

09.

Katrina Adams /

Lori McNeil (Third round)

10.

Nathalie Tauziat /

Linda Wild (Third round)

11.

Naoko Kijimuta /

Nana Miyagi (Third round)

12.

Sabine Appelmans /

Miriam Oremans (Semifinals)

13.

Alexandra Fusai /

Rita Grande (Third round)

14.

Amy Frazier /

Kimberly Po (Third round)

15.

Chanda Rubin /

Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (Third round)

16.

Kristie Boogert /

Irina Spîrlea (Second round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Qualifying

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final


1	Gigi Fernández Natasha Zvereva	5	6	6

5	Mary Joe Fernández Lisa Raymond	7	4	4
					1	Gigi Fernández Natasha Zvereva	6	6

					12	Sabine Appelmans Miriam Oremans	1	2
3	Lindsay Davenport Jana Novotná	w/o

12	Sabine Appelmans Miriam Oremans
										1	Gigi Fernández Natasha Zvereva	7⁷	6

										6	Nicole Arendt Manon Bollegraf	6⁴	4
	Els Callens Ginger Helgeson-Nielsen	4	4

4	Larisa Neiland Helena Suková	6	6
					4	Larisa Neiland Helena Suková	2	6	1

					6	Nicole Arendt Manon Bollegraf	6	3	6
6	Nicole Arendt Manon Bollegraf	6	5	6

2	Martina Hingis Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	4	7	2

Top half

Section 1

First Round					Second Round					Third Round				Quarterfinals

1	G Fernández N Zvereva	6	6
WC	O Barabanschikova S Smith	2	2		1	G Fernández N Zvereva	6	6
	K Freye S Noorlander	7⁷	4	6		K Freye S Noorlander	0	2
	P Hy-Boulais K Studeníková	6⁵	6	2						1	G Fernández N Zvereva	7	7
	C Barclay C Wood	6	6								C Barclay C Wood	5	5
	S Farina B Schett	4	3			C Barclay C Wood	4	7⁷	6
WC	J Pullin L Woodroffe	3	2		16	K Boogert I Spîrlea	6	6⁵	4
16	K Boogert I Spîrlea	6	6											1	G Fernández N Zvereva	5	6	6
9	K Adams L McNeil	7⁷	6											5	MJ Fernández L Raymond	7	4	4
	V Ruano Pascual P Suárez	6³	3		9	K Adams L McNeil	6	1	6
	B Rittner D Van Roost	4	6	6		B Rittner D Van Roost	3	6	4
	A Ellwood R McQuillan	6	1	1						9	K Adams L McNeil	1	6¹
	C Cristea M Grzybowska	7	6							5	MJ Fernández L Raymond	6	7⁷
	Å Carlsson F Perfetti	5	3			C Cristea M Grzybowska	3	0
	L Horn M de Swardt	2	1		5	MJ Fernández L Raymond	6	6
5	MJ Fernández L Raymond	6	6

Section 2

First Round				Second Round					Third Round				Quarterfinals

3	L Davenport J Novotná	6	6
	T Križan N van Lottum	0	2	3	L Davenport J Novotná	6	6
	D Graham K Kunce	6	6		D Graham K Kunce	1	2
LL	J Lutrova J Wood	4	1						3	L Davenport J Novotná	6	6
WC	S-A Siddall A Wainwright	6	6						13	A Fusai R Grande	1	1
	P Langrová R Zrubáková	3	2	WC	S-A Siddall A Wainwright	3	4
	M Paz A-G Sidot	3	0	13	A Fusai R Grande	6	6
13	A Fusai R Grande	6	6										3	L Davenport J Novotná	w/o
12	S Appelmans M Oremans												12	S Appelmans M Oremans
	R Dragomir I Majoli	w/o		12	S Appelmans M Oremans	6	6
	D Jones T Tanasugarn	2	6³		A Dechaume-Balleret S Testud	4	3
	A Dechaume-Balleret S Testud	6	7⁷						12	S Appelmans M Oremans	7	6
	L Garrone G Pizzichini	6	6						8	Y Basuki C Vis	5	1
	A Grossman K Habšudová	2	4		L Garrone G Pizzichini	7	4	2
	S Jeyaseelan R Simpson	4	2	8	Y Basuki C Vis	5	6	6
8	Y Basuki C Vis	6	6

Bottom half

Section 3

First Round					Second Round					Third Round				Quarterfinals

7	C Martínez P Tarabini	4	5
	E Callens G Helgeson-Nielsen	6	7			E Callens G Helgeson-Nielsen	6	6
	R Nideffer K Rinaldi-Stunkel	5	3			A Huber M Seles	2	4
	A Huber M Seles	7	6								E Callens G Helgeson-Nielsen	7⁷	6
Q	E Brioukhovets E Tatarkova	3	1							14	A Frazier K Po	6⁴	3
	T Whitlinger-Jones M Murić	6	6			T Whitlinger-Jones M Murić	2	3
	R Hiraki F Labat	5	3		14	A Frazier K Po	6	6
14	A Frazier K Po	7	6												E Callens G Helgeson-Nielsen	4	4
10	N Tauziat L Wild	6	1	10										4	L Neiland H Suková	6	6
	A Coetzer M Pierce	1	6	8	10	N Tauziat L Wild	6⁵	7⁷	6
	J Lee A Olsza	5	3			L Golarsa P Schnyder	7⁷	6⁴	3
	L Golarsa P Schnyder	7	6							10	N Tauziat L Wild	4	4
	S Meier L Němečková	4	6	4						4	L Neiland H Suková	6	6
	O Lugina E Wagner	6	4	6		O Lugina E Wagner	3	2
	L Montalvo H Nagyová	6	1	4	4	L Neiland H Suková	6	6
4	L Neiland H Suková	3	6	6

Section 4

First Round					Second Round					Third Round					Quarterfinals

6	N Arendt M Bollegraf	6	6
WC	C Taylor J Ward	4	4		6	N Arendt M Bollegraf	6	6
	S-h Park S-t Wang	6	6			S-h Park S-t Wang	2	0
Q	V Lake L Pleming	4	4							6	N Arendt M Bollegraf	6	3	6
	P Shriver E Smylie	6	5	7						11	N Kijimuta N Miyagi	2	6	1
	A Kournikova E Likhovtseva	3	7	9		A Kournikova E Likhovtseva	6	2	5
	V Csurgó C Schneider	4	3		11	N Kijimuta N Miyagi	4	6	7
11	N Kijimuta N Miyagi	6	6												6	N Arendt M Bollegraf	6	5	6
15	C Rubin B Schultz-McCarthy	6	7												2	M Hingis A Sánchez Vicario	4	7	2
	W Probst A Sugiyama	1	5		15	C Rubin B Schultz-McCarthy	7⁷	6
	M Saeki Y Yoshida	6¹	7	6		M Saeki Y Yoshida	6⁵	3
	E deLone N Pratt	7⁷	5	4						15	C Rubin B Schultz-McCarthy	6¹²	7⁸	11
	R Bobková E Melicharová	7⁷	6⁴	1						2	M Hingis A Sánchez Vicario	7¹⁴	6⁶	13
	K-A Guse C Morariu	6⁵	7⁷	6		K-A Guse C Morariu	3	3
	E Martincová H Vildová	2	3		2	M Hingis A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
2	M Hingis A Sánchez Vicario	6	6

References

Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.

External links

Source for the draw at Wimbledon.com
1997 Wimbledon Championships on WTAtennis.com
"Wimbledon 1997". itftennis.com. International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 21 April 2018.

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[Barrett-1] Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.

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