title: 1997 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles
text: # 1997 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles
  
  Martina Hingis and Helena Suková were the defending champions but decided not to play together. Hingis teamed up with Arantxa Sánchez Vicario and lost in quarterfinals to Nicole Arendt and Manon Bollegraf, and Suková teamed with Larisa Neiland and lost in semifinals against the same pair.
  
  Gigi Fernández and Natasha Zvereva defeated Arendt and Bollegraf in the final, $7–6^{(7–4)},$ 6–4 to win the ladies' doubles tennis title at the 1997 Wimbledon Championships. It was the 4th Wimbledon title, 17th Grand Slam and 69th overall title for Fernández and the 5th Wimbledon title, 18th Grand Slam and 67th overall title for Zvereva, in their respective doubles careers.
  
  ## Seeds
  
      01. Gigi Fernández / Natasha Zvereva (champions)
      02. Martina Hingis / Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (quarterfinals)
      03. Lindsay Davenport / Jana Novotná (quarterfinals, withdrew)
      04. Larisa Neiland / Helena Suková (semifinals)
      05. Mary Joe Fernández / Lisa Raymond (quarterfinals)
      06. Nicole Arendt / Manon Bollegraf (final)
      07. Conchita Martínez / Patricia Tarabini (first round)
      08. Yayuk Basuki / Caroline Vis (third round)
      09. Katrina Adams / Lori McNeil (third round)
      10. Nathalie Tauziat / Linda Wild (third round)
      11. Naoko Kijimuta / Nana Miyagi (third round)
      12. Sabine Appelmans / Miriam Oremans (semifinals)
      13. Alexandra Fusai / Rita Grande (third round)
      14. Amy Frazier / Kimberly Po (third round)
      15. Chanda Rubin / Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (third round)
      16. Kristie Boogert / Irina Spîrlea (second round)
  
  Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.
  
  ## Draw
  
  ### Key
  
  * Q = Qualifier
  * WC = Wild card
  * LL = Lucky loser
  * Alt = Alternate
  * SE = Special exempt
  * PR = Protected ranking
  * ITF = ITF entry
  * JE = Junior exempt
  * w/o = Walkover
  * r = Retired
  * d = Defaulted
  * SR = Special ranking
  
  ### Finals
  
  | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Gigi Fernández Natasha Zvereva | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 5 | Mary Joe Fernández Lisa Raymond | 7 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 5 | Mary Joe Fernández Lisa Raymond | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | Gigi Fernández Natasha Zvereva | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 12 | Sabine Appelmans Miriam Oremans | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
  | 3 | Lindsay Davenport Jana Novotná | w/o | | | 12 | Sabine Appelmans Miriam Oremans | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
  | 12 | Sabine Appelmans Miriam Oremans | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 12 | Sabine Appelmans Miriam Oremans | | | | | | | | | 1 | Gigi Fernández Natasha Zvereva | $7^7$ | 6 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Nicole Arendt Manon Bollegraf | $6^4$ | 4 |
  | | Els Callens Ginger Helgeson-Nielsen | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Nicole Arendt Manon Bollegraf | $6^4$ | 4 |
  | 4 | Larisa Neiland Helena Suková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 4 | Larisa Neiland Helena Suková | 6 | 6 | | 4 | Larisa Neiland Helena Suková | 2 | 6 | 1 | | | | |
  | | | | | | 6 | Nicole Arendt Manon Bollegraf | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
  | 6 | Nicole Arendt Manon Bollegraf | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | Nicole Arendt Manon Bollegraf | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
  | 2 | Martina Hingis Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 4 | 7 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Top half
  
