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.[1] It was the third step in an eventual Grand Slam for Hingis.

Women's doubles
1998 Wimbledon Championships
Final
ChampionsSwitzerland Martina Hingis
Czech Republic Jana Novotná
Runners-upUnited States Lindsay Davenport
Belarus Natasha Zvereva
Score6–3, 3–6, 8–6
Details
Draw64 (2 Q / 4 WC )
Seeds16
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends men women seniors
← 1997 · Wimbledon Championships · 1999 →

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

Seeds

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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.

Qualifying

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Draw

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1   Martina Hingis
  Jana Novotná
6 6
  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
4 6 6
1   Martina Hingis
  Jana Novotná
6 3 8
2   Lindsay Davenport
  Natasha Zvereva
3 6 6
  Silvia Farina
  Laura Montalvo
2 65
17   Mariaan de Swardt
  Debbie Graham
6 77
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

Top half

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round 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

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
3   A Sánchez Vicario
  H Suková
77 6
  C Cristea
  E Melicharová
63 2 3   A Sánchez Vicario
  H Suková
77 7
WC   K Cross
  L Latimer
5 5   C Dhenin
  É Loit
62 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
66 3
  A Dechaume-Balleret
  L Horn
2 65 7   L Raymond
  R Stubbs
78 6
7   L Raymond
  R Stubbs
6 77

Bottom half

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Section 3

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First round Second round Third round 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
65 4
  J Husárová
  B Rittner
2 61   S Farina
  L Montalvo
77 6
  M Grzybowska
  T Tanasugarn
6 77   M Grzybowska
  T Tanasugarn
1 2
  S Farina
  L Montalvo
6 65 6   S Farina
  L Montalvo
6 6
12   B Schett
  P Schnyder
4 77 1   S Farina
  L Montalvo
2 65
17   M de Swardt
  D Graham
6 78 17   M de Swardt
  D Graham
6 77
  L Golarsa
  M Paz
4 66 17   M de Swardt
  D Graham
6 6
LL   T Garbin
  A Serra Zanetti
62 5   J Lee
  S-t Wang
0 2
  J Lee
  S-t Wang
77 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

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
8   K Adams
  M Bollegraf
60 6 8
  D Jones
  K Po
77 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
78 3 3 14   C Barclay
  K-A Guse
6 4 6
14   C Barclay
  K-A Guse
66 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
1r 2   L Davenport
  N Zvereva
6 4 6
2   L Davenport
  N Zvereva
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References

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  1. ^ Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.
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