1998 Lipton Championships – Women's doubles

January 2025 November 2019 1998 Lipton Championships s ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario BLR Natasha Zvereva SUI Martina Hingis CZE Jana Novotná ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario BLR Natasha Zvereva 6–2, 3–6, 6–3 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario and Natasha Zvereva were the defending champions but lost in the final 6–2, 3–6, 6–3 against Martina Hingis and Jana Novotná. Seeds Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated. All sixteen seeded teams received byes into the second round. 30em SUI Martina Hingis / CZE Jana Novotná (champions) ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario / BLR Natasha Zvereva (final) FRA Alexandra Fusai / FRA Nathalie Tauziat (quarterfinals) INA Yayuk Basuki / NED Caroline Vis (second round) USA Katrina Adams / NED Manon Bollegraf (second round) ESP Conchita Martínez / ARG Patricia Tarabini (semifinals) RUS Anna Kournikova / LAT Larisa Neiland (quarterfinals) CRO Mirjana Lučić / CZE Helena Suková (third round) RUS Elena Likhovtseva / JPN Ai Sugiyama (quarterfinals) JPN Naoko Kijimuta / JPN Nana Miyagi (third round) RSA Amanda Coetzer / GER Anke Huber (third round) BEL Sabine Appelmans / NED Miriam Oremans (second round) n/a AUS Catherine Barclay / AUS Kerry-Anne Guse (quarterfinals) USA Chanda Rubin / ROM Irina Spîrlea (third round) JPN Rika Hiraki / ARG Mercedes Paz (third round) RSA Mariaan de Swardt / USA Debbie Graham (third round) Draw Finals Semifinals Final 1 SUI Martina Hingis CZE Jana Novotná 6 6   6 ESP Conchita Martínez ARG Patricia Tarabini 3 1     FRA Julie Halard-Decugis AUS Rachel McQuillan 4 2   2 ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario BLR Natasha Zvereva 6 6   1 SUI Martina Hingis CZE Jana Novotná 6 3 6 2 ESP Arantxa Sánchez Vicario BLR Natasha Zvereva 2 6 3 Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals   GER M Babel GER W Probst 1 2     ESP V Ruano Pascual ARG P Suárez 6 6     CAN S Jeyaseelan CAN R Simpson 2 7 6   NED K Boogert ITA R Grande 6 6 1   ARG F Labat KOR S-H Park 6 6 7   USA G Helgeson-Nielsen TPE J Lee 7 3 6   CZE R Bobková NED S Noorlander 4 3     KOR E-H Kim JPN M Saeki 6 6   1 SUI M Hingis CZE J Novotná 6 6     ESP V Ruano Pascual ARG P Suárez 2 2     CAN S Jeyaseelan CAN R Simpson 5 6   16 JPN R Hiraki ARG M Paz 7 7   9 RUS E Likhovtseva JPN A Sugiyama 6 6     ARG F Labat KOR S-H Park 2 3     KOR E-H Kim JPN M Saeki 6 5 1 8 CRO M Lučić CZE H Suková 1 7 6 1 SUI M Hingis CZE J Novotná 7 6   16 JPN R Hiraki ARG M Paz 5 3   9 RUS E Likhovtseva JPN A Sugiyama 6 3 7 8 CRO M Lučić CZE H Suková 4 6 5 1 SUI M Hingis CZE J Novotná 6 6   9 RUS E Likhovtseva JPN A Sugiyama 4 3   Section 2 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals WC USA S Reeves USA K Schlukebir 6 6     GBR J Pullin GBR L Woodroffe 1 3   Q FRA C Dhenin RUS E Kulikovskaya 3 7 6   ROM C Cristea ARG L Montalvo 6 5 3   SVK K Habšudová CZE E Martincová 3 6 6   SWE Å Carlsson SVK J Husárová 6 1 1   AUS A Ellwood AUS N Pratt 6 2 6   UKR O Lugina GER E Wagner 2 6 4 3 FRA A Fusai FRA N Tauziat 6 6   WC USA S Reeves USA K Schlukebir 4 4   Q FRA C Dhenin RUS E Kulikovskaya 1 5   17 RSA M de Swardt USA D Graham 6 7   11 RSA A Coetzer GER A Huber 7 3 6   SVK K Habšudová CZE E Martincová 5 6 1   AUS A Ellwood AUS N Pratt 4 6   6 ESP C Martínez ARG P Tarabini 6 7   3 FRA A Fusai FRA N Tauziat 6 6   17 RSA M de Swardt USA D Graham 4 2   11 RSA A Coetzer GER A Huber 2 2   6 ESP C Martínez ARG P Tarabini 6 6   3 FRA A Fusai FRA N Tauziat 2 6 6 6 ESP C Martínez ARG P Tarabini 6 3 7 Bottom half Section 3 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals   SUI P Schnyder NED B Schultz-McCarthy 3 6 6   USA E deLone AUS L Pleming 6 2 0   BEL E Callens CAN P Hy-Boulais 6 6     USA S Williams USA V Williams 4 4     BUL S Krivencheva UKR E Tatarkova 3 7 3   THA T Tanasugarn JPN Y Yoshida 6 6 6   FRA J Halard-Decugis AUS R McQuillan 6 7   WC USA L McNeil USA M Washington 4 6   5 USA K Adams NED M Bollegraf 7 1 6   SUI P Schnyder NED B Schultz-McCarthy 5 6 7   BEL E Callens CAN P Hy-Boulais 5 7 6 14 AUS C Barclay AUS K-A Guse 7 6 7 15 USA C Rubin ROM I Spîrlea 6 6     THA T Tanasugarn JPN Y Yoshida 4 3     FRA J Halard-Decugis AUS R McQuillan 7 6   4 INA Y Basuki NED C Vis 5 2     SUI P Schnyder NED B Schultz-McCarthy 3 4   14 AUS C Barclay AUS K-A Guse 6 6   15 USA C Rubin ROM I Spîrlea 2 6 0   FRA J Halard-Decugis AUS R McQuillan 6 1 6 14 AUS C Barclay AUS K-A Guse 6 2 2   FRA J Halard-Decugis AUS R McQuillan 3 6 6 Section 4 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals   AUS K Kunce USA C Morariu 6 6     POL M Grzybowska TPE S-T Wang 2 2     ITA S Farina AUT B Schett 7 6     FRA A Dechaume-Balleret FRA S Testud 5 3   Q USA A Miller USA B Rippner 4 2     GER C Singer CZE H Vildová 6 6     ITA L Golarsa BEL D Van Roost 6 6 6   RSA N de Villiers RSA L Horn 7 2 4 7 RUS A Kournikova LAT L Neiland 7 6 6   AUS K Kunce USA C Morariu 6 7 1   ITA S Farina AUT B Schett 3 2   10 JPN N Kijimuta JPN N Miyagi 6 6   12 BEL S Appelmans NED M Oremans 6 2 0   GER C Singer CZE H Vildová 0 6 6   ITA L Golarsa BEL D Van Roost 1 2   2 ESP A Sánchez Vicario BLR N Zvereva 6 6   7 RUS A Kournikova LAT L Neiland 6 2 6 10 JPN N Kijimuta JPN N Miyagi 4 6 0   GER C Singer CZE H Vildová 0 1   2 ESP A Sánchez Vicario BLR N Zvereva 6 6   7 RUS A Kournikova LAT L Neiland 2 6 3 2 ESP A Sánchez Vicario BLR N Zvereva 6 4 6 External links 1998 Lipton Championships Women's Doubles Draw Women's Doubles Lipton Championships - Women's Doubles