1997 WTA Tour Championships – Doubles
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| Doubles | |
|---|---|
| 1997 Chase Championships | |
| 1996 champions |  Lindsay Davenport Mary Joe Fernández |
| Champions | Lindsay Davenport Jana Novotná |
| Runners-up |  Alexandra Fusai Nathalie Tauziat |
| Final score | 6–7, 6–3, 6–2 |
Lindsay Davenport and Mary Joe Fernández were the defending champions but only Davenport competed that year with Jana Novotná.
Davenport and Novotná won in the final 6–7, 6–3, 6–2 against Alexandra Fusai and Nathalie Tauziat.
Contents
Seeds
Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.
- Gigi Fernández /
Natasha Zvereva (Quarterfinals) 
Martina Hingis / 
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (Quarterfinals)- Lindsay Davenport / Jana Novotná (Champions)
- Nicole Arendt /
Manon Bollegraf (Semifinals)
Draw
Key
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| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Gigi Fernández Natasha Zvereva |
5 | 6 | 4 | |||||||||||||||
 Larisa Neiland Helena Suková |
7 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Larisa Neiland Helena Suková |
0 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Lindsay Davenport Jana Novotná |
6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Lindsay Davenport Jana Novotná |
6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
 Yayuk Basuki Caroline Vis |
1 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Lindsay Davenport Jana Novotná |
6 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||
| Alexandra Fusai Nathalie Tauziat |
7 | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
Conchita Martínez Patricia Tarabini |
2 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Nicole Arendt Manon Bollegraf |
6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Nicole Arendt Manon Bollegraf |
3 | 2 | r | |||||||||||||||
| Alexandra Fusai Nathalie Tauziat |
6 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Alexandra Fusai Nathalie Tauziat |
6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Martina Hingis Arantxa Sánchez Vicario |
3 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
