1997 Toshiba Classic – Doubles

Doubles
1997 Toshiba Classic
Champions	Martina Hingis Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Runners-up	Amy Frazier Kimberly Po
Score	6–3, 7–5
Draw	16
Seeds	4

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.

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

• 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

	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

External links

• 1997 Toshiba Classic Doubles draw