1997 WTA Tour Championships – Doubles
# 1997 WTA Tour Championships – Doubles

Defending champion Lindsay Davenport and her partner Jana Novotná defeated Alexandra Fusai and Nathalie Tauziat in the final, 6–7, 6–3, 6–2 to win the doubles tennis title at the 1997 WTA Tour Championships.

Davenport and Mary Joe Fernández were the reigning champions, but only Davenport competed that year.

## Seeds

Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.

* Gigi Fernández / Natasha Zvereva (quarterfinals)
* Martina Hingis / Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (quarterfinals)
* Lindsay Davenport / Jana Novotná (champions)
* Nicole Arendt / Manon Bollegraf (semifinals)

## Draw

### Key

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* Alt = Alternate
* SE = Special exempt
* PR = Protected ranking
* ITF = ITF entry
* JE = Junior exempt
* w/o = Walkover
* r = Retired
* d = Defaulted
* SR = Special ranking

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Gigi Fernández Natasha Zvereva | 5 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Larisa Neiland Helena Suková | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Larisa Neiland Helena Suková | 7 | 3 | 6 | | Larisa Neiland Helena Suková | 0 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | Lindsay Davenport Jana Novotná | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| 3 | Lindsay Davenport Jana Novotná | 6 | 7 | | 3 | Lindsay Davenport Jana Novotná | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | Yayuk Basuki Caroline Vis | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Yayuk Basuki Caroline Vis | 1 | 5 | | | | | | 3 | Lindsay Davenport Jana Novotná | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Alexandra Fusai Nathalie Tauziat | 7 | 3 | 2 |
| | Conchita Martínez Patricia Tarabini | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | Alexandra Fusai Nathalie Tauziat | 7 | 3 | 2 |
| 4 | Nicole Arendt Manon Bollegraf | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Nicole Arendt Manon Bollegraf | 6 | 7 | | 4 | Nicole Arendt Manon Bollegraf | 3 | $2^r$ | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Alexandra Fusai Nathalie Tauziat | 6 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Alexandra Fusai Nathalie Tauziat | 6 | 6 | | | Alexandra Fusai Nathalie Tauziat | 6 | 3 | | | | | |
| 2 | Martina Hingis Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
