French Open 1998 / women's doubles

French Open 1998
Singles:	Men's	Ladies
Double:	Men's	Ladies	Mixed
Singles:	Juniors	Juniors
Double:	Juniors	Juniors
R. Single:	Men's	Ladies	Quad
R. Double:	Men's	Ladies	Quad
French Open ladies doubles
1997 ◄ 1998 ► 1999
Grand Slams 1998 women's doubles
Australian Open French Open Wimbledon Championships US Open

This article describes the women's doubles at the 1998 French Open . The defending champions were Gigi Fernández and Natallja Swerawa .

The finals played Martina Hingis and Jana Novotna against Lindsay Davenport and Natasha Zvereva , won the Hingis and Novotna in straight sets.

Seeding list

No. pairing Round reached 01.  Lindsay Davenport Natallja Swerawa   final 02.  Martina Hingis Jana Novotná   victory 03.  Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Helena Suková   Semifinals 04th  Alexandra Fusai Nathalie Tauziat   Quarter finals 05.  Yayuk Basuki Caroline Vis   Round of 16 06th  Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs   1 round 07th  Katrina Adams Manon Bollegraf   Round of 16 08th.  Anna Kurnikowa Larisa Neiland   Semifinals

No. pairing Round reached 09.  Conchita Martínez Patricia Tarabini   Quarter finals 10.  Jelena Lichowzewa Ai Sugiyama   Round of 16 11.  Naoko Kijimuta Nana Miyagi   1 round 12.  Sabine Appelmans Miriam Oremans   2nd round 13.  Catherine Barclay Kerry-Anne Guse   Round of 16 14th  Barbara Schett Patty Schnyder   Quarter finals 15th  Inés Gorrochategui Rachel McQuillan   1 round 16.  Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suarez   2nd round

