1998 Lipton Championships – Women's doubles

Women's doubles
1998 Lipton Championships
1997 Champions Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Natasha Zvereva
Champions Martina Hingis
Jana Novotná
Runners-up Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Natasha Zvereva
Score6–2, 3–6, 6–3

Arantxa Sánchez Vicario and Natasha Zvereva were the defending champions but lost in the final 6–2, 3–6, 6–3 against Martina Hingis and Jana Novotná.

Seeds

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

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
1 6 6  
6 3 1  
1 6 3 6
2 2 6 3
  4 2  
2 6 6  

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1 6 6  
  1 2     2 2  
  6 6   1 7 6  
  2 7 6 16 5 3  
  6 6 1   5 6  
16 7 7  
1 6 6  
9 4 3  
9 6 6  
  6 6 7   2 3  
  7 3 6 9 6 3 7
  4 3   8 4 6 5
  6 6     6 5 1
8 1 7 6

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
3 6 6  
WC 6 6   WC 4 4  
  1 3   3 6 6  
Q 3 7 6 17 4 2  
  6 5 3 Q 1 5  
17 6 7  
3 2 6 6
6 6 3 7
11 7 3 6
  3 6 6   5 6 1
  6 1 1 11 2 2  
  6 2 6 6 6 6  
  2 6 4   4 6  
6 6 7  

Bottom half

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
5 7 1 6
  3 6 6   5 6 7
  6 2 0   3 4  
  6 6   14 6 6  
  4 4     5 7 6
14 7 6 7
14 6 2 2
  3 6 6
15 6 6  
  3 7 3   4 3  
  6 6 6 15 2 6 0
  6 7     6 1 6
WC 4 6     7 6  
4 5 2  

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
7 7 6 6
  6 6     6 7 1
  2 2   7 6 2 6
  7 6   10 4 6 0
  5 3     3 2  
10 6 6  
7 2 6 3
2 6 4 6
12 6 2 0
Q 4 2     0 6 6
  6 6     0 1  
  6 6 6 2 6 6  
  7 2 4   1 2  
2 6 6