1997 Heineken Trophy – Women's Doubles

Women's Doubles
1997 Heineken Trophy
1996 Champions	Larisa Savchenko Brenda Schultz-McCarthy
Champions	Eva Melicharová Helena Vildová
Runners-up	Karina Habšudová Florencia Labat
Final score	6–3, 7–6

Larisa Savchenko and Brenda Schultz-McCarthy were the defending champions but only Savchenko competed that year with Ruxandra Dragomir.

Dragomir and Savchenko lost in the quarterfinals to Eva Melicharová and Helena Vildová.

Melicharova and Vildova won in the final 6–3, 7–6 against Karina Habšudová and Florencia Labat.

Seeds

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

1. Ruxandra Dragomir / Larisa Savchenko (Quarterfinals)
2. Sabine Appelmans / Miriam Oremans (First Round)
3. Kristie Boogert / Linda Wild (Semifinals)
4. Anke Huber / Mary Pierce (Semifinals)

Draw

Key

	First Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	R Dragomir L Savchenko	w/o
		B Rittner D Van Roost						1	R Dragomir L Savchenko	6	3	5
		E Melicharová H Vildová	6	6					E Melicharová H Vildová	3	6	7
		C Cristea S Pitkowski	1	2												E Melicharová H Vildová	w/o
	4	A Huber M Pierce	6	6											4	A Huber M Pierce
		P Langrová P Schnyder	3	3				4	A Huber M Pierce	7	6
	WC	F Joosten A-M Mikkers	1	1					A Olsza Y Yoshida	5	3
		A Olsza Y Yoshida	6	6																			Eva Melicharová Helena Vildová	6	7
		D Chládková S Kleinová	6	4	3																		Karina Habšudová Florencia Labat	3	6
		S de Ville J Kandarr	0	6	6				S de Ville J Kandarr	4	4
		Å Carlsson P Hy-Boulais	6	3	3			3	K Boogert L Wild	6	6
	3	K Boogert L Wild	4	6	6										3	K Boogert L Wild	1	7	5
		D Jones T Tanasugarn	5	7	6											K Habšudová F Labat	6	5	7
		E Callens L Courtois	7	5	3				D Jones T Tanasugarn	6	6	1
		K Habšudová F Labat	7	6					K Habšudová F Labat	2	7	6
	2	S Appelmans M Oremans	5	4

External links

• 1997 Heineken Trophy Women's Doubles Draw