1997 European Indoors – Doubles

{{Tennis events|1997|European Indoors|s

| champ = {{flagicon|SUI}} Martina Hingis
{{flagicon|ESP}} Arantxa Sánchez Vicario

| runner = {{flagicon|LAT}} Larisa Savchenko
{{flagicon|CZE}} Helena Suková

| score = 4–6, 6–4, 6–1

| draw = 16

| seeds = 4

| edition =

| type = singles doubles

| main_name = Zurich Open

| before_name = European Indoors

| after_name = Swisscom Challenge

}}

Martina Hingis and Helena Suková were the defending champions but they competed with different partners that year, Hingis with Arantxa Sánchez Vicario and Suková with Larisa Savchenko.

Savchenko and Suková lost in the final 4–6, 6–4, 6–1 against Hingis and Sánchez Vicario.

Seeds

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

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  1. {{flagicon|USA}} Lindsay Davenport / {{flagicon|CZE}} Jana Novotná (semifinals)
  2. {{flagicon|SUI}} Martina Hingis / {{flagicon|ESP}} Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (champions)
  3. {{flagicon|USA}} Mary Joe Fernández / {{flagicon|USA}} Lisa Raymond (first round)
  4. {{flagicon|USA}} Kimberly Po / {{flagicon|BLR}} Natasha Zvereva (quarterfinals)

