1998 Lipton Championships – Women's doubles

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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
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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

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.

Draw

Key

Finals

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

Top half

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  

Bottom half

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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