1998 US Open – Women's doubles

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

Main article: 1998 US Open (tennis)

Defending champion Jana Novotná and her partner Martina Hingis defeated the other defending champion Lindsay Davenport and her partner Natasha Zvereva in the final, 6–3, 6–3 to win the women's doubles tennis title at the 1998 US Open. They did not drop a single set en route to the title. With the win, Hingis became the third woman in the Open Era to complete a Grand Slam in doubles, after Martina Navratilova and Pam Shriver. Additionally, Hingis and her partners defeated Davenport/Zvereva in all four major finals in 1998.

Seeds

1. Martina Hingis / Jana Novotná (champions)
2. Lindsay Davenport / Natasha Zvereva (final)
3. Alexandra Fusai / Nathalie Tauziat (second round)
4. Lisa Raymond / Rennae Stubbs (semifinals)
5. Yayuk Basuki / Caroline Vis (second round)
6. Anna Kournikova / Larisa Neiland (second round)
7. Conchita Martínez / Patricia Tarabini (first round)
8. N/A
9. Katrina Adams / Manon Bollegraf (second round)
10. Mariaan de Swardt / Debbie Graham (third round)
11. Naoko Kijimuta / Nana Miyagi (second round)
12. Julie Halard-Decugis / Rachel McQuillan (third round)
13. Catherine Barclay / Kerry-Anne Guse (second round)
14. Barbara Schett / Patty Schnyder (quarterfinals)
15. Kristine Kunce / Corina Morariu (first round)
16. Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suárez (semifinals)

Qualifying draw

Main article: 1998 US Open – Women's doubles qualifying

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Martina Hingis Jana Novotná	6	6
	14	Barbara Schett Patty Schnyder	3	4
								1	Martina Hingis Jana Novotná	6	6
								4	Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs	2	2
	4	Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs	6	6
		Amy Frazier Katie Schlukebir	3	4
															1	Martina Hingis Jana Novotná	6	6
															2	Lindsay Davenport Natasha Zvereva	3	3
		Caroline Dhenin Émilie Loit	64	77	3
	16	Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez	77	64	6
								16	Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez	2	4
								2	Lindsay Davenport Natasha Zvereva	6	6
		Miho Saeki Yuka Yoshida	1	1
	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
		P Stoyanova E Wagner	4	2				1	M Hingis J Novotná	77	6
		E de Villiers L McShea	2	2					K Habšudová T Tanasugarn	60	0
		K Habšudová T Tanasugarn	6	6											1	M Hingis J Novotná	6	6
		F Labat D Van Roost	6	6											12	J Halard-Decugis R McQuillan	1	0
	Q	C Black I Selyutina	3	4					F Labat D Van Roost	7	4	7
		S Krivencheva E Melicharová	1	1				12	J Halard-Decugis R McQuillan	5	6	5
	12	J Halard-Decugis R McQuillan	6	6																		1	M Hingis J Novotná	6	6
	14	B Schett P Schnyder	6	4	6																	14	B Schett P Schnyder	3	4
		K Boogert E Callens	3	6	4			14	B Schett P Schnyder	6	7
		R Hiraki G Helgeson-Nielsen	6	4	4				C Singer H Vildová	1	5
		C Singer H Vildová	4	6	6										14	B Schett P Schnyder	77	77
		S Cacic M Pierce	6	3	2											C Rubin I Spîrlea	65	62
		O Lugina E Tatarkova	4	6	6				O Lugina E Tatarkova	2	6	2
		C Rubin I Spîrlea	6	6					C Rubin I Spîrlea	6	3	6
	LL	J Pullin L Woodroffe	0	2

