1998 Lipton Championships – Women's doubles

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.

Women's doubles
1998 Lipton Championships
1997 Champions Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Natasha Zvereva
Champions Martina Hingis
Jana Novotná
Runners-up Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Natasha Zvereva
Final score6–2, 3–6, 6–3

Seeds

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

Draw

Key

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

Section 1
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
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  

Section 3
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
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  
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