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Women's doubles
1997 Heineken Trophy
Final
Champions	Eva Melicharová Helena Vildová
Runners-up	Karina Habšudová Florencia Labat
Score	6–3, 7–6
Details
Draw	16
Seeds	4
Events
Singles men women Doubles men women
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Larisa Neiland and Brenda Schultz-McCarthy were the defending champions but only Neiland competed that year with Ruxandra Dragomir.

Dragomir and Neiland lost in the quarterfinals to Eva Melicharová and Helena Vildová.

Melicharová and Vildová won in the final 6–3, 7–6 against Karina Habšudová and Florencia Labat.

Seeds

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

1. Ruxandra Dragomir / Larisa Neiland (quarterfinals)
2. Sabine Appelmans / Miriam Oremans (first round)
3. Kristie Boogert / Linda Wild (semifinals)
4. Anke Huber / Mary Pierce (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

	First round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	R Dragomir L Neiland	w/o
		B Rittner D Van Roost						1	R Dragomir L Neiland	6	3	5
		E Melicharová H Vildová	6	6					E Melicharová H Vildová	3	6	7
		C Cristea S Pitkowski	1	2												E Melicharová H Vildová	w/o
	4	A Huber M Pierce	6	6											4	A Huber M Pierce
		P Langrová P Schnyder	3	3				4	A Huber M Pierce	7	6
	WC	F Joosten A Mikkers	1	1					A Olsza Y Yoshida	5	3
		A Olsza Y Yoshida	6	6																			Eva Melicharová Helena Vildová	6	7
		D Chládková S Kleinová	6	4	3																		Karina Habšudová Florencia Labat	3	6
		S Devillé J Kandarr	0	6	6				S Devillé J Kandarr	4	4
		Å Carlsson P Hy-Boulais	6	3	3			3	K Boogert L Wild	6	6
	3	K Boogert L Wild	4	6	6										3	K Boogert L Wild	1	7	5
		D Jones T Tanasugarn	5	7	6											K Habšudová F Labat	6	5	7
		E Callens L Courtois	7	5	3				D Jones T Tanasugarn	6	6	1
		K Habšudová F Labat	7	6					K Habšudová F Labat	2	7	6
	2	S Appelmans M Oremans	5	4

External links

• 1997 Heineken Trophy Women's doubles draw
• Main draw (WTA)

• Rosmalen Grass Court Championships
• 1997 WTA Tour