1997 Open Gaz de France – Doubles

1997 Open Gaz de France s NED Kristie Boogert CZE Jana Novotná SUI Martina Hingis CZE Jana Novotná FRA Alexandra Fusai ITA Rita Grande 6–3, 6–0 16 4 singles doubles Kristie Boogert and Jana Novotná were the defending champions but they competed with different partners that year, Boogert with Irina Spîrlea and Novotná with Martina Hingis. Boogert and Spîrlea lost in the first round to Sabine Appelmans and Miriam Oremans. Hingis and Novotná won in the final 6–3, 6–0 against Alexandra Fusai and Rita Grande.International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 1998 1998 CollinsWillow London 9780002188241 John Barrett 171, 173, 179 Seeds Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated. SUI Martina Hingis / CZE Jana Novotná (champions) LAT Larisa Savchenko / FRA Nathalie Tauziat (quarterfinals) USA Nicole Arendt / NED Manon Bollegraf (first round) INA Yayuk Basuki / NED Caroline Vis (quarterfinals) Draw First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 1 SUI M HingisCZE J Novotná 6 6     RUS E LikhovtsevaUKR O Lugina 3 3   Q FRA A-G SidotSWE M Strandlund 2 6 3   GER A HuberCRO I Majoli 6 4 6 4 INA Y BasukiNED C Vis 4 7 6   SLO T KrižanFRA N van Lottum 6 5 4   NED K BoogertROM I Spîrlea 2 5     BEL S AppelmansNED M Oremans 6 7     SWE Å CarlssonARG F Labat 3 6 1   ITA S FarinaAUT B Schett 6 3 6   USA C RubinNED B Schultz-McCarthy 2 7 7 3 USA N ArendtNED M Bollegraf 6 6 6   FRA A FusaiITA R Grande 6 4 6   BEL E CallensAUS A Ellwood 2 6 3   FRA A Dechaume-BalleretFRA S Testud 2 6   2 LAT L SavchenkoFRA N Tauziat 6 7   1 SUI M HingisCZE J Novotná 6 6     GER A HuberCRO I Majoli 4 0   4 INA Y BasukiNED C Vis 1 6 5   BEL S AppelmansNED M Oremans 6 3 7   ITA S FarinaAUT B Schett 7 1 6   USA C RubinNED B Schultz-McCarthy 5 6 4   FRA A FusaiITA R Grande 6 4 6 2 LAT L SavchenkoFRA N Tauziat 3 6 2 1 SUI M HingisCZE J Novotná 6 2 6   BEL S AppelmansNED M Oremans 0 6 0   ITA S FarinaAUT B Schett 1 2     FRA A FusaiITA R Grande 6 6   1 SUI Martina HingisCZE Jana Novotná 6 6     FRA Alexandra FusaiITA Rita Grande 3 0   References External links 1997 Open Gaz de France draws Category:Open GDF Suez Category:1997 WTA Tour