1997 Heineken Trophy – Women's doubles

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Women's doubles
1997 Heineken Trophy
Final
Champions Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Eva Melicharová
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Helena Vildová
Runners-up Flag of Slovakia.svg Karina Habšudová
Flag of Argentina.svg Florencia Labat
Score6–3, 7–6(8–6)
Details
Draw16
Seeds4
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
  1996  · Heineken Trophy ·  1998  

Larisa Neiland and Brenda Schultz-McCarthy were the defending champions but only Neiland competed that year with Ruxandra Dragomir.

Contents

Dragomir and Neiland lost in the quarterfinals to Eva Melicharová and Helena Vildová.

Melicharová and Vildová won in the final 6–3, 7–6(8–6) against Karina Habšudová and Florencia Labat.

Seeds

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

  1. Flag of Romania.svg Ruxandra Dragomir / Flag of Latvia.svg Larisa Neiland (quarterfinals)
  2. Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Sabine Appelmans / Flag of the Netherlands.svg Miriam Oremans (first round)
  3. Flag of the Netherlands.svg Kristie Boogert / Flag of the United States.svg Linda Wild (semifinals)
  4. Flag of Germany.svg Anke Huber / Flag of France.svg Mary Pierce (semifinals)

Draw

Key

First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Flag of Romania.svg R Dragomir
Flag of Latvia.svg L Neiland
w/o  
  Flag of Germany.svg B Rittner
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg D Van Roost
   1 Flag of Romania.svg R Dragomir
Flag of Latvia.svg L Neiland
63 5
  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg E Melicharová
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg H Vildová
66   Flag of the Czech Republic.svg E Melicharová
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg H Vildová
3 67
  Flag of Romania.svg C Cristea
Flag of France.svg S Pitkowski
1 2    Flag of the Czech Republic.svg E Melicharová
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg H Vildová
w/o  
4 Flag of Germany.svg A Huber
Flag of France.svg M Pierce
66 4 Flag of Germany.svg A Huber
Flag of France.svg M Pierce
   
  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg P Langrová
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg P Schnyder
3 3  4 Flag of Germany.svg A Huber
Flag of France.svg M Pierce
76 
WC Flag of the Netherlands.svg F Joosten
Flag of the Netherlands.svg A Mikkers
1 1    Flag of Poland.svg A Olsza
Flag of Japan.svg Y Yoshida
5 3  
  Flag of Poland.svg A Olsza
Flag of Japan.svg Y Yoshida
66   Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Eva Melicharová
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Helena Vildová
678 
  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg D Chládková
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg S Kleinová
64 3   Flag of Slovakia.svg Karina Habšudová
Flag of Argentina.svg Florencia Labat
3 66 
  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg S Devillé
Flag of Germany.svg J Kandarr
0 66  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg S Devillé
Flag of Germany.svg J Kandarr
4 4  
  Flag of Sweden.svg Å Carlsson
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg P Hy-Boulais
63 3 3 Flag of the Netherlands.svg K Boogert
Flag of the United States.svg L Wild
66 
3 Flag of the Netherlands.svg K Boogert
Flag of the United States.svg L Wild
4 663 Flag of the Netherlands.svg K Boogert
Flag of the United States.svg L Wild
1 75
  Flag of Australia (converted).svg D Jones
Flag of Thailand.svg T Tanasugarn
5 76  Flag of Slovakia.svg K Habšudová
Flag of Argentina.svg F Labat
65 7
  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg E Callens
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg L Courtois
75 3   Flag of Australia (converted).svg D Jones
Flag of Thailand.svg T Tanasugarn
66 1
  Flag of Slovakia.svg K Habšudová
Flag of Argentina.svg F Labat
76   Flag of Slovakia.svg K Habšudová
Flag of Argentina.svg F Labat
2 76
2 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg S Appelmans
Flag of the Netherlands.svg M Oremans
5 4  

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