1997 Toshiba Classic – Doubles

Doubles
1997 Toshiba Classic
Champions Martina Hingis
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Runners-up Amy Frazier
Kimberly Po
Score6–3, 7–5
Draw16
Seeds4

Gigi Fernández and Conchita Martínez were the defending champions but they competed with different partners that year, Fernández with Natasha Zvereva and Martínez with Patricia Tarabini.

Fernández and Zvereva lost in the first round to Amy Frazier and Kimberly Po.

Martínez and Tarabini lost in the quarterfinals to Frazier and Po.

Martina Hingis and Arantxa Sánchez Vicario won in the final 6–3, 7–5 against Frazier and Po.[1]

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 (first round)
  2. Martina Hingis / Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (champions)
  3. Nicole Arendt / Manon Bollegraf (first round)
  4. Larisa Savchenko / Helena Suková (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 G Fernández
N Zvereva
3 4  
  A Frazier
K Po
6 6     A Frazier
K Po
7 7  
  R Hiraki
F Labat
5 7 5   C Martínez
P Tarabini
5 5  
  C Martínez
P Tarabini
7 5 7   A Frazier
K Po
6 6  
3 N Arendt
M Bollegraf
6 4     N Tauziat
L Wild
2 3  
Q T Tanasugarn
Y Yoshida
7 6   Q T Tanasugarn
Y Yoshida
1 4  
LL Å Carlsson
A-G Sidot
1 4     N Tauziat
L Wild
6 6  
  N Tauziat
L Wild
6 6     Amy Frazier
Kimberly Po
3 5  
  K Adams
D Graham
7 6 6 2 Martina Hingis
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
6 7  
  R Grande
E Likhovtseva
5 7 3   K Adams
D Graham
6 6  
  L Raymond
R Stubbs
5 6 3 4 L Savchenko
H Suková
2 3  
4 L Savchenko
H Suková
7 3 6   K Adams
D Graham
4 2  
  Y Basuki
C Vis
6 2 7 2 M Hingis
A Sánchez Vicario
6 6  
  L McNeil
I Spîrlea
4 6 6   Y Basuki
C Vis
3 3  
  N Kijimuta
N Miyagi
2 1   2 M Hingis
A Sánchez Vicario
6 6  
2 M Hingis
A Sánchez Vicario
6 6  

References

  1. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1998). International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 1998. London: CollinsWillow. pp. 171, 173, 184. ISBN 9780002188241.