# 1997 Australian Open – Women's doubles

Martina Hingis and Natasha Zvereva defeated Lindsay Davenport and Lisa Raymond in the final, 6–2, 6–2 to win the women's doubles tennis title at the 1997 Australian Open. It was Hingis' first Australian Open doubles title and second major doubles title, and Zvereva's third Australian Open doubles title and 16th major doubles title.
Chanda Rubin and Arantxa Sánchez Vicario were the defending champions, but competed this year with different partners. Rubin partnered Brenda Schultz-McCarthy and lost in the third round, while Sánchez Vicario partnered Gigi Fernández and lost in the semifinals.

## Seeds

* Gigi Fernández / Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (semifinals)
* Larisa Neiland / Helena Suková (semifinals)
* Lindsay Davenport / Lisa Raymond (final)
* Martina Hingis / Natasha Zvereva (champions)
* Nicole Arendt / Manon Bollegraf (quarterfinals)
* Katrina Adams / Mary Joe Fernández (second round)
* Lori McNeil / Linda Wild (third round)
* Chanda Rubin / Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (third round)
* Yayuk Basuki / Caroline Vis (second round)
* Kristie Boogert / Irina Spîrlea (first round)
* Amy Frazier / Kimberly Po (second round)
* Conchita Martínez / Patricia Tarabini (quarterfinals)
* Naoko Kijimuta / Nana Miyagi (quarterfinals)
* Sabine Appelmans / Miriam Oremans (second round)
* Alexia Dechaume-Balleret / Sandrine Testud (first round)
* Alexandra Fusai / Mercedes Paz (second 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Gigi Fernández Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Nicole Arendt Manon Bollegraf | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Nicole Arendt Manon Bollegraf | 4 | 5 | 1 | Gigi Fernández Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 3 | 7 | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | 4 | Martina Hingis Natasha Zvereva | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | |
| 4 | Martina Hingis Natasha Zvereva | 6 | 6 | 4 | Martina Hingis Natasha Zvereva | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | |
| | Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez | 3 | 2 | | | | | | 4 | Martina Hingis Natasha Zvereva | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | 3 | Lindsay Davenport Lisa Raymond | 2 | 2 |
| 12 | Conchita Martínez Patricia Tarabini | 4 | 6$^2$ | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Lindsay Davenport Lisa Raymond | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Lindsay Davenport Lisa Raymond | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Lindsay Davenport Lisa Raymond | 6 | 7$^7$ | 3 | Lindsay Davenport Lisa Raymond | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | 2 | Larisa Neiland Helena Suková | 5 | 3 | | | | | |
| 13 | Naoko Kijimuta Nana Miyagi | 2 | 3 | 2 | Larisa Neiland Helena Suková | 5 | 3 | | | | | |
| 2 | Larisa Neiland Helena Suková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 1 | G Fernández A Sánchez Vicario | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | A Coetzer M Pierce | 3 | 2 | | 1 | G Fernández A Sánchez Vicario | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | |
| WC | J Capriati I Majoli | 6$^4$ | 6 | 6 | WC | J Capriati I Majoli | 3 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | |
| | V Lake L Pleming | 7$^7$ | 1 | 4 | | | | | 1 | G Fernández A Sánchez Vicario | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | A Ellwood N Pratt | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | D Graham K Radford | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| | L Cenková D Krajčovičová | 1 | 0 | | | A Ellwood N Pratt | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | D Graham K Radford | 6 | 2 | 6 | | D Graham K Radford | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | K Boogert I Spîrlea | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | 1 | G Fernández A Sánchez Vicario | 6 | 7 |
| 15 | A Dechaume-Balleret S Testud | 6$^3$ | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | 5 | N Arendt M Bollegraf | 4 | 5 |
| | S Noorlander H Vildová | 7$^7$ | 1 | 6 | | S Noorlander H Vildová | 0 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | |
| | A Huber B Rittner | 6 | 4 | 6 | | A Huber B Rittner | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | |
| | C Barclay K-A Guse | 1 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | A Huber B Rittner | 2 | 4 | | | | |
| | C Cristea T Ječmenica | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | 5 | N Arendt M Bollegraf | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Alt | J Lee H Nagyová | 6 | 4 | 6 | Alt | J Lee H Nagyová | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | S Drake-Brockman T Musgrave | 1 | 2 | | 5 | N Arendt M Bollegraf | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | 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 |
| 4 | M Hingis N Zvereva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Nagatsuka L Richterová | 1 | 1 | | 4 | M Hingis N Zvereva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Lettiere G Pizzichini | 4 | 6 | 5 | | I Gorrochategui Á Montolio | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Gorrochategui Á Montolio | 6 | 2 | 7 | | | | | | 4 | M Hingis N Zvereva | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | R Dragomir S Farina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | R Dragomir S Farina | 2 | 1 | | | | | |
