1998 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles

Martina Hingis and Jana Novotná defeated the defending champion Natasha Zvereva and her partner Lindsay Davenport in the final, 7–6^(7–4), 6–4 to win the ladies' doubles tennis title at the 1998 Wimbledon Championships. It was the third step in an eventual Grand Slam for Hingis.

Women's doubles
1998 Wimbledon Championships
Champions	Martina Hingis Jana Novotná
Runners-up	Lindsay Davenport Natasha Zvereva
Score	6–3, 3–6, 8–6
Draw	64 (2 Q / 4 WC )
Seeds	16

Main article: 1998 Wimbledon Championships

Gigi Fernández and Zvereva were the reigning champions, but Fernández retired at the end of the 1997 season.

Seeds

01.   Martina Hingis / Jana Novotná (champions)

02.   Lindsay Davenport / Natasha Zvereva (final)

03.   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario / Helena Suková (quarterfinals)

04.   Alexandra Fusai / Nathalie Tauziat (second round)

05.   Yayuk Basuki / Caroline Vis (third round)

06.   n/a

07.   Lisa Raymond / Rennae Stubbs (semifinals)

08.   Katrina Adams / Manon Bollegraf (third round)

09.   Conchita Martínez / Patricia Tarabini (first round)

10.   Elena Likhovtseva / Ai Sugiyama (third round)

11.   Naoko Kijimuta / Nana Miyagi (third round)

12.   Barbara Schett / Patty Schnyder (first round)

13.   Sabine Appelmans / Miriam Oremans (first round)

14.   Catherine Barclay / Kerry-Anne Guse (quarterfinals)

15.   Florencia Labat / Dominique Van Roost (third round)

16.   Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suárez (second round)

17.   Mariaan de Swardt / Debbie Graham (semifinals)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Qualifying

Main article: 1998 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles qualifying

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Martina Hingis Jana Novotná	6	6
		Els Callens Julie Halard-Decugis	1	4
								1	Martina Hingis Jana Novotná	6	6
								7	Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs	2	3
	3	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Helena Suková	6	3	1
	7	Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs	4	6	6
															1	Martina Hingis Jana Novotná	6	3	8
															2	Lindsay Davenport Natasha Zvereva	3	6	6
		Silvia Farina Laura Montalvo	2	65
	17	Mariaan de Swardt Debbie Graham	6	77
								17	Mariaan de Swardt Debbie Graham	3	0
								2	Lindsay Davenport Natasha Zvereva	6	6
	14	Catherine Barclay Kerry-Anne Guse	4	2
	2	Lindsay Davenport Natasha Zvereva	6	6

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	1	M Hingis J Novotná	6	6
		S de Beer L Lee	1	1				1	M Hingis J Novotná	4	6	6
		K Freye S Noorlander	4	2					T Križan K Srebotnik	6	1	2
		T Križan K Srebotnik	6	6											1	M Hingis J Novotná	6	6
	LL	B Rippner J Steck	4	2											11	N Kijimuta N Miyagi	3	4
		S Jeyaseelan R Simpson	6	6					S Jeyaseelan R Simpson	4	3
		S Williams V Williams	w/o					11	N Kijimuta N Miyagi	6	6
	11	N Kijimuta N Miyagi																				1	M Hingis J Novotná	6	6
	16	V Ruano Pascual P Suárez	6	4	6																		E Callens J Halard-Decugis	1	4
		A-G Sidot E Wagner	4	6	4			16	V Ruano Pascual P Suárez	3	4
		A Ellwood N Pratt	4	2					E Callens J Halard-Decugis	6	6
		E Callens J Halard-Decugis	6	6												E Callens J Halard-Decugis	4	6	9
		R Bobková C Schneider	6	7											5	Y Basuki C Vis	6	4	7
	WC	S Smith J Ward	2	5					R Bobková C Schneider	6	3	4
	Q	C Black I Selyutina	2	7	5			5	Y Basuki C Vis	3	6	6
	5	Y Basuki C Vis	6	5	7

