# 1997 French Open – Women's doubles

Lindsay Davenport and Mary Joe Fernández were the defending champions, but played this year with different partners. Davenport teamed up with Jana Novotná and lost in third round to Conchita Martínez and Patricia Tarabini, while Fernández teamed up with Lisa Raymond, losing in the final.
Gigi Fernández and Natasha Zvereva won the title, defeating Fernández and Raymond 6–2, 6–3 in the final. It was the 6th French Open title, 16th Grand Slam title and 68th overall doubles title for Fernández, and the 6th French Open title, 17th Grand Slam title and 66th overall doubles title for Zvereva, in their respective careers.

## Seeds

* Gigi Fernández / Natasha Zvereva (champions)
* Lindsay Davenport / Jana Novotná (third round)
* Martina Hingis / Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (semifinals)
* Larisa Neiland / Helena Suková (quarterfinals)
* Mary Joe Fernández / Lisa Raymond (final)
* Nicole Arendt / Manon Bollegraf (quarterfinals)
* Yayuk Basuki / Caroline Vis (quarterfinals)
* Alexandra Fusai / Nathalie Tauziat (semifinals)
* Katrina Adams / Lori McNeil (second round)
* Conchita Martínez / Patricia Tarabini (quarterfinals)
* Naoko Kijimuta / Nana Miyagi (third round)
* Sabine Appelmans / Miriam Oremans (first round)
* Amy Frazier / Kimberly Po (second round)
* Kristie Boogert / Irina Spîrlea (second round)
* Anna Kournikova / Elena Likhovtseva (third round)
* Ruxandra Dragomir / Iva Majoli (third round)

