1997 WTA German Open – Doubles

Doubles
1997 WTA German Open
Champions	Lindsay Davenport Jana Novotná
Runners-up	Gigi Fernández Natasha Zvereva
Final score	6–2, 3–6, 6–2
Events
Singles Doubles
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Meredith McGrath and Larisa Savchenko were the defending champions but only Savchenko competed that year with Katrina Adams.

Adams and Savchenko lost in the semifinals to Gigi Fernández and Natasha Zvereva.

Lindsay Davenport and Jana Novotná won in the final 6–2, 3–6, 6–2 against Fernández and Zvereva.

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	Gigi Fernández Natasha Zvereva	2	6	2
	2	Lindsay Davenport Jana Novotná	6	3	6

Top half[]

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								1	G Fernández N Zvereva	6	6
		A Coetzer C Rubin	6	6					A Coetzer C Rubin	2	3
		E Callens L Courtois	1	2											1	G Fernández N Zvereva	6	7
		M Babel K Habšudová	6	2												A Kournikova E Likhovtseva	2	5
		A Kournikova E Likhovtseva	7	6					A Kournikova E Likhovtseva	6	7
	Q	M-J Gaidano T Panova	2	3				6	A Fusai N Tauziat	4	6
	6	A Fusai N Tauziat	6	6																		1	G Fernández N Zvereva	w/o
																						4	K Adams L Savchenko
								4	K Adams L Savchenko	6	6
	WC	I Gorrochategui S Graf	4	6	3				R Hiraki F Labat	1	2
		R Hiraki F Labat	6	3	6										4	K Adams L Savchenko	7	7
		S Appelmans A Sugiyama	6	7											7	M Bollegraf P Tarabini	6	6
		M Paz R Simpson	4	5					S Appelmans A Sugiyama	4	3
		A-G Sidot P Suárez	4	2				7	M Bollegraf P Tarabini	6	6
	7	M Bollegraf P Tarabini	6	6

Bottom half[]

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	5	Y Basuki C Vis	6	6
		S Meier F Perfetti	0	0				5	Y Basuki C Vis	6	3	6
		E Martincová R McQuillan	6	2					L Montalvo H Nagyová	4	6	1
		L Montalvo H Nagyová	7	6											5	Y Basuki C Vis	3	5
	WC	B Rittner J Wöhr	5	0											3	M J Fernández A Sánchez Vicario	6	7
		L Golarsa I Spîrlea	7	6					L Golarsa I Spîrlea	3	3
								3	M J Fernández A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
																						3	M J Fernández A Sánchez Vicario	5	6	3
	8	R Dragomir I Majoli	2	6	4																	2	L Davenport J Novotná	7	1	6
		O Lugina E Wagner	6	3	6				O Lugina E Wagner	7	3	6
		P Hy-Boulais S-T Wang	6	6					P Hy-Boulais S-T Wang	5	6	4
		L Němečková A Olsza	2	2												O Lugina E Wagner	3	2
		B Schett P Schnyder	4	2											2	L Davenport J Novotná	6	6
		R Bobková E Melicharová	6	6					R Bobková E Melicharová	1	2
								2	L Davenport J Novotná	6	6

External links[]

• 1997 WTA German Open Doubles Draw