  **Section 1**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | G Fernández N Zvereva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | O Barabanschikova S Smith | 2 | 2 | | 1 | G Fernández N Zvereva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | K Freye S Noorlander | $7^7$ | 4 | 6 | | K Freye S Noorlander | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | P Hy-Boulais K Studeníková | $6^5$ | 6 | 2 | | | | | | 1 | G Fernández N Zvereva | 7 | 7 | | | | | |
  | | C Barclay C Wood | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | C Barclay C Wood | 5 | 5 | | | | | |
  | | S Farina B Schett | 4 | 3 | | | C Barclay C Wood | 4 | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | J Pullin L Woodroffe | 3 | 2 | | 16 | K Boogert I Spîrlea | 6 | $6^5$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 16 | K Boogert I Spîrlea | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | G Fernández N Zvereva | 5 | 6 | 6 |
  | 9 | K Adams L McNeil | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | MJ Fernández L Raymond | 7 | 4 | 4 |
  | | V Ruano Pascual P Suárez | $6^3$ | 3 | | 9 | K Adams L McNeil | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | B Rittner D Van Roost | 4 | 6 | 6 | | B Rittner D Van Roost | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Ellwood R McQuillan | 6 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | 9 | K Adams L McNeil | 1 | $6^1$ | | | | | |
  | | C Cristea M Grzybowska | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 5 | MJ Fernández L Raymond | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | |
  | | Å Carlsson F Perfetti | 5 | 3 | | | C Cristea M Grzybowska | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | L Horn M de Swardt | 2 | 1 | | 5 | MJ Fernández L Raymond | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 5 | MJ Fernández L Raymond | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 2**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 3 | L Davenport J Novotná | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | T Križan N van Lottum | 0 | 2 | 3 | L Davenport J Novotná | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | D Graham K Kunce | 6 | 6 | | D Graham K Kunce | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
  | LL | J Lutrova J Wood | 4 | 1 | | | | | | 3 | L Davenport J Novotná | 6 | 6 | | | |
  | WC | S-A Siddall A Wainwright | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 13 | A Fusai R Grande | 1 | 1 | | | |
  | | P Langrová R Zrubáková | 3 | 2 | WC | S-A Siddall A Wainwright | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Paz A-G Sidot | 3 | 0 | 13 | A Fusai R Grande | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | 13 | A Fusai R Grande | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | L Davenport J Novotná | w/o |
  | 12 | S Appelmans M Oremans | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | S Appelmans M Oremans | |
  | | R Dragomir I Majoli | w/o | | 12 | S Appelmans M Oremans | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | D Jones T Tanasugarn | 2 | $6^3$ | | A Dechaume-Balleret S Testud | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Dechaume-Balleret S Testud | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | 12 | S Appelmans M Oremans | 7 | 6 | | | |
  | | L Garrone G Pizzichini | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 8 | Y Basuki C Vis | 5 | 1 | | | |
  | | A Grossman K Habšudová | 2 | 4 | | L Garrone G Pizzichini | 7 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | |
  | | S Jeyaseelan R Simpson | 4 | 2 | 8 | Y Basuki C Vis | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
  | 8 | Y Basuki C Vis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Bottom half
  
  **Section 3**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 7 | C Martínez P Tarabini | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | E Callens G Helgeson-Nielsen | 6 | 7 | | | E Callens G Helgeson-Nielsen | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | R Nideffer K Rinaldi-Stunkel | 5 | 3 | | | A Huber M Seles | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Huber M Seles | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | E Callens G Helgeson-Nielsen | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | |
  | Q | E Brioukhovets E Tatarkova | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | 14 | A Frazier K Po | $6^4$ | 3 | | | | |
  | | T Whitlinger-Jones M Murić | 6 | 6 | | | T Whitlinger-Jones M Murić | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | R Hiraki F Labat | 5 | 3 | | 14 | A Frazier K Po | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 14 | A Frazier K Po | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | E Callens G Helgeson-Nielsen | 4 | 4 |
  | 10 | N Tauziat L Wild | 6 | 1 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | 4 | L Neiland H Suková | 6 | 6 |
  | | A Coetzer M Pierce | 1 | 6 | 8 | 10 | N Tauziat L Wild | $6^5$ | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Lee A Olsza | 5 | 3 | | | L Golarsa P Schnyder | $7^7$ | $6^4$ | 3 | | | | | | | | |
  | | L Golarsa P Schnyder | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 10 | N Tauziat L Wild | 4 | 4 | | | | |
  | | S Meier L Němečková | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | 4 | L Neiland H Suková | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | O Lugina E Wagner | 6 | 4 | 6 | | O Lugina E Wagner | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | L Montalvo H Nagyová | 6 | 1 | 4 | 4 | L Neiland H Suková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 4 | L Neiland H Suková | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 4**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 6 | N Arendt M Bollegraf | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | C Taylor J Ward | 4 | 4 | | 6 | N Arendt M Bollegraf | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | S-h Park S-t Wang | 6 | 6 | | | S-h Park S-t Wang | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | V Lake L Pleming | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | 6 | N Arendt M Bollegraf | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | P Shriver E Smylie | 6 | 5 | 7 | | | | | | 11 | N Kijimuta N Miyagi | 2 | 6 | 1 | | | | | |
  | | A Kournikova E Likhovtseva | 3 | 7 | 9 | | A Kournikova E Likhovtseva | 6 | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | V Csurgó C Schneider | 4 | 3 | | 11 | N Kijimuta N Miyagi | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 11 | N Kijimuta N Miyagi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | N Arendt M Bollegraf | 6 | 5 | 6 |
  | 15 | C Rubin B Schultz-McCarthy | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | M Hingis A Sánchez Vicario | 4 | 7 | 2 |
  | | W Probst A Sugiyama | 1 | 5 | | 15 | C Rubin B Schultz-McCarthy | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Saeki Y Yoshida | $6^1$ | 7 | 6 | | M Saeki Y Yoshida | $6^5$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | E deLone N Pratt | $7^7$ | 5 | 4 | | | | | | 15 | C Rubin B Schultz-McCarthy | $6^{12}$ | $7^8$ | 11 | | | | | |
  | | R Bobková E Melicharová | $7^7$ | $6^4$ | 1 | | | | | | 2 | M Hingis A Sánchez Vicario | $7^{14}$ | $6^6$ | 13 | | | | | |
  | | K-A Guse C Morariu | $6^5$ | $7^7$ | 6 | | K-A Guse C Morariu | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | E Martincová H Vildová | 2 | 3 | | 2 | M Hingis A Sánchez Vicario | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 2 | M Hingis A Sánchez Vicario | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  