1998 Sparkassen Cup – Doubles
| Doubles | |
|---|---|
| 1998 Sparkassen Cup | |
| Champions | Elena Likhovtseva Ai Sugiyama |
| Runners-up | Manon Bollegraf Irina Spîrlea |
| Score | 6–3, 6–7, 6–2 |
The 1998 Sparkassen Cup doubles was the tennis doubles event of the ninth edition of the Sparkassen Cup; a WTA Tier II tournament held in Leipzig, Germany.
Martina Hingis and Jana Novotná were the defending champions but chose not to compete this year.
Fourth seeds, Elena Likhovtseva and Ai Sugiyama won the title, defeating Manon Bollegraf and Irina Spîrlea in the final, 6–3, 6–7, 6–2.
Seeds
- Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario / Natasha Zvereva (quarterfinals)
- Alexandra Fusai / Nathalie Tauziat (semifinals)
- Katrina Adams / Larisa Neiland (first round)
- Elena Likhovtseva / Ai Sugiyama (champions)
Draw
Key
- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild card
- LL = Lucky loser
- Alt = Alternate
- ITF = ITF entry
- PR = Protected ranking
- SR = Special ranking
- SE = Special exempt
- JE = Junior exempt
- JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
- CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
- NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
- w/o = Walkover
- r = Retired
- d = Defaulted
| First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | A Sánchez-Vicario N Zvereva | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WC | M Buric S Graf | 5 | 4 | 1 | A Sánchez-Vicario N Zvereva | 4 | 6 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| K Kschwendt A-G Sidot | 6 | 0 | 4 | L Courtois B Schett | 6 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| L Courtois B Schett | 3 | 6 | 6 | L Courtois B Schett | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | E Likhovtseva A Sugiyama | 4 | 7 | 6 | 4 | E Likhovtseva A Sugiyama | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| A Coetzer A Huber | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 | E Likhovtseva A Sugiyama | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| T Križan O Lugina | 4 | 6 | Q | S Plischke P Wartusch | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | S Plischke P Wartusch | 6 | 7 | 4 | Elena Likhovtseva Ai Sugiyama | 6 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| LL | C Singer H Vildová | 4 | 4 | Manon Bollegraf Irina Spîrlea | 3 | 7 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| S Appelmans M Oremans | 6 | 6 | S Appelmans M Oremans | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| M Bollegraf I Spîrlea | 2 | 7 | 6 | M Bollegraf I Spîrlea | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | K Adams L Neiland | 6 | 6 | 3 | M Bollegraf I Spîrlea | 7 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| R Dragomir I Majoli | 7 | 1 | 7 | 2 | A Fusai N Tauziat | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| C Morariu E Tatarkova | 5 | 6 | 5 | R Dragomir I Majoli | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| R Grande K Habšudová | 5 | 4 | 2 | A Fusai N Tauziat | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | A Fusai N Tauziat | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||