1997 Kremlin Cup – Women's doubles

Women's doubles
1997 Kremlin Cup
Champions	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Natasha Zvereva
Runners-up	Yayuk Basuki Caroline Vis
Score	5–3 (default)
Seeds	4

Natalia Medvedeva and Larisa Savchenko were the defending champions but only Savchenko competed that year with Helena Suková.

Savchenko and Suková lost in the semifinals to Arantxa Sánchez Vicario and Natasha Zvereva.

Sánchez Vicario and Zvereva won the final 5–3 after Yayuk Basuki and Caroline Vis were defaulted.

Seeds

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

1. Arantxa Sánchez Vicario / Natasha Zvereva (champions)
2. Yayuk Basuki / Caroline Vis (final)
3. Larisa Savchenko / Helena Suková (semifinals)
4. Conchita Martínez / Patricia Tarabini (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• ITF = ITF entry
• PR = Protected ranking
• SR = Special ranking
• SE = Special exempt
• JE = Junior exempt
• JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
• CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
• NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

	First round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	A Sánchez Vicario N Zvereva	6	6
		O Lugina E Melicharová	1	0				1	A Sánchez Vicario N Zvereva	7	6
		S Farina R Grande	6	6					S Farina R Grande	5	3
	Q	M Maleeva M Serna	4	4											1	A Sánchez Vicario N Zvereva	7	7
	3	L Savchenko H Suková	6	6											3	L Savchenko H Suková	6	6
		Å Carlsson P Schnyder	2	1				3	L Savchenko H Suková	6	6
		H Nagyová F Perfetti	6	7					H Nagyová F Perfetti	2	2
		K Habšudová F Labat	3	6																		1	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Natasha Zvereva	5
		K Po A Sugiyama	6	4	6																	2	Yayuk Basuki Caroline Vis	3	d
		E Likhovtseva I Spîrlea	1	6	2				K Po A Sugiyama	6	7
		Adriana Barna Anca Barna	6	1	1			4	C Martínez P Tarabini	3	5
	4	C Martínez P Tarabini	4	6	6											K Po A Sugiyama	6	3	4
		M Goloviznina E Kulikovskaya	2	3											2	Y Basuki C Vis	1	6	6
		V Csurgo E Tatarkova	6	6					V Csurgo E Tatarkova	4	6	6
	WC	S Kleinová E Makarova	2	1				2	Y Basuki C Vis	6	3	7
	2	Y Basuki C Vis	6	6

External links

• 1997 Kremlin Cup Women's Doubles Draw