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1997 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Doubles

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Final score
  
7–6, 6–4

Doubles
  
men

Singles
  
men

women
  
mixed

Champions
  
Gigi Fernández Natasha Zvereva

Runners-up
  
Nicole Arendt Manon Bollegraf

Martina Hingis and Helena Suková were the defending champions, but had different outcomes. Hingis teamed up with Arantxa Sánchez Vicario and lost in quarterfinals to Nicole Arendt and Manon Bollegraf, while Suková teamed up with Larisa Neiland and lost in semifinals against the same pair.

Gigi Fernández and Natasha Zvereva won the title by defeating Arendt and Bollegraf 7–6(7–4), 6–4 in the final. It was the 4th Wimbledon title, 17th Grand Slam and 69th overall title for Fernández and the 5th Wimbledon title, 18th Grand Slam and 67th overall title for Zvereva, in their respective doubles careers.

References

1997 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Doubles Wikipedia