1998 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles

Women's doubles
Women's doubles
1998 Wimbledon Championships
Champions	Martina Hingis ; Jana Novotná
Runners-up	Lindsay Davenport ; Natasha Zvereva
Score	6–3, 3–6, 8–6
Draw	64 (2 Q / 4 WC )
Seeds	16

Martina Hingis and Jana Novotná defeated the defending champion Natasha Zvereva and her partner Lindsay Davenport in the final, 7–6^(7–4), 6–4 to win the ladies' doubles tennis title at the 1998 Wimbledon Championships.^[1] It was the third step in an eventual Grand Slam for Hingis.

Gigi Fernández and Zvereva were the reigning champions, but Fernández retired at the end of the 1997 season.

Seeds

1. Martina Hingis / Jana Novotná (champions)

2. Lindsay Davenport / Natasha Zvereva (final)

3. Arantxa Sánchez Vicario / Helena Suková (quarterfinals)

4. Alexandra Fusai / Nathalie Tauziat (second round)

5. Yayuk Basuki / Caroline Vis (third round)

6. n/a

7. Lisa Raymond / Rennae Stubbs (semifinals)

8. Katrina Adams / Manon Bollegraf (third round)

9. Conchita Martínez / Patricia Tarabini (first round)

10. Elena Likhovtseva / Ai Sugiyama (third round)

11. Naoko Kijimuta / Nana Miyagi (third round)

12. Barbara Schett / Patty Schnyder (first round)

13. Sabine Appelmans / Miriam Oremans (first round)

14. Catherine Barclay / Kerry-Anne Guse (quarterfinals)

15. Florencia Labat / Dominique Van Roost (third round)

16. Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suárez (second round)

17. Mariaan de Swardt / Debbie Graham (semifinals)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Qualifying

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

Finals

Quarterfinals					Semifinals				Final

1	Martina Hingis Jana Novotná	6	6

	Els Callens Julie Halard-Decugis	1	4
					1	Martina Hingis Jana Novotná	6	6

					7	Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs	2	3
3	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Helena Suková	6	3	1

7	Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs	4	6	6
									1	Martina Hingis Jana Novotná	6	3	8

									2	Lindsay Davenport Natasha Zvereva	3	6	6
	Silvia Farina Laura Montalvo	2	6⁵

17	Mariaan de Swardt Debbie Graham	6	7⁷
					17	Mariaan de Swardt Debbie Graham	3	0

					2	Lindsay Davenport Natasha Zvereva	6	6
14	Catherine Barclay Kerry-Anne Guse	4	2

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
	S de Beer L Lee	1	1		1	M Hingis J Novotná	4	6	6
	K Freye S Noorlander	4	2			T Križan K Srebotnik	6	1	2
	T Križan K Srebotnik	6	6							1	M Hingis J Novotná	6	6
LL	B Rippner J Steck	4	2							11	N Kijimuta N Miyagi	3	4
	S Jeyaseelan R Simpson	6	6			S Jeyaseelan R Simpson	4	3
	S Williams V Williams	w/o			11	N Kijimuta N Miyagi	6	6
11	N Kijimuta N Miyagi														1	M Hingis J Novotná	6	6
16	V Ruano Pascual P Suárez	6	4	6												E Callens J Halard-Decugis	1	4
	A-G Sidot E Wagner	4	6	4	16	V Ruano Pascual P Suárez	3	4
	A Ellwood N Pratt	4	2			E Callens J Halard-Decugis	6	6
	E Callens J Halard-Decugis	6	6								E Callens J Halard-Decugis	4	6	9
	R Bobková C Schneider	6	7							5	Y Basuki C Vis	6	4	7
WC	S Smith J Ward	2	5			R Bobková C Schneider	6	3	4
Q	C Black I Selyutina	2	7	5	5	Y Basuki C Vis	3	6	6
5	Y Basuki C Vis	6	5	7

Section 2

First round					Second round				Third round					Quarterfinals

3	A Sánchez Vicario H Suková	7⁷	6
	C Cristea E Melicharová	6³	2		3	A Sánchez Vicario H Suková	7⁷	7
WC	K Cross L Latimer	5	5			C Dhenin É Loit	6²	5
	C Dhenin É Loit	7	7						3	A Sánchez Vicario H Suková	6	6
	C Singer H Vildová	4	2						10	E Likhovtseva A Sugiyama	3	2
	K Kschwendt E Tatarkova	6	6			K Kschwendt E Tatarkova	2	2
	J Pullin L Woodroffe	3	2		10	E Likhovtseva A Sugiyama	6	6
10	E Likhovtseva A Sugiyama	6	6											3	A Sánchez Vicario H Suková	6	3	1
13	S Appelmans M Oremans	7	1	7										7	L Raymond R Stubbs	4	6	6
	R Grande G Helgeson-Nielsen	5	6	9		R Grande G Helgeson-Nielsen	6	6
	T Musgrave A Olsza	0	6	4		E-h Kim M Saeki	3	3
	E-h Kim M Saeki	6	4	6						R Grande G Helgeson-Nielsen	7	0	3
WC	H Crook V Davies	4	4						7	L Raymond R Stubbs	5	6	6
	N de Villiers L McShea	6	6			N de Villiers L McShea	6⁶	3
	A Dechaume-Balleret L Horn	2	6⁵		7	L Raymond R Stubbs	7⁸	6
7	L Raymond R Stubbs	6	7⁷

