1998 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Doubles

1998 Wimbledon Championships
Champions   Switzerland Martina Hingis
Czech Republic Jana Novotná[1]
Runners-up   United States Lindsay Davenport
Belarus Natasha Zvereva
Final score   6–3, 3–6, 8–6
Events
Singles   men   women       boys   girls
Doubles   men   women   mixed   boys   girls
Other events
Legends    men    women    seniors
WC Doubles    men    women  
Wimbledon Championships
 < 1997 1999 > 

The 1998 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon in London in England. It was the 112th edition of the Wimbledon Championships and were held from 22 June to 5 July 1998.

Seeds

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

  1. Switzerland Martina Hingis / Czech Republic Jana Novotná (Champions)
  2. United States Lindsay Davenport / Belarus Natasha Zvereva (Final)
  3. Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario / Czech Republic Helena Suková (Semifinals)
  4. France Alexandra Fusai / France Nathalie Tauziat (Second Round)
  5. Indonesia Yayuk Basuki / Netherlands Caroline Vis (Third Round)
  6. Unknown (Withdrew)
  7. United States Lisa Raymond / Australia Rennae Stubbs (Semifinals)
  8. United States Katrina Adams / Netherlands Manon Bollegraf (Third Round)
  9. Spain Conchita Martínez / Argentina Patricia Tarabini (First Round)
  10. Russia Elena Likhovtseva / Japan Ai Sugiyama (Third Round)
  11. Japan Naoko Kijimuta / Japan Nana Miyagi (Third Round)
  12. Austria Barbara Schett / Switzerland Patty Schnyder (First Round)
  13. Belgium Sabine Appelmans / Netherlands Miriam Oremans (First Round)
  14. Australia Catherine Barclay / Australia Kerry-Anne Guse (Quarterfinals)
  15. Argentina Florencia Labat / Belgium Dominique Monami (Third Round)
  16. Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual / Argentina Paola Suárez (Second Round)

Draw

Key

Finals

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Final[1]
                                       
  1  Switzerland Martina Hingis
 Czech Republic Jana Novotná
6 6    
   Belgium Els Callens
 France Julie Halard-Decugis
1 4    
  1  Switzerland Martina Hingis
 Czech Republic Jana Novotná
6 6    
  7  United States Lisa Raymond
 Australia Rennae Stubbs
2 3    
3  Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
 Czech Republic Helena Suková
6 3 1
  7  United States Lisa Raymond
 Australia Rennae Stubbs
4 6 6  
    1  Switzerland Martina Hingis
 Czech Republic Jana Novotná
6 3 8
  2  United States Lindsay Davenport
 Belarus Natasha Zvereva
3 6 6
     Italy Silvia Farina
 Argentina Laura Montalvo
2 6    
17  South Africa Mariaan de Swardt
 United States Debbie Graham
6 7    
  17  South Africa Mariaan de Swardt
 United States Debbie Graham
3 0  
  2  United States Lindsay Davenport
 Belarus Natasha Zvereva
6 6    
14  Australia Catherine Barclay
 Australia Kerry-Anne Guse
4 2  
  2  United States Lindsay Davenport
 Belarus Natasha Zvereva
6 6    

