1998 Thalgo Australian Women's Hardcourts – Doubles

August 2019 1998 Thalgo Australian Women's Hardcourts s JPN Naoko Kijimuta JPN Nana Miyagi RUS Elena Likhovtseva JPN Ai Sugiyama KOR Sung-Hee Park TPE Shi-Ting Wang 1–6, 6–3, 6–4 singles doubles Gold Coast Classic – Doubles Australian Hard Court Championships Naoko Kijimuta and Nana Miyagi were the defending champions but did not compete that year. Elena Likhovtseva and Ai Sugiyama won in the final 1–6, 6–3, 6–4 against Sung-Hee Park and Shi-Ting Wang. Seeds Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated. n/a RUS Elena Likhovtseva / JPN Ai Sugiyama (champions) AUS Kerry-Anne Guse / AUS Rachel McQuillan (first round) CZE Eva Melicharová / CZE Helena Vildová (first round) Draw First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final LL BUL M MaleevaFRA S Pitkowski 2 2     POL A OlszaUKR E Tatarkova 6 6     KOR S-H ParkTPE S-T Wang 7 4 6   AUS K KunceUSA C Morariu 6 6 4 4 CZE E MelicharováCZE H Vildová 2 0     BLR O BarabanschikovaITA R Grande 6 6     AUS C BarclayAUS L McShea 4 6 2   BUL S KrivenchevaAUS L Pleming 6 0 6   RSA L HornARG P Suárez 6 1 6   BEL L CourtoisGER W Probst 1 6 3   TPE J LeeUSA L Lee 6 4 6 3 AUS K-A GuseAUS R McQuillan 1 6 3   USA M McGrathSUI P Schnyder 6 6   Q ARG M Díaz OlivaAUT S Plischke 4 4   WC AUS G BiggsAUS A Jensen 2 2   2 RUS E LikhovtsevaJPN A Sugiyama 6 6     POL A OlszaUKR E Tatarkova 3 2     KOR S-H ParkTPE S-T Wang 6 6     BLR O BarabanschikovaITA R Grande 6 6     BUL S KrivenchevaAUS L Pleming 7 7     RSA L HornARG P Suárez 4 5     TPE J LeeUSA L Lee 6 7     USA M McGrathSUI P Schnyder 3 5   2 RUS E LikhovtsevaJPN A Sugiyama 6 7     KOR S-H ParkTPE S-T Wang 6 6     BUL S KrivenchevaAUS L Pleming 3 3     TPE J LeeUSA L Lee 6 3 4 2 RUS E LikhovtsevaJPN A Sugiyama 3 6 6   KOR Sung-Hee ParkTPE Shi-Ting Wang 6 3 4 2 RUS Elena LikhovtsevaJPN Ai Sugiyama 1 6 6 External links 1998 Thalgo Australian Women's Hardcourts Doubles draw Doubles