1997 Sydney International – Women's doubles

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Women's doubles
1997 Sydney International
1996 Champions Flag of the United States.svg Lindsay Davenport
Flag of the United States.svg Mary Joe Fernandez
Final
Champions Flag of the United States.svg Gigi Fernández
Flag of Spain.svg Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Runners-up Flag of the United States.svg Lindsay Davenport
Flag of Belarus.svg Natasha Zvereva
Score63, 61
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
  1996  · Sydney International ·  1998  

Lindsay Davenport and Mary Joe Fernandez were the defending champions but they competed with different partners that year, Davenport with Natasha Zvereva and Fernandez with Katrina Adams.

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Adams and Fernandez lost in the quarterfinals to Sabine Appelmans and Miriam Oremans.

Davenport and Zvereva lost in the final 63, 61 against Gigi Fernández and Arantxa Sánchez Vicario.

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 United States.svg Gigi Fernández / Flag of Spain.svg Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (champions)
  2. Flag of the United States.svg Lindsay Davenport / Flag of Belarus.svg Natasha Zvereva (final)
  3. Flag of the United States.svg Nicole Arendt / Flag of the Netherlands.svg Manon Bollegraf (first round)
  4. Flag of the United States.svg Katrina Adams / Flag of the United States.svg Mary Joe Fernandez (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Flag of the United States.svg G Fernández
Flag of Spain.svg A Sánchez Vicario
66 
  Flag of Romania.svg I Spîrlea
Flag of Argentina.svg P Tarabini
3 2  1 Flag of the United States.svg G Fernández
Flag of Spain.svg A Sánchez Vicario
66 
Q Flag of Romania.svg C Cristea
Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg T Ječmenica
776 Q Flag of Romania.svg C Cristea
Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg T Ječmenica
4 0  
  Flag of Italy.svg L Golarsa
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg R Simpson
632  1 Flag of the United States.svg G Fernández
Flag of Spain.svg A Sánchez Vicario
771 6
4 Flag of the United States.svg K Adams
Flag of the United States.svg M J Fernandez
5 66  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg S Appelmans
Flag of the Netherlands.svg M Oremans
6463
  Flag of Japan.svg R Hiraki
Flag of Slovakia.svg J Husárová
71 1 4 Flag of the United States.svg K Adams
Flag of the United States.svg M J Fernandez
5 61
  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg S Appelmans
Flag of the Netherlands.svg M Oremans
66   Flag of Belgium (civil).svg S Appelmans
Flag of the Netherlands.svg M Oremans
73 6
  Flag of France.svg A Dechaume-Balleret
Flag of France.svg S Testud
4 4  1 Flag of the United States.svg Gigi Fernández
Flag of Spain.svg Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
66 
  Flag of Australia (converted).svg N Bradtke
Flag of Australia (converted).svg R McQuillan
4 73 2 Flag of the United States.svg Lindsay Davenport
Flag of Belarus.svg Natasha Zvereva
3 1  
LL Flag of the United States.svg A Grossman
Flag of the United States.svg T Whitlinger-Jones
65 6LL Flag of the United States.svg A Grossman
Flag of the United States.svg T Whitlinger-Jones
5 1  
  Flag of the United States.svg A Frazier
Flag of the United States.svg K Po
62 6  Flag of the United States.svg A Frazier
Flag of the United States.svg K Po
76 
3 Flag of the United States.svg N Arendt
Flag of the Netherlands.svg M Bollegraf
4 60   Flag of the United States.svg A Frazier
Flag of the United States.svg K Po
0 65 
  Flag of the United States.svg C Rubin
Flag of the Netherlands.svg B Schultz-McCarthy
5 60 2 Flag of the United States.svg L Davenport
Flag of Belarus.svg N Zvereva
677 
WC Flag of South Africa.svg A Coetzer
Flag of France.svg M Pierce
74 6WC Flag of South Africa.svg A Coetzer
Flag of France.svg M Pierce
2 1  
  Flag of Indonesia.svg Y Basuki
Flag of the Netherlands.svg C Vis
3 5  2 Flag of the United States.svg L Davenport
Flag of Belarus.svg N Zvereva
66 
2 Flag of the United States.svg L Davenport
Flag of Belarus.svg N Zvereva
67 

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