1998 US Open – Women's Doubles

Women's Doubles
1998 US Open
Champions	Martina Hingis Jana Novotná
Runners-up	Lindsay Davenport Natasha Zvereva
Final score	6–3, 6–3

Lindsay Davenport and Jana Novotná were the defending champions, but they did not play together this year. Davenport played with Natasha Zvereva as the second seed, and Novotná played with Martina Hingis as the first seed.

The two teams met in the final, where Hingis and Novotná won, 6–3, 6–3. With this win, Hingis became the third woman in the Open Era to complete a Calendar Year Grand Slam in doubles, after Martina Navratilova and Pam Shriver.

Seeds

Martina Hingis / Jana Novotná (Champions)
Lindsay Davenport / Natasha Zvereva (Final)
Alexandra Fusai / Nathalie Tauziat (Second Round)
Lisa Raymond / Rennae Stubbs (Semifinals)
Yayuk Basuki / Caroline Vis (Second Round)
Anna Kournikova / Larisa Neiland (Second Round)
Conchita Martínez / Patricia Tarabini (First Round)
N/A
Katrina Adams / Manon Bollegraf (Second Round)
Mariaan de Swardt / Debbie Graham (Third Round)
Naoko Kijimuta / Nana Miyagi (Second Round)
Julie Halard-Decugis / Rachel McQuillan (Third Round)
Catherine Barclay / Kerry-Anne Guse (Second Round)
Barbara Schett / Patty Schnyder (Quarterfinals)
Kristine Kunce / Corina Morariu (First Round)
Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suárez (Semifinals)

Qualifying Draw

Main article: 1998 US Open – Women's Doubles Qualifying

Draw

Key

w/o = Walkover
r = Retired
d = Defaulted

Finals

Quarterfinals					Semifinals				Final

1	Martina Hingis Jana Novotná	6	6
14	Barbara Schett Patty Schnyder	3	4
					1	Martina Hingis Jana Novotná	6	6

					4	Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs	2	2
4	Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs	6	6

	Amy Frazier Katie Schlukebir	3	4
									1	Martina Hingis Jana Novotná	6	6
									2	Lindsay Davenport Natasha Zvereva	3	3
	Caroline Dhenin Émilie Loit	6⁴	7⁷	3
16	Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez	7⁷	6⁴	6
					16	Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez	2	4

					2	Lindsay Davenport Natasha Zvereva	6	6
	Miho Saeki Yuka Yoshida	1	1

2	Lindsay Davenport Natasha Zvereva	6	6

Top Half

Section 1

First round					Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

1	M Hingis J Novotná	6	6
	P Stoyanova E Wagner	4	2		1	M Hingis J Novotná	7⁷	6
	E de Villiers L McShea	2	2			K Habšudová T Tanasugarn	6⁰	0
	K Habšudová T Tanasugarn	6	6							1	M Hingis J Novotná	6	6
	F Labat D Van Roost	6	6							12	J Halard-Decugis R McQuillan	1	0
Q	C Black I Selyutina	3	4			F Labat D Van Roost	7	4	7
	S Krivencheva E Melicharová	1	1		12	J Halard-Decugis R McQuillan	5	6	5
12	J Halard-Decugis R McQuillan	6	6											1	M Hingis J Novotná	6	6
14	B Schett P Schnyder	6	4	6										14	B Schett P Schnyder	3	4
	K Boogert E Callens	3	6	4	14	B Schett P Schnyder	6	7
	R Hiraki G Helgeson-Nielsen	6	4	4		C Singer H Vildová	1	5
	C Singer H Vildová	4	6	6						14	B Schett P Schnyder	7⁷	7⁷
	S Cacic M Pierce	6	3	2							C Rubin I Spîrlea	6⁵	6²
	O Lugina E Tatarkova	4	6	6		O Lugina E Tatarkova	2	6	2
	C Rubin I Spîrlea	6	6			C Rubin I Spîrlea	6	3	6
LL	J Pullin L Woodroffe	0	2

