1997 World Doubles Cup

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1997 World Doubles Cup
Date21–24 May
Edition23rd
Draw8D
Prize money$188,125
Surface Clay / outdoor
Location Edinburgh, Scotland
VenueCraiglockhart Tennis Centre
←  1996  · World Doubles Cup
1997 World Doubles Cup
1997 World Doubles Cup
1996 Champions Flag of the United States.svg Nicole Arendt
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Manon Bollegraf
Final
Champions Flag of the United States.svg Nicole Arendt
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Manon Bollegraf
Runners-up Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rachel McQuillan
Flag of Japan.svg Nana Miyagi
Score6–1, 3–6, 7–5
Details
Draw8D
Events
Doubles
←  1996  · World Doubles Cup

The 1997 World Doubles Cup was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Craiglockhart Tennis Centre in Edinburgh in Scotland that was part of the 1997 WTA Tour. It was the 23rd and last edition of the tournament and was held from 21 May through 24 May 1997.

Contents

Top seeds and defending champion pairing Nicole Arendt and Manon Bollegraf won in the final 6–1, 3–6, 7–5 against Rachel McQuillan and Nana Miyagi. [1] It was Arendt's 3rd title of the year and the 12th of her career. It was Bollegraf's 3rd title of the year and the 26th of her career.

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 Nicole Arendt / Flag of the Netherlands.svg Manon Bollegraf (champions)
  2. Flag of the United States.svg Lori McNeil / Flag of Latvia.svg Larisa Savchenko (semifinals)
  3. Flag of the United States.svg Gigi Fernández / Flag of Argentina.svg Patricia Tarabini (quarterfinals)
  4. Flag of Indonesia.svg Yayuk Basuki / Flag of the Netherlands.svg Caroline Vis (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1 Flag of the United States.svg Nicole Arendt
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Manon Bollegraf 		67 
  Flag of Ukraine.svg Olga Lugina
Flag of Germany.svg Elena Pampoulova 		4 5  
1 Flag of the United States.svg Nicole Arendt
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Manon Bollegraf 		66 
  Flag of Argentina.svg Mercedes Paz
Flag of the United States.svg Chanda Rubin 		1 3  
3 Flag of the United States.svg Gigi Fernández
Flag of Argentina.svg Patricia Tarabini 		5 3  
  Flag of Argentina.svg Mercedes Paz
Flag of the United States.svg Chanda Rubin 		76 
1 Flag of the United States.svg Nicole Arendt
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Manon Bollegraf 		63 7
  Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rachel McQuillan
Flag of Japan.svg Nana Miyagi 		1 65
  Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rachel McQuillan
Flag of Japan.svg Nana Miyagi 		71 6
4 Flag of Indonesia.svg Yayuk Basuki
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Caroline Vis 		6 64
  Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rachel McQuillan
Flag of Japan.svg Nana Miyagi 		66 
2 Flag of the United States.svg Lori McNeil
Flag of Latvia.svg Larisa Savchenko 		1 4  
  Flag of the United States.svg Debbie Graham
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kristine Kunce 		4 4  
2 Flag of the United States.svg Lori McNeil
Flag of Latvia.svg Larisa Savchenko 		66 


References

  1. ↑ John Barrett, ed. (1998). International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 1998. London: CollinsWillow. pp. 173, 188. ISBN   9780002188241.
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