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1997 DFS Classic – Doubles

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Doubles
1997 DFS Classic
1996 ChampionsAustralia Elizabeth Smylie
United States Linda Wild
Final
ChampionsUnited States Katrina Adams
Latvia Larisa Savchenko
Runners-upFrance Nathalie Tauziat
United States Linda Wild
Score6–2, 6–3
Events
Singles Doubles
← 1996 · Birmingham Classic · 1998 →

Elizabeth Smylie and Linda Wild were the defending champions but only Wild competed that year with Nathalie Tauziat.

Tauziat and Wild lost in the final 6–2, 6–3 against Katrina Adams and Larisa Savchenko.

Seeds

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Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated. The top four seeded teams received byes into the second round.

  1. United States Katrina Adams / Latvia Larisa Savchenko (champions)
  2. France Nathalie Tauziat / United States Linda Wild (final)
  3. Netherlands Miriam Oremans / United States Lisa Raymond (quarterfinals)
  4. Indonesia Yayuk Basuki / United States Lori McNeil (semifinals)
  5. Japan Naoko Kijimuta / Japan Nana Miyagi (quarterfinals)
  6. France Alexandra Fusai / Italy Rita Grande (quarterfinals)
  7. Italy Silvia Farina / Japan Rika Hiraki (first round)
  8. United States Debbie Graham / Australia Kristine Kunce (second round)

Draw

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Key

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Finals

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Semifinals Final
          
1 United States K Adams
Latvia L Savchenko
6 6  
4 Indonesia Y Basuki
United States L McNeil
4 2  
1 United States Katrina Adams
Latvia Larisa Savchenko
6 6  
2 France Nathalie Tauziat
United States Linda Wild
2 3  
WC United Kingdom J Pullin
United Kingdom L Woodroffe
2 5  
2 France N Tauziat
United States L Wild
6 7  

Top half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 United States K Adams
Latvia L Savchenko
7 7  
  Belgium N Feber
Canada S Jeyaseelan
1 4     Australia D Jones
Thailand T Tanasugarn
5 6  
  Australia D Jones
Thailand T Tanasugarn
6 6   1 United States K Adams
Latvia L Savchenko
3 6 6
  Czech Republic L Cenková
France N van Lottum
6 3 6   Netherlands S Noorlander
Greece C Papadáki
6 2 2
  Netherlands S Noorlander
Greece C Papadáki
2 6 8   Netherlands S Noorlander
Greece C Papadáki
6 6  
  Australia K-A Guse
United States C Morariu
2 6 1 8 United States D Graham
Australia K Kunce
4 2  
8 United States D Graham
Australia K Kunce
6 4 6 1 United States K Adams
Latvia L Savchenko
6 6  
4 Indonesia Y Basuki
United States L McNeil
4 2  
4 Indonesia Y Basuki
United States L McNeil
6 6  
  United States E deLone
Australia N Pratt
6 4 1   Belgium E Callens
United States G Helgeson-Nielsen
2 2  
  Belgium E Callens
United States G Helgeson-Nielsen
4 6 6 4 Indonesia Y Basuki
United States L McNeil
6 6  
  Croatia M Murić
Japan M Saeki
5 6 6 6 France A Fusai
Italy R Grande
4 4  
  South Korea S-H Park
United States M Tu
7 3 1   Croatia M Murić
Japan M Saeki
6 3  
  South Africa M de Swardt
South Africa L Horn
3 7 2 6 France A Fusai
Italy R Grande
7 6  
6 France A Fusai
Italy R Grande
6 6 6

Bottom half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
7 Italy S Farina
Japan R Hiraki
2 0  
  Argentina I Gorrochategui
Romania I Spîrlea
6 6     Argentina I Gorrochategui
Romania I Spîrlea
     
  Argentina M Paz
France A-G Sidot
7 5 2 WC United Kingdom J Pullin
United Kingdom L Woodroffe
w/o    
WC United Kingdom J Pullin
United Kingdom L Woodroffe
5 7 6 WC United Kingdom J Pullin
United Kingdom L Woodroffe
6 0  
  Australia C Barclay
United Kingdom C Wood
6 6   3 Netherlands M Oremans
United States L Raymond
3 1 r
  Romania C Cristea
Poland M Grzybowska
3 4     Australia C Barclay
United Kingdom C Wood
1 4  
3 Netherlands M Oremans
United States L Raymond
6 6  
WC United Kingdom J Pullin
United Kingdom L Woodroffe
2 5  
5 Japan N Kijimuta
Japan N Miyagi
6 6   2 France N Tauziat
United States L Wild
6 7  
WC United Kingdom S-A Siddall
United Kingdom A Wainwright
3 0   5 Japan N Kijimuta
Japan N Miyagi
7 6  
  Chinese Taipei J Lee
Poland A Olsza
1 3     Italy L Golarsa
Belgium D Van Roost
5 3  
  Italy L Golarsa
Belgium D Van Roost
6 6   5 Japan N Kijimuta
Japan N Miyagi
1 3  
  Australia A Ellwood
Australia R McQuillan
5 4   2 France N Tauziat
United States L Wild
6 6  
Q Belarus O Barabanschikova
United Kingdom S Smith
7 6   Q Belarus O Barabanschikova
United Kingdom S Smith
4 3  
2 France N Tauziat
United States L Wild
6 6  

Qualifying draw

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First qualifying round Second qualifying round Final qualifying round
               
1 France L Ghirardi
France S Pitkowski
8    
  India N Vaidyanathan
Germany M Weingärtner
6    
1 France L Ghirardi
France S Pitkowski
8    
  United Kingdom L Ahl
United Kingdom L Latimer
1    
  United Kingdom L Ahl
United Kingdom L Latimer
8    
  United Kingdom C Taylor
United Kingdom J Ward
2    
1 France L Ghirardi
France S Pitkowski
6    
  Belarus O Barabanschikova
United Kingdom S Smith
8    
WC United Kingdom H Crook
United Kingdom V Davies
8    
  Canada M Drake
United States K Pace
3    
WC United Kingdom H Crook
United Kingdom V Davies
1    
  Belarus O Barabanschikova
United Kingdom S Smith
8    
  Belarus O Barabanschikova
United Kingdom S Smith
8    
2 Japan Y Hosoki
Japan K Nagatomi
3    
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