1997 Gold Coast Classic – Doubles
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The 1997 Gold Coast Classic doubles was a tennis competition as part of the 1997 Gold Coast Classic, a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Hope Island Resort Tennis Centre in Hope Island, Queensland in Australia that was part of Tier III of the 1997 WTA Tour. The tournament was held from 30 December 1996 through 5 January 1997.
| Doubles | |
|---|---|
| 1997 Gold Coast Classic | |
| Final | |
| Champions | Japan Naoko Kijimuta Japan Nana Miyagi |
| Runners-up | Romania Ruxandra Dragomir Italy Silvia Farina |
| Score | 7–6, 6–1 |
| Events | |
1997 tennis event results
Naoko Kijimuta and Nana Miyagi won in the final 7–6, 6–1 against Ruxandra Dragomir and Silvia Farina.
Seeds
[edit ]Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.
- Argentina Patricia Tarabini / Netherlands Caroline Vis (semifinals)
- Belgium Els Callens / Czech Republic Helena Suková (first round)
- Japan Naoko Kijimuta / Japan Nana Miyagi (champions)
- Belgium Sabine Appelmans / Germany Barbara Rittner (first round)
Draw
[edit ]Key
[edit ]- 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
Q
Belarus O Barabanschikova
Czech Republic L Richterová 6 6 Q Belarus O Barabanschikova
Czech Republic L Richterová 2 7 6
Czech Republic L Richterová 6 6 Q Belarus O Barabanschikova
Czech Republic L Richterová 2 7 6
4
Belgium S Appelmans
Germany B Rittner 4 3 Q Belarus O Barabanschikova
Czech Republic L Richterová 6 0 5
Germany B Rittner 4 3 Q Belarus O Barabanschikova
Czech Republic L Richterová 6 0 5
External links
[edit ]- 1997 Gold Coast Classic Doubles Draw Archived 5 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine