1997 Internationaux de Strasbourg – Doubles

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Doubles
1997 Internationaux de Strasbourg
1996 Champions Flag of Indonesia.svg Yayuk Basuki
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nicole Bradtke
Champions Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Helena Suková
Flag of Belarus.svg Natasha Zvereva
Runners-up Flag of Russia.svg Elena Likhovtseva
Flag of Japan.svg Ai Sugiyama
Final score61, 61
Events
Singles Doubles
  1996  · Internationaux de Strasbourg ·  1998  

Yayuk Basuki and Nicole Bradtke were the defending champions but did not compete that year.

Contents

Helena Suková and Natasha Zvereva won in the final 61, 61 against Elena Likhovtseva and Ai Sugiyama.

Seeds

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

  1. Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Helena Suková / Flag of Belarus.svg Natasha Zvereva (champions)
  2. Flag of France.svg Alexandra Fusai / Flag of France.svg Nathalie Tauziat (quarterfinals)
  3. Flag of France.svg Alexia Dechaume-Balleret / Flag of France.svg Sandrine Testud (semifinals)
  4. Flag of Argentina.svg Laura Montalvo / Flag of Argentina.svg Paola Suárez (first round)

Draw

Key

First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg H Suková
Flag of Belarus.svg N Zvereva
66 
  Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg T Ječmenica
Flag of Venezuela (1930-1954).svg M Mazzotta
3 0  1 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg H Suková
Flag of Belarus.svg N Zvereva
66 
  Flag of France.svg C Dhenin
Flag of Italy.svg F Perfetti
2 4    Flag of Australia (converted).svg D Jones
Flag of Thailand.svg T Tanasugarn
2 1  
  Flag of Australia (converted).svg D Jones
Flag of Thailand.svg T Tanasugarn
66 1 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg H Suková
Flag of Belarus.svg N Zvereva
3 66
3 Flag of France.svg A Dechaume-Balleret
Flag of France.svg S Testud
66 63 Flag of France.svg A Dechaume-Balleret
Flag of France.svg S Testud
64 1
  Flag of Australia (converted).svg S Drake-Brockman
Flag of the United States.svg J Watanabe
2 72 3 Flag of France.svg A Dechaume-Balleret
Flag of France.svg S Testud
62 6
  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg L Courtois
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg R Simpson
3 76  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg L Courtois
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg R Simpson
1 62
  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg P Hy-Boulais
Flag of France.svg A-G Sidot
65 3 1 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Helena Suková
Flag of Belarus.svg Natasha Zvereva
66 
  Flag of the United States.svg R Jensen
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg S-T Wang
4 64   Flag of Russia.svg Elena Likhovtseva
Flag of Japan.svg Ai Sugiyama
1 1  
  Flag of Argentina.svg M Díaz Oliva
Flag of Japan.svg M Endo
64 6  Flag of Argentina.svg M Díaz Oliva
Flag of Japan.svg M Endo
66 0
  Flag of France.svg N Dechy
Flag of France.svg L Ghirardi
62 6  Flag of France.svg N Dechy
Flag of France.svg L Ghirardi
1 76
4 Flag of Argentina.svg L Montalvo
Flag of Argentina.svg P Suárez
3 62   Flag of France.svg N Dechy
Flag of France.svg L Ghirardi
2 2  
  Flag of Germany.svg S Meier
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg E Melicharová
4 0    Flag of Russia.svg E Likhovtseva
Flag of Japan.svg A Sugiyama
66 
  Flag of Japan.svg N Kijimuta
Flag of Slovakia.svg K Studeníková
66   Flag of Japan.svg N Kijimuta
Flag of Slovakia.svg K Studeníková
4 3  
  Flag of Russia.svg E Likhovtseva
Flag of Japan.svg A Sugiyama
4 66  Flag of Russia.svg E Likhovtseva
Flag of Japan.svg A Sugiyama
66 
2 Flag of France.svg A Fusai
Flag of France.svg N Tauziat
64 4

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