1998 French Open – Women's Doubles

Women's Doubles
1998 French Open
Champion	Martina Hingis Jana Novotná[1]
Runner-up	Lindsay Davenport Natalia Zvereva
Final score	6–1, 7–6^(7–4)

The 1998 French Open was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor clay courts at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. The tournament was held from 25 May until 7 June. It was the 97th staging of the French Open, and the second Grand Slam tennis event of 1998.

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 (Final)
2. Martina Hingis / Jana Novotná (Champions)
3. Arantxa Sánchez Vicario / Helena Suková (Semifinals)
4. Alexandra Fusai / Nathalie Tauziat (Quarterfinals)
5. Yayuk Basuki / Caroline Vis (Third Round)
6. Lisa Raymond / Rennae Stubbs (First Round)
7. Katrina Adams / Manon Bollegraf (Third Round)
8. Anna Kournikova / Larisa Neiland (Semifinals)
9. Conchita Martínez / Patricia Tarabini (Quarterfinals)
10. Elena Likhovtseva / Ai Sugiyama (Third Round)
11. Naoko Kijimuta / Nana Miyagi (First Round)
12. Sabine Appelmans / Miriam Oremans (Second Round)
13. Catherine Barclay / Kerry-Anne Guse (Third Round)
14. Barbara Schett / Patty Schnyder (Quarterfinals)
15. Inés Gorrochategui / Rachel McQuillan (First Round)
16. Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suárez (Second Round)

Draw

Key

Q = Qualifier WC = Wild Card LL = Lucky Loser

Alt = Alternate SE = Special Exempt PR = Protected Ranking

w/o = Walkover r = Retired d = Defaulted

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final[1]
	1	Lindsay Davenport   Natasha Zvereva	6	7
	14	Barbara Schett   Patty Schnyder	4	5
								1	Lindsay Davenport   Natasha Zvereva	6	6
								8	Anna Kournikova   Larisa Neiland	3	2
	4	Alexandra Fusai   Nathalie Tauziat	5	3
	8	Anna Kurnikova   Larisa Neiland	7	6
															1	Lindsay Davenport   Natasha Zvereva	1	6^4
															2	Martina Hingis   Jana Novotná	6	7
		Silvia Farina   Karina Habšudová	0	3
	3	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario   Helena Suková	6	6
								3	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario   Helena Suková	5	6^2
								2	Martina Hingis   Jana Novotná	7	7
	9	Conchita Martínez   Patricia Tarabini	3	2
	2	Martina Hingis   Jana Novotná	6	6

Top Half

Section 1

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
1	L Davenport   N Zvereva	6	6
	J Pullin   L Woodroffe	2	2				1	L Davenport   N Zvereva	6	6
	T Križan   K Srebotnik	6	6					T Križan   K Srebotnik	4	1
	D Jones   C Schneider	1	1											1	L Davenport   N Zvereva	6	6
	C Cristea   L Montalvo	6	6												M de Swardt   D Graham	1	2
	S Jeyaseelan   R Simpson	1	3					C Cristea   L Montalvo	6^9	2
	M de Swardt   D Graham	6	7					M de Swardt   D Graham	7	6
15	I Gorrochategui   R McQuillan	4	6^14																		1	L Davenport   N Zvereva	6	7
14	B Schett   P Schnyder	6^4	6	6																	14	B Schett   P Schnyder	4	5
	S Cacic   M Pierce	7	3	2			14	B Schett   P Schnyder	6	6
	T Musgrave   A Olsza	2	2				WC	A Dechaume-Balleret   A Mauresmo	4	4
WC	A Dechaume-Balleret   A Mauresmo	6	6											14	B Schett   P Schnyder	6	6
	S De Beer   L Lee-Waters	6	3	2										5	Y Basuki   C Vis	1	4
	F Labat   D Van Roost	3	6	6				F Labat   D Van Roost	3	7	3
Alt	P Langrová   F Perfetti	4	6^3				5	Y Basuki   C Vis	6	6^4	6
5	Y Basuki   C Vis	6	7

