1997 Sparkassen Cup – Doubles

Doubles
1997 Sparkassen Cup
1996 Champions	Kristie Boogert Nathalie Tauziat
Champions	Martina Hingis Jana Novotná
Runners-up	Yayuk Basuki Helena Suková
Final score	6–2, 6–2

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

Boogert and Coetzer lost in the semifinals to Yayuk Basuki and Helena Suková.

Martina Hingis and Jana Novotná won in the final 6–2, 6–2 against Basuki and Suková.

Seeds

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

1. Martina Hingis / Jana Novotná (Champions)
2. Yayuk Basuki / Helena Suková (Final)
3. Sabine Appelmans / Miriam Oremans (Quarterfinals)
4. Kristie Boogert / Amanda Coetzer (Semifinals)

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	M Hingis J Novotná	6	6
		S Farina B Schett	0	0				1	M Hingis J Novotná	6	6
		O Lugina E Melicharová	6	6					O Lugina E Melicharová	4	3
		M Grzybowska P Langrová	3	3											1	M Hingis J Novotná	6	6
	3	S Appelmans M Oremans	6	6												E Callens L Courtois	2	0
		M Maruska C Schneider	2	4				3	S Appelmans M Oremans	6	4	3
		E Callens L Courtois	7	7					E Callens L Courtois	3	6	6
	WC	I Majoli M Maleeva	5	5																		1	Martina Hingis Jana Novotná	6	6
		F Perfetti G Pizzichini	6	5																		2	Yayuk Basuki Helena Suková	2	2
		R Simpson L Woodroffe	7	7					R Simpson L Woodroffe	1	0
		A Huber B Rittner	3	1				4	K Boogert A Coetzer	6	6
	4	K Boogert A Coetzer	6	6											4	K Boogert A Coetzer	6	2
		A-G Sidot H Vildová	2	6	6										2	Y Basuki H Suková	7	6
		Å Carlsson R Grande	6	3	7				Å Carlsson R Grande	2	6
	Q	J Kruger F Lubiani	4	4				2	Y Basuki H Suková	6	7
	2	Y Basuki H Suková	6	6

External links

• 1997 Sparkassen Cup Doubles Draw