1998 State Farm Evert Cup – Doubles

January 2025 1998 Newsweek Champions Cup State Farm Evert Cup s USA Lindsay Davenport BLR Natasha Zvereva USA Lindsay Davenport BLR Natasha Zvereva FRA Alexandra Fusai FRA Nathalie Tauziat 6–4, 2–6, 6–4 Lindsay Davenport and Natasha Zvereva were the defending champions and won in the final 6–4, 2–6, 6–4 against Alexandra Fusai and Nathalie Tauziat. Seeds Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated. The top four seeded teams received byes into the second round. 30em USA Lindsay Davenport / BLR Natasha Zvereva (champions) FRA Alexandra Fusai / FRA Nathalie Tauziat (final) INA Yayuk Basuki / NED Caroline Vis (semifinals) SUI Martina Hingis / CRO Mirjana Lučić (semifinals) RUS Anna Kournikova / LAT Larisa Neiland (quarterfinals) ESP Conchita Martínez / ARG Patricia Tarabini (second round) RUS Elena Likhovtseva / JPN Ai Sugiyama (quarterfinals) JPN Naoko Kijimuta / JPN Nana Miyagi (quarterfinals) Draw Final 3 y Final 1 USA Lindsay Davenport BLR Natasha Zvereva 6 2 6 2 FRA Alexandra Fusai FRA Nathalie Tauziat 4 6 4 Top half y 3 1 y First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals   FRA A Dechaume-Balleret FRA S Testud 2 4     FRA J Halard-Decugis AUS R McQuillan 6 6     USA G Helgeson-Nielsen TPE J Lee 6 6     JPN R Hiraki ARG M Paz 3 2     NED K Boogert ITA R Grande 4 4   8 JPN N Kijimuta JPN N Miyagi 6 6   WC BLR O Barabanschikova ESP M Serna 6 6 6 Q ZIM C Black USA L Osterloh 7 3 2   USA S Williams USA V Williams 6 6     ROM C Cristea AUS A Ellwood 4 3     GER M Babel ROM R Dragomir 4 1   5 ESP C Martínez ARG P Tarabini 6 6   1 USA L Davenport BLR N Zvereva 6 4 6   FRA J Halard-Decugis AUS R McQuillan 3 6 0   USA G Helgeson-Nielsen TPE J Lee 1 2   8 JPN N Kijimuta JPN N Miyagi 6 6   4 SUI M Hingis CRO M Lučić 6 6 7 WC BLR O Barabanschikova ESP M Serna 3 7 5   USA S Williams USA V Williams 6 6   5 ESP C Martínez ARG P Tarabini 4 1   1 USA L Davenport BLR N Zvereva 6 7   8 JPN N Kijimuta JPN N Miyagi 3 6   4 SUI M Hingis CRO M Lučić 7 4 6   USA S Williams USA V Williams 5 6 1 1 USA L Davenport BLR N Zvereva 6 7 6 4 SUI M Hingis CRO M Lučić 7 5 2 Bottom half y 3 1 y First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals 7 RUS E Likhovtseva JPN A Sugiyama 7 6 6   THA T Tanasugarn BEL D Van Roost 6 7 0   USA K Adams ROM I Spîrlea 4 6 6   JPN M Saeki JPN Y Yoshida 6 1 3   AUS C Barclay AUS K-A Guse 5 7 6   ARG F Labat KOR S-H Park 7 5 4 5 RUS A Kournikova LAT L Neiland 6 2 6 LL SWE Å Carlsson CHN F Li 4 6 3   AUS K Kunce USA C Morariu 7 6 6 WC GER S Graf GER B Rittner 5 7 1   RSA N de Villiers USA D Graham 1 6     RSA A Coetzer USA C Rubin 6 7   7 RUS E Likhovtseva JPN A Sugiyama 7 6     USA K Adams ROM I Spîrlea 5 4     AUS C Barclay AUS K-A Guse 6 2 4 3 INA Y Basuki NED C Vis 3 6 6 5 RUS A Kournikova LAT L Neiland 4 7 7   AUS K Kunce USA C Morariu 6 5 6   RSA A Coetzer USA C Rubin 3 2   2 FRA A Fusai FRA N Tauziat 6 6   7 RUS E Likhovtseva JPN A Sugiyama 6 3   3 INA Y Basuki NED C Vis 7 6   5 RUS A Kournikova LAT L Neiland 5 6 1r 2 FRA A Fusai FRA N Tauziat 7 1 5 3 INA Y Basuki NED C Vis 1 4   2 FRA A Fusai FRA N Tauziat 6 6   Qualifying Seeds 30em ITA Silvia Farina / AUT Barbara Schett (second round) CZE Radka Bobková / CAN Sonya Jeyaseelan (first round) Qualifiers ZIM Cara Black / USA Lilia Osterloh Lucky losers SWE Åsa Carlsson / CHN Li Fang Qualifying draw First round Second round Qualifying competition 175 1 ITA Silvia Farina AUT Barbara Schett 9   ARG Mariana Díaz Oliva JPN Haruka Inoue 7   ZIM Cara Black USA Lilia Osterloh 8   CAN Patricia Hy-Boulais RSA Joannette Kruger 5   FRA Lea Ghirardi CZE Lenka Němečková 1   SUI Emmanuelle Gagliardi FRA Sarah Pitkowski 8   SWE Åsa Carlsson CHN Li Fang 9 2 CZE Radka Bobková CAN Sonya Jeyaseelan 7 1 ITA Silvia Farina AUT Barbara Schett 3   ZIM Cara Black USA Lilia Osterloh 8   SUI Emmanuelle Gagliardi FRA Sarah Pitkowski 5   SWE Åsa Carlsson CHN Li Fang 8   ZIM Cara Black USA Lilia Osterloh 8   SWE Åsa Carlsson CHN Li Fang 3 External links 1998 State Farm Evert Cup Doubles Draw WTA draw archive Doubles Category:1998 Newsweek Champions Cup and the State Farm Evert Cup