1997 World Table Tennis Championships – Women's doubles

The 1997 World Table Tennis Championships women's doubles was the 43rd edition of the women's doubles championship.^[1][2] Deng Yaping and Yang Ying defeated Li Ju and Wang Nan in the final by three sets to two.^[3]

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	Round of 16									Quarterfinals									Semifinals									Final
		Deng Yaping Yang Ying	21	21
		Rika Sato Rika Matsuoka	7	19							Deng Yaping Yang Ying	21	21	21
		Chen Jing Chen Chiu-Tan	21	21							Chen Jing Chen Chiu-Tan	16	17	10
		Krisztina Tóth Csilla Bátorfi	15	12																Deng Yaping Yang Ying	21	21	21
		Wang Chen Wu Na	24	21																Qiao Yunping Chai Po Wa	8	7	12
		Kim Moo-kyo Kim Boon Sik	22	17							Wang Chen Wu Na	10	12	11
		Marie Svensson Pernilla Petersson	13	7							Qiao Yunping Chai Po Wa	21	21	21
		Qiao Yunping Chai Po Wa	21	21																									Deng Yaping Yang Ying	21	22	17	19	21
		Li Ju Wang Nan	21	18	21																								Li Ju Wang Nan	17	20	21	21	11
		Tong Fei-Ming Xu Jing	12	21	12						Li Ju Wang Nan	21	21	21
		Ai Sakata Yuki Takakusa	21	21							Sakata Takakusa	9	15	15
		Irina Palina Elena Timina	15	16																Li Ju Wang Nan	21	21	21
		Wang Hui Cheng Hongxia	21	21																Wang Hui Cheng Hongxia	10	17	16
		Zhu Fang Chan Tan Lui	15	15							Wang Hui Cheng Hongxia	21	21	21
		Otilia Bădescu Emilia Elena Ciosu	21	21							Bátorfi Ciosu	17	9	16
		Park Hae-jung Ryu Ji-hae	18	17

List of World Table Tennis Championships medalists