1998 Sparkassen Cup – Doubles

Doubles
Doubles
1998 Sparkassen Cup
Final
Champions	Elena Likhovtseva ; Ai Sugiyama
Runners-up	Manon Bollegraf ; Irina Spîrlea
Score	6–3, 6–7, 6–2
Events
Singles	Doubles

The 1998 Sparkassen Cup doubles was the tennis doubles event of the ninth edition of the Sparkassen Cup; a WTA Tier II tournament held in Leipzig, Germany.

Martina Hingis and Jana Novotná were the defending champions but chose not to compete this year.

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

Seeds

Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario / Natasha Zvereva (quarterfinals)
Alexandra Fusai / Nathalie Tauziat (semifinals)
Katrina Adams / Larisa Neiland (first round)
Elena Likhovtseva / Ai Sugiyama (champions)

Draw

Key

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