1997 Challenge Bell – Doubles

Doubles

Final

Champions

Runners-up

Score

6–4, 5–7, 7–5

Details

Draw

Seeds

Events

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Debbie Graham and Brenda Schultz-McCarthy were the defending champions, but decided not to compete together. Graham partnered with Mariaan de Swardt, but lost in the semifinals to Alexandra Fusai and Nathalie Tauziat. Schultz-McCarthy partnered with Rebecca Jensen, but lost in the first round to Patricia Hy-Boulais and Chanda Rubin.

Lisa Raymond and Rennae Stubbs won the title, defeating Fusai and Tauziat 6–4, 5–7, 7–5 in the final.

Seeds

First round					Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Final

1	L Raymond R Stubbs	6	4	6
	M Grzybowska M Murić	4	6	4	1	L Raymond R Stubbs	6	6
Q	A Ellwood A Miller	7	4	6	Q	A Ellwood A Miller	4	3
WC	M Bernard I Plesu	6	6	1					1	L Raymond R Stubbs	w/o
4	P Hy-Boulais C Rubin	7	4	6						S Jeyaseelan R Simpson
	R Jensen B Schultz-McCarthy	6	6	3	4	P Hy-Boulais C Rubin
	S Jeyaseelan R Simpson	7	6			S Jeyaseelan R Simpson	w/o
	E Callens L Golarsa	5	4										1	L Raymond R Stubbs	6	5	7
	M de Swardt D Graham	6	6										2	A Fusai N Tauziat	4	7	5
	S Pitkowski M Tu	2	0			M de Swardt D Graham	6	6
	A Dechaume-Balleret D Van Roost	5	3		3	A Frazier R Hiraki	4	2
3	A Frazier R Hiraki	7	6							M de Swardt D Graham	5	3
	M Drake R Kolbovic	1	0						2	A Fusai N Tauziat	7	6
	J Lee L Lee	6	6			J Lee L Lee	4	3
	C Cristea C Morariu	3	3		2	A Fusai N Tauziat	6	6
2	A Fusai N Tauziat	6	6

v t e 1997 WTA Tour « 1996 1998 »
Grand Slam events	Australian Open (S, D, X) French Open (S, D, X) Wimbledon (S, D, X) US Open (S, D, X)
Tier I tournaments	Tokyo Indoor (S, D) Indian Wells (S, D) Key Biscayne (S, D) Hilton Head (S, D) Rome (S, D) Berlin (S, D) Toronto (S, D) Zürich (S, D) Moscow (S, D)
Tier II tournaments	Sydney (S, D) Paris (S, D) Hanover (S, D) Amelia Island (S, D) Hamburg (S, D) Eastbourne (S, D) Stanford (S, D) San Diego (S, D) Los Angeles (S, D) Atlanta (S, D) Tokyo (S, D) Leipzig (S, D) Filderstadt (S, D) Chicago (S, D) Philadelphia (S, D)
Tier III tournaments	Gold Coast (S, D) Linz (S, D) Oklahoma City (S, D) Tokyo Outdoor (S, D) Strasbourg (S, D) Madrid (S, D) Birmingham (S, D) Rosmalen (S, D) Warsaw (S, D) Quebec City (S, D) Luxembourg (S, D)
Tier IV tournaments	Auckland (S, D) Hobart (S, D) Budapest (S, D) Jakarta (S, D) Bol (S, D) Cardiff (S, D) Prague (S, D) Palermo (S, D) Maria Lankowitz (S, D) Surabaya (S, D) Pattaya (S, D)
Team events	Fed Cup
Chase Championships, New York (S, D) World Doubles Cup, Edinburgh (D)