1998 Japan Open Tennis Championships – Women's doubles

1998 Japan Open Tennis Championships s JPN Naoko Kijimuta JPN Nana Miyagi USA Amy Frazier JPN Rika Hiraki 6–3, 4–6, 6–4 Alexia Dechaume-Balleret and Rika Hiraki were the defending champions but only Hiraki competed that year with Amy Frazier. Frazier and Hiraki lost in the final 6–3, 4–6, 6–4 against Naoko Kijimuta and Nana Miyagi. Seeds Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated. JPN Naoko Kijimuta / JPN Nana Miyagi (champions) USA Amy Frazier / JPN Rika Hiraki (final) AUS Catherine Barclay / USA Lori McNeil (first round) AUS Kristine Kunce / USA Corina Morariu (semifinals) Draw First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 1 JPN N KijimutaJPN N Miyagi 6 7     KOR E-H KimTHA T Tanasugarn 3 5     RSA S de BeerUSA G Helgeson-Nielsen 6 2 7   JPN S ObataJPN K Shibata 3 6 6 4 AUS K KunceUSA C Morariu 6 5 6 Q AUS G BiggsJPN T Hotta 2 7 4 WC JPN A MorigamiJPN K Nagatomi 2 6 0   USA E deLoneAUS N Pratt 6 2 6 LL JPN R KawamataJPN Y Sasano 1 4     TPE J LeeTPE S-T Wang 6 6     KOR M-R JeonNED S Noorlander 5 7 6 3 AUS C BarclayUSA L McNeil 7 6 4   JPN H InoueJPN M Inoue 2 4     JPN S AsagoeKOR S-H Park 6 6     KOR Y-J ChoKOR Y-J Choi 3 2   2 USA A FrazierJPN R Hiraki 6 6   1 JPN N KijimutaJPN N Miyagi 7 5 7   RSA S de BeerUSA G Helgeson-Nielsen 5 7 6 4 AUS K KunceUSA C Morariu 6 6     USA E deLoneAUS N Pratt 4 1     TPE J LeeTPE S-T Wang 7 5 5   KOR M-R JeonNED S Noorlander 6 7 7   JPN S AsagoeKOR S-H Park 2 5   2 USA A FrazierJPN R Hiraki 6 7   1 JPN N KijimutaJPN N Miyagi 6 6   4 AUS K KunceUSA C Morariu 4 3     KOR M-R JeonNED S Noorlander 2 3   2 USA A FrazierJPN R Hiraki 6 6   1 JPN Naoko KijimutaJPN Nana Miyagi 6 4 6 2 USA Amy FrazierJPN Rika Hiraki 3 6 4 External links 1998 Japan Open Tennis Championships Women's Doubles Draw Doubles Category:1998 in Japanese women's sport Category:Women's tennis tournaments in Japan