1997 Toshiba Classic – Doubles

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.

Doubles
1997 Toshiba Classic
Final
ChampionsSwitzerland Martina Hingis
Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Runners-upUnited States Amy Frazier
United States Kimberly Po
Score6–3, 7–5
Details
Draw16
Seeds4
Events
Singles Doubles
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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.

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.   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

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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  
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