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1997 Gold Coast Classic – Doubles

Coordinates: 27°52′18″S 153°21′01″E / 27.8717°S 153.3504°E / -27.8717; 153.3504 (Hope Island Resort Tennis Centre)
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The 1997 Gold Coast Classic doubles was a tennis competition as part of the 1997 Gold Coast Classic, a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Hope Island Resort Tennis Centre in Hope Island, Queensland in Australia that was part of Tier III of the 1997 WTA Tour. The tournament was held from 30 December 1996 through 5 January 1997.

Doubles
1997 Gold Coast Classic
Final
ChampionsJapan Naoko Kijimuta
Japan Nana Miyagi
Runners-upRomania Ruxandra Dragomir
Italy Silvia Farina
Score7–6, 6–1
Events
Singles Doubles
Australian Hard Court Championships · 1998 →

Naoko Kijimuta and Nana Miyagi won in the final 7–6, 6–1 against Ruxandra Dragomir and Silvia Farina.

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.

  1. Argentina Patricia Tarabini / Netherlands Caroline Vis (semifinals)
  2. Belgium Els Callens / Czech Republic Helena Suková (first round)
  3. Japan Naoko Kijimuta / Japan Nana Miyagi (champions)
  4. Belgium Sabine Appelmans / Germany Barbara Rittner (first round)

Draw

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Key

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First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Argentina P Tarabini
Netherlands C Vis
6 6  
  Australia C Barclay
Australia K-A Guse
2 4   1 Argentina P Tarabini
Netherlands C Vis
6 6  
WC Australia G Biggs
Australia A Jensen
4 2     Russia E Likhovtseva
United Kingdom C Wood
1 3  
  Russia E Likhovtseva
United Kingdom C Wood
6 6   1 Argentina P Tarabini
Netherlands C Vis
0 3  
3 Japan N Kijimuta
Japan N Miyagi
6 6   3 Japan N Kijimuta
Japan N Miyagi
6 6  
  United States C Morariu
United States M Werdel-Witmeyer
4 1   3 Japan N Kijimuta
Japan N Miyagi
7 6  
  Australia R McQuillan
Australia K Radford
6 6 6   Australia R McQuillan
Australia K Radford
6 1  
  Australia A Ellwood
Australia N Pratt
3 7 1 3 Japan Naoko Kijimuta
Japan Nana Miyagi
7 6  
  Italy R Grande
Japan A Sugiyama
1       Romania Ruxandra Dragomir
Italy Silvia Farina
6 1  
  United States E deLone
Chinese Taipei S-T Wang
1 r     Italy R Grande
Japan A Sugiyama
6 6 3
Q Belarus O Barabanschikova
Czech Republic L Richterová
6 6   Q Belarus O Barabanschikova
Czech Republic L Richterová
2 7 6
4 Belgium S Appelmans
Germany B Rittner
4 3   Q Belarus O Barabanschikova
Czech Republic L Richterová
6 0 5
  Romania R Dragomir
Italy S Farina
4 6 6   Romania R Dragomir
Italy S Farina
4 6 7
  Hungary V Csurgo
Argentina P Suárez
6 3 1   Romania R Dragomir
Italy S Farina
6 6  
  France A-G Sidot
France S Testud
7 6     France A-G Sidot
France S Testud
2 3  
2 Belgium E Callens
Czech Republic H Suková
6 1  
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27°52′18″S 153°21′01″E / 27.8717°S 153.3504°E / -27.8717; 153.3504 (Hope Island Resort Tennis Centre)