1997 WTA Tour Championships – Doubles

Doubles
1997 Chase Championships
Final
ChampionsUnited States Lindsay Davenport
Czech Republic Jana Novotná
Runners-upFrance Alexandra Fusai
France Nathalie Tauziat
Score6–7, 6–3, 6–2
Details
Draw8
Seeds4
Events
Singles Doubles
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Defending champion Lindsay Davenport and her partner Jana Novotná defeated Alexandra Fusai and Nathalie Tauziat in the final, 6–7, 6–3, 6–2 to win the doubles tennis title at the 1997 WTA Tour Championships.

Davenport and Mary Joe Fernández were the reigning champions, but only Davenport competed that year.

Seeds

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

  1. United States Gigi Fernández / Belarus Natasha Zvereva (quarterfinals)
  2. Switzerland Martina Hingis / Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (quarterfinals)
  3. United States Lindsay Davenport / Czech Republic Jana Novotná (champions)
  4. United States Nicole Arendt / Netherlands Manon Bollegraf (semifinals)

Draw

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Key

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1 United States Gigi Fernández
Belarus Natasha Zvereva
5 6 4
  Latvia Larisa Neiland
Czech Republic Helena Suková
7 3 6
  Latvia Larisa Neiland
Czech Republic Helena Suková
0 6  
3 United States Lindsay Davenport
Czech Republic Jana Novotná
6 7  
3 United States Lindsay Davenport
Czech Republic Jana Novotná
6 7  
  Indonesia Yayuk Basuki
Netherlands Caroline Vis
1 5  
3 United States Lindsay Davenport
Czech Republic Jana Novotná
6 6 6
  France Alexandra Fusai
France Nathalie Tauziat
7 3 2
  Spain Conchita Martínez
Argentina Patricia Tarabini
2 6  
4 United States Nicole Arendt
Netherlands Manon Bollegraf
6 7  
4 United States Nicole Arendt
Netherlands Manon Bollegraf
3 2r
  France Alexandra Fusai
France Nathalie Tauziat
6 3  
  France Alexandra Fusai
France Nathalie Tauziat
6 6  
2 Switzerland Martina Hingis
Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
3 1  
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