1997 US Open – Women's Doubles

Women's Doubles
1997 US Open
Champions	Lindsay Davenport Jana Novotná
Runners-up	Gigi Fernández Natasha Zvereva
Final score	6–3, 6–4

Gigi Fernández and Natasha Zvereva were the defending champions, but were defeated in the final by Lindsay Davenport and Jana Novotná with a score of 6–3, 6–4.

It was the 17th doubles title, 2nd Grand Slam for Davenport and the 67th title, 9th Grand Slam for Novotná, in their respective careers.

Seeds

Qualifying

Draw

Key

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Gigi Fernández   Natasha Zvereva	4	6	6
	7	Alexandra Fusai   Nathalie Tauziat	6	2	2
								1	Gigi Fernández   Natasha Zvereva	3	7	6
								4	Nicole Arendt   Manon Bollegraf	6	6	2
	4	Nicole Arendt   Manon Bollegraf	6	3	6
	16	Ruxandra Dragomir   Iva Majoli	3	6	4
															1	Gigi Fernández   Natasha Zvereva	3	4
															3	Lindsay Davenport   Jana Novotná	6	6
	6	Yayuk Basuki   Caroline Vis	3	5
	3	Lindsay Davenport   Jana Novotná	6	7
								3	Lindsay Davenport   Jana Novotná	6	6
								2	Martina Hingis   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	4	3
	8	Conchita Martínez   Patricia Tarabini	0r
	2	Martina Hingis   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	4

Top Half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	1	G Fernández N Zvereva	6	6
		J Pullin L Woodroffe	4	4				1	G Fernández N Zvereva	6	6
		W Probst A Sugiyama	6	6					W Probst A Sugiyama	1	4
	Q	L Richterová P Stoyanova	1	3											1	G Fernández N Zvereva	6	6
		J Hetherington K Rinaldi-Stunkel	6	7											10	L Raymond R Stubbs	3	4
	WC	S Williams V Williams	4	5					J Hetherington K Rinaldi-Stunkel	1	7	3
		L Němečková S Noorlander	1	2				10	L Raymond R Stubbs	6	5	6
	10	L Raymond R Stubbs	6	6																		1	G Fernández N Zvereva	4	6	6
	12	MJ Fernández A Huber	6	6																		7	A Fusai N Tauziat	6	2	2
		O Lugina E Pampoulova	1	3				12	MJ Fernández A Huber	6	6
		A Olsza K Studeníková	1	5					V Ruano Pascual P Suárez	2	4
		V Ruano Pascual P Suárez	6	7											12	MJ Fernández A Huber	6	3	1
		C Rubin B Schultz-McCarthy	1	5											7	A Fusai N Tauziat	4	6	6
		S Jeyaseelan R Simpson	6	7					S Jeyaseelan R Simpson	6	2
	WC	D Buth Stephanie Nickitas	7	3	2			7	A Fusai N Tauziat	7	6
	7	A Fusai N Tauziat	6	6	6

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	4	N Arendt M Bollegraf	6	6
		C Morariu M Murić	4	4				4	N Arendt M Bollegraf	7	6
		S-h Park T Tanasugarn	7	6					S-h Park T Tanasugarn	6	4
		C Barclay C Wood	6	4											4	N Arendt M Bollegraf	6	6
		C Cristea M Grzybowska	6	6											13	A Frazier K Po	4	2
		K Freye N van Lottum	2	4					C Cristea M Grzybowska	4	5
		E Melicharová H Vildová	0	3				13	A Frazier K Po	6	7
	13	A Frazier K Po	6	6																		4	N Arendt M Bollegraf	6	3	6
	16	R Dragomir I Majoli	6	7																		16	R Dragomir I Majoli	3	6	4
		B Schett Shirli-Ann Siddall	4	5				16	R Dragomir I Majoli	6	4	6
		L Garrone G Pizzichini	4	4					N Medvedeva E Tatarkova	2	6	4
		N Medvedeva E Tatarkova	6	6											16	R Dragomir I Majoli	5
		KA Guse R McQuillan	6	6											5	L Neiland H Suková	2r
	WC	M Irvin A Stevenson	1	4					KA Guse R McQuillan	4	4
		E Callens G Helgeson-Nielsen	3	5				5	L Neiland H Suková	6	6
	5	L Neiland H Suková	6	7

Bottom Half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	6	Y Basuki C Vis	2	6	6
		Å Carlsson P Hy-Boulais	6	3	1			6	Y Basuki C Vis	6	7
		A Grossman K Habšudová	3	2				Q	L McShea Amanda Wainwright	2	6
	Q	L McShea Amanda Wainwright	6	6											6	Y Basuki C Vis	6	6
		J Lee L Lee	3	5												A Ellwood K Kunce	0	4
		L Montalvo L Pleming	6	7					L Montalvo L Pleming	4	1
		A Ellwood K Kunce	6	6					A Ellwood K Kunce	6	6
	11	S Appelmans M Oremans	2	2																		6	Y Basuki C Vis	3	5
	9	N Kijimuta N Miyagi	6	6																		3	L Davenport J Novotná	6	7
		R Grande L Wild	3	3				9	N Kijimuta N Miyagi	2
		R Hiraki AG Sidot	6	6					R Hiraki AG Sidot	1r
		Danielle Jones T Whitlinger-Jones	1	4											9	N Kijimuta N Miyagi	7	2	2
		B Rittner D van Roost	6	5											3	L Davenport J Novotná	6	6	6
		A Dechaume-Balleret S Testud	7	7					A Dechaume-Balleret S Testud	6	2
	WC	Z Garrison-Jackson L McNeil	2	6	3			3	L Davenport J Novotná	7	6
	3	L Davenport J Novotná	6	4	6

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	8	C Martínez P Tarabini	6	6
	Q	Cristina Moros Julie Scott	2	3				8	C Martínez P Tarabini	7	4	6
		M de Swardt D Graham	6	6					M de Swardt D Graham	6	6	4
		P Langrová R Zrubáková	1	3											8	C Martínez P Tarabini	6	6	6
		F Labat M Paz	6	6											14	K Adams K Boogert	4	7	4
		Angela Lettiere M Tu	1	3					F Labat M Paz	2	3
		M Saeki Y Yoshida	2	5				14	K Adams K Boogert	6	6
	14	K Adams K Boogert	6	7																		8	C Martínez P Tarabini	0r
	15	A Kournikova E Likhovtseva	6	6	6																	2	M Hingis A Sánchez Vicario	4
	Q	A Miller Julie Steven	2	7	4			15	A Kournikova E Likhovtseva	5	6	6
		T Križan E Martincová	5	4					M Babel L Golarsa	7	3	3
		M Babel L Golarsa	7	6											15	A Kournikova E Likhovtseva	4	4
		H Nagyová P Schnyder	0	1											2	M Hingis A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
		A Coetzer M Pierce	6	6					A Coetzer M Pierce	4	2
		I Gorrochategui I Spîrlea	3	1				2	M Hingis A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
	2	M Hingis A Sánchez Vicario	6	6

References

• Official Results Archive (ITF)
• Official Results Archive (WTA)