| Women's doubles | |
|---|---|
| 1997 Heineken Trophy | |
| Champions |  Eva Melicharová Helena Vildová |
| Runners-up |  Karina Habšudová  Florencia Labat |
| Final score | 6–3, 7–6 |
Larisa Neiland and Brenda Schultz-McCarthy were the defending champions but only Neiland competed that year with Ruxandra Dragomir.
Dragomir and Neiland lost in the quarterfinals to Eva Melicharová and Helena Vildová.
Melicharová and Vildová won in the final 6–3, 7–6 against Karina Habšudová and Florencia Labat.
Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.
Ruxandra Dragomir / 
Larisa Neiland (quarterfinals)
Sabine Appelmans / 
Miriam Oremans (first round) Kristie Boogert / 
Linda Wild (semifinals)
Anke Huber / 
Mary Pierce (semifinals)| First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | R Dragomir L Neiland | w/o | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| B Rittner D Van Roost | 1 | R Dragomir L Neiland | 6 | 3 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| E Melicharová H Vildová | 6 | 6 | E Melicharová H Vildová | 3 | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| C Cristea S Pitkowski | 1 | 2 | E Melicharová H Vildová | w/o | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | A Huber M Pierce | 6 | 6 | 4 | A Huber M Pierce | ||||||||||||||||||||||
P Langrová  P Schnyder | 3 | 3 | 4 | A Huber M Pierce | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WC | F Joosten A Mikkers | 1 | 1 |  A Olsza  Y Yoshida | 5 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| A Olsza Y Yoshida | 6 | 6 | Eva Melicharová Helena Vildová | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| D Chládková S Kleinová | 6 | 4 | 3 | Karina Habšudová Florencia Labat | 3 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| S Devillé J Kandarr | 0 | 6 | 6 | S Devillé J Kandarr | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Å Carlsson  P Hy-Boulais | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | K Boogert L Wild | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | K Boogert L Wild | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | K Boogert L Wild | 1 | 7 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
 D Jones  T Tanasugarn | 5 | 7 | 6 | K Habšudová F Labat | 6 | 5 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| E Callens L Courtois | 7 | 5 | 3 | D Jones T Tanasugarn | 6 | 6 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| K Habšudová F Labat | 7 | 6 | K Habšudová F Labat | 2 | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | S Appelmans M Oremans | 5 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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