Explanation of symbols

Q = qualifier WC = wildcard LL = Lucky Loser ITF = qualified via ITF ranking

ALT = replacement (alternate) PR = Protected Ranking SE = Special Exempt

r = retired d = disqualification where = walkover

Results

Quarter-finals, semi-finals, finals

Quarter finals

Semifinals

final

1

Lindsay Davenport Natallja Swerawa

6th

7th

14th

Barbara Schett Patty Schnyder

4th

5

1

Lindsay Davenport Natallja Swerawa

6th

6th

8th

Anna Kurnikowa Larisa Neiland

3

2

4th

Alexandra Fusai Nathalie Tauziat

5

3

8th

Anna Kurnikowa Larisa Neiland

7th

6th

1

Lindsay Davenport Natallja Swerawa

1

6 4

2

Martina Hingis Jana Novotná

6th

7th

Silvia Farina Karina Habšudová

0

3

3

Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Helena Suková

6th

6th

3

Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Helena Suková

5

6 2

2

Martina Hingis Jana Novotná

7th

7th

9

Conchita Martínez Patricia Tarabini

3

2

2

Martina Hingis Jana Novotná

6th

6th

Upper half

Upper half 1

First round

Second round

Round of 16

1

L. Davenport N. Swerawa

6th

6th

J. Pullin L. Woodroffe

2

2

1

L. Davenport N. Swerawa

6th

6th

T. Križan K. Srebotnik

6th

6th

T. Križan K. Srebotnik

4th

1

D. Jones C. Schneider

1

1

1

L. Davenport N. Swerawa

6th

6th

C. Cristea L. Montalvo

6th

6th

M. de Swardt D. Graham

1

2

S. Jeyaseelan R. Simpson

1

3

C. Cristea L. Montalvo

6 9

2

M. de Swardt D. Graham

6th

7th

M. de Swardt D. Graham

7th

6th

15th

I. Gorrochategui R. McQuillan

4th

6 14

Upper half 2

First round

Second round

Round of 16

14th

B. Schett P. Schnyder

6 4

6th

6th

S. Cacic, M. Pierce

7th

3

2

14th

B. Schett P. Schnyder

6th

6th

T. Musgrave A. Olsza

2

2

WC

A. Dechaume-Balleret A. Mauresmo

4th

4th

WC

A. Dechaume-Balleret A. Mauresmo

6th

6th

14th

B. Schett P. Schnyder

6th

6th

S. De Beer L. Lee

6th

3

2

5

Y. Basuki C. Vis

1

4th

F. Labat D. Van Roost

3

6th

6th

F. Labat D. Van Roost

3

7th

3

OLD

P. Langrová F. Perfetti

4th

6 3

5

Y. Basuki C. Vis

6th

6 4

6th

5

Y. Basuki C. Vis

6th

7th

Upper half 3

First round

Second round

Round of 16

4th

A. Fusai N. Tauziat

6th

2

6th

R. Bobková E. Melicharová

1

6th

0

4th

A. Fusai N. Tauziat

6th

6th

M. Grzybowska A.-G. Sidot

6th

1

6th

M. Grzybowska A.-G. Sidot

4th

1

Å. Carlsson C. Rubin

3

6th

4th

4th

A. Fusai N. Tauziat

5

7th

6th

S. Noorlander, N. van Lottum

1

3

10

J. Lichowzewa A. Sugiyama

7th

6 7

4th

E. de Lone K. Schlukebir

6th

6th

E. de Lone K. Schlukebir

2

2

M. Saeki Y. Yoshida

4th

4th

10

J. Lichowzewa A. Sugiyama

6th

6th

10

J. Lichowzewa A. Sugiyama

6th

6th

Upper half 4

First round

Second round

Round of 16

12

S. Appelmans, M. Oremans

6th

6th

WC

N. Dechy L. Ghirardi-Rubbi

4th

2

12

S. Appelmans, M. Oremans

4th

6 5

M. Babel W. Probst

6th

6th

M. Babel W. Probst

6th

7th

W. Barabanshchykawa H. Nagyová

4th

3

M. Babel W. Probst

0

3

WC

E. Curutchet S. Georges

6 0

7th

2

8th

A. Kurnikowa L. Neiland

6th

6th

C. Singer H. Vildová

7th

5

6th

C. Singer H. Vildová

2

1

PR

P. Kamstra S. Rottier

2

3

8th

A. Kurnikowa L. Neiland

6th

6th

8th

A. Kurnikowa L. Neiland

6th

6th

Bottom half

Lower half 1

First round

Second round

Round of 16

6th

L. Raymond R. Stubbs

5

5

C. Dhenin É. Loit

7th

7th

C. Dhenin É. Loit

6th

6th

P. Hy-Boulais B. Rittner

6th

6th

P. Hy-Boulais B. Rittner

1

2

L. Horn S. Reeves

4th

1

C. Dhenin É. Loit

2

7th

3

S. Farina K. Habšudová

6th

6th

S. Farina K. Habšudová

6th

6 5

6th

E. Callens G. Helgeson-Nielsen

1

1

S. Farina K. Habšudová

5

7th

8th

R. Grande I. Spîrlea

6th

7th

R. Grande I. Spîrlea

7th

5

6th

11

N. Kijimuta N. Miyagi

4th

6 5

Lower half 2

First round

Second round

Round of 16

13

C. Barclay K.-A. Guse

6th

6th

N. Feber S. Krivencheva

2

1

13

C. Barclay K.-A. Guse

6th

6th

J. Halard-Decugis S. Testud

6th

6th

J. Halard-Decugis S. Testud

1

3

K. Freye P. Stoyanova

4th

1

13

C. Barclay K.-A. Guse

7th

3

12

S.-h. Park T. Tanasugarn

2

3

3

A. Sánchez Vicario H. Suková

6 8

6th

14th

L. McNeil K. Po

6th

6th

L. McNeil K. Po

7th

1

2

V. Csurgo K. Marosi

0

2

3

A. Sánchez Vicario H. Suková

5

6th

6th

3

A. Sánchez Vicario H. Suková

6th

6th

Lower half 3

First round

Second round

Round of 16

7th

K. Adams M. Bollegraf

6th

6 2

6th

O. Lugina E. Pampoulova

2

7th

2

7th

K. Adams M. Bollegraf

6th

7th

E. de Villiers L. McShea

5

5

L. Golarsa M. Paz

1

6 5

L. Golarsa M. Paz

7th

7th

7th

K. Adams M. Bollegraf

6th

3

4th

WC

A. Cocheteux S. Pitkowski

5

6th

7th

9

C. Martínez P. Tarabini

4th

6th

6th

K. Kschwendt O. Tatarkowa

7th

3

5

WC

A. Cocheteux S. Pitkowski

R. Dragomir I. Majoli

7th

4th

2

9

C. Martínez P. Tarabini

w.

O.

9

C. Martínez P. Tarabini

5

6th

6th

Lower half 4

First round

Second round

Round of 16

16

V. Ruano Pascual P. Suarez

6th

6th

A. Ellwood N. Pratt

3

2

16

V. Ruano Pascual P. Suarez

4th

2

E.-h. Kim L. Pleming

3

4th

K. Kunce C. Morariu

6th

6th

K. Kunce C. Morariu

6th

6th

K. Kunce C. Morariu

0

1

L. Janet S.-t. Wang

6th

4th

6th

2

M. Hingis J. Novotná

6th

6th

J. Husárová N. Medvedeva

3

6th

4th

L. Janet S.-t. Wang

0

2

R. Hiraki A. Wunderlich

1

0

2

M. Hingis J. Novotná

6th

6th

2

M. Hingis J. Novotná

6th

6th

Web links

• French Open 1998 (women's doubles) as PDF (English) on the WTA homepage
• French Open 1998 (women's doubles) (English) on the ITF website