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1998 Italian Open – Women's doubles

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Women's doubles
1998 Italian Open
1997 ChampionsUnited States Nicole Arendt
Netherlands Manon Bollegraf
Final
ChampionsSpain Virginia Ruano Pascual
Argentina Paola Suárez
Runners-upSouth Africa Amanda Coetzer
Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Score7–6, 6–4
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
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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

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

Draw

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Key

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Final

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Final
     
6
6 4  
 
7 6  

Top half

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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

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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

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