1997 SEAT Open – Doubles

Doubles
1997 SEAT Open
1996 Champions	Kristie Boogert Nathalie Tauziat
Champions	Larisa Neiland Helena Suková
Runners-up	Meike Babel Laurence Courtois
Final score	6–1, 6–0

Kristie Boogert and Nathalie Tauziat were the defending champions but only Boogert competed that year with Amanda Coetzer.

Boogert and Coetzer lost in the quarterfinals to Annica Lindstedt and Caroline Schneider.

Larisa Neiland and Helena Suková won in the final 6–1, 6–0 against Meike Babel and Laurence Courtois.

Seeds

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

1. Larisa Neiland / Helena Suková (Champions)
2. Sabine Appelmans / Miriam Oremans (Quarterfinals)
3. Eva Melicharová / Helena Vildová (Semifinals)
4. Kristie Boogert / Amanda Coetzer (Quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special Exempt
• PR = Protected Ranking
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

	First Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	L Neiland H Suková	6	6
	Q	A Glass J Kruger	3	3				1	L Neiland H Suková	6	7
		Å Carlsson P Schnyder	6	4	3				W Probst A Sugiyama	2	5
		W Probst A Sugiyama	0	6	6										1	L Neiland H Suková	6	6
	3	E Melicharová H Vildová	w/o												3	E Melicharová H Vildová	2	3
		B Rittner A-G Sidot						3	E Melicharová H Vildová	2	6	7
		A Olsza S-A Siddall	2	4				LL	C Dhenin M Maleeva	6	4	5
	LL	C Dhenin M Maleeva	6	6																		1	Larisa Neiland Helena Suková	6	6
		A Lindstedt C Schneider	w/o																				Meike Babel Laurence Courtois	2	4
		J Halard-Decugis S Testud							A Lindstedt C Schneider	6	6
		K Freye S Meier	2	2				4	K Boogert A Coetzer	3	3
	4	K Boogert A Coetzer	6	6												A Lindstedt C Schneider	1	0
	WC	A Kremer M Serna	2	4												M Babel L Courtois	6	6
		M Babel L Courtois	6	6					M Babel L Courtois	6	6
		K Habšudová F Labat	3	6	6			2	S Appelmans M Oremans	3	2
	2	S Appelmans M Oremans	6	3	7

External links

• 1997 SEAT Open Doubles Draw