1998 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles
# 1998 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles

Martina Hingis and Jana Novotná defeated the defending champion Natasha Zvereva and her partner Lindsay Davenport in the final, $7–6^{(7–4)},$ 6–4 to win the ladies' doubles tennis title at the 1998 Wimbledon Championships. It was the third step in an eventual Grand Slam for Hingis.

Gigi Fernández and Zvereva were the reigning champions, but Fernández retired at the end of the 1997 season.

## Seeds

    01. Martina Hingis / Jana Novotná (champions)
    02. Lindsay Davenport / Natasha Zvereva (final)
    03. Arantxa Sánchez Vicario / Helena Suková (quarterfinals)
    04. Alexandra Fusai / Nathalie Tauziat (second round)
    05. Yayuk Basuki / Caroline Vis (third round)
    06. n/a
    07. Lisa Raymond / Rennae Stubbs (semifinals)
    08. Katrina Adams / Manon Bollegraf (third round)
    09. Conchita Martínez / Patricia Tarabini (first round)
    10. Elena Likhovtseva / Ai Sugiyama (third round)
    11. Naoko Kijimuta / Nana Miyagi (third round)
    12. Barbara Schett / Patty Schnyder (first round)
    13. Sabine Appelmans / Miriam Oremans (first round)
    14. Catherine Barclay / Kerry-Anne Guse (quarterfinals)
    15. Florencia Labat / Dominique Van Roost (third round)
    16. Virginia Ruano Pascual / Paola Suárez (second round)
    17. Mariaan de Swardt / Debbie Graham (semifinals)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

## 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Martina Hingis Jana Novotná | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Els Callens Julie Halard-Decugis | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Els Callens Julie Halard-Decugis | 1 | 4 | | 1 | Martina Hingis Jana Novotná | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
| 3 | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Helena Suková | 6 | 3 | 1 | 7 | Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
| 7 | Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | 1 | Martina Hingis Jana Novotná | 6 | 3 | 8 |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | Lindsay Davenport Natasha Zvereva | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| | Silvia Farina Laura Montalvo | 2 | $6^5$ | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Lindsay Davenport Natasha Zvereva | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| 17 | Mariaan de Swardt Debbie Graham | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 17 | Mariaan de Swardt Debbie Graham | 6 | $7^7$ | | 17 | Mariaan de Swardt Debbie Graham | 3 | 0 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Lindsay Davenport Natasha Zvereva | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 14 | Catherine Barclay Kerry-Anne Guse | 4 | 2 | | 2 | Lindsay Davenport Natasha Zvereva | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 2 | Lindsay Davenport Natasha Zvereva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half

**Section 1**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | M Hingis J Novotná | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S de Beer L Lee | 1 | 1 | | 1 | M Hingis J Novotná | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Freye S Noorlander | 4 | 2 | | | T Križan K Srebotnik | 6 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Križan K Srebotnik | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | M Hingis J Novotná | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| LL | B Rippner J Steck | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | 11 | N Kijimuta N Miyagi | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| | S Jeyaseelan R Simpson | 6 | 6 | | | S Jeyaseelan R Simpson | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Williams V Williams | w/o | | | 11 | N Kijimuta N Miyagi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | N Kijimuta N Miyagi | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | M Hingis J Novotná | 6 | 6 |
| 16 | V Ruano Pascual P Suárez | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | E Callens J Halard-Decugis | 1 | 4 |
| | A-G Sidot E Wagner | 4 | 6 | 4 | 16 | V Ruano Pascual P Suárez | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Ellwood N Pratt | 4 | 2 | | | E Callens J Halard-Decugis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Callens J Halard-Decugis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | E Callens J Halard-Decugis | 4 | 6 | 9 | | | | |
| | R Bobková C Schneider | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 5 | Y Basuki C Vis | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | |
| WC | S Smith J Ward | 2 | 5 | | | R Bobková C Schneider | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | C Black I Selyutina | 2 | 7 | 5 | 5 | Y Basuki C Vis | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Y Basuki C Vis | 6 | 5 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

