1998 Australian Open – Women's doubles

Women's doubles
Women's doubles
1998 Australian Open
Final
Champions	Martina Hingis ; Mirjana Lučić
Runners-up	Lindsay Davenport ; Natasha Zvereva
Score	6–4, 2–6, 6–3
Events

Defending champion Martina Hingis and her partner Mirjana Lučić defeated the other defending champion Natasha Zvereva and her partner Lindsay Davenport in the final, 6–4, 2–6, 6–3 to win the women's doubles tennis title at the 1998 Australian Open. It was the first step in an eventual Grand Slam for Hingis.

Seeds

Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.

Lindsay Davenport / Natasha Zvereva (final)
Manon Bollegraf / Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (quarterfinals)
Yayuk Basuki / Caroline Vis (third round)
Conchita Martínez / Patricia Tarabini (semifinals)
Chanda Rubin / Helena Suková (first round)
Elena Likhovtseva / Ai Sugiyama (quarterfinals)
Naoko Kijimuta / Nana Miyagi (quarterfinals)
Lisa Raymond / Rennae Stubbs (semifinals)
Anna Kournikova / Larisa Neiland (second round)
Ruxandra Dragomir / Iva Majoli (third round)
Amanda Coetzer / Anke Huber (third round)
Sabine Appelmans / Miriam Oremans (third round)
Inés Gorrochategui / Irina Spîrlea (first round)
Rika Hiraki / Mercedes Paz (second round)
Kerry-Anne Guse / Rachel McQuillan (quarterfinals)
Eva Melicharová / Helena Vildová (first round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final

1	Lindsay Davenport Natasha Zvereva	6	6

7	Naoko Kijimuta Nana Miyagi	1	0
					1	Lindsay Davenport Natasha Zvereva	6	6

					4	Conchita Martínez Patricia Tarabini	3	1
4	Conchita Martínez Patricia Tarabini	6	6¹	6

6	Elena Likhovtseva Ai Sugiyama	4	7	1
										1	Lindsay Davenport Natasha Zvereva	4	6	3

										WC	Martina Hingis Mirjana Lučić	6	2	6
8	Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs	6	3	6

15	Kerry-Anne Guse Rachel McQuillan	4	6	3
					8	Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs	6	4	1

					WC	Martina Hingis Mirjana Lučić	4	6	6
WC	Martina Hingis Mirjana Lučić	6	6

2	Manon Bollegraf Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	1	1

Top half

Section 1

First round					Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

1	L Davenport N Zvereva	6	6
	V Csurgo K Marosi	2	2		1	L Davenport N Zvereva	6	1	6
	M Grzybowska H Nagyová	6	1			M Grzybowska H Nagyová	2	6	1
	N Louarsabishvili O Lugina	1	0R							1	L Davenport N Zvereva	6	6
	A Dechaume-Balleret S Testud	3	6	9						10	R Dragomir I Majoli	1	1
	M Babel C Barclay	6	0	7		A Dechaume-Balleret S Testud	5	4
10	R Dragomir I Majoli	6	6		10	R Dragomir I Majoli	7	6
	W Probst A-G Sidot	4	3											1	L Davenport N Zvereva	6	6
14	R Hiraki M Paz	6	6											7	N Kijimuta N Miyagi	1	0
	K Kschwendt F Perfetti	4	4		14	R Hiraki M Paz	6	2	2
	S Williams V Williams	6	6			S Williams V Williams	2	6	6
	E deLone L Horn	4	2								S Williams V Williams	3	3
	S Asagoe P Nola	7	7							7	N Kijimuta N Miyagi	6	6
	L Ghirardi G Pizzichini	6⁵	6¹			S Asagoe P Nola	2	2
7	N Kijimuta N Miyagi	6	6		7	N Kijimuta N Miyagi	6	6
	E Martincová L Němečková	4	0

Section 2

First round					Second round				Third round				Quarterfinals

4	C Martínez P Tarabini	3	6	6
	M de Swardt R Grande	6	3	4	4	C Martínez P Tarabini	7	6
	P Schnyder B Schultz	6	6			P Schnyder B Schultz	6⁴	3
	S Jeyaseelan R Simpson	2	4						4	C Martínez P Tarabini	7	7
	K Kunce C Morariu	6	7						11	A Coetzer A Huber	5	5
	Å Carlsson P Hy-Boulais	3	6⁶			K Kunce C Morariu	1	0
11	A Coetzer A Huber	6	4	6	11	A Coetzer A Huber	6	6
	K Adams M McGrath	2	6	0									4	C Martínez P Tarabini	6	6¹	6
	N de Villiers L McShea	6⁴	6	6									6	E Lichovceva A Sugiyama	4	7	1
16	E Melicharová H Vildová	7	2	1		N de Villiers L McShea	4	0
	S Reeves M Tu	6	6			S Reeves M Tu	6	6
WC	E Dominikovic S Drake-Brockman	3	3							S Reeves M Tu	4	2
	C Cristea A Wunderlich	7	7						6	E Lichovceva A Sugiyama	6	6
	E Callens L Courtois	6³	5			C Cristea A Wunderlich	2	5
6	E Lichovceva A Sugiyama	6	6		6	E Lichovceva A Sugiyama	6	7
	J Husárová T Tanasugarn	1	3

Bottom half

Section 3

First round				Second round				Third round				Quarterfinals

8	L Raymond R Stubbs	6	6
WC	G Biggs A Grahame	2	1	8	L Raymond R Stubbs	6	6
	E-h Kim C Schneider	7	6		E-h Kim C Schneider	1	0
	E Bobková P Langrová	5	3					8	L Raymond R Stubbs	6	6
	S Noorlander N van Lottum	7	6						S-h Park S-t Wang	1	2
	N Dechy N Vaidyanathan	6²	2		S Noorlander N van Lottum	3	3
	S-h Park S-t Wang	6	6		S-h Park S-t Wang	6	6
13	I Gorrochategui I Spîrlea	4	3									8	L Raymond R Stubbs	6	3	6
15	K-A Guse R McQuillan	6	2									15	K-A Guse R McQuillan	4	6	3
	M Díaz Oliva S Klösel	3	0R	15	K-A Guse R McQuillan	6	7
	L Golarsa D Van Roost	6	6		L Golarsa D Van Roost	1	5
	D Jones A Olsza	4	1					15	K-A Guse R McQuillan	6	3
	B Rittner E Pampoulova	7	6					3	Y Basuki C Vis	3	0R
	O Barabanschikova L Pleming	5	4		B Rittner E Pampoulova	2	4
WC	A Molik B Stewart	2	4	3	Y Basuki C Vis	6	6
3	Y Basuki C Vis	6	6

Section 4

First round					Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

	T Musgrave J Pullin	4	6	6
5	C Rubin H Suková	6	1	4		T Musgrave J Pullin	6¹	4
	S Krivencheva O Tatarkova	6	6			S Krivencheva O Tatarkova	7	6
	R Reid S Smith	1	2								S Krivencheva O Tatarkova	1	3
WC	M Hingis M Lučić	6	6							WC	M Hingis M Lučić	6	6
	M Saeki Y Yoshida	2	3		WC	M Hingis M Lučić	7	6
9	A Kournikova L Neiland	6	6		9	A Kournikova L Neiland	5	2
	K Habšudová F Labat	2	1												WC	M Hingis M Lučić	6	6
12	S Appelmans M Oremans	6	6												2	M Bollegraf A Sánchez Vicario	1	1
	A Ellwood N Pratt	2	2		12	S Appelmans M Oremans	6	1	6
	J Lee L Lee-Waters	6	6			J Lee L Lee-Waters	3	6	3
	C Dhenin C Wood	3	3							12	S Appelmans M Oremans	6	5	2
	V Ruano Pascual P Suárez	6	5	7						2	M Bollegraf A Sánchez Vicario	3	7	6
	S Farina B Schett	4	7	5		V Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez	1	1
2	M Bollegraf A Sánchez Vicario	3	6	6	2	M Bollegraf A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
	G Helgeson-Nielsen T Križan	6	3	3

External links

1998 Australian Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation