1997 Australian Open – Women's doubles

Chanda Rubin and Arantxa Sánchez Vicario were the defending champions, but competed this year with different partners. Rubin teamed up with Brenda Schultz-McCarthy and were eliminated in the third round, while Sánchez Vicario teamed up with Gigi Fernández and lost in the semifinals.

Martina Hingis and Natasha Zvereva won the title, defeating Lindsay Davenport and Lisa Raymond 6–2, 6–2 in the final. It was the 1st Australian Open, 2nd Grand Slam and 4th overall doubles title for Hingis, and the 3rd Australian Open, 16th Grand Slam and 61st overall doubles title for Zvereva, in their respective careers.

Seeds
• # 🇺🇸 Gigi Fernández / 🇪🇸 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (semifinals)

• # Larisa Neiland / 🇨🇿 Helena Suková (semifinals)

• # 🇺🇸 Lindsay Davenport / 🇺🇸 Lisa Raymond (final)

• # Martina Hingis / 🇧🇾 Natasha Zvereva (champions)

• # 🇺🇸 Nicole Arendt / Manon Bollegraf (quarterfinals)

• # 🇺🇸 Katrina Adams / 🇺🇸 Mary Joe Fernández (second round)

• # 🇺🇸 Lori McNeil / 🇺🇸 Linda Wild (third round)

• # 🇺🇸 Chanda Rubin / Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (third round)

• # Yayuk Basuki /  Caroline Vis (second round)

• # Kristie Boogert /  Irina Spîrlea (first round)

• # 🇺🇸 Amy Frazier / 🇺🇸 Kimberly Po (second round)

• # 🇪🇸 Conchita Martínez / 🇦🇷 Patricia Tarabini (quarterfinals)

• # 🇯🇵 Naoko Kijimuta / 🇯🇵 Nana Miyagi (quarterfinals)

• # 🇧🇪 Sabine Appelmans / Miriam Oremans (second round)

• # 🇫🇷 Alexia Dechaume-Balleret / 🇫🇷 Sandrine Testud (first round)

• # 🇫🇷 Alexandra Fusai / 🇦🇷 Mercedes Paz (second round)