1997 Family Circle Cup – Doubles

Doubles
1997 Family Circle Cup
Champions	Mary Joe Fernández Martina Hingis
Runners-up	Lindsay Davenport Jana Novotná
Final score	7–5, 4–6, 6–1
Details
Draw	28
Seeds	8
Events
Singles Doubles
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Jana Novotná and Arantxa Sánchez Vicario were the defending champions but only Novotná competed that year with Lindsay Davenport.

Davenport and Novotná lost in the final 7–5, 4–6, 6–1 against Mary Joe Fernández and Martina Hingis.

Seeds[]

Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated. The top four seeded teams received byes into the second round.

Draw[]

Key[]

Finals[]

	Final
	1	Lindsay Davenport Jana Novotná	5	6	1
	2	Mary Joe Fernández Martina Hingis	7	4	6

Top half[]

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								1	L Davenport J Novotná	6	6
	LL	E Gagliardi S Kleinová	0	3					E Likhovtseva A Sugiyama	2	0
		E Likhovtseva A Sugiyama	6	6											1	L Davenport J Novotná	6	4	6
		S Farina B Schett	1	3											8	C Martínez P Tarabini	0	6	2
		M Grzybowska S-T Wang	6	6					M Grzybowska S-T Wang	7	3	5
		V Ruano-Pascual P Suárez	3	6	4			8	C Martínez P Tarabini	5	6	7
	8	C Martínez P Tarabini	6	4	6																	1	L Davenport J Novotná	6	4	6
																						4	N Arendt M Bollegraf	4	6	3
								4	N Arendt M Bollegraf	6	6
		A Grossman K Habšudová	6	2	3				O Lugina C Wood	2	2
		O Lugina C Wood	4	6	6										4	N Arendt M Bollegraf	7	6
		A Coetzer I Gorrochategui	6	2	2											R Dragomir I Majoli	6	2
		R Dragomir I Majoli	2	6	6				R Dragomir I Majoli	6	5	6
		F Labat B Rittner	4	6	4			6	B Schultz-McCarthy C Vis	1	7	3
	6	B Schultz-McCarthy C Vis	6	2	6

Bottom half[]

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	5	L Savchenko I Spîrlea	6	6
	WC	J Kruger C Papadáki	3	3				5	L Savchenko I Spîrlea
		P Hy-Boulais R Simpson	5	7	4				A Fusai M Paz	w/o
		A Fusai M Paz	7	5	6											A Fusai M Paz	4	4
		K Adams M de Swardt	4	2											3	G Fernández L Raymond	6	6
		A Huber M Seles	6	6					A Huber M Seles	3	5
								3	G Fernández L Raymond	6	7
																						3	G Fernández L Raymond	4	4
	7	L McNeil L Wild	6	6																		2	M J Fernández M Hingis	6	6
		E Martincová H Nagyová	2	4				7	L McNeil L Wild	6	4	6
		S Meier S Pitkowski	4	0					C Morariu T Whitlinger-Jones	2	6	3
		C Morariu T Whitlinger-Jones	6	6											7	L McNeil L Wild	0	4
	Q	K Kschwendt M Murić	6	7											2	M J Fernández M Hingis	6	6
		A Lettiere N Miyagi	0	6				Q	K Kschwendt M Murić	6	3
								2	M J Fernández M Hingis	7	6

External links[]

• 1997 Family Circle Cup Doubles draw