Catawba – Rhododendron catawbiense

Yayuk Basuki and Nicole Bradtke were the defending champions but did not compete that year.

Helena Suková and Natasha Zvereva won in the final 6–1, 6–1 against Elena Likhovtseva and Ai Sugiyama.

Seeds

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

1. Helena Suková / Natasha Zvereva (champions)
2. Alexandra Fusai / Nathalie Tauziat (quarterfinals)
3. Alexia Dechaume-Balleret / Sandrine Testud (semifinals)
4. Laura Montalvo / Paola Suárez (first round)

Draw

Key

	First round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	H Suková N Zvereva	6	6
		T Ječmenica M Mazzotta	3	0				1	H Suková N Zvereva	6	6
		C Dhenin F Perfetti	2	4					D Jones T Tanasugarn	2	1
		D Jones T Tanasugarn	6	6											1	H Suková N Zvereva	3	6	6
	3	A Dechaume-Balleret S Testud	6	6	6										3	A Dechaume-Balleret S Testud	6	4	1
		S Drake-Brockman J Watanabe	2	7	2			3	A Dechaume-Balleret S Testud	6	2	6
		L Courtois R Simpson	3	7	6				L Courtois R Simpson	1	6	2
		P Hy-Boulais A-G Sidot	6	5	3																	1	Helena Suková Natasha Zvereva	6	6
		R Jensen S-T Wang	4	6	4																		Elena Likhovtseva Ai Sugiyama	1	1
		M Díaz Oliva M Endo	6	4	6				M Díaz Oliva M Endo	6	6	0
		N Dechy L Ghirardi	6	2	6				N Dechy L Ghirardi	1	7	6
	4	L Montalvo P Suárez	3	6	2											N Dechy L Ghirardi	2	2
		S Meier E Melicharová	4	0												E Likhovtseva A Sugiyama	6	6
		N Kijimuta K Studeníková	6	6					N Kijimuta K Studeníková	4	3
		E Likhovtseva A Sugiyama	4	6	6				E Likhovtseva A Sugiyama	6	6
	2	A Fusai N Tauziat	6	4	4

External links

• 1997 Internationaux de Strasbourg Doubles Draw Archived 2011-06-05 at the Wayback Machine