1997 World Table Tennis Championships – Women's doubles
# 1997 World Table Tennis Championships – Women's doubles

The 1997 World Table Tennis Championships women's doubles was the 43rd edition of the women's doubles championship. Deng Yaping and Yang Ying defeated Li Ju and Wang Nan in the final by three sets to two.

## Results

| Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
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| Deng Yaping Yang Ying | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Rika Sato Rika Matsuoka | 7 | 19 | | Deng Yaping Yang Ying | 21 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Chen Jing Chen Chiu-Tan | 21 | 21 | | Chen Jing Chen Chiu-Tan | 16 | 17 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Krisztina Tóth Csilla Bátorfi | 15 | 12 | | | | | | Deng Yaping Yang Ying | 21 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | |
| Wang Chen Wu Na | 24 | 21 | | | | | | Qiao Yunping Chai Po Wa | 8 | 7 | 12 | | | | | | |
| Kim Moo-kyo Kim Boon Sik | 22 | 17 | | Wang Chen Wu Na | 10 | 12 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Marie Svensson Pernilla Petersson | 13 | 7 | | Qiao Yunping Chai Po Wa | 21 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Qiao Yunping Chai Po Wa | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | Deng Yaping Yang Ying | 21 | 22 | 17 | 19 | 21 |
| Li Ju Wang Nan | 21 | 18 | 21 | | | | | | | | | Li Ju Wang Nan | 17 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 11 |
| Tong Fei-Ming Xu Jing | 12 | 21 | 12 | Li Ju Wang Nan | 21 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ai Sakata Yuki Takakusa | 21 | 21 | | Sakata Takakusa | 9 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Irina Palina Elena Timina | 15 | 16 | | | | | | Li Ju Wang Nan | 21 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | |
| Wang Hui Cheng Hongxia | 21 | 21 | | | | | | Wang Hui Cheng Hongxia | 10 | 17 | 16 | | | | | | |
| Zhu Fang Chan Tan Lui | 15 | 15 | | Wang Hui Cheng Hongxia | 21 | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Otilia Bădescu Emilia Elena Ciosu | 21 | 21 | | Bátorfi Ciosu | 17 | 9 | 16 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Park Hae-jung Ryu Ji-hae | 18 | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
