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.
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 |
Manon Bollegraf and Meredith McGrath were the defending champions but did not compete that year.
The 1997 Rexona Cup - Singles was a tennis event played on outdoor clay courts at the Am Rothenbaum in Hamburg, Germany. The 1997 Rexona Cup tournament was held from April 28 through May 4, 1997, and was part of Tier II of the 1997 WTA Tour.
Meredith McGrath and Larisa Savchenko were the defending champions but only Savchenko competed that year with Katrina Adams.
Anke Huber was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Miriam Oremans.
Karina Habšudová and Helena Suková were the defending champions but only Habšudová competed that year with Ruxandra Dragomir.
Olga Lugina and Elena Pampoulova were the defending champions but only Lugina competed that year with Nino Louarsabishvili.
Janette Husárová and Natalia Medvedeva were the defending champions but did not compete that year.
Kristie Boogert and Nathalie Tauziat were the defending champions but only Boogert competed that year with Amanda Coetzer.
Julie Halard and Nathalie Tauziat were the defending champions but lost in the semifinals to Larisa Neiland and Gabriela Sabatini.
Manuela Maleeva-Fragniere and Leila Meskhi were the defending champions. Maleeva-Fragniere retired from tennis earlier that year, but only Meskhi competed that year with Eugenia Maniokova.
Lindsay Davenport was the defending champion but lost in the final 6–3, 6–4 against Martina Hingis.
Lindsay Davenport and Jana Novotná were the defending champions but only Davenport competed that year with Monica Seles.
Eva Melicharová and Helena Vildová were the defending champions but they competed with different partners that year, Melicharova with Cătălina Cristea and Vildova with Karina Habšudová.
Eva Melicharová and Helena Vildová were the defending champions but did not compete that year.
Ruxandra Dragomir and Karina Habšudová were the defending champions but they competed with different partners that year, Dragomir with Åsa Carlsson and Habšudová with Silvia Farina.
Ruxandra Dragomir and Inés Gorrochategui were the defending champions of the Warsaw Cup by Heros, a tennis tournament, but did not compete in 1998.
The 1999 Bausch & Lomb Championships doubles was the doubles event of the twentieth edition of the Bausch & Lomb Championships; a WTA Tier II tournament held in Amelia Island, Florida, United States, played on green clay. Sandra Cacic and Mary Pierce were the defending champions but lost in the quarterfinals to Lisa Raymond and Rennae Stubbs.
The 1999 Betty Barclay Cup doubles was the doubles event of the fifteenth edition of the Betty Barclay Cup, a WTA Tier II tournament held in Hamburg, Germany and part of the European claycourt season. Barbara Schett and Patty Schnyder were the defending champions but only Schett competed that year with Ruxandra Dragomir. The pair lost in the first round to Irina Spîrlea and Caroline Vis.
The 1999 Orange Prokom Open doubles was the singles event of the second edition of the first women's tennis tournament held in Poland. Květa Hrdličková and Helena Vildová were the defending champions, but Hrdličková did not compete this year. Vildová therefore competed with Eva Melicharová, and was defeated in the first round by third seeds Cătălina Cristea and Ruxandra Dragomir.
The 1998 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at Melbourne Park in Melbourne in Victoria in Australia. It was the 86th edition of the Australian Open and was held from 19 January through 1 February 1998.