1998 Australian Open – Women's Doubles

1998 Australian Open
Champions   Switzerland Martina Hingis
Croatia Mirjana Lučić
Runners-up   United States Lindsay Davenport
Belarus Natasha Zvereva
Final score   6–4, 2–6, 6–3
Events
Singles   men   women       boys   girls
Doubles   men   women   mixed   boys   girls
Other events
Legends    men    women    mixed
WC Singles    men    women    quad
WC Doubles    men    women    quad
Australian Open
 < 1997 1999 > 

The 1998 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at Melbourne Park in Melbourne in Victoria in Australia. It was the 86th edition of the Australian Open and was held from 19 January through 1 February 1998.

Seeds

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

  1. United States Lindsay Davenport / Belarus Natasha Zvereva (Final)
  2. Netherlands Manon Bollegraf / Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (Quarterfinals)
  3. Indonesia Yayuk Basuki / Netherlands Caroline Vis (Third Round)
  4. Spain Conchita Martínez / Argentina Patricia Tarabini (Semifinals)
  5. United States Chanda Rubin / Czech Republic Helena Suková (First Round)
  6. Russia Elena Likhovtseva / Japan Ai Sugiyama (Quarterfinals)
  7. Japan Naoko Kijimuta / Japan Nana Miyagi (Quarterfinals)
  8. United States Lisa Raymond / Australia Rennae Stubbs (Semifinali)
  9. Russia Anna Kournikova / Latvia Larisa Neiland (Second Round)
  10. Romania Ruxandra Dragomir / Croatia Iva Majoli (Third Round)
  11. South Africa Amanda Coetzer / Germany Anke Huber (Third Round)
  12. Belgium Sabine Appelmans / Netherlands Miriam Oremans (Third Round)
  13. Argentina Inés Gorrochategui / Romania Irina Spîrlea (First Round)
  14. Japan Rika Hiraki / Argentina Mercedes Paz (Second Round)
  15. Australia Kerry-Anne Guse / Australia Rachel McQuillan (Quarterfinals)
  16. Czech Republic Eva Melicharová / Czech Republic Helena Vildová (First Round)

Draw

Key

Finals

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                                       
  1  United States Lindsay Davenport
 Belarus Natasha Zvereva
6 6    
7  Japan Naoko Kijimuta
 Japan Nana Miyagi
1 0    
  1  United States Lindsay Davenport
 Belarus Natasha Zvereva
6 6  
  4  Spain Conchita Martínez
 Argentina Patricia Tarabini
3 1  
4  Spain Conchita Martínez
 Argentina Patricia Tarabini
6 61 6
  6  Russia Elena Likhovtseva
 Japan Ai Sugiyama
4 7 1  
    1  United States Lindsay Davenport
 Belarus Natasha Zvereva
4 6 3
     Switzerland Martina Hingis
 Croatia Mirjana Lučić
6 2 6
  8  United States Lisa Raymond
 Australia Rennae Stubbs
6 3 6  
15  Australia Kerry-Anne Guse
 Australia Rachel McQuillan
4 6 3  
     Switzerland Martina Hingis
 Croatia Mirjana Lučić
4 6 6
  8  United States Lisa Raymond
 Australia Rennae Stubbs
6 4 1  
   Switzerland Martina Hingis
 Croatia Mirjana Lučić
6 6  
  2  Netherlands Manon Bollegraf
 Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
1 1    

Top Half

Section 1

First RoundSecond RoundThird RoundQuarterfinals
1 United States L Davenport
Belarus N Zvereva
6 6
Hungary V Csurgo
Hungary K Marosi
2 2 1 United States L Davenport
Belarus N Zvereva
6 1 6
Poland M Grzybowska
Slovakia H Nagyová
6 1 Poland M Grzybowska
Slovakia H Nagyová
2 6 1
Georgia (country) N Louarsabišvili
Ukraine O Lugina
1 0R 1 United States L Davenport
Belarus N Zvereva
6 6
France A Dechaume-Balleret
France S Testud
3 6 9 10 Romania R Dragomir
Croatia I Majoli
1 1
Germany M Babel
Australia C Barclay
6 0 7 France A Dechaume-Balleret
France S Testud
5 4
10 Romania R Dragomir
Croatia I Majoli
6 6 10 Romania R Dragomir
Croatia I Majoli
7 6
Germany W Probst
France A-G Sidot
4 3 1 United States L Davenport
Belarus N Zvereva
6 6
14 Japan R Hiraki
Argentina M Paz
6 6 7 Japan N Kijimuta
Japan N Miyagi
1 0
Austria K Kschwendt
Italy F Perfetti
4 4 14 Japan R Hiraki
Argentina M Paz
6 2 2
United States S Williams
United States V Williams
6 6 United States S Williams
United States V Williams
2 6 6
United States E de Lone
South Africa L Horn
4 2 United States S Williams
United States V Williams
3 3
Japan S Asagoe
New Zealand P Nola
7 7 7 Japan N Kijimuta
Japan N Miyagi
6 6
France L Ghirardi
Italy G Pizzichini
65 61 Japan S Asagoe
New Zealand P Nola
2 2
7 Japan N Kijimuta
Japan N Miyagi
6 6 7 Japan N Kijimuta
Japan N Miyagi
6 6
Czech Republic E Martincová
Czech Republic L Němečková
4 0

