1998 State Farm Evert Cup – Doubles

Doubles
1998 Newsweek Champions Cup and the State Farm Evert Cup
1997 Champions	Lindsay Davenport Natasha Zvereva
Champions	Lindsay Davenport Natasha Zvereva
Runners-up	Alexandra Fusai Nathalie Tauziat
Final score	6–4, 2–6, 6–4

Lindsay Davenport and Natasha Zvereva were the defending champions and won in the final 6–4, 2–6, 6–4 against Alexandra Fusai and Nathalie Tauziat.

Seeds

Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated. The top four seeded teams received byes into the second round.

1. Lindsay Davenport / Natasha Zvereva (Champions)
2. Alexandra Fusai / Nathalie Tauziat (Final)
3. Yayuk Basuki / Caroline Vis (Semifinals)
4. Martina Hingis / Mirjana Lučić (Semifinals)
5. Anna Kournikova / Larisa Neiland (Quarterfinals)
6. Conchita Martínez / Patricia Tarabini (Second Round)
7. Elena Likhovtseva / Ai Sugiyama (Quarterfinals)
8. Naoko Kijimuta / Nana Miyagi (Quarterfinals)

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

Final

Final
1	Lindsay Davenport   Natasha Zvereva	6	2	6
2	Alexandra Fusai   Nathalie Tauziat	4	6	4

Top Half

First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
							1	L Davenport   N Zvereva	6	4	6
	A Dechaume-Balleret   S Testud	2	4					J Halard-Decugis   R McQuillan	3	6	0
	J Halard-Decugis   R McQuillan	6	6											1	L Davenport   N Zvereva	6	7
	G Helgeson-Nielsen   J Lee	6	6											8	N Kijimuta   N Miyagi	3	6
	R Hiraki   M Paz	3	2					G Helgeson-Nielsen   J Lee	1	2
	K Boogert   R Grande	4	4				8	N Kijimuta   N Miyagi	6	6
8	N Kijimuta   N Miyagi	6	6																		1	L Davenport   N Zvereva	6	7	6
																					4	M Hingis   M Lučić	7	5	2
							4	M Hingis   M Lučić	6	6	7
WC	O Barabanschikova   M Serna	6	6	6			WC	O Barabanschikova   M Serna	3	7	5
Q	C Black   L Osterloh	7	3	2										4	M Hingis   M Lučić	7	4	6
	S Williams   V Williams	6	6												S Williams   V Williams	5	6	1
	C Cristea   A Ellwood	4	3					S Williams   V Williams	6	6
	M Babel   R Dragomir	4	1				5	C Martínez   P Tarabini	4	1
5	C Martínez   P Tarabini	6	6

Bottom Half

First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
7	E Likhovtseva   A Sugiyama	7	6	6
	T Tanasugarn   D Van Roost	6	7	0			7	E Likhovtseva   A Sugiyama	7	6
	K Adams   I Spîrlea	4	6	6				K Adams   I Spîrlea	5	4
	M Saeki   Y Yoshida	6	1	3										7	E Likhovtseva   A Sugiyama	6	3
	C Barclay   K-A Guse	5	7	6										3	Y Basuki   C Vis	7	6
	F Labat   S-H Park	7	5	4				C Barclay   K-A Guse	6	2	4
							3	Y Basuki   C Vis	3	6	6
																					3	Y Basuki   C Vis	1	4
5	A Kournikova   L Neiland	6	2	6																	2	A Fusai   N Tauziat	6	6
LL	Å Carlsson   F Li	4	6	3			5	A Kournikova   L Neiland	4	7	7
	K Kunce   C Morariu	7	6	6				K Kunce   C Morariu	6	5	6
WC	S Graf   B Rittner	5	7	1										5	A Kournikova   L Neiland	5	6	1/r
	N de Villiers   D Graham	1	6											2	A Fusai   N Tauziat	7	1	5
	A Coetzer   C Rubin	6	7					A Coetzer   C Rubin	3	2
							2	A Fusai   N Tauziat	6	6

External links

• 1998 State Farm Evert Cup Doubles Draw