| Doubles | |
|---|---|
| 1997 Budapest Lotto Open | |
| Champions |  Amanda Coetzer  Alexandra Fusai |
| Runners-up |  Eva Martincová  Elena Wagner |
| Final score | 6–3, 6–1 |
| Draw | 16 |
| Seeds | 4 |
Katrina Adams and Debbie Graham were the defending champions but did not compete that year.
Amanda Coetzer and Alexandra Fusai won in the final 6–3, 6–1 against Eva Martincová and Elena Wagner.
Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.
Amanda Coetzer / Alexandra Fusai (champions) Mariaan de Swardt / 
Ruxandra Dragomir (semifinals) Eva Martincová / Elena Wagner (final)
Rachel McQuillan / Silke Meier (quarterfinals)| First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | A Coetzer A Fusai | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| C Cristea C Schneider | 1 | 4 | 1 | A Coetzer A Fusai | 6 | 4 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 V Csurgo  P Suárez | 6 | 6 | V Csurgo P Suárez | 4 | 6 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Adriana Barna Anca Barna | 2 | 2 | 1 | A Coetzer A Fusai | 7 | 2 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | R McQuillan S Meier | 6 | 6 | P Langrová  R Zrubáková | 5 | 6 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| WC | Z Gubacsi P Mandula | 3 | 3 | 4 | R McQuillan S Meier | 3 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| P Langrová R Zrubáková | 6 | 6 | P Langrová R Zrubáková | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
B Fulco-Villella  S Krivencheva | 2 | 2 | 1 | Amanda Coetzer Alexandra Fusai | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| L Montalvo H Nagyová | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | Eva Martincová Elena Wagner | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| E Melicharová H Vildová | 2 | 7 | 7 | E Melicharová H Vildová | 6 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 S Dopfer V Martinek | 1 | 2 | 3 | E Martincová E Wagner | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | E Martincová E Wagner | 6 | 6 | 3 | E Martincová E Wagner | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| R Bobková K Studeníková | 1 | 5 | 2 | M de Swardt R Dragomir | 4 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
K Kschwendt  C Wood | 6 | 7 | K Kschwendt C Wood | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 Å Carlsson A Temesvári | 6 | 1 | 5 | 2 | M de Swardt R Dragomir | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | M de Swardt R Dragomir | 2 | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Cara Black and Alexandra Fusai were the defending champions but they competed with different partners that year, Black with Sandrine Testud and Fusai with Rita Grande.
Chanda Rubin and Linda Wild were the defending champions but did not compete that year.
Sandra Cecchini and Laura Garrone were the defending champions but only Garrone competed that year with Alexandra Fusai.
Manon Bollegraf and Meredith McGrath were the defending champions but did not compete that year.
The 1997 Budapest Lotto Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts in Budapest in Hungary that was part of Tier IV of the 1997 WTA Tour. It was the second edition of the tournament and was held from April 22 through April 27, 1997.
In the Women's Singles at the 1997 Budapest Lotto Open tennis tournament, Ruxandra Dragomir was the defending champion but lost in the second round to Joannette Kruger.
Gloria Pizzichini was the defending champion but lost in the second round to Sarah Pitkowski.
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario and Larisa Savchenko were the defending champions but did not compete that year.
Amanda Coetzer and Linda Harvey-Wild were the defending champions but only Harvey-Wild competed that year with Chanda Rubin.
Lindsay Davenport and Natasha Zvereva were the defending champions and won in the final 6–4, 2–6, 6–4 against Alexandra Fusai and Nathalie Tauziat.
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario and Natasha Zvereva were the defending champions but lost in the final 6–2, 3–6, 6–3 against Martina Hingis and Jana Novotná.
Amanda Coetzer and Alexandra Fusai were the defending champions but did not compete that year.
Lindsay Davenport and Jana Novotná were the defending champions but they competed with different partners that year, Davenport with Natasha Zvereva and Novotná with Chanda Rubin.
Helena Suková and Natasha Zvereva were the defending champions but did not compete that year.
Larisa Neiland and Helena Suková were the defending champions but only Neiland competed that year with Elena Tatarkova.
Amélie Mauresmo was the defending champion but withdrew from her semifinal match against Lindsay Davenport.
Serena and Venus Williams were the defending champions but withdrew in the third round.
Martina Hingis and Mary Pierce were the defending champions, but neither participated in this tournament.
Alexandra Fusai and Nathalie Tauziat were the defending champions, but lost in quarterfinals to Nicole Arendt and Manon Bollegraf.
Alexandra Fusai and Nathalie Tauziat were the defending champions, but Tauziat did not compete this year. Fusai teamed up with Rita Grande and lost in the first round to Anne Kremer and Virginie Razzano.