1998 French Open – Women's Doubles

Women's Doubles
1998 French Open
Champion	Martina Hingis Jana Novotná
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.

2

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	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	64
															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	62
								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	69	2
		M de Swardt D Graham	6	7					M de Swardt D Graham	7	6
	15	I Gorrochategui R McQuillan	4	614																		1	L Davenport N Zvereva	6	7
	14	B Schett P Schnyder	64	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	63				5	Y Basuki C Vis	6	64	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	68	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	65
		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	60	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	65	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	65																			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	68	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	62	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	65
		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