1997 Bank of the West Classic – Doubles

Lindsay Davenport and Mary Joe Fernández were the defending champions but only Davenport competed that year with Martina Hingis.

Doubles
1997 Bank of the West Classic
Champions	Lindsay Davenport Martina Hingis
Runners-up	Conchita Martínez Patricia Tarabini
Score	6–1, 6–3
Draw	16
Seeds	4

Davenport and Hingis won in the final 6–1, 6–3 against Conchita Martínez and Patricia Tarabini.

Seeds

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

1. Lindsay Davenport / Martina Hingis (champions)
2. Lori McNeil / Caroline Vis (first round)
3. Conchita Martínez / Patricia Tarabini (final)
4. Rika Hiraki / Naoko Kijimuta (first round)

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	L Davenport M Hingis	6	6
		D Graham R Grande	2	4				1	L Davenport M Hingis	6	6
		K Alley L Poruri	5	1				WC	K Schlukebir J Scott	3	0
	WC	K Schlukebir J Scott	7	6											1	L Davenport M Hingis	6	6
	4	R Hiraki N Kijimuta	1	3												E Likhovtseva A Sugiyama	4	4
		E Likhovtseva A Sugiyama	6	6					E Likhovtseva A Sugiyama	6	6
		A Frazier K Po	2	5					A Grossman M Tu	2	1
		A Grossman M Tu	6	7																		1	Lindsay Davenport Martina Hingis	6	6
		E deLone N Pratt	6	6																		3	Conchita Martínez Patricia Tarabini	1	3
		A Bleszynski F Lubiani	4	2					E deLone N Pratt	5	3
		J Nejedly M Nejedly	1	4				3	C Martínez P Tarabini	7	6
	3	C Martínez P Tarabini	6	6											3	C Martínez P Tarabini	6	6
		O Barabanschikova L Wild	2	4												A Coetzer M Pierce	4	4
		P Hy-Boulais L Lee	6	6					P Hy-Boulais L Lee	1	3
		A Coetzer M Pierce	6	7					A Coetzer M Pierce	6	6
	2	L McNeil C Vis	1	5

External links

• 1997 Bank of the West Classic Doubles draw