1998 US Open – Women's doubles

Defending champion Jana Novotná and her partner Martina Hingis defeated the other defending champion Lindsay Davenport and her partner Natasha Zvereva in the final, 6–3, 6–3 to win the women's doubles tennis title at the 1998 US Open. With the win, Hingis became the third woman in the Open Era to complete a Grand Slam in doubles, after Martina Navratilova and Pam Shriver. Additionally, Hingis and her partners defeated Davenport/Zvereva in all four major finals in 1998.

Women's doubles
1998 US Open
Final
Champions	Martina Hingis Jana Novotná
Runners-up	Lindsay Davenport Natasha Zvereva
Score	6–3, 6–3
Details
Draw	64 (4 Q / 4 WC )
Seeds	16
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Seeds

1.   Martina Hingis /   Jana Novotná (champions)
2.   Lindsay Davenport /   Natasha Zvereva (final)
3.   Alexandra Fusai /   Nathalie Tauziat (second round)
4.   Lisa Raymond /   Rennae Stubbs (semifinals)
5.   Yayuk Basuki /   Caroline Vis (second round)
6.   Anna Kournikova /   Larisa Neiland (second round)
7.   Conchita Martínez /   Patricia Tarabini (first round)
8. N/A
9.   Katrina Adams /   Manon Bollegraf (second round)
10.   Mariaan de Swardt /   Debbie Graham (third round)
11.   Naoko Kijimuta /   Nana Miyagi (second round)
12.   Julie Halard-Decugis /   Rachel McQuillan (third round)
13.   Catherine Barclay /   Kerry-Anne Guse (second round)
14.   Barbara Schett /   Patty Schnyder (quarterfinals)
15.   Kristine Kunce /   Corina Morariu (first round)
16.   Virginia Ruano Pascual /   Paola Suárez (semifinals)

Qualifying draw

Main article: 1998 US Open – Women's doubles qualifying

Draw

Key

• 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

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Martina Hingis   Jana Novotná	6	6
	14	Barbara Schett   Patty Schnyder	3	4
								1	Martina Hingis   Jana Novotná	6	6
								4	Lisa Raymond   Rennae Stubbs	2	2
	4	Lisa Raymond   Rennae Stubbs	6	6
		Amy Frazier   Katie Schlukebir	3	4
															1	Martina Hingis   Jana Novotná	6	6
															2	Lindsay Davenport   Natasha Zvereva	3	3
		Caroline Dhenin   Émilie Loit	6^4	7^7	3
	16	Virginia Ruano Pascual   Paola Suárez	7^7	6^4	6
								16	Virginia Ruano Pascual   Paola Suárez	2	4
								2	Lindsay Davenport   Natasha Zvereva	6	6
		Miho Saeki   Yuka Yoshida	1	1
	2	Lindsay Davenport   Natasha Zvereva	6	6

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	1	M Hingis   J Novotná	6	6
		P Stoyanova   E Wagner	4	2				1	M Hingis   J Novotná	7^7	6
		E de Villiers   L McShea	2	2					K Habšudová   T Tanasugarn	6^0	0
		K Habšudová   T Tanasugarn	6	6											1	M Hingis   J Novotná	6	6
		F Labat   D Van Roost	6	6											12	J Halard-Decugis   R McQuillan	1	0
	Q	C Black   I Selyutina	3	4					F Labat   D Van Roost	7	4	7
		S Krivencheva   E Melicharová	1	1				12	J Halard-Decugis   R McQuillan	5	6	5
	12	J Halard-Decugis   R McQuillan	6	6																		1	M Hingis   J Novotná	6	6
	14	B Schett   P Schnyder	6	4	6																	14	B Schett   P Schnyder	3	4
		K Boogert   E Callens	3	6	4			14	B Schett   P Schnyder	6	7
		R Hiraki   G Helgeson-Nielsen	6	4	4				C Singer   H Vildová	1	5
		C Singer   H Vildová	4	6	6										14	B Schett   P Schnyder	7^7	7^7
		S Cacic   M Pierce	6	3	2											C Rubin   I Spîrlea	6^5	6^2
		O Lugina   E Tatarkova	4	6	6				O Lugina   E Tatarkova	2	6	2
		C Rubin   I Spîrlea	6	6					C Rubin   I Spîrlea	6	3	6
	LL	J Pullin   L Woodroffe	0	2

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	4	L Raymond   R Stubbs	6	6
	Q	L Cenková   E Kulikovskaya	4	3				4	L Raymond   R Stubbs	6	6
		S Jeyaseelan   R Simpson	3	7^7	6				S Jeyaseelan   R Simpson	3	4
		M Lučić   M Seles	6	6^5	2										4	L Raymond   R Stubbs	6	6
		Å Carlsson   B Rittner	5	5											10	M de Swardt   D Graham	1	4
		M Babel   M Paz	7	7					M Babel   M Paz	1	2
		Cho Y-j   Park S-h	6^4	2				10	M de Swardt   D Graham	6	6
	10	M de Swardt   D Graham	7^7	6																		4	L Raymond   R Stubbs	6	6
	15	K Kunce   C Morariu	6	6^3	4																		A Frazier   K Schlukebir	3	4
	Q	L Osterloh   M Washington	2	7^7	6			Q	L Osterloh   M Washington	6	6
	WC	J Capriati   A Stevenson	1	7	2				V Csurgó   Kim E-h	0	1
		V Csurgó   Kim E-h	6	5	6										Q	L Osterloh   M Washington	4	2
		O Barabanschikova   A Dechaume-Balleret	1	2												A Frazier   K Schlukebir	6	6
		A Frazier   K Schlukebir	6	6					A Frazier   K Schlukebir	6	4	6
	WC	J Craybas   T Snyder	3	2				6	A Kournikova   L Neiland	2	6	3
	6	A Kournikova   L Neiland	6	6

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	7	C Martínez   P Tarabini	6	4	2
		J Lee   Wang S-t	4	6	6				J Lee   Wang S-t	4	4
		A Ellwood   T Musgrave	2	2					L Courtois   M Murić	6	6
		L Courtois   M Murić	6	6												L Courtois   M Murić	5	4
	WC	A Bradshaw   A Spears	6^4	6	4											C Dhenin   É Loit	7	6
		C Dhenin   É Loit	7^7	4	6				C Dhenin   É Loit	4	6	6
		A Coetzer   A Huber	2	5				11	N Kijimuta   N Miyagi	6	4	3
	11	N Kijimuta   N Miyagi	6	7																			C Dhenin   É Loit	6^4	7^7	3
	16	V Ruano Pascual   P Suárez	6	6																		16	V Ruano Pascual   P Suárez	7^7	6^4	6
		K Freye   N van Lottum	1	3				16	V Ruano Pascual   P Suárez	6	6
		J Husárová   H Nagyová	6^12	4					S Noorlander   L Pleming	1	4
		S Noorlander   L Pleming	7^14	6											16	V Ruano Pascual   P Suárez	6	6
		K Kschwendt   A-G Sidot	6	6												K Kschwendt   A-G Sidot	4	2
		C Cristea   M Grzybowska	4	3					K Kschwendt   A-G Sidot	6	7
	Q	M Drake   L Lee	4	3				3	A Fusai   N Tauziat	1	5
	3	A Fusai   N Tauziat	6	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	5	Y Basuki   C Vis	6	6
		R Bobková   C Schneider	4	4				5	Y Basuki   C Vis	6	5	4
		M Saeki   Y Yoshida	7^7	6					M Saeki   Y Yoshida	4	7	6
		L Golarsa   L Horn	6^3	4												M Saeki   Y Yoshida	7^7	3	7^8
		R Dragomir   I Majoli	7	6												R Dragomir   I Majoli	6^1	6	6^6
		S Farina   L Montalvo	5	4					R Dragomir   I Majoli	6	1	6
		R Grande   S Testud	1	6	2			9	K Adams   M Bollegraf	3	6	1
	9	K Adams   M Bollegraf	6	2	6																		M Saeki   Y Yoshida	1	1
	13	C Barclay   K-A Guse	3	6	6																	2	L Davenport   N Zvereva	6	6
		L McNeil   K Po	6	4	3			13	C Barclay   K-A Guse	3	1
	WC	A Augustus   A Jensen	2	2					MJ Fernandez   A Sánchez Vicario	6	6
		MJ Fernandez   A Sánchez Vicario	6	6												MJ Fernandez   A Sánchez Vicario	4	3
		E deLone   N Pratt	2	6	6										2	L Davenport   N Zvereva	6	6
		T Križan   K Srebotnik	6	3	3				E deLone   N Pratt	3	3
		I Gorrochategui   M Oremans	3	1				2	L Davenport   N Zvereva	6	6
	2	L Davenport   N Zvereva	6	6

External links

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