1998 Italian Open – Women's doubles

Women's doubles
1998 Italian Open
1997 Champions Nicole Arendt
Manon Bollegraf
Champions Virginia Ruano Pascual
Paola Suárez
Runners-up Amanda Coetzer
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Score7–6, 6–4

Nicole Arendt and Manon Bollegraf were the defending champions but only Bollegraf competed that year with Katrina Adams.

Adams and Bollegraf lost in the quarterfinals to Serena Williams and Venus Williams.

Virginia Ruano Pascual and Paola Suárez won in the final 7–6, 6–4 against Amanda Coetzer and Arantxa Sánchez Vicario.[1]


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. Yayuk Basuki / Caroline Vis (quarterfinals)
  2. Katrina Adams / Manon Bollegraf (quarterfinals)
  3. Anna Kournikova / Larisa Neiland (second round)
  4. Lisa Raymond / Rennae Stubbs (quarterfinals)
  5. Conchita Martínez / Patricia Tarabini (quarterfinals)
  6. Amanda Coetzer / Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (final)
  7. Elena Likhovtseva / Ai Sugiyama (second round)
  8. Naoko Kijimuta / Nana Miyagi (first round)

Draw

Key

Final

Final
     
6
6 4  
 
7 6  

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1
7 6  
Q
0 2    
5 4  
 
6 6   1
3 3  
 
6 6    
6 6  
 
1 4    
6 4 6
 
6 1 1 7
1 6 1
7
3 6 6  
2 7 2
6
6 5 6
4
6 6  
WC
3 7 6 WC
2 3  
 
6 5 2 4
4 4  
 
6 6   6
6 6  
 
1 2    
4 2  
 
6 4 3 6
6 6  
6
3 6 6

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
5
6 6  
 
3 4   5
6 6  
 
6 7    
3 2  
 
2 5   5
4 6 4
WC
3 2    
6 3 6
 
6 6    
6 6  
3
2 4  
 
2 6 7
8
4 4    
6 4 5
 
6 6    
7 6  
 
5 7 1  
5 2  
 
7 5 6  
6 6  
 
2 6 6 2
2 1  
 
6 4 1  
7 2 2
2
5 6 6

References

  1. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1999). International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 1999. London: CollinsWillow. p. 182. ISBN 9780002188623.
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