Doubles | |
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1997 Ameritech Cup | |
1996 Champions | Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs |
Champions | Alexandra Fusai Nathalie Tauziat |
Runners-up | Lindsay Davenport Monica Seles |
Score | 6–3, 6–2 |
Lisa Raymond and Rennae Stubbs were the defending champions but lost in the first round to Katrina Adams and Debbie Graham.
Alexandra Fusai and Nathalie Tauziat won in the final 6–3, 6–2 against Lindsay Davenport and Monica Seles.
Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.
First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | M Bollegraf M J Fernández | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Å Carlsson L Courtois | 3 | 2 | 1 | M Bollegraf M J Fernández | 6 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
R Dragomir I Majoli | 0 | 0 | WC | S Williams V Williams | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WC | S Williams V Williams | 6 | 6 | WC | S Williams V Williams | ||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | L Raymond R Stubbs | 3 | 4 | L Davenport M Seles | w/o | ||||||||||||||||||||||
K Adams D Graham | 6 | 6 | K Adams D Graham | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
L Davenport M Seles | 6 | 6 | L Davenport M Seles | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
A Sugiyama P Tarabini | 1 | 2 | Lindsay Davenport Monica Seles | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
E Likhovtseva H Suková | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | Alexandra Fusai Nathalie Tauziat | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
L McNeil M Murić | 7 | 2 | 4 | E Likhovtseva H Suková | 1 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Q | M Drake R Kolbovic | 6 | 0 | 4 | A Fusai N Tauziat | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
4 | A Fusai N Tauziat | 7 | 6 | 4 | A Fusai N Tauziat | 5 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
M de Swardt M McGrath | 6 | 6 | 2 | Y Basuki C Vis | 7 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
C Rubin B Schultz-McCarthy | 0 | 4 | M de Swardt M McGrath | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
N Kijimuta N Miyagi | 6 | 4 | 2 | Y Basuki C Vis | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Y Basuki C Vis | 7 | 6 |
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