1997 Internazionali Femminili di Palermo – Doubles

Doubles
1997 Internazionali Femminili di Palermo
1996 Champions	Janette Husárová Barbara Schett
Final
Champions	Silvia Farina Barbara Schett
Runners-up	Florencia Labat Mercedes Paz
Score	2–6, 6–1, 6–4
Events
Singles Doubles
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Janette Husárová and Barbara Schett were the defending champions but only Schett competed that year with Silvia Farina.

Farina and Schett won in the final 2–6, 6–1, 6–4 against Florencia Labat and Mercedes Paz.

Seeds

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

1. Silvia Farina / Barbara Schett (champions)
2. Florencia Labat / Mercedes Paz (final)
3. Inés Gorrochategui / Sandrine Testud (semifinals)
4. Flora Perfetti / Gloria Pizzichini (semifinals)

Draw

Key

	First round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	S Farina B Schett	6	4	6
		L Montalvo V Ruano-Pascual	3	6	2			1	S Farina B Schett	6	6
		S Cecchini L Garrone	3	6	6				S Cecchini L Garrone	4	1
	Q	Adriana Serra Zanetti Antonella Serra Zanetti	6	4	3										1	S Farina B Schett	3	6	6
	3	I Gorrochategui S Testud	6	6											3	I Gorrochategui S Testud	6	4	3
		E Makarova E Wagner	3	3				3	I Gorrochategui S Testud	7	6
	WC	E Gagliardi F Lubiani	6	6				WC	E Gagliardi F Lubiani	5	3
		L Ghirardi E Habeler	2	3																		1	Silvia Farina Barbara Schett	2	6	6
		S Dopfer M Kochta	1	r																		2	Florencia Labat Mercedes Paz	6	1	4
		S Meier S Schmidle	4						S Meier S Schmidle	1	6	2
		Adriana Barna Anca Barna	3	3				4	F Perfetti G Pizzichini	6	4	6
	4	F Perfetti G Pizzichini	6	6											4	F Perfetti G Pizzichini	3	4
		K Kschwendt L Němečková	5	2											2	F Labat M Paz	6	6
	LL	G Casoni K Triska	7	6				LL	G Casoni K Triska	3	0
		S Devillé M-J Gaidano	3	3				2	F Labat M Paz	6	6
	2	F Labat M Paz	6	6

External links

• 1997 Internazionali Femminili di Palermo Doubles Draw^{[permanent dead link]}