Section 2

First round					Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

4	L Raymond R Stubbs	6	6
Q	L Cenková E Kulikovskaya	4	3		4	L Raymond R Stubbs	6	6
	S Jeyaseelan R Simpson	3	7⁷	6		S Jeyaseelan R Simpson	3	4
	M Lučić M Seles	6	6⁵	2						4	L Raymond R Stubbs	6	6
	Å Carlsson B Rittner	5	5							10	M de Swardt D Graham	1	4
	M Babel M Paz	7	7			M Babel M Paz	1	2
	Cho Y-j Park S-h	6⁴	2		10	M de Swardt D Graham	6	6
10	M de Swardt D Graham	7⁷	6											4	L Raymond R Stubbs	6	6
15	K Kunce C Morariu	6	6³	4											A Frazier K Schlukebir	3	4
Q	L Osterloh M Washington	2	7⁷	6	Q	L Osterloh M Washington	6	6
WC	J Capriati A Stevenson	1	7	2		V Csurgó Kim E-h	0	1
	V Csurgó Kim E-h	6	5	6						Q	L Osterloh M Washington	4	2
	O Barabanschikova A Dechaume-Balleret	1	2								A Frazier K Schlukebir	6	6
	A Frazier K Schlukebir	6	6			A Frazier K Schlukebir	6	4	6
WC	J Craybas T Snyder	3	2		6	A Kournikova L Neiland	2	6	3
6	A Kournikova L Neiland	6	6

Bottom Half

Section 3

First round					Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

7	C Martínez P Tarabini	6	4	2
	J Lee Wang S-t	4	6	6		J Lee Wang S-t	4	4
	A Ellwood T Musgrave	2	2			L Courtois M Murić	6	6
	L Courtois M Murić	6	6								L Courtois M Murić	5	4
WC	A Bradshaw A Spears	6⁴	6	4							C Dhenin É Loit	7	6
	C Dhenin É Loit	7⁷	4	6		C Dhenin É Loit	4	6	6
	A Coetzer A Huber	2	5		11	N Kijimuta N Miyagi	6	4	3
11	N Kijimuta N Miyagi	6	7												C Dhenin É Loit	6⁴	7⁷	3
16	V Ruano Pascual P Suárez	6	6											16	V Ruano Pascual P Suárez	7⁷	6⁴	6
	K Freye N van Lottum	1	3		16	V Ruano Pascual P Suárez	6	6
	J Husárová H Nagyová	6¹²	4			S Noorlander L Pleming	1	4
	S Noorlander L Pleming	7¹⁴	6							16	V Ruano Pascual P Suárez	6	6
	K Kschwendt A-G Sidot	6	6								K Kschwendt A-G Sidot	4	2
	C Cristea M Grzybowska	4	3			K Kschwendt A-G Sidot	6	7
Q	M Drake L Lee	4	3		3	A Fusai N Tauziat	1	5
3	A Fusai N Tauziat	6	6

Section 4

First round					Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

5	Y Basuki C Vis	6	6
	R Bobková C Schneider	4	4		5	Y Basuki C Vis	6	5	4
	M Saeki Y Yoshida	7⁷	6			M Saeki Y Yoshida	4	7	6
	L Golarsa L Horn	6³	4								M Saeki Y Yoshida	7⁷	3	7⁸
	R Dragomir I Majoli	7	6								R Dragomir I Majoli	6¹	6	6⁶
	S Farina L Montalvo	5	4			R Dragomir I Majoli	6	1	6
	R Grande S Testud	1	6	2	9	K Adams M Bollegraf	3	6	1
9	K Adams M Bollegraf	6	2	6												M Saeki Y Yoshida	1	1
13	C Barclay K-A Guse	3	6	6											2	L Davenport N Zvereva	6	6
	L McNeil K Po	6	4	3	13	C Barclay K-A Guse	3	1
WC	A Augustus A Jensen	2	2			MJ Fernandez A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
	MJ Fernandez A Sánchez Vicario	6	6								MJ Fernandez A Sánchez Vicario	4	3
	E de Lone N Pratt	2	6	6						2	L Davenport N Zvereva	6	6
	T Križan K Srebotnik	6	3	3		E de Lone N Pratt	3	3
	I Gorrochategui M Oremans	3	1		2	L Davenport N Zvereva	6	6
2	L Davenport N Zvereva	6	6

External links

1998 ITF US Open Women Doubles Draw

US Open Women's Doubles drawsheets

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