1997 Family Circle Cup – Doubles

Doubles
1997 Family Circle Cup
Final
ChampionsUnited States Mary Joe Fernández
Switzerland Martina Hingis
Runners-upUnited States Lindsay Davenport
Czech Republic Jana Novotná
Score7–5, 4–6, 6–1
Details
Draw28
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
← 1996 · Family Circle Cup · 1998 →

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

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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

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Key

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Finals

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Final
     
1 United States Lindsay Davenport
Czech Republic Jana Novotná
5 6 1
2 United States Mary Joe Fernández
Switzerland Martina Hingis
7 4 6

Top half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 United States L Davenport
Czech Republic J Novotná
6 6  
LL Switzerland E Gagliardi
Czech Republic S Kleinová
0 3     Russia E Likhovtseva
Japan A Sugiyama
2 0  
  Russia E Likhovtseva
Japan A Sugiyama
6 6   1 United States L Davenport
Czech Republic J Novotná
6 4 6
  Italy S Farina
Austria B Schett
1 3   8 Spain C Martínez
Argentina P Tarabini
0 6 2
  Poland M Grzybowska
Chinese Taipei S-T Wang
6 6     Poland M Grzybowska
Chinese Taipei S-T Wang
7 3 5
  Spain V Ruano-Pascual
Argentina P Suárez
3 6 4 8 Spain C Martínez
Argentina P Tarabini
5 6 7
8 Spain C Martínez
Argentina P Tarabini
6 4 6 1 United States L Davenport
Czech Republic J Novotná
6 4 6
4 United States N Arendt
Netherlands M Bollegraf
4 6 3
4 United States N Arendt
Netherlands M Bollegraf
6 6  
  United States A Grossman
Slovakia K Habšudová
6 2 3   Ukraine O Lugina
United Kingdom C Wood
2 2  
  Ukraine O Lugina
United Kingdom C Wood
4 6 6 4 United States N Arendt
Netherlands M Bollegraf
7 6  
  South Africa A Coetzer
Argentina I Gorrochategui
6 2 2   Romania R Dragomir
Croatia I Majoli
6 2  
  Romania R Dragomir
Croatia I Majoli
2 6 6   Romania R Dragomir
Croatia I Majoli
6 5 6
  Argentina F Labat
Germany B Rittner
4 6 4 6 Netherlands B Schultz-McCarthy
Netherlands C Vis
1 7 3
6 Netherlands B Schultz-McCarthy
Netherlands C Vis
6 2 6

Bottom half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
5 Latvia L Savchenko
Romania I Spîrlea
6 6  
WC South Africa J Kruger
Greece C Papadáki
3 3   5 Latvia L Savchenko
Romania I Spîrlea
     
  Canada P Hy-Boulais
Canada R Simpson
5 7 4   France A Fusai
Argentina M Paz
w/o    
  France A Fusai
Argentina M Paz
7 5 6   France A Fusai
Argentina M Paz
4 4  
  United States K Adams
South Africa M de Swardt
4 2   3 United States G Fernández
United States L Raymond
6 6  
  Germany A Huber
United States M Seles
6 6     Germany A Huber
United States M Seles
3 5  
3 United States G Fernández
United States L Raymond
6 7  
3 United States G Fernández
United States L Raymond
4 4  
7 United States L McNeil
United States L Wild
6 6   2 United States M J Fernández
Switzerland M Hingis
6 6  
  Czech Republic E Martincová
Slovakia H Nagyová
2 4   7 United States L McNeil
United States L Wild
6 4 6
  Germany S Meier
France S Pitkowski
4 0     United States C Morariu
United States T Whitlinger-Jones
2 6 3
  United States C Morariu
United States T Whitlinger-Jones
6 6   7 United States L McNeil
United States L Wild
0 4  
Q Austria K Kschwendt
Croatia M Murić
6 7   2 United States M J Fernández
Switzerland M Hingis
6 6  
  United States A Lettiere
Japan N Miyagi
0 6   Q Austria K Kschwendt
Croatia M Murić
6 3  
2 United States M J Fernández
Switzerland M Hingis
7 6  
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