Top Half

Section 1

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
1  Switzerland M Hingis
 Czech Republic J Novotná
6 6  
 South Africa S de Beer
 United States L Lee-Waters
1 1     1  Switzerland M Hingis
 Czech Republic J Novotná
4 6 6  
 Slovenia T Križan
 Slovenia K Srebotnik
6 6      Slovenia T Križan
 Slovenia K Srebotnik
6 1 2  
 Germany K Freye
 Netherlands S Noorlander
4 2       1  Switzerland M Hingis
 Czech Republic J Novotná
6 6  
 Canada S Jeyaseelan
 Canada R Simpson
6 6       11  Japan N Kijimuta
 Japan N Miyagi
3 4  
 United States B Rippner
 South Africa J Steck
4 2      Canada S Jeyaseelan
 Canada R Simpson
4 3
11  Japan N Kijimuta
 Japan N Miyagi
w/o         11  Japan N Kijimuta
 Japan N Miyagi
6 6  
 United States S Williams
 United States V Williams
            1  Switzerland M Hingis
 Czech Republic J Novotná
6 6  
16  Spain V Ruano Pascual
 Argentina P Suárez
6 4 6        Belgium E Callens
 France J Halard-Decugis
1 4  
 France A-G Sidot
 Bulgaria E Pampoulova
4 6 4     16  Spain V Ruano Pascual
 Argentina P Suárez
3 4  
 Belgium E Callens
 France J Halard-Decugis
6 6      Belgium E Callens
 France J Halard-Decugis
6 6  
 Australia A Ellwood
 Australia N Pratt
4 2        Belgium E Callens
 France J Halard-Decugis
4 6 9
 Czech Republic Radka Bobková
 Germany C Schneider
6 7       5  Indonesia Y Basuki
 Netherlands C Vis
6 4 7  
 United Kingdom Samantha Smith
 United Kingdom J Ward
2 5      Czech Republic Radka Bobková
 Germany C Schneider
6 3 4
5  Indonesia Y Basuki
 Netherlands C Vis
6 5 7     5  Indonesia Y Basuki
 Netherlands C Vis
3 6 6  
 Zimbabwe C Black
 Kazakhstan I Selyutina
2 7 5  

Section 2

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
3  Spain A Sánchez Vicario
 Czech Republic H Suková
7 6  
 Romania C Cristea
 Czech Republic E Melicharová
6 2     3  Spain A Sánchez Vicario
 Czech Republic H Suková
7 7  
 France C Dhenin
 France É Loit
7 7      France C Dhenin
 France É Loit
6 5  
 United Kingdom K Cross
 United Kingdom L Latimer
5 5       3  Spain A Sánchez Vicario
 Czech Republic H Suková
6 6  
 Austria K Kschwendt
 Ukraine E Tatarkova
6 6       10  Russia E Likhovtseva
 Japan A Sugiyama
3 2  
 Germany C Singer
 Czech Republic H Vildová
4 2      Austria K Kschwendt
 Ukraine E Tatarkova
2 2
10  Russia E Likhovtseva
 Japan A Sugiyama
6 6     10  Russia E Likhovtseva
 Japan A Sugiyama
6 6  
 United Kingdom J Pullin
 United Kingdom L Woodroffe
3 2       3  Spain A Sánchez Vicario
 Czech Republic H Suková
6 3 1
 Italy R Grande
 United States G Helgeson-Nielsen
5 6 9       7  United States L Raymond
 Australia R Stubbs
4 6 6
13  Belgium S Appelmans
 Netherlands M Oremans
7 1 7      Italy R Grande
 United States G Helgeson-Nielsen
6 6  
 South Korea H-e Kim
 Japan M Saeki
6 4 6      South Korea H-e Kim
 Japan M Saeki
3 3  
 Australia T Musgrave
 Poland A Olsza
0 6 4        Italy R Grande
 United States G Helgeson-Nielsen
7 0 3
 South Africa N de Villiers
 Australia L McShea
6 6       7  United States L Raymond
 Australia R Stubbs
5 6 6  
 United Kingdom H Crook
 United Kingdom V Davies
4 4      South Africa N de Villiers
 Australia L McShea
6 3
7  United States L Raymond
 Australia R Stubbs
6 7     7  United States L Raymond
 Australia R Stubbs
7 6  
 France A Dechaume-Balleret
 United States L Huber
2 6  