Bottom half

Section 3

First round					Second round				Third round				Quarterfinals

9	C Martínez P Tarabini	6	4	3
	O Barabanschikova E deLone	2	6	6		O Barabanschikova E deLone	2	5
	K Habšudová O Lugina	3	4			A Coetzer S Testud	6	7
	A Coetzer S Testud	6	6							A Coetzer S Testud	6⁵	4
	J Husárová B Rittner	2	6¹							S Farina L Montalvo	7⁷	6
	M Grzybowska T Tanasugarn	6	7⁷			M Grzybowska T Tanasugarn	1	2
	S Farina L Montalvo	6	6⁵	6		S Farina L Montalvo	6	6
12	B Schett P Schnyder	4	7⁷	1										S Farina L Montalvo	2	6⁵
17	M de Swardt D Graham	6	7⁸										17	M de Swardt D Graham	6	7⁷
	L Golarsa M Paz	4	6⁶		17	M de Swardt D Graham	6	6
LL	T Garbin A Serra Zanetti	6²	5			J Lee S-t Wang	0	2
	J Lee S-t Wang	7⁷	7						17	M de Swardt D Graham	6	6
	I Gorrochategui I Spîrlea	3	6	9						L McNeil C Rubin	1	2
	L McNeil C Rubin	6	4	11		L McNeil C Rubin	6	6
	V Csurgó Y Yoshida	2	3		4	A Fusai N Tauziat	2	1
4	A Fusai N Tauziat	6	6

Section 4

First round					Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

8	K Adams M Bollegraf	6⁰	6	8
	D Jones K Po	7⁷	2	6	8	K Adams M Bollegraf
	P Stoyanova N van Lottum	3	3			M Babel W Probst	w/o
	M Babel W Probst	6	6							8	K Adams M Bollegraf	3	4
	K Kunce C Morariu	3	6	7						14	C Barclay K-A Guse	6	6
	K Boogert R McQuillan	6	1	5		K Kunce C Morariu	2	6	3
	S Cacic M Pierce	7⁸	3	3	14	C Barclay K-A Guse	6	4	6
14	C Barclay K-A Guse	6⁶	6	6										14	C Barclay K-A Guse	4	2
15	F Labat D Van Roost	6	7											2	L Davenport N Zvereva	6	6
	S Krivencheva L Pleming	1	5		15	F Labat D Van Roost	7	3	6
	Y-j Cho S-h Park	2	5		Q	M Drake L Osterloh	5	6	3
Q	M Drake L Osterloh	6	7							15	F Labat D Van Roost	3	2
WC	L Ahl A Wainwright	4	2							2	L Davenport N Zvereva	6	6
	A Frazier K Schlukebir	6	6			A Frazier K Schlukebir	1	6	3
	R Dragomir I Majoli	1^r			2	L Davenport N Zvereva	6	4	6
2	L Davenport N Zvereva	3

References

^ Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.

External links

Source for the draw at Wimbledon.com
1998 Wimbledon Championships on WTAtennis.com
1998 Wimbledon Championships – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation

[Barrett-1] Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.

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Wimbledon women's doubles drawsheets
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1998 WTA Tour « 1997 1999 »
Grand Slam events	Australian Open (S, D, X) French Open (S, D, X) Wimbledon (S, , X) US Open (S, D, X)
Tier I tournaments	Tokyo Indoor (S, D) Indian Wells (S, D) Miami (S, D) Hilton Head (S, D) Berlin (S, D) Rome (S, D) Montreal (S, D) Munich (S) Zürich (S, D) Moscow (S, D)
Tier II tournaments	Sydney (S, D) Paris (S, D) Hanover (S, D) Linz (S, D) Amelia Island (S, D) Hamburg (S, D) Eastbourne (S, D) Stanford (S, D) San Diego (S, D) Los Angeles (S, D) New Haven (S, D) Tokyo (S, D) Filderstadt (S, D) Leipzig (S, D) Philadelphia (S, D)
Tier III tournaments	Gold Coast (S, D) Oklahoma City (S, D) Tokyo Outdoor (S, D) Strasbourg (S, D) Madrid (S, D) Birmingham (S, D) Rosmalen (S, D) Prague (S, D) Warsaw (S, D) Boston (S, D) Quebec City (S, D) Luxembourg (S, D)
Tier IV tournaments	Auckland (S, D) Hobart (S, D) Bogotá (S, D) Makarska (S, D) Budapest (S, D) Bol (S, D) Maria Lankowitz (S, D) Palermo (S, D) Sopot (S, D) Istanbul (S, D) Pattaya City (S, D)
Team events	Fed Cup
Chase Championships, New York (S, D)