| | P Shriver E Smylie | 4 | 2 | | | R Dragomir S Farina | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Å Carlsson K Studeníková | 2 | 2 | | 11 | A Frazier K Po | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | A Frazier K Po | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | M Hingis N Zvereva | 6 | 6 |
| 14 | S Appelmans M Oremans | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | V Ruano Pascual P Suárez | 3 | 2 |
| | V Csurgó C Papadáki | 1 | 3 | | 14 | S Appelmans M Oremans | 6 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | J Limmer L McShea | 2 | 1 | | | V Ruano Pascual P Suárez | 1 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Ruano Pascual P Suárez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | V Ruano Pascual P Suárez | 6$^6$ | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | E Martincová E Wagner | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | 8 | C Rubin B Schultz-McCarthy | 7$^8$ | 1 | 4 | | | | |
| | N Bradtke R McQuillan | 6 | 4 | 6 | | N Bradtke R McQuillan | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Kournikova E Likhovtseva | 2 | 3 | | 8 | C Rubin B Schultz-McCarthy | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | C Rubin B Schultz-McCarthy | 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 6 | K Adams MJ Fernández | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Makarova N Medvedeva | 2 | 2 | | 6 | K Adams MJ Fernández | 6$^3$ | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | T Križan N van Lottum | 0 | 3 | | | K Habšudová R Zrubáková | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | K Habšudová R Zrubáková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | K Habšudová R Zrubáková | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| | K Kschwendt B Schett | 4 | 1 | | | | | | 12 | C Martínez P Tarabini | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | P Hy-Boulais C Morariu | 6 | 6 | | | P Hy-Boulais C Morariu | 1 | 6$^6$ | | | | | | | | |
| | V Martinek C Schneider | 1 | 3 | | 12 | C Martínez P Tarabini | 6 | 7$^8$ | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | C Martínez P Tarabini | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 12 | C Martínez P Tarabini | 4 | 6$^2$ |
| 9 | Y Basuki C Vis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | L Davenport L Raymond | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| | M Grzybowska A Olsza | 2 | 3 | | 9 | Y Basuki C Vis | 6$^5$ | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | |
| | S-h Park S-t Wang | 7 | 6 | | | S-h Park S-t Wang | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | |
| | S Jeyaseelan R Simpson | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | S-h Park S-t Wang | 6$^2$ | 0 | | | | |
| | M Saeki Y Yoshida | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | 3 | L Davenport L Raymond | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| | P Langrová L Němečková | 6 | 0 | 6 | | P Langrová L Němečková | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | R Grande A Sugiyama | 3 | 6$^2$ | | 3 | L Davenport L Raymond | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | L Davenport L Raymond | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 7 | L McNeil L Wild | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Hiraki F Labat | 3 | 1 | 7 | L McNeil L Wild | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Freye S Meier | 2 | 3 | | K Kroupová E Melicharová | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Kroupová E Melicharová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 7 | L McNeil L Wild | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| | L Golarsa A-G Sidot | 3 | 6$^1$ | | | | | | 13 | N Kijimuta N Miyagi | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | E deLone C Wood | 6 | 7$^7$ | | E deLone C Wood | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Feber A Grossman | 5 | 1 | 13 | N Kijimuta N Miyagi | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | N Kijimuta N Miyagi | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 13 | N Kijimuta N Miyagi | 2 | 3 |
| 16 | A Fusai M Paz | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | L Neiland H Suková | 6 | 6 |
| | D Jones T Tanasugarn | 2 | 4 | 16 | A Fusai M Paz | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | S Krivencheva F Perfetti | 6 | 6 | | S Krivencheva F Perfetti | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | W Probst P Schnyder | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | S Krivencheva F Perfetti | 5 | 3 | | | | |
| | M Werdel-Witmeyer T Whitlinger-Jones | 2 | 0 | | | | | | 2 | L Neiland H Suková | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | E Callens G Helgeson-Nielsen | 6 | 6 | | E Callens G Helgeson-Nielsen | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Hakami S Pitkowski | 1 | 3 | 2 | L Neiland H Suková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | L Neiland H Suková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |