1997 Gold Coast Classic – Doubles

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The 1997 Gold Coast Classic doubles was a tennis competition as part of the 1997 Gold Coast Classic, a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Hope Island Resort Tennis Centre in Hope Island, Queensland in Australia that was part of Tier III of the 1997 WTA Tour. The tournament was held from 30 December 1996 through 5 January 1997.

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Doubles
1997 Gold Coast Classic
Champions Flag of Japan.svg Naoko Kijimuta
Flag of Japan.svg Nana Miyagi
Runners-up Flag of Romania.svg Ruxandra Dragomir
Flag of Italy.svg Silvia Farina
Final score7–6, 6–1
Events
Singles Doubles
Australian Hard Court Championships ·  1998  

Naoko Kijimuta and Nana Miyagi won in the final 7–6, 6–1 against Ruxandra Dragomir and Silvia Farina.

Seeds

Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.

  1. Flag of Argentina.svg Patricia Tarabini / Flag of the Netherlands.svg Caroline Vis (semifinals)
  2. Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Els Callens / Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Helena Suková (first round)
  3. Flag of Japan.svg Naoko Kijimuta / Flag of Japan.svg Nana Miyagi (champions)
  4. Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Sabine Appelmans / Flag of Germany.svg Barbara Rittner (first round)

Draw

Key

First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Flag of Argentina.svg P Tarabini
Flag of the Netherlands.svg C Vis
66 
  Flag of Australia (converted).svg C Barclay
Flag of Australia (converted).svg K-A Guse
2 4  1 Flag of Argentina.svg P Tarabini
Flag of the Netherlands.svg C Vis
66 
WC Flag of Australia (converted).svg G Biggs
Flag of Australia (converted).svg A Jensen
4 2    Flag of Russia.svg E Likhovtseva
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg C Wood
1 3  
  Flag of Russia.svg E Likhovtseva
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg C Wood
66 1 Flag of Argentina.svg P Tarabini
Flag of the Netherlands.svg C Vis
0 3  
3 Flag of Japan.svg N Kijimuta
Flag of Japan.svg N Miyagi
66 3 Flag of Japan.svg N Kijimuta
Flag of Japan.svg N Miyagi
66 
  Flag of the United States.svg C Morariu
Flag of the United States.svg M Werdel-Witmeyer
4 1  3 Flag of Japan.svg N Kijimuta
Flag of Japan.svg N Miyagi
76 
  Flag of Australia (converted).svg R McQuillan
Flag of Australia (converted).svg K Radford
66 6  Flag of Australia (converted).svg R McQuillan
Flag of Australia (converted).svg K Radford
6 1  
  Flag of Australia (converted).svg A Ellwood
Flag of Australia (converted).svg N Pratt
3 71 3 Flag of Japan.svg Naoko Kijimuta
Flag of Japan.svg Nana Miyagi
76 
  Flag of Italy.svg R Grande
Flag of Japan.svg A Sugiyama
1    Flag of Romania.svg Ruxandra Dragomir
Flag of Italy.svg Silvia Farina
6 1  
  Flag of the United States.svg E deLone
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg S-T Wang
1 r    Flag of Italy.svg R Grande
Flag of Japan.svg A Sugiyama
66 3
Q Flag of Belarus.svg O Barabanschikova
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg L Richterová
66 Q Flag of Belarus.svg O Barabanschikova
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg L Richterová
2 76
4 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg S Appelmans
Flag of Germany.svg B Rittner
4 3  Q Flag of Belarus.svg O Barabanschikova
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg L Richterová
60 5
  Flag of Romania.svg R Dragomir
Flag of Italy.svg S Farina
4 66  Flag of Romania.svg R Dragomir
Flag of Italy.svg S Farina
4 67
  Flag of Hungary.svg V Csurgo
Flag of Argentina.svg P Suárez
63 1   Flag of Romania.svg R Dragomir
Flag of Italy.svg S Farina
66 
  Flag of France.svg A-G Sidot
Flag of France.svg S Testud
76   Flag of France.svg A-G Sidot
Flag of France.svg S Testud
2 3  
2 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg E Callens
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg H Suková
6 1  

Coordinates: 27°52′18″S153°21′01″E / 27.8717°S 153.3504°E / -27.8717; 153.3504 (Hope Island Resort Tennis Centre)

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