1998 Australian Open – Women's Doubles

Women's Doubles
1998 Australian Open
Champions	Martina Hingis Mirjana Lučić
Runners-up	Lindsay Davenport Natasha Zvereva
Final score	6–4, 2–6, 6–3

The 1998 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at Melbourne Park in Melbourne in Victoria in Australia. It was the 86th edition of the Australian Open and was held from 19 January through 1 February 1998.

Seeds

Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.

2

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser

• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special Exempt
• PR = Protected Ranking

• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Lindsay Davenport   Natasha Zvereva	6	6
	7	Naoko Kijimuta   Nana Miyagi	1	0
								1	Lindsay Davenport   Natasha Zvereva	6	6
								4	Conchita Martínez   Patricia Tarabini	3	1
	4	Conchita Martínez   Patricia Tarabini	6	61	6
	6	Elena Likhovtseva   Ai Sugiyama	4	7	1
															1	Lindsay Davenport   Natasha Zvereva	4	6	3
																Martina Hingis   Mirjana Lučić	6	2	6
	8	Lisa Raymond   Rennae Stubbs	6	3	6
	15	Kerry-Anne Guse   Rachel McQuillan	4	6	3
								8	Lisa Raymond   Rennae Stubbs	6	4	1
									Martina Hingis   Mirjana Lučić	4	6	6
		Martina Hingis   Mirjana Lučić	6	6
	2	Manon Bollegraf   Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	1	1

Top Half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	1	L Davenport N Zvereva	6	6
		V Csurgo K Marosi	2	2				1	L Davenport N Zvereva	6	1	6
		M Grzybowska H Nagyová	6	1					M Grzybowska H Nagyová	2	6	1
		N Louarsabišvili O Lugina	1	0R											1	L Davenport N Zvereva	6	6
		A Dechaume-Balleret S Testud	3	6	9										10	R Dragomir I Majoli	1	1
		M Babel C Barclay	6	0	7				A Dechaume-Balleret S Testud	5	4
	10	R Dragomir I Majoli	6	6				10	R Dragomir I Majoli	7	6
		W Probst A-G Sidot	4	3																		1	L Davenport N Zvereva	6	6
	14	R Hiraki M Paz	6	6																		7	N Kijimuta N Miyagi	1	0
		K Kschwendt F Perfetti	4	4				14	R Hiraki M Paz	6	2	2
		S Williams V Williams	6	6					S Williams V Williams	2	6	6
		E de Lone L Horn	4	2												S Williams V Williams	3	3
		S Asagoe P Nola	7	7											7	N Kijimuta N Miyagi	6	6
		L Ghirardi G Pizzichini	65	61					S Asagoe P Nola	2	2
	7	N Kijimuta N Miyagi	6	6				7	N Kijimuta N Miyagi	6	6
		E Martincová L Němečková	4	0

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	4	C Martínez P Tarabini	3	6	6
		M de Swardt R Grande	6	3	4			4	C Martínez P Tarabini	7	6
		P Schnyder B Schultz	6	6					P Schnyder B Schultz	64	3
		S Jeyaseelan R Simpson	2	4											4	C Martínez P Tarabini	7	7
		K Kunce C Morariu	6	7											11	A Coetzer A Huber	5	5
		Å Svensson P Hy-Boulais	3	66					K Kunce C Morariu	1	0
	11	A Coetzer A Huber	6	4	6			11	A Coetzer A Huber	6	6
		K Adams M McGrath	2	6	0																	4	C Martínez P Tarabini	6	61	6
		N de Villiers L McShea	64	6	6																	6	E Lichovceva A Sugiyama	4	7	1
	16	E Melicharová H Vildová	7	2	1				N de Villiers L McShea	4	0
		S Reeves M Tu	6	6					S Reeves M Tu	6	6
		E Dominikovic S Drake-Brockman	3	3												S Reeves M Tu	4	2
		C Cristea A Wunderlich	7	7											6	E Lichovceva A Sugiyama	6	6
		E Callens L Courtois	63	5					C Cristea A Wunderlich	2	5
	6	E Lichovceva A Sugiyama	6	6				6	E Lichovceva A Sugiyama	6	7
		J Husárová T Tanasugarn	1	3

Bottom Half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	8	L Raymond R Stubbs	6	6
		G Biggs A Grahame	2	1				8	L Raymond R Stubbs	6	6
		E-h Kim C Schneider	7	6					E-h Kim C Schneider	1	0
		E Bobková P Langrová	5	3											8	L Raymond R Stubbs	6	6
		S Noorlander N van Lottum	7	6												S-h Park S-t Wang	1	2
		N Dechy N Vaidyanathan	62	2					S Noorlander N van Lottum	3	3
		S-h Park S-t Wang	6	6					S-h Park S-t Wang	6	6
	13	I Gorrochategui I Spîrlea	4	3																		8	L Raymond R Stubbs	6	3	6
	15	K-A Guse R McQuillan	6	2																		15	K-A Guse R McQuillan	4	6	3
		M Díaz Oliva S Klösel	3	0R				15	K-A Guse R McQuillan	6	7
		L Golarsa D Van Roost	6	6					L Golarsa D Van Roost	1	5
		D Jones A Olsza	4	1											15	K-A Guse R McQuillan	6	3
		B Rittner E Pampoulova	7	6											3	Y Basuki C Vis	3	0R
		O Barabanschikova L Pleming	5	4					B Rittner E Pampoulova	2	4
	3	Y Basuki C Vis	6	6				3	Y Basuki C Vis	6	6
		A Molik B Stewart	2	4

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
		T Musgrave J Pullin	4	6	6
	5	C Rubin H Suková	6	1	4				T Musgrave J Pullin	61	4
		S Krivencheva O Tatarkova	6	6					S Krivencheva O Tatarkova	7	6
		R Reid S Smith	1	2												S Krivencheva O Tatarkova	1	3
		M Hingis M Lučić	6	6												M Hingis M Lučić	6	6
		M Saeki Y Yoshida	2	3					M Hingis M Lučić	7	6
	9	A Kournikova L Neiland	6	6				9	A Kournikova L Neiland	5	2
		K Habšudová F Labat	2	1																			M Hingis M Lučić	6	6
	12	S Appelmans M Oremans	6	6																		2	M Bollegraf A Sánchez Vicario	1	1
		A Ellwood N Pratt	2	2				12	S Appelmans M Oremans	6	1	6
		J Lee L Lee-Waters	6	6					J Lee L Lee-Waters	3	6	3
		C Dhenin C Wood	3	3											12	S Appelmans M Oremans	6	5	2
		V Ruano Pascual P Suárez	6	5	7										2	M Bollegraf A Sánchez Vicario	3	7	6
		S Farina B Schett	4	7	5				V Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez	1	1
	2	M Bollegraf A Sánchez Vicario	3	6	6			2	M Bollegraf A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
		G Helgeson-Nielsen T Križan	6	3	3

References

• 1998 ITF Australian Open Women's Doubles Draw