Martina Hingis and Natasha Zvereva defeated Lindsay Davenport and Lisa Raymond in the final, 6–2, 6–2 to win the women's doubles tennis title at the 1997 Australian Open. It was Hingis' first Australian Open doubles title and second major doubles title, and Zvereva's third Australian Open doubles title and 16th major doubles title.
Chanda Rubin and Arantxa Sánchez Vicario were the defending champions, but competed this year with different partners. Rubin partnered Brenda Schultz-McCarthy and lost in the third round, while Sánchez Vicario partnered Gigi Fernández and lost in the semifinals.
Seeds
Draw
Finals
Top half
Section 1
Section 2
Bottom half
Section 3
Section 4
External links 1997 Australian Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation Official Results Archive (Australian Open)