**Section 2**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3 | A Sánchez Vicario H Suková | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Cristea E Melicharová | $6^3$ | 2 | | 3 | A Sánchez Vicario H Suková | $7^7$ | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | K Cross L Latimer | 5 | 5 | | | C Dhenin É Loit | $6^2$ | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Dhenin É Loit | 7 | 7 | | | | | | 3 | A Sánchez Vicario H Suková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | C Singer H Vildová | 4 | 2 | | | | | | 10 | E Likhovtseva A Sugiyama | 3 | 2 | | | | | | |
| | K Kschwendt E Tatarkova | 6 | 6 | | | K Kschwendt E Tatarkova | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Pullin L Woodroffe | 3 | 2 | | 10 | E Likhovtseva A Sugiyama | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | E Likhovtseva A Sugiyama | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | A Sánchez Vicario H Suková | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 13 | S Appelmans M Oremans | 7 | 1 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | 7 | L Raymond R Stubbs | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| | R Grande G Helgeson-Nielsen | 5 | 6 | 9 | | R Grande G Helgeson-Nielsen | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Musgrave A Olsza | 0 | 6 | 4 | | E-h Kim M Saeki | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E-h Kim M Saeki | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | R Grande G Helgeson-Nielsen | 7 | 0 | 3 | | | | | |
| WC | H Crook V Davies | 4 | 4 | | | | | | 7 | L Raymond R Stubbs | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | N de Villiers L McShea | 6 | 6 | | | N de Villiers L McShea | $6^6$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Dechaume-Balleret L Horn | 2 | $6^5$ | | 7 | L Raymond R Stubbs | $7^8$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | L Raymond R Stubbs | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

**Section 3**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 9 | C Martínez P Tarabini | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | O Barabanschikova E deLone | 2 | 6 | 6 | | O Barabanschikova E deLone | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | K Habšudová O Lugina | 3 | 4 | | | A Coetzer S Testud | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Coetzer S Testud | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | A Coetzer S Testud | $6^5$ | 4 | | | | |
| | J Husárová B Rittner | 2 | $6^1$ | | | | | | | S Farina L Montalvo | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| | M Grzybowska T Tanasugarn | 6 | $7^7$ | | | M Grzybowska T Tanasugarn | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | S Farina L Montalvo | 6 | $6^5$ | 6 | | S Farina L Montalvo | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | B Schett P Schnyder | 4 | $7^7$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | | S Farina L Montalvo | 2 | $6^5$ |
| 17 | M de Swardt D Graham | 6 | $7^8$ | | | | | | | | | | 17 | M de Swardt D Graham | 6 | $7^7$ |
| | L Golarsa M Paz | 4 | $6^6$ | | 17 | M de Swardt D Graham | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| LL | T Garbin A Serra Zanetti | $6^2$ | 5 | | | J Lee S-t Wang | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | J Lee S-t Wang | $7^7$ | 7 | | | | | | 17 | M de Swardt D Graham | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | I Gorrochategui I Spîrlea | 3 | 6 | 9 | | | | | | L McNeil C Rubin | 1 | 2 | | | | |
| | L McNeil C Rubin | 6 | 4 | 11 | | L McNeil C Rubin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | V Csurgó Y Yoshida | 2 | 3 | | 4 | A Fusai N Tauziat | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | A Fusai N Tauziat | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

**Section 4**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 8 | K Adams M Bollegraf | $6^0$ | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Jones K Po | $7^7$ | 2 | 6 | 8 | K Adams M Bollegraf | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Stoyanova N van Lottum | 3 | 3 | | | M Babel W Probst | w/o | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Babel W Probst | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 8 | K Adams M Bollegraf | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| | K Kunce C Morariu | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | 14 | C Barclay K-A Guse | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | K Boogert R McQuillan | 6 | 1 | 5 | | K Kunce C Morariu | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | S Cacic M Pierce | $7^8$ | 3 | 3 | 14 | C Barclay K-A Guse | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | C Barclay K-A Guse | $6^6$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 14 | C Barclay K-A Guse | 4 | 2 |
| 15 | F Labat D Van Roost | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | L Davenport N Zvereva | 6 | 6 |
| | S Krivencheva L Pleming | 1 | 5 | | 15 | F Labat D Van Roost | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Y-j Cho S-h Park | 2 | 5 | | Q | M Drake L Osterloh | 5 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Drake L Osterloh | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 15 | F Labat D Van Roost | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| WC | L Ahl A Wainwright | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | 2 | L Davenport N Zvereva | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | A Frazier K Schlukebir | 6 | 6 | | | A Frazier K Schlukebir | 1 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | R Dragomir I Majoli | $1^r$ | | | 2 | L Davenport N Zvereva | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | L Davenport N Zvereva | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