Section 2

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
4	A Fusai   N Tauziat	6	2	6
	R Bobková   E Melicharová	1	6	0			4	A Fusai   N Tauziat	6	6
	M Grzybowska   A-G Sidot	6	1	6				M Grzybowska   A-G Sidot	4	1
	Å Carlsson   C Rubin	3	6	4										4	A Fusai   N Tauziat	5	7	6
	S Noorlander   N van Lottum	1	3											10	E Likhovtseva   A Sugiyama	7	6^8	4
	E de Lone   K Schlukebir	6	6					E de Lone   K Schlukebir	2	2
	M Saeki   Y Yoshida	4	4				10	E Likhovtseva   A Sugiyama	6	6
10	E Likhovtseva   A Sugiyama	6	6																		4	A Fusai   N Tauziat	5	3
12	S Appelmans   M Oremans	6	6																		8	A Kournikova   L Neiland	7	6
WC	N Dechy   L Ghirardi	4	2				12	S Appelmans   M Oremans	4	6^5
	M Babel   W Probst	6	6					M Babel   W Probst	6	7
	O Barabanschikova   H Nagyová	4	3												M Babel   W Probst	0	3
WC	E Curutchet   S Georges	6^0	7	2										8	A Kournikova   L Neiland	6	6
	C Singer   H Vildová	7	5	6				C Singer   H Vildová	2	1
SR	P Kamstra   S Rottier	2	3				8	A Kournikova   L Neiland	6	6
8	A Kournikova   L Neiland	6	6

Bottom Half

Section 3

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
6	L Raymond   R Stubbs	5	5
	C Dhenin   É Loit	7	7					C Dhenin   É Loit	6	6
	P Hy-Boulais   B Rittner	6	6					P Hy-Boulais   B Rittner	1	2
	L Horn   S Reeves	4	1												C Dhenin   É Loit	2	7	3
	S Farina   K Habšudová	6	6												S Farina   K Habšudová	6	6^5	6
	E Callens   G Helgeson-Nielsen	1	1					S Farina   K Habšudová	5	7	8
	R Grande   I Spîrlea	6	7					R Grande   I Spîrlea	7	5	6
11	N Kijimuta   N Miyagi	4	6^5																			S Farina   K Habšudová	0	3
13	C Barclay   K-A Guse	6	6																		3	A Sánchez Vicario   H Suková	6	6
	N Feber   S Krivencheva	2	1				13	C Barclay   K-A Guse	6	6
	J Halard-Decugis   S Testud	6	6					J Halard-Decugis   S Testud	1	3
	K Freye   P Stoyanova	4	1											13	C Barclay   K-A Guse	7	3	12
	S-h Park   T Tanasugarn	2	3											3	A Sánchez Vicario   H Suková	6^8	6	14
	L McNeil   K Po	6	6					L McNeil   K Po	7	1	2
	V Csurgó   K Marosi	0	2				3	A Sánchez Vicario   H Suková	5	6	6
3	A Sánchez Vicario   H Suková	6	6

Section 4

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
7	K Adams   M Bollegraf	6	6^2	6
	O Lugina   E Pampoulova	2	7	2			7	K Adams   M Bollegraf	6	7
	N de Villiers   L McShea	5	5					L Golarsa   M Paz	1	6^5
	L Golarsa   M Paz	7	7											7	K Adams   M Bollegraf	6	3	4
WC	A Cocheteux   S Pitkowski	5	6	7										9	C Martínez   P Tarabini	4	6	6
	K Kschwendt   E Tatarkova	7	3	5			WC	A Cocheteux   S Pitkowski
	R Dragomir   I Majoli	7	4	2			9	C Martínez   P Tarabini	W-O
9	C Martínez   P Tarabini	5	6	6																	9	C Martínez   P Tarabini	3	2
16	V Ruano Pascual   P Suárez	6	6																		2	M Hingis   J Novotná	6	6
	A Ellwood   N Pratt	3	2				16	V Ruano Pascual   P Suárez	4	2
	E-h Kim   L Pleming	3	4					K Kunce   C Morariu	6	6
	K Kunce   C Morariu	6	6												K Kunce   C Morariu	0	1
	J Lee   S-t Wang	6	4	6										2	M Hingis   J Novotná	6	6
	J Husárová   N Medvedeva	3	6	4				Janet Lee   Wang Shi-ting	0	2
	R Hiraki   A Wunderlich	1	0				2	M Hingis   J Novotná	6	6
2	M Hingis   J Novotná	6	6

References

1. "1998 French Open". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 15 December 2014.