Section 2

First RoundSecond RoundThird RoundQuarterfinals
4 Spain C Martínez
Argentina P Tarabini
3 6 6
South Africa M de Swardt
Italy R Grande
6 3 4 4 Spain C Martínez
Argentina P Tarabini
7 6
Switzerland P Schnyder
Netherlands B Schultz
6 6 Switzerland P Schnyder
Netherlands B Schultz
64 3
Canada S Jeyaseelan
Canada R Simpson
2 4 4 Spain C Martínez
Argentina P Tarabini
7 7
Australia K Kunce
United States C Morariu
6 7 11 South Africa A Coetzer
Germany A Huber
5 5
Sweden Å Svensson
Canada P Hy-Boulais
3 66 Australia K Kunce
United States C Morariu
1 0
11 South Africa A Coetzer
Germany A Huber
6 4 6 11 South Africa A Coetzer
Germany A Huber
6 6
United States K Adams
United States M McGrath
2 6 0 4 Spain C Martínez
Argentina P Tarabini
6 61 6
South Africa N de Villiers
Australia L McShea
64 6 6 6 Russia E Lichovceva
Japan A Sugiyama
4 7 1
16 Czech Republic E Melicharová
Czech Republic H Vildová
7 2 1 South Africa N de Villiers
Australia L McShea
4 0
United States S Reeves
United States M Tu
6 6 United States S Reeves
United States M Tu
6 6
Australia E Dominikovic
Australia S Drake-Brockman
3 3 United States S Reeves
United States M Tu
4 2
Romania C Cristea
United States A Wunderlich
7 7 6 Russia E Lichovceva
Japan A Sugiyama
6 6
Belgium E Callens
Belgium L Courtois
63 5 Romania C Cristea
United States A Wunderlich
2 5
6 Russia E Lichovceva
Japan A Sugiyama
6 6 6 Russia E Lichovceva
Japan A Sugiyama
6 7
Slovakia J Husárová
Thailand T Tanasugarn
1 3

Bottom Half

Section 3

First RoundSecond RoundThird RoundQuarterfinals
8 United States L Raymond
Australia R Stubbs
6 6
Australia G Biggs
Australia A Grahame
2 1 8 United States L Raymond
Australia R Stubbs
6 6
South Korea E-h Kim
Germany C Schneider
7 6 South Korea E-h Kim
Germany C Schneider
1 0
Czech Republic E Bobková
Czechoslovakia P Langrová
5 3 8 United States L Raymond
Australia R Stubbs
6 6
Netherlands S Noorlander
France N van Lottum
7 6 South Korea S-h Park
Chinese Taipei S-t Wang
1 2
France N Dechy
India N Sanjeev
62 2 Netherlands S Noorlander
France N van Lottum
3 3
South Korea S-h Park
Chinese Taipei S-t Wang
6 6 South Korea S-h Park
Chinese Taipei S-t Wang
6 6
13 Argentina I Gorrochategui
Romania I Spîrlea
4 3 8 United States L Raymond
Australia R Stubbs
6 3 6
15 Australia K-A Guse
Australia R McQuillan
6 2 15 Australia K-A Guse
Australia R McQuillan
4 6 3
Argentina M Díaz Oliva
Germany S Klösel
3 0R 15 Australia K-A Guse
Australia R McQuillan
6 7
Italy L Golarsa
Belgium D Van Roost
6 6 Italy L Golarsa
Belgium D Van Roost
1 5
Australia D Jones
Poland A Olsza
4 1 15 Australia K-A Guse
Australia R McQuillan
6 3
Germany B Rittner
Bulgaria E Pampoulova
7 6 3 Indonesia Y Basuki
Netherlands C Vis
3 0R
Belarus O Barabanschikova
Australia L Pleming
5 4 Germany B Rittner
Bulgaria E Pampoulova
2 4
3 Indonesia Y Basuki
Netherlands C Vis
6 6 3 Indonesia Y Basuki
Netherlands C Vis
6 6
Australia A Molik
Australia B Stewart
2 4

Section 4

First RoundSecond RoundThird RoundQuarterfinals
Australia T Musgrave
United Kingdom J Pullin
4 6 6
5 United States C Rubin
Czech Republic H Suková
6 1 4 Australia T Musgrave
United Kingdom J Pullin
61 4
Bulgaria S Krivencheva
Ukraine O Tatarkova
6 6 Bulgaria S Krivencheva
Ukraine O Tatarkova
7 6
Australia R Reid
United Kingdom S Smith
1 2 Bulgaria S Krivencheva
Ukraine O Tatarkova
1 3
Switzerland M Hingis
Croatia M Lučić
6 6 Switzerland M Hingis
Croatia M Lučić
6 6
Japan M Saeki
Japan Y Yoshida
2 3 Switzerland M Hingis
Croatia M Lučić
7 6
9 Russia A Kournikova
Latvia L Neiland
6 6 9 Russia A Kournikova
Latvia L Neiland
5 2
Slovakia K Habšudová
Argentina F Labat
2 1 Switzerland M Hingis
Croatia M Lučić
6 6
12 Belgium S Appelmans
Netherlands M Oremans
6 6 2 Netherlands M Bollegraf
Spain A Sánchez Vicario
1 1
Australia A Ellwood
Australia N Pratt
2 2 12 Belgium S Appelmans
Netherlands M Oremans
6 1 6
Chinese Taipei J Lee
United States L Lee-Waters
6 6 Chinese Taipei J Lee
United States L Lee-Waters
3 6 3
France C Dhenin
United Kingdom C Wood
3 3 12 Belgium S Appelmans
Netherlands M Oremans
6 5 2
Spain V Ruano Pascual
Argentina P Suárez
6 5 7 2 Netherlands M Bollegraf
Spain A Sánchez Vicario
3 7 6
Italy S Farina
Austria B Schett
4 7 5 Spain V Ruano Pascual
Argentina Paola Suárez
1 1
2 Netherlands M Bollegraf
Spain A Sánchez Vicario
3 6 6 2 Netherlands M Bollegraf
Spain A Sánchez Vicario
6 6
United States G Helgeson-Nielsen
Slovenia T Križan
6 3 3

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