1998 Lipton Championships – Women's doubles

From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia

Women's doubles
1998 Lipton Championships
1997 ChampionsSpain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Belarus Natasha Zvereva
Final
ChampionsSwitzerland Martina Hingis
Czech Republic Jana Novotná
Runners-upSpain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Belarus Natasha Zvereva
Score6–2, 3–6, 6–3
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
← 1997 · Lipton Championships · 1999 →

Arantxa Sánchez Vicario and Natasha Zvereva were the defending champions but lost in the final 6–2, 3–6, 6–3 against Martina Hingis and Jana Novotná.

Seeds[edit]

Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated. All sixteen seeded teams received byes into the second round.

  1. Switzerland Martina Hingis / Czech Republic Jana Novotná (champions)
  2. Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario / Belarus Natasha Zvereva (final)
  3. France Alexandra Fusai / France Nathalie Tauziat (quarterfinals)
  4. Indonesia Yayuk Basuki / Netherlands Caroline Vis (second round)
  5. United States Katrina Adams / Netherlands Manon Bollegraf (second round)
  6. Spain Conchita Martínez / Argentina Patricia Tarabini (semifinals)
  7. Russia Anna Kournikova / Latvia Larisa Neiland (quarterfinals)
  8. Croatia Mirjana Lučić / Czech Republic Helena Suková (third round)
  9. Russia Elena Likhovtseva / Japan Ai Sugiyama (quarterfinals)
  10. Japan Naoko Kijimuta / Japan Nana Miyagi (third round)
  11. South Africa Amanda Coetzer / Germany Anke Huber (third round)
  12. Belgium Sabine Appelmans / Netherlands Miriam Oremans (second round)
  13. n/a
  14. Australia Catherine Barclay / Australia Kerry-Anne Guse (quarterfinals)
  15. United States Chanda Rubin / Romania Irina Spîrlea (third round)
  16. Japan Rika Hiraki / Argentina Mercedes Paz (third round)
  17. South Africa Mariaan de Swardt / United States Debbie Graham (third round)

Draw[edit]

Key[edit]

Finals[edit]

Semifinals Final
          
1
6 6  
6
3 1  
1
6 3 6
2
2 6 3
 
4 2  
2
6 6  

Top half[edit]

Section 1[edit]

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1
6 6  
 
1 2    
2 2  
 
6 6   1
7 6  
 
2 7 6 16
5 3  
 
6 6 1  
5 6  
16
7 7  
1
6 6  
9
4 3  
9
6 6  
 
6 6 7  
2 3  
 
7 3 6 9
6 3 7
 
4 3   8
4 6 5
 
6 6    
6 5 1
8
1 7 6

Section 2[edit]

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
3
6 6  
WC
6 6   WC
4 4  
 
1 3   3
6 6  
Q
3 7 6 17
4 2  
 
6 5 3 Q
1 5  
17
6 7  
3
2 6 6
6
6 3 7
11
7 3 6
 
3 6 6  
5 6 1
 
6 1 1 11
2 2  
 
6 2 6 6
6 6  
 
2 6 4  
4 6  
6
6 7  

Bottom half[edit]

Section 3[edit]

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
5
7 1 6
 
3 6 6  
5 6 7
 
6 2 0  
3 4  
 
6 6   14
6 6  
 
4 4    
5 7 6
14
7 6 7
14
6 2 2
 
3 6 6
15
6 6  
 
3 7 3  
4 3  
 
6 6 6 15
2 6 0
 
6 7    
6 1 6
WC
4 6    
7 6  
4
5 2  

Section 4[edit]

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
7
7 6 6
 
6 6    
6 7 1
 
2 2   7
6 2 6
 
7 6   10
4 6 0
 
5 3    
3 2  
10
6 6  
7
2 6 3
2
6 4 6
12
6 2 0
Q
4 2    
0 6 6
 
6 6    
0 1  
 
6 6 6 2
6 6  
 
7 2 4  
1 2  
2
6 6  

External links[edit]

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1998_Lipton_Championships_–_Women%27s_doubles&oldid=1083015725"