1998 Sparkassen Cup – Doubles

1998 Sparkassen Cup
1997 Champions		Martina Hingis Jana Novotná
Champions		Elena Likhovtseva Ai Sugiyama
Runners-up		Manon Bollegraf Irina Spîrlea
Final score		6–3, 6–7, 6–2
Events
Singles		Doubles

Martina Hingis and Jana Novotná were the defending champions but did not compete that year.

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

Seeds

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

1. Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario / Natasha Zvereva (Quarterfinals)
2. Alexandra Fusai / Nathalie Tauziat (Semifinals)
3. Katrina Adams / Larisa Neiland (First Round)
4. Elena Likhovtseva / Ai Sugiyama (Champions)

Draw

Key

	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

External links

• 1998 Sparkassen Cup Doubles Draw