## 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

### Finals

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Gigi Fernández Natasha Zvereva | 7$^7$ | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Nicole Arendt Manon Bollegraf | 6$^3$ | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Nicole Arendt Manon Bollegraf | 6$^3$ | 6 | 3 | 1 | Gigi Fernández Natasha Zvereva | 3 | 7$^7$ | 10 | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | Martina Hingis Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 6 | 6$^3$ | 8 | | | | |
| 3 | Martina Hingis Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 7$^7$ | 7 | | 3 | Martina Hingis Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 6 | 6$^3$ | 8 | | | | |
| 7 | Yayuk Basuki Caroline Vis | 6$^3$ | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Yayuk Basuki Caroline Vis | 6$^3$ | 5 | | | | | | | 1 | Gigi Fernández Natasha Zvereva | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Mary Joe Fernández Lisa Raymond | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | Mary Joe Fernández Lisa Raymond | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Mary Joe Fernández Lisa Raymond | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Larisa Neiland Helena Suková | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Larisa Neiland Helena Suková | 2 | 3 | | 5 | Mary Joe Fernández Lisa Raymond | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | Alexandra Fusai Nathalie Tauziat | 6 | 4 | 1 | | | | |
| 8 | Alexandra Fusai Nathalie Tauziat | 6 | 6 | | 8 | Alexandra Fusai Nathalie Tauziat | 6 | 4 | 1 | | | | |
| 10 | Conchita Martínez Patricia Tarabini | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 1 | G Fernández N Zvereva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Grossman K Habšudová | 0 | 0 | | 1 | G Fernández N Zvereva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Graham K Kunce | 6 | 6$^5$ | 1 | WC | E Curutchet S Georges | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | E Curutchet S Georges | 3 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | 1 | G Fernández N Zvereva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Ad Barna An Barna | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | H Nagyová P Schnyder | 4 | 2 | | | | | | |
| | H Nagyová P Schnyder | 6 | 7 | | | H Nagyová P Schnyder | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Rubin B Schultz-McCarthy | 2 | 7 | 6 | | C Rubin B Schultz-McCarthy | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | S Appelmans M Oremans | 6 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | G Fernández N Zvereva | 7$^7$ | 1 | 6 |
| 16 | R Dragomir I Majoli | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | N Arendt M Bollegraf | 6$^3$ | 6 | 3 |
| | B Rittner D van Roost | 4 | 2 | | 16 | R Dragomir I Majoli | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Ellwood R McQuillan | 3 | 1 | | | W Probst A Sugiyama | 7 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | W Probst A Sugiyama | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 16 | R Dragomir I Majoli | 7 | 4 | 5 | | | | | |
| WC | É Loit A Mauresmo | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 6 | N Arendt M Bollegraf | 5 | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | M de Swardt A Temesvári | 3 | 4 | | WC | É Loit A Mauresmo | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Freye S Noorlander | 1 | 0 | | 6 | N Arendt M Bollegraf | 3 | 6 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | N Arendt M Bollegraf | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | M Hingis A Sánchez Vicario | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Grande KA Guse | 3 | 6$^2$ | | 3 | M Hingis A Sánchez Vicario | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Dhenin S Pitkowski | 4 | 2 | | | N Feber P Hy-Boulais | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Feber P Hy-Boulais | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 3 | M Hingis A Sánchez Vicario | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | C Cristea V Ruano Pascual | 3 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | S Farina G Pizzichini | 4 | 1 | | | | | |
| | S Farina G Pizzichini | 6 | 3 | 7 | | S Farina G Pizzichini | 7 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Grzybowska A Olsza | 1 | 4 | | 14 | K Boogert I Spîrlea | 5 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | K Boogert I Spîrlea | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | M Hingis A Sánchez Vicario | 7$^7$ | 7 |
| 9 | K Adams L McNeil | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Y Basuki C Vis | 6$^3$ | 5 |
| | T Križan N van Lottum | 6 | 2 | 4 | 9 | K Adams L McNeil | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Langrová L Němečková | 3 | 2 | | | M Paz R Simpson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Paz R Simpson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | M Paz R Simpson | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| | I Gorrochategui L Wild | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 7 | Y Basuki C Vis | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| | S Meier B Schwartz | 3 | 1 | | | I Gorrochategui L Wild | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | O Lugina E Pampoulova | 3 | 2 | | 7 | Y Basuki C Vis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Y Basuki C Vis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 5 | MJ Fernández L Raymond | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Morariu AG Sidot | 1 | 3 | | 5 | MJ Fernández L Raymond | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Saeki Y Yoshida | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | M Saeki Y Yoshida | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Krivencheva E Makarova | 6$^4$ | 3 | | | | | | 5 | MJ Fernández L Raymond | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | E Callens G Helgeson-Nielsen | 7 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | E Callens G Helgeson-Nielsen | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| | L Montalvo P Suárez | 5 | 6 | 2 | | E Callens G Helgeson-Nielsen | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Jones T Tanasugarn | 6 | 4 | 4 | 13 | A Frazier K Po | 6$^3$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | A Frazier K Po | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 5 | MJ Fernández L Raymond | 6 | 6 |
| 11 | N Kijimuta N Miyagi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | L Neiland H Suková | 2 | 3 |
| | R Bobková E Melicharová | 3 | 1 | | 11 | N Kijimuta N Miyagi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Csurgó L Horn | 6 | 6 | | | V Csurgó L Horn | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | S Berger K Jagieniak | 2 | 3 | | | | | | 11 | N Kijimuta N Miyagi | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
| | M Murić T Whitlinger-Jones | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | | 4 | L Neiland H Suková | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | E deLone R Zrubáková | 6 | 4 | 6 | | E deLone R Zrubáková | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Barclay C Wood | 2 | 3 | | 4 | L Neiland H Suková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | L Neiland H Suková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 8 | A Fusai N Tauziat | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S-h Park S-t Wang | 3 | 4 | | 8 | A Fusai N Tauziat | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | N Dechy L Ghirardi-Rubbi | 4 | 4 | | | R Hiraki F Labat | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Hiraki F Labat | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 8 | A Fusai N Tauziat | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| PR | M Babel L Golarsa | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 15 | A Kournikova E Likhovtseva | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| | R Nideffer K Rinaldi-Stunkel | 0 | 2 | | PR | M Babel L Golarsa | 6$^4$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Martincová H Vildová | 6 | 1 | 4 | 15 | A Kournikova E Likhovtseva | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | A Kournikova E Likhovtseva | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 8 | A Fusai N Tauziat | 6 | 6 |
| 10 | C Martínez P Tarabini | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | C Martínez P Tarabini | 2 | 4 |
| | A Dechaume-Balleret S Testud | 3 | 3 | | 10 | C Martínez P Tarabini | w/o | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Coetzer M Pierce | 6 | 6 | | | A Coetzer M Pierce | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Jeyaseelan J Lee | 4 | 4 | | | | | | 10 | C Martínez P Tarabini | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Å Carlsson F Perfetti | 4 | 5 | | | | | | 2 | L Davenport J Novotná | 7 | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| | A Huber M Seles | 6 | 7 | | | A Huber M Seles | 5 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Pleming N Pratt | 0 | 1 | | 2 | L Davenport J Novotná | 7 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | L Davenport J Novotná | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |