1997 WTA Tour Championships – Doubles

Main article: 1997 Chase Championships

Defending champion Lindsay Davenport and her partner Jana Novotná defeated Alexandra Fusai and Nathalie Tauziat in the final, 6–7, 6–3, 6–2 to win the doubles tennis title at the 1997 WTA Tour Championships.

Doubles
1997 Chase Championships
Final
Champions	Lindsay Davenport Jana Novotná
Runners-up	Alexandra Fusai Nathalie Tauziat
Score	6–7, 6–3, 6–2
Events
Singles Doubles
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Davenport and Mary Joe Fernández were the reigning champions, but only Davenport competed that year.

Seeds

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

1.   Gigi Fernández /   Natasha Zvereva (quarterfinals)
2.   Martina Hingis /   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (quarterfinals)
3.   Lindsay Davenport /   Jana Novotná (champions)
4.   Nicole Arendt /   Manon Bollegraf (semifinals)

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

	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

External links

• 1997 Chase Championships Doubles Draw