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	3	A Sánchez Vicario H Suková	77	6
		C Cristea E Melicharová	63	2				3	A Sánchez Vicario H Suková	77	7
	WC	K Cross L Latimer	5	5					C Dhenin É Loit	62	5
		C Dhenin É Loit	7	7											3	A Sánchez Vicario H Suková	6	6
		C Singer H Vildová	4	2											10	E Likhovtseva A Sugiyama	3	2
		K Kschwendt E Tatarkova	6	6					K Kschwendt E Tatarkova	2	2
		J Pullin L Woodroffe	3	2				10	E Likhovtseva A Sugiyama	6	6
	10	E Likhovtseva A Sugiyama	6	6																		3	A Sánchez Vicario H Suková	6	3	1
	13	S Appelmans M Oremans	7	1	7																	7	L Raymond R Stubbs	4	6	6
		R Grande G Helgeson-Nielsen	5	6	9				R Grande G Helgeson-Nielsen	6	6
		T Musgrave A Olsza	0	6	4				E-h Kim M Saeki	3	3
		E-h Kim M Saeki	6	4	6											R Grande G Helgeson-Nielsen	7	0	3
	WC	H Crook V Davies	4	4											7	L Raymond R Stubbs	5	6	6
		N de Villiers L McShea	6	6					N de Villiers L McShea	66	3
		A Dechaume-Balleret L Horn	2	65				7	L Raymond R Stubbs	78	6
	7	L Raymond R Stubbs	6	77

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	9	C Martínez P Tarabini	6	4	3
		O Barabanschikova E deLone	2	6	6				O Barabanschikova E deLone	2	5
		K Habšudová O Lugina	3	4					A Coetzer S Testud	6	7
		A Coetzer S Testud	6	6												A Coetzer S Testud	65	4
		J Husárová B Rittner	2	61												S Farina L Montalvo	77	6
		M Grzybowska T Tanasugarn	6	77					M Grzybowska T Tanasugarn	1	2
		S Farina L Montalvo	6	65	6				S Farina L Montalvo	6	6
	12	B Schett P Schnyder	4	77	1																		S Farina L Montalvo	2	65
	17	M de Swardt D Graham	6	78																		17	M de Swardt D Graham	6	77
		L Golarsa M Paz	4	66				17	M de Swardt D Graham	6	6
	LL	T Garbin A Serra Zanetti	62	5					J Lee S-t Wang	0	2
		J Lee S-t Wang	77	7											17	M de Swardt D Graham	6	6
		I Gorrochategui I Spîrlea	3	6	9											L McNeil C Rubin	1	2
		L McNeil C Rubin	6	4	11				L McNeil C Rubin	6	6
		V Csurgó Y Yoshida	2	3				4	A Fusai N Tauziat	2	1
	4	A Fusai N Tauziat	6	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	8	K Adams M Bollegraf	60	6	8
		D Jones K Po	77	2	6			8	K Adams M Bollegraf
		P Stoyanova N van Lottum	3	3					M Babel W Probst	w/o
		M Babel W Probst	6	6											8	K Adams M Bollegraf	3	4
		K Kunce C Morariu	3	6	7										14	C Barclay K-A Guse	6	6
		K Boogert R McQuillan	6	1	5				K Kunce C Morariu	2	6	3
		S Cacic M Pierce	78	3	3			14	C Barclay K-A Guse	6	4	6
	14	C Barclay K-A Guse	66	6	6																	14	C Barclay K-A Guse	4	2
	15	F Labat D Van Roost	6	7																		2	L Davenport N Zvereva	6	6
		S Krivencheva L Pleming	1	5				15	F Labat D Van Roost	7	3	6
		Y-j Cho S-h Park	2	5				Q	M Drake L Osterloh	5	6	3
	Q	M Drake L Osterloh	6	7											15	F Labat D Van Roost	3	2
	WC	L Ahl A Wainwright	4	2											2	L Davenport N Zvereva	6	6
		A Frazier K Schlukebir	6	6					A Frazier K Schlukebir	1	6	3
		R Dragomir I Majoli	1r					2	L Davenport N Zvereva	6	4	6
	2	L Davenport N Zvereva	3

External links

• Source for the draw at Wimbledon.com
• 1998 Wimbledon Championships on WTAtennis.com
• 1998 Wimbledon Championships – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation