1998 French Open – Women's Doubles

Gigi Fernández and Natasha Zvereva were the defending champions, but Fernández retired from tennis at the end of 1997. Zvereva partnered Lindsay Davenport, and the pair lost in the final to Martina Hingis and Jana Novotná 1–6, 6–7^(4–7).

Women's Doubles
1998 French Open
Champion	Martina Hingis Jana Novotná
Runner-up	Lindsay Davenport Natasha Zvereva
Final score	6–1, 7–6^(7–4)
Draw	64 (4 WC )
Seeds	16

Seeds

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

Lindsay Davenport / Natasha Zvereva (Final)
Martina Hingis / Jana Novotná (Champions)
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario / Helena Suková (Semifinals)
Alexandra Fusai / Nathalie Tauziat (Quarterfinals)
Yayuk Basuki / Caroline Vis (Third Round)
Lisa Raymond / Rennae Stubbs (First Round)
Katrina Adams / Manon Bollegraf (Third Round)
Anna Kournikova / Larisa Neiland (Semifinals)
Conchita Martínez / Patricia Tarabini (Quarterfinals)
Elena Likhovtseva / Ai Sugiyama (Third Round)
Naoko Kijimuta / Nana Miyagi (First Round)
Sabine Appelmans / Miriam Oremans (Second Round)
Catherine Barclay / Kerry-Anne Guse (Third Round)
Barbara Schett / Patty Schnyder (Quarterfinals)
Inés Gorrochategui / Rachel McQuillan (First Round)
Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suárez (Second Round)

Draw

Key

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final


	1	Lindsay Davenport Natasha Zvereva	6	7

	14	Barbara Schett Patty Schnyder	4	5
								1	Lindsay Davenport Natasha Zvereva	6	6

								8	Anna Kournikova Larisa Neiland	3	2
	4	Alexandra Fusai Nathalie Tauziat	5	3

	8	Anna Kournikova Larisa Neiland	7	6
															1	Lindsay Davenport Natasha Zvereva	1	6⁴

															2	Martina Hingis Jana Novotná	6	7
		Silvia Farina Karina Habšudová	0	3

	3	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Helena Suková	6	6
								3	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Helena Suková	5	6²

								2	Martina Hingis Jana Novotná	7	7
	9	Conchita Martínez Patricia Tarabini	3	2

	2	Martina Hingis Jana Novotná	6	6

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals

	1	L Davenport N Zvereva	6	6
		J Pullin L Woodroffe	2	2				1	L Davenport N Zvereva	6	6
		T Križan K Srebotnik	6	6					T Križan K Srebotnik	4	1
		D Jones C Schneider	1	1											1	L Davenport N Zvereva	6	6
		C Cristea L Montalvo	6	6												M de Swardt D Graham	1	2
		S Jeyaseelan R Simpson	1	3					C Cristea L Montalvo	6⁹	2
		M de Swardt D Graham	6	7					M de Swardt D Graham	7	6
	15	I Gorrochategui R McQuillan	4	6¹⁴																		1	L Davenport N Zvereva	6	7
	14	B Schett P Schnyder	6⁴	6	6																	14	B Schett P Schnyder	4	5
		S Cacic M Pierce	7	3	2			14	B Schett P Schnyder	6	6
		T Musgrave A Olsza	2	2				WC	A Dechaume-Balleret A Mauresmo	4	4
	WC	A Dechaume-Balleret A Mauresmo	6	6											14	B Schett P Schnyder	6	6
		S De Beer L Lee-Waters	6	3	2										5	Y Basuki C Vis	1	4
		F Labat D Van Roost	3	6	6				F Labat D Van Roost	3	7	3
	Alt	P Langrová F Perfetti	4	6³				5	Y Basuki C Vis	6	6⁴	6
	5	Y Basuki C Vis	6	7

