1998 Direct Line International Championships – Doubles
| Doubles | |
|---|---|
| 1998 Direct Line International Championships | |
| Champions |  Mariaan de Swardt  Jana Novotná |
| Runners-up |  Arantxa Sánchez Vicario  Natasha Zvereva |
| Score | 6–1, 6–3 |
| Draw | 16 |
| Seeds | 4 |
There was no previous year champions since the tournament was stopped due to heavy rain.
Mariaan de Swardt and Jana Novotná won in the final 6–1, 6–3 against Arantxa Sánchez Vicario and Natasha Zvereva.
Seeds
[edit]Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario / 
Natasha Zvereva (final)
Alexandra Fusai / Nathalie Tauziat (quarterfinals)
Yayuk Basuki / 
Caroline Vis (semifinals)
Anna Kournikova / 
Larisa Neiland (quarterfinals)
Draw
[edit]Key
[edit]- 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
| First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | A Sánchez Vicario N Zvereva | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WC |  J Pullin L Woodroffe | 1 | 2 | 1 | A Sánchez Vicario N Zvereva | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 E Likhovtseva A Sugiyama | 3 | 1 | N de Villiers L McShea | 4 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| N de Villiers L McShea | 6 | 6 | 1 | A Sánchez Vicario N Zvereva | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 |  Y Basuki C Vis | 6 | 6 | 3 | Y Basuki C Vis | 4 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | T Musgrave K Schlukebir | 4 | 1 | 3 | Y Basuki C Vis | 6 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| K-A Guse R McQuillan | 6 | 6 | K-A Guse R McQuillan | 2 | 7 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 M Paz P Tarabini | 3 | 3 | 1 | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Natasha Zvereva | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 R Grande G Helgeson-Nielsen | 6 | 4 | 2 | Mariaan de Swardt Jana Novotná | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| K Adams M Bollegraf | 4 | 6 | 6 | K Adams M Bollegraf | w/o | ||||||||||||||||||||||
I Gorrochategui I Spîrlea | 4 | 4 | 4 | A Kournikova L Neiland | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | A Kournikova L Neiland | 6 | 6 | K Adams M Bollegraf | 0 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| M de Swardt J Novotná | 7 | 6 | M de Swardt J Novotná | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 J Lee N Pratt | 6 | 0 | M de Swardt J Novotná | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| N Miyagi L Pleming | 3 | 3 | 2 |  A Fusai N Tauziat | 1 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | A Fusai N Tauziat | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||