1998 Sparkassen Cup – Doubles

1998 Sparkassen Cup s RUS Elena Likhovtseva JPN Ai Sugiyama NED Manon Bollegraf ROM Irina Spîrlea 6–3, 6–7, 6–2 singles doubles 1998 Sparkassen Cup The 1998 Sparkassen Cup doubles was the tennis doubles event of the ninth edition of the Sparkassen Cup; a WTA Tier II tournament held in Leipzig, Germany. Martina Hingis and Jana Novotná were the defending champions but chose not to compete this year. Fourth seeds, Elena Likhovtseva and Ai Sugiyama won the title, defeating Manon Bollegraf and Irina Spîrlea in the final, 6–3, 6–7, 6–2. Seeds 30em ESP Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario / BLR Natasha Zvereva (quarterfinals) FRA Alexandra Fusai / FRA Nathalie Tauziat (semifinals) USA Katrina Adams / LAT Larisa Neiland (first round) RUS Elena Likhovtseva / JPN Ai Sugiyama (champions) Draw First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 1 ESP A Sánchez-VicarioBLR N Zvereva 7 6   WC GER M BuricGER S Graf 5 4     AUT K KschwendtFRA A-G Sidot 6 0 4   BEL L CourtoisAUT B Schett 3 6 6 4 RUS E LikhovtsevaJPN A Sugiyama 4 7 6   RSA A CoetzerGER A Huber 6 6 1   SLO T KrižanUKR O Lugina 4 6   Q AUT S PlischkeAUT P Wartusch 6 7   LL GER C SingerCZE H Vildová 4 4     BEL S AppelmansNED M Oremans 6 6     NED M BollegrafROM I Spîrlea 2 7 6 3 USA K AdamsLAT L Neiland 6 6 3   ROM R DragomirCRO I Majoli 7 1 7   USA C MorariuUKR E Tatarkova 5 6 5   ITA R GrandeSVK K Habšudová 5 4   2 FRA A FusaiFRA N Tauziat 7 6   1 ESP A Sánchez-VicarioBLR N Zvereva 4 6 3   BEL L CourtoisAUT B Schett 6 3 6 4 RUS E LikhovtsevaJPN A Sugiyama 6 6   Q AUT S PlischkeAUT P Wartusch 2 2     BEL S AppelmansNED M Oremans 2 0     NED M BollegrafROM I Spîrlea 6 6     ROM R DragomirCRO I Majoli 1 3   2 FRA A FusaiFRA N Tauziat 6 6     BEL L CourtoisAUT B Schett 1 2   4 RUS E LikhovtsevaJPN A Sugiyama 6 6     NED M BollegrafROM I Spîrlea 7 7   2 FRA A FusaiFRA N Tauziat 6 6   4 RUS Elena LikhovtsevaJPN Ai Sugiyama 6 6 6   NED Manon BollegrafROM Irina Spîrlea 3 7 2 External links 1998 Sparkassen Cup Doubles Draw Category:Sparkassen Cup (tennis) Category:1998 WTA Tour