1998 Swisscom Challenge – Doubles

1998 Swisscom Challenge
1997 champions   Martina Hingis
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Champions   Serena Williams
Venus Williams
Runners-up   Mariaan de Swardt
Elena Tatarkova
Final score   5–7, 6–1, 6–3
Events
Singles   Doubles

Martina Hingis and Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario were the defending champions but did not compete that year.

Serena Williams and Venus Williams won in the final 5–7, 6–1, 6–3 against Mariaan de Swardt and Elena Tatarkova.

Contents

Seeds

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

  1. Lindsay Davenport / Natasha Zvereva (First Round)
  2. Alexandra Fusai / Nathalie Tauziat (First Round)
  3. Lisa Raymond / Rennae Stubbs (Quarterfinals)
  4. Yayuk Basuki / Caroline Vis (First Round)

Draw

Key

First Round   Quarterfinals   Semifinals   Final
1   L Davenport
  N Zvereva
6 2    
WC   S Williams
  V Williams
7 6       WC   S Williams
  V Williams
4 6 6  
Q   S Farina
  K Habšudová
1 2         A Coetzer
  A Kournikova
6 1 2  
    A Coetzer
  A Kournikova
6 6         WC   S Williams
  V Williams
7 6    
3   L Raymond
  R Stubbs
6 6             M Bollegraf
  D Graham
6 2    
    B Schett
  P Schnyder
4 3       3   L Raymond
  R Stubbs
6 6 4
    M Bollegraf
  D Graham
3 6 6       M Bollegraf
  D Graham
7 2 6  
    F Labat
  D Van Roost
6 4 4       WC   Serena Williams
  Venus Williams
5 6 6
    M Babel
  C Rubin
4 1             Mariaan de Swardt
  Elena Tatarkova
7 1 3
    E Likhovtseva
  A Sugiyama
6 6           E Likhovtseva
  A Sugiyama
3 6 3  
    K Adams
  L Neiland
6 6         K Adams
  L Neiland
6 3 6  
4   Y Basuki
  C Vis
3 4             K Adams
  L Neiland
3 3  
    K Po
  I Spîrlea
3 1             M de Swardt
  E Tatarkova
6 6    
    C Martínez
  P Tarabini
6 6           C Martínez
  P Tarabini
7 3 5
    M de Swardt
  E Tatarkova
6 4 6   2   M de Swardt
  E Tatarkova
6 6 7  
2   A Fusai
  N Tauziat
3 6 1  

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