1998 Australian Open – 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
Singles men women boys girls Doubles men women mixed boys girls WC Singles men women quad WC Doubles men women quad Legends men women mixed
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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.

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

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