1998 Sparkassen Cup – Doubles

The 1998 Sparkassen Cup doubles was the tennis doubles event of the ninth edition of the Sparkassen Cup; a WTA Tier II tournament held in Leipzig, Germany.

Doubles
1998 Sparkassen Cup
Final
ChampionsRussia Elena Likhovtseva
Japan Ai Sugiyama
Runners-upNetherlands Manon Bollegraf
Romania Irina Spîrlea
Score6–3, 6–7, 6–2
Events
Singles Doubles
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Martina Hingis and Jana Novotná were the defending champions but chose not to compete this year.

Fourth seeds, Elena Likhovtseva and Ai Sugiyama won the title, defeating Manon Bollegraf and Irina Spîrlea in the final, 6–3, 6–7, 6–2.

Seeds

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Draw

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First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1   A Sánchez-Vicario
  N Zvereva
7 6  
WC   M Buric
  S Graf
5 4   1   A Sánchez-Vicario
  N Zvereva
4 6 3
    K Kschwendt
  A-G Sidot
6 0 4     L Courtois
  B Schett
6 3 6
    L Courtois
  B Schett
3 6 6     L Courtois
  B Schett
1 2  
4   E Likhovtseva
  A Sugiyama
4 7 6 4   E Likhovtseva
  A Sugiyama
6 6  
    A Coetzer
  A Huber
6 6 1 4   E Likhovtseva
  A Sugiyama
6 6  
    T Križan
  O Lugina
4 6   Q   S Plischke
  P Wartusch
2 2  
Q   S Plischke
  P Wartusch
6 7   4   Elena Likhovtseva
  Ai Sugiyama
6 6 6
LL   C Singer
  H Vildová
4 4       Manon Bollegraf
  Irina Spîrlea
3 7 2
    S Appelmans
  M Oremans
6 6       S Appelmans
  M Oremans
2 0  
    M Bollegraf
  I Spîrlea
2 7 6     M Bollegraf
  I Spîrlea
6 6  
3   K Adams
  L Neiland
6 6 3     M Bollegraf
  I Spîrlea
7 7  
    R Dragomir
  I Majoli
7 1 7 2   A Fusai
  N Tauziat
6 6  
    C Morariu
  E Tatarkova
5 6 5     R Dragomir
  I Majoli
1 3  
    R Grande
  K Habšudová
5 4   2   A Fusai
  N Tauziat
6 6  
2   A Fusai
  N Tauziat
7 6  
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