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals

	4	A Fusai N Tauziat	6	2	6
		R Bobková E Melicharová	1	6	0			4	A Fusai N Tauziat	6	6
		M Grzybowska A-G Sidot	6	1	6				M Grzybowska A-G Sidot	4	1
		Å Carlsson C Rubin	3	6	4										4	A Fusai N Tauziat	5	7	6
		S Noorlander N van Lottum	1	3											10	E Likhovtseva A Sugiyama	7	6⁸	4
		E deLone K Schlukebir	6	6					E deLone K Schlukebir	2	2
		M Saeki Y Yoshida	4	4				10	E Likhovtseva A Sugiyama	6	6
	10	E Likhovtseva A Sugiyama	6	6																		4	A Fusai N Tauziat	5	3
	12	S Appelmans M Oremans	6	6																		8	A Kournikova L Neiland	7	6
	WC	N Dechy L Ghirardi	4	2				12	S Appelmans M Oremans	4	6⁵
		M Babel W Probst	6	6					M Babel W Probst	6	7
		O Barabanschikova H Nagyová	4	3												M Babel W Probst	0	3
	WC	E Curutchet S Georges	6⁰	7	2										8	A Kournikova L Neiland	6	6
		C Singer H Vildová	7	5	6				C Singer H Vildová	2	1
	SR	P Kamstra S Rottier	2	3				8	A Kournikova L Neiland	6	6
	8	A Kournikova L Neiland	6	6

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals

	6	L Raymond R Stubbs	5	5
		C Dhenin É Loit	7	7					C Dhenin É Loit	6	6
		P Hy-Boulais B Rittner	6	6					P Hy-Boulais B Rittner	1	2
		L Horn S Reeves	4	1												C Dhenin É Loit	2	7	3
		S Farina K Habšudová	6	6												S Farina K Habšudová	6	6⁵	6
		E Callens G Helgeson-Nielsen	1	1					S Farina K Habšudová	5	7	8
		R Grande I Spîrlea	6	7					R Grande I Spîrlea	7	5	6
	11	N Kijimuta N Miyagi	4	6⁵																			S Farina K Habšudová	0	3
	13	C Barclay K-A Guse	6	6																		3	A Sánchez Vicario H Suková	6	6
		N Feber S Krivencheva	2	1				13	C Barclay K-A Guse	6	6
		J Halard-Decugis S Testud	6	6					J Halard-Decugis S Testud	1	3
		K Freye P Stoyanova	4	1											13	C Barclay K-A Guse	7	3	12
		S-h Park T Tanasugarn	2	3											3	A Sánchez Vicario H Suková	6⁸	6	14
		L McNeil K Po	6	6					L McNeil K Po	7	1	2
		V Csurgó K Marosi	0	2				3	A Sánchez Vicario H Suková	5	6	6
	3	A Sánchez Vicario H Suková	6	6

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals

	7	K Adams M Bollegraf	6	6²	6
		O Lugina E Pampoulova	2	7	2			7	K Adams M Bollegraf	6	7
		N de Villiers L McShea	5	5					L Golarsa M Paz	1	6⁵
		L Golarsa M Paz	7	7											7	K Adams M Bollegraf	6	3	4
	WC	A Cocheteux S Pitkowski	5	6	7										9	C Martínez P Tarabini	4	6	6
		K Kschwendt E Tatarkova	7	3	5			WC	A Cocheteux S Pitkowski
		R Dragomir I Majoli	7	4	2			9	C Martínez P Tarabini	W-O
	9	C Martínez P Tarabini	5	6	6																	9	C Martínez P Tarabini	3	2
	16	V Ruano Pascual P Suárez	6	6																		2	M Hingis J Novotná	6	6
		A Ellwood N Pratt	3	2				16	V Ruano Pascual P Suárez	4	2
		E-h Kim L Pleming	3	4					K Kunce C Morariu	6	6
		K Kunce C Morariu	6	6												K Kunce C Morariu	0	1
		J Lee S-t Wang	6	4	6										2	M Hingis J Novotná	6	6
		J Husárová N Medvedeva	3	6	4				Janet Lee Wang Shi-ting	0	2
		R Hiraki A Wunderlich	1	0				2	M Hingis J Novotná	6	6
	2	M Hingis J Novotná	6	6

External links

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

French Open women's doubles drawsheets
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