1998 Sparkassen Cup – Doubles

Doubles
1998 Sparkassen Cup
1997 champions	Martina Hingis Jana Novotná
Champions	Elena Likhovtseva Ai Sugiyama
Runners-up	Manon Bollegraf Irina Spîrlea
Final score	6–3, 6–7, 6–2

Martina Hingis and Jana Novotná were the defending champions but did not compete that year.

Elena Likhovtseva and Ai Sugiyama won in the final 6–3, 6–7, 6–2 against Manon Bollegraf and Irina Spîrlea.

Seeds

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

1. Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario / Natasha Zvereva (Quarterfinals)
2. Alexandra Fusai / Nathalie Tauziat (Semifinals)
3. Katrina Adams / Larisa Neiland (First Round)
4. Elena Likhovtseva / Ai Sugiyama (Champions)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser

• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special Exempt
• PR = Protected Ranking

• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

	First Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	A Sánchez-Vicario N Zvereva	7	6
	WC	M Buric S Graf	5	4				1	A Sánchez-Vicario N Zvereva	4	6	3
		K Kschwendt A-G Sidot	6	0	4				L Courtois B Schett	6	3	6
		L Courtois B Schett	3	6	6											L Courtois B Schett	1	2
	4	E Likhovtseva A Sugiyama	4	7	6										4	E Likhovtseva A Sugiyama	6	6
		A Coetzer A Huber	6	6	1			4	E Likhovtseva A Sugiyama	6	6
		T Križan O Lugina	4	6				Q	S Plischke P Wartusch	2	2
	Q	S Plischke P Wartusch	6	7																		4	Elena Likhovtseva Ai Sugiyama	6	6	6
	LL	C Singer H Vildová	4	4																			Manon Bollegraf Irina Spîrlea	3	7	2
		S Appelmans M Oremans	6	6					S Appelmans M Oremans	2	0
		M Bollegraf I Spîrlea	2	7	6				M Bollegraf I Spîrlea	6	6
	3	K Adams L Neiland	6	6	3											M Bollegraf I Spîrlea	7	7
		R Dragomir I Majoli	7	1	7										2	A Fusai N Tauziat	6	6
		C Morariu E Tatarkova	5	6	5				R Dragomir I Majoli	1	3
		R Grande K Habšudová	5	4				2	A Fusai N Tauziat	6	6
	2	A Fusai N Tauziat	7	6

External links

• 1998 Sparkassen Cup Doubles Draw