1997 US Open – Women's doubles qualifying

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Women's doubles qualifying
1997 US Open
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends men women mixed
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The qualifying rounds for the 1997 US Open were played from 20 to 23 August 1997 in the USTA National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, New York, United States.

Contents

Seeds

  1. Flag of Hungary.svg Virág Csurgó / Flag of Italy.svg Flora Perfetti (first round)
  2. Flag of the United States.svg Erika deLone / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nicole Pratt (qualifying competition)
  3. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lisa McShea / Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Amanda Wainwright (qualified)
  4. Flag of Georgia (1990-2004).svg Nino Louarsabishvili / Flag of Japan.svg Kaoru Shibata (qualifying competition)
  5. Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Nancy Feber / Flag of South Africa.svg Liezel Horn (qualifying competition)
  6. Flag of Austria.svg Karin Kschwendt / Flag of India.svg Nirupama Vaidyanathan (first round)
  7. Flag of the United States.svg Elly Hakami / Flag of the United States.svg Rebecca Jensen (first round)
  8. Flag of France.svg Caroline Dhenin / Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Valda Lake (first round)

Qualifiers

  1. Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Ludmila Richterová / Flag of Bulgaria.svg Pavlina Stoyanova
  2. Flag of the United States.svg Anne Miller / Flag of the United States.svg Julie Steven
  3. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lisa McShea / Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Amanda Wainwright
  4. Flag of the United States.svg Cristina Moros / Flag of the United States.svg Julie Scott

Draw

First qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
1 Flag of Hungary.svg Virág Csurgó
Flag of Italy.svg Flora Perfetti
7654
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Ludmila Richterová
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Pavlina Stoyanova
5 776
  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Ludmila Richterová
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Pavlina Stoyanova
63 6
Flag of France.svg Nathalie Dechy
Flag of France.svg Sarah Pitkowski
3 63
Flag of France.svg Nathalie Dechy
Flag of France.svg Sarah Pitkowski
62 7
8 Flag of France.svg Caroline Dhenin
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Valda Lake
4 65

Second qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
4 Flag of Georgia (1990-2004).svg Nino Louarsabishvili
Flag of Japan.svg Kaoru Shibata
72 6
WC Flag of the United States.svg Jane Chi
Flag of the United States.svg Kelly Pace
5 64
4 Flag of Georgia (1990-2004).svg Nino Louarsabishvili
Flag of Japan.svg Kaoru Shibata
773 4
WC Flag of the United States.svg Anne Miller
Flag of the United States.svg Julie Steven
6466
WC Flag of the United States.svg Anne Miller
Flag of the United States.svg Julie Steven
66
6 Flag of Austria.svg Karin Kschwendt
Flag of India.svg Nirupama Vaidyanathan
2 3

Third qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
5 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Nancy Feber
Flag of South Africa.svg Liezel Horn
4 66
Flag of Austria.svg Sylvia Plischke
Flag of Germany.svg Marlene Weingärtner
62 1
5 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Nancy Feber
Flag of South Africa.svg Liezel Horn
2 66
3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lisa McShea
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Amanda Wainwright
678
Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg Olga Barabanschikova
Flag of Portugal.svg Sofia Prazeres
4 3
3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lisa McShea
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Amanda Wainwright
66

Fourth qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
7 Flag of the United States.svg Elly Hakami
Flag of the United States.svg Rebecca Jensen
4 3
WC Flag of the United States.svg Cristina Moros
Flag of the United States.svg Julie Scott
66
WC Flag of the United States.svg Cristina Moros
Flag of the United States.svg Julie Scott
66
2 Flag of the United States.svg Erika deLone
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nicole Pratt
4 3
Flag of Switzerland.svg Emmanuelle Gagliardi
Flag of Hungary.svg Katalin Marosi
4r
2 Flag of the United States.svg Erika deLone
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nicole Pratt
4

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