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Draw

{{Draw key}}

{{16TeamBracket-Compact-Tennis3

| RD1=First round

| RD2=Quarterfinals

| RD3=Semifinals

| RD4=Final

| RD1-seed01=1

| RD1-team01={{flagicon|USA}} L Davenport
{{flagicon|CZE}} J Novotná

| RD1-score01-1=6

| RD1-score01-2=6

| RD1-score01-3= 

| RD1-seed02= 

| RD1-team02={{flagicon|ROM}} R Dragomir
{{flagicon|CRO}} I Majoli

| RD1-score02-1=2

| RD1-score02-2=2

| RD1-score02-3= 

| RD1-seed03= 

| RD1-team03={{flagicon|USA}} K Adams
{{flagicon|NED}} M Bollegraf

| RD1-score03-1=7

| RD1-score03-2= 

| RD1-score03-3= 

| RD1-seed04= 

| RD1-team04={{flagicon|NED}} B Schultz-McCarthy
{{flagicon|ROM}} I Spîrlea

| RD1-score04-1=6

| RD1-score04-2=r

| RD1-score04-3= 

| RD1-seed05=4

| RD1-team05={{flagicon|USA}} K Po
{{flagicon|BLR}} N Zvereva

| RD1-score05-1=7

| RD1-score05-2=6

| RD1-score05-3= 

| RD1-seed06= 

| RD1-team06={{flagicon|FRA}} A Fusai
{{flagicon|FRA}} N Tauziat

| RD1-score06-1=5

| RD1-score06-2=3

| RD1-score06-3= 

| RD1-seed07=WC

| RD1-team07={{flagicon|BUL}} M Maleeva
{{flagicon|ESP}} M Serna

| RD1-score07-1=3

| RD1-score07-2=4

| RD1-score07-3= 

| RD1-seed08= 

| RD1-team08={{flagicon|LAT}} L Savchenko
{{flagicon|CZE}} H Suková

| RD1-score08-1=6

| RD1-score08-2=6

| RD1-score08-3= 

| RD1-seed09= 

| RD1-team09={{flagicon|ESP}} C Martínez
{{flagicon|ARG}} P Tarabini

| RD1-score09-1=6

| RD1-score09-2=6

| RD1-score09-3= 

| RD1-seed10=Q

| RD1-team10={{flagicon|USA}} A Miller
{{flagicon|USA}} B Rippner

| RD1-score10-1=4

| RD1-score10-2=4

| RD1-score10-3= 

| RD1-seed11= 

| RD1-team11={{flagicon|RSA}} A Coetzer
{{flagicon|GER}} A Huber

| RD1-score11-1=6

| RD1-score11-2=7

| RD1-score11-3= 

| RD1-seed12=3

| RD1-team12={{flagicon|USA}} M J Fernández
{{flagicon|USA}} L Raymond

| RD1-score12-1=2

| RD1-score12-2=5

| RD1-score12-3= 

| RD1-seed13= 

| RD1-team13={{flagicon|JPN}} A Sugiyama
{{flagicon|BEL}} D Van Roost

| RD1-score13-1=3

| RD1-score13-2=2

| RD1-score13-3= 

| RD1-seed14= 

| RD1-team14={{flagicon|INA}} Y Basuki
{{flagicon|NED}} C Vis

| RD1-score14-1=6

| RD1-score14-2=6

| RD1-score14-3= 

| RD1-seed15= 

| RD1-team15={{flagicon|BEL}} S Appelmans
{{flagicon|NED}} M Oremans

| RD1-score15-1=3

| RD1-score15-2=4

| RD1-score15-3= 

| RD1-seed16=2

| RD1-team16={{flagicon|SUI}} M Hingis
{{flagicon|ESP}} A Sánchez Vicario

| RD1-score16-1=6

| RD1-score16-2=6

| RD1-score16-3= 

| RD2-seed01=1

| RD2-team01={{flagicon|USA}} L Davenport
{{flagicon|CZE}} J Novotná

| RD2-score01-1=6

| RD2-score01-2=7

| RD2-score01-3= 

| RD2-seed02= 

| RD2-team02={{flagicon|USA}} K Adams
{{flagicon|NED}} M Bollegraf

| RD2-score02-1=3

| RD2-score02-2=5

| RD2-score02-3= 

| RD2-seed03=4

| RD2-team03={{flagicon|USA}} K Po
{{flagicon|BLR}} N Zvereva

| RD2-score03-1= 

| RD2-score03-2= 

| RD2-score03-3= 

| RD2-seed04= 

| RD2-team04={{flagicon|LAT}} L Savchenko
{{flagicon|CZE}} H Suková

| RD2-score04-1=w/o

| RD2-score04-2= 

| RD2-score04-3= 

| RD2-seed05= 

| RD2-team05={{flagicon|ESP}} C Martínez
{{flagicon|ARG}} P Tarabini

| RD2-score05-1=w/o

| RD2-score05-2= 

| RD2-score05-3= 

| RD2-seed06= 

| RD2-team06={{flagicon|RSA}} A Coetzer
{{flagicon|GER}} A Huber

| RD2-score06-1= 

| RD2-score06-2= 

| RD2-score06-3= 

| RD2-seed07= 

| RD2-team07={{flagicon|INA}} Y Basuki
{{flagicon|NED}} C Vis

| RD2-score07-1=1

| RD2-score07-2=5

| RD2-score07-3= 

| RD2-seed08=2

| RD2-team08={{flagicon|SUI}} M Hingis
{{flagicon|ESP}} A Sánchez Vicario

| RD2-score08-1=6

| RD2-score08-2=7

| RD2-score08-3= 

| RD3-seed01=1

| RD3-team01={{flagicon|USA}} L Davenport
{{flagicon|CZE}} J Novotná

| RD3-score01-1=6

| RD3-score01-2=4

| RD3-score01-3= 

| RD3-seed02= 

| RD3-team02={{flagicon|LAT}} L Savchenko
{{flagicon|CZE}} H Suková

| RD3-score02-1=7

| RD3-score02-2=6

| RD3-score02-3= 

| RD3-seed03= 

| RD3-team03={{flagicon|ESP}} C Martínez
{{flagicon|ARG}} P Tarabini

| RD3-score03-1=2

| RD3-score03-2=1

| RD3-score03-3= 

| RD3-seed04=2

| RD3-team04={{flagicon|SUI}} M Hingis
{{flagicon|ESP}} A Sánchez Vicario

| RD3-score04-1=6

| RD3-score04-2=6

| RD3-score04-3= 

| RD4-seed01= 

| RD4-team01={{flagicon|LAT}} Larisa Savchenko
{{flagicon|CZE}} Helena Suková

| RD4-score01-1=6

| RD4-score01-2=4

| RD4-score01-3=1

| RD4-seed02=2

| RD4-team02={{flagicon|SUI}} Martina Hingis
{{flagicon|ESP}} Arantxa Sánchez Vicario

| RD4-score02-1=4

| RD4-score02-2=6

| RD4-score02-3=6

}}

Qualifying

=Seeds=

Both seeds received a bye into the second round.

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  1. {{flagicon|ITA}} Silvia Farina / {{flagicon|AUT}} Barbara Schett (second round)
  2. {{flagicon|SWE}} Åsa Carlsson / {{flagicon|ITA}} Rita Grande (second round)

}}

=Qualifiers=

  1. {{flagicon|USA}} Annie Miller / {{flagicon|USA}} Brie Rippner

=Qualifying draw=

{{3RoundBracket-Byes

| RD1=First round

| RD2=Second round

| RD3=Qualifying competition

| RD1-seed5=

| RD1-team5={{flagicon|RSA}} J Kruger
{{flagicon|GER}} C Schneider

| RD1-score5=2

| RD1-seed6=WC

| RD1-team6={{flagicon|USA}} S Williams
{{flagicon|USA}} V Williams

| RD1-score6=8

| RD2-seed1=1

| RD2-team1={{flagicon|ITA}} S Farina
{{flagicon|AUT}} B Schett

| RD2-score1=5

| RD2-seed2=

| RD2-team2={{flagicon|USA}} A Miller
{{flagicon|USA}} B Rippner

| RD2-score2=8

| RD2-seed3=WC

| RD2-team3={{flagicon|USA}} S Williams
{{flagicon|USA}} V Williams

| RD2-score3=9

| RD2-seed4=2

| RD2-team4={{flagicon|SWE}} Å Carlsson
{{flagicon|ITA}} R Grande

| RD2-score4=7

| RD3-seed1=

| RD3-team1={{flagicon|USA}} A Miller
{{flagicon|USA}} B Rippner

| RD3-score1=9

| RD3-seed2=WC

| RD3-team2={{flagicon|USA}} S Williams
{{flagicon|USA}} V Williams

| RD3-score2=8

}}