| Doubles | |
|---|---|
| 1997 ANZ Tasmanian International | |
| Champions |  Naoko Kijimuta Nana Miyagi |
| Runners-up |  Barbara Rittner  Dominique Van Roost |
| Final score | 6–3, 6–1 |
Yayuk Basuki and Kyoko Nagatsuka were the defending champions but did not compete that year.
Naoko Kijimuta and Nana Miyagi won in the final 6–3, 6–1 against Barbara Rittner and Dominique Van Roost.
Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.
Natalia Medvedeva / 
Larisa Neiland (semifinals) Naoko Kijimuta / Nana Miyagi (champions) Els Callens / 
Rita Grande (quarterfinals)
Annabel Ellwood / 
Alexandra Fusai (semifinals)| First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | N Medvedeva L Neiland | 3 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 K Kschwendt B Schett | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | N Medvedeva L Neiland | 4 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
 V Ruano-Pascual  P Suárez | 4 | 6 | 6 | V Ruano-Pascual P Suárez | 6 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| LL | C Porwik M Weingärtner | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | N Medvedeva L Neiland | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | E Callens R Grande | 6 | 6 | B Rittner D Van Roost | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 M Werdel-Witmeyer  C Wood | 3 | 4 | 3 | E Callens R Grande | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 E Likhovtseva A-G Sidot | 6 | 4 | B Rittner D Van Roost | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| B Rittner D Van Roost | 7 | 6 | Barbara Rittner Dominique Van Roost | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| M Saeki Y Yoshida | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | Naoko Kijimuta Nana Miyagi | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| F Labat E Makarova | 3 | 6 | 6 | F Labat E Makarova | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 M Grzybowska  S-T Wang | 4 | 3 | 4 | A Ellwood A Fusai | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | A Ellwood A Fusai | 6 | 6 | 4 | A Ellwood A Fusai | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| WC | A Jensen D Jones | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | N Kijimuta N Miyagi | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
 P Hy-Boulais C Morariu | 6 | 3 | 6 | P Hy-Boulais C Morariu | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | W Probst  P Schnyder | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | N Kijimuta N Miyagi | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | N Kijimuta N Miyagi | 6 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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