Bottom Half

Section 3

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 Belarus O Barabanschikova
 United States E De Lone
2 6 6  
9  Spain C Martínez
 Argentina P Tarabini
6 4 3      Belarus O Barabanschikova
 United States E De Lone
2 5  
 South Africa A Coetzer
 France S Testud
6 6      South Africa A Coetzer
 France S Testud
6 7  
 Slovakia K Habšudová
 Ukraine O Lugina
3 4        South Africa A Coetzer
 France S Testud
6 4  
 Poland M Grzybowska
 Thailand T Tanasugarn
6 7        Italy S Farina
 Argentina L Montalvo
7 6  
 Slovakia J Husárová
 Germany B Rittner
2 6      Poland M Grzybowska
 Thailand T Tanasugarn
1 2
 Italy S Farina
 Argentina L Montalvo
6 6 6      Italy S Farina
 Argentina L Montalvo
6 6  
12  Austria B Schett
 Switzerland P Schnyder
4 7 1        Italy S Farina
 Argentina L Montalvo
2 6
17  South Africa M de Swardt
 United States D Graham
6 7       17  South Africa M de Swardt
 United States D Graham
6 7
 Italy L Golarsa
 Argentina M Paz
4 6     17  South Africa M de Swardt
 United States D Graham
6 6  
 Chinese Taipei J Lee
 Chinese Taipei S-t Wang
7 7      Chinese Taipei J Lee
 Chinese Taipei S-t Wang
0 2  
 Italy T Garbin
 Italy A Serra Zanetti
6 5       17  South Africa M de Swardt
 United States D Graham
6 6
 United States L McNeil
 United States C Rubin
6 4 11        United States L McNeil
 United States C Rubin
1 2  
 Argentina I Gorrochategui
 Romania I Spîrlea
3 6 9      United States L McNeil
 United States C Rubin
6 6
4  France A Fusai
 France N Tauziat
6 6     4  France A Fusai
 France N Tauziat
2 1  
 Hungary V Csurgó
 Japan Y Yoshida
2 3  

Section 4

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
8  United States K Adams
 Netherlands M Bollegraf
6 6 8  
 Australia D Jones
 United States K Po-Messerli
7 2 6     8  United States K Adams
 Netherlands M Bollegraf
W-O  
 Germany M Babel
 Germany W Probst
6 6      Germany M Babel
 Germany W Probst
 
 New Zealand P Nola
 France N Van Lottum
3 3       8  United States K Adams
 Netherlands M Bollegraf
3 4  
 Australia K Kunce
 United States C Morariu
3 6 7       14  Australia C Barclay
 Australia K-A Guse
6 6  
 Netherlands K Boogert
 Australia R lan
6 1 5      Australia K Kunce
 United States C Morariu
2 6 3
14  Australia C Barclay
 Australia K-A Guse
6 6 6     14  Australia C Barclay
 Australia K-A Guse
6 4 6  
 United States S Cacic
 France M Pierce
7 3 3       14  Australia C Barclay
 Australia K-A Guse
4 2  
15  Argentina F Labat
 Belgium D Monami
6 7       2  United States L Davenport
 Belarus N Zvereva
6 6  
 Bulgaria S Krivencheva
 Australia L Pleming
1 5     15  Argentina F Labat
 Belgium D Monami
7 3 6  
 Canada M Drake
 United States L Osterloh
6 7      Canada M Drake
 United States L Osterloh
5 6 3  
 South Korea Y-j Cho
 South Korea S-h Park
2 5       15  Argentina F Labat
 Belgium D Monami
3 2
 United States A Frazier
 United States K Schlukebir
6 6       2  United States L Davenport
 Belarus N Zvereva
6 6  
 United Kingdom L Ahl
 United Kingdom A Wainwright
4 2      United States A Frazier
 United States K Schlukebir
1 6 3
2  United States L Davenport
 Belarus N Zvereva
3 0     2  United States L Davenport
 Belarus N Zvereva
6 4 6  
 Romania R Dragomir
 Croatia I Majoli
1 0R  

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "1998 Wimbledon". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 28 December 2014.