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	4	L Raymond R Stubbs	6	6
	Q	L Cenková E Kulikovskaya	4	3				4	L Raymond R Stubbs	6	6
		S Jeyaseelan R Simpson	3	77	6				S Jeyaseelan R Simpson	3	4
		M Lučić M Seles	6	65	2										4	L Raymond R Stubbs	6	6
		Å Carlsson B Rittner	5	5											10	M de Swardt D Graham	1	4
		M Babel M Paz	7	7					M Babel M Paz	1	2
		Cho Y-j Park S-h	64	2				10	M de Swardt D Graham	6	6
	10	M de Swardt D Graham	77	6																		4	L Raymond R Stubbs	6	6
	15	K Kunce C Morariu	6	63	4																		A Frazier K Schlukebir	3	4
	Q	L Osterloh M Washington	2	77	6			Q	L Osterloh M Washington	6	6
	WC	J Capriati A Stevenson	1	7	2				V Csurgó Kim E-h	0	1
		V Csurgó Kim E-h	6	5	6										Q	L Osterloh M Washington	4	2
		O Barabanschikova A Dechaume-Balleret	1	2												A Frazier K Schlukebir	6	6
		A Frazier K Schlukebir	6	6					A Frazier K Schlukebir	6	4	6
	WC	J Craybas T Snyder	3	2				6	A Kournikova L Neiland	2	6	3
	6	A Kournikova L Neiland	6	6

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	7	C Martínez P Tarabini	6	4	2
		J Lee Wang S-t	4	6	6				J Lee Wang S-t	4	4
		A Ellwood T Musgrave	2	2					L Courtois M Murić	6	6
		L Courtois M Murić	6	6												L Courtois M Murić	5	4
	WC	A Bradshaw A Spears	64	6	4											C Dhenin É Loit	7	6
		C Dhenin É Loit	77	4	6				C Dhenin É Loit	4	6	6
		A Coetzer A Huber	2	5				11	N Kijimuta N Miyagi	6	4	3
	11	N Kijimuta N Miyagi	6	7																			C Dhenin É Loit	64	77	3
	16	V Ruano Pascual P Suárez	6	6																		16	V Ruano Pascual P Suárez	77	64	6
		K Freye N van Lottum	1	3				16	V Ruano Pascual P Suárez	6	6
		J Husárová H Nagyová	612	4					S Noorlander L Pleming	1	4
		S Noorlander L Pleming	714	6											16	V Ruano Pascual P Suárez	6	6
		K Kschwendt A-G Sidot	6	6												K Kschwendt A-G Sidot	4	2
		C Cristea M Grzybowska	4	3					K Kschwendt A-G Sidot	6	7
	Q	M Drake L Lee	4	3				3	A Fusai N Tauziat	1	5
	3	A Fusai N Tauziat	6	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	5	Y Basuki C Vis	6	6
		R Bobková C Schneider	4	4				5	Y Basuki C Vis	6	5	4
		M Saeki Y Yoshida	77	6					M Saeki Y Yoshida	4	7	6
		L Golarsa L Horn	63	4												M Saeki Y Yoshida	77	3	78
		R Dragomir I Majoli	7	6												R Dragomir I Majoli	61	6	66
		S Farina L Montalvo	5	4					R Dragomir I Majoli	6	1	6
		R Grande S Testud	1	6	2			9	K Adams M Bollegraf	3	6	1
	9	K Adams M Bollegraf	6	2	6																		M Saeki Y Yoshida	1	1
	13	C Barclay K-A Guse	3	6	6																	2	L Davenport N Zvereva	6	6
		L McNeil K Po	6	4	3			13	C Barclay K-A Guse	3	1
	WC	A Augustus A Jensen	2	2					MJ Fernandez A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
		MJ Fernandez A Sánchez Vicario	6	6												MJ Fernandez A Sánchez Vicario	4	3
		E deLone N Pratt	2	6	6										2	L Davenport N Zvereva	6	6
		T Križan K Srebotnik	6	3	3				E deLone N Pratt	3	3
		I Gorrochategui M Oremans	3	1				2	L Davenport N Zvereva	6	6
	2	L Davenport N Zvereva	6	6

External links

• 1998 US Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation