1998 Sydney International – Women's doubles

Women's doubles
1998 Sydney International
1997 Champions	Gigi Fernández Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Champions	Martina Hingis Helena Suková
Runners-up	Katrina Adams Meredith McGrath
Score	6–1, 6–2

Gigi Fernández and Arantxa Sánchez Vicario were the defending champions but only Sánchez Vicario competed that year with Manon Bollegraf.

Bollegraf and Sánchez Vicario lost in the quarterfinals to Lisa Raymond and Rennae Stubbs.

Martina Hingis and Helena Suková won in the final 6–1, 6–2 against Katrina Adams and Meredith McGrath.

Seeds

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

1. Lindsay Davenport / Natasha Zvereva (semifinals)
2. Manon Bollegraf / Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (quarterfinals)
3. Martina Hingis / Helena Suková (champions)
4. Yayuk Basuki / Caroline Vis (first round)

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

	First round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	L Davenport N Zvereva	6	6
		K-A Guse R McQuillan	3	1				1	L Davenport N Zvereva	6	6
		C Martínez P Tarabini	4	2					A Coetzer A Huber	2	1
		A Coetzer A Huber	6	6											1	L Davenport N Zvereva	6	1	2
	3	M Hingis H Suková	6	6											3	M Hingis H Suková	4	6	6
		K Boogert N Miyagi	3	3				3	M Hingis H Suková	6	7
		R Hiraki M Paz	5	2					I Gorrochategui I Spîrlea	3	6
		I Gorrochategui I Spîrlea	7	6																		3	Martina Hingis Helena Suková	6	6
		K Adams M McGrath	6	6																			Katrina Adams Meredith McGrath	1	2
	WC	T Musgrave L Pleming	4	4					K Adams M McGrath	6	6
		A Kournikova L Savchenko	6	6					A Kournikova L Savchenko	0	4
	4	Y Basuki C Vis	4	1												K Adams M McGrath	6	4	6
	Q	E deLone L Horn	3	5												L Raymond R Stubbs	4	6	4
		L Raymond R Stubbs	6	7					L Raymond R Stubbs	6	2	6
		S Appelmans M Oremans	4	6				2	M Bollegraf A Sánchez Vicario	0	6	4
	2	M Bollegraf A Sánchez Vicario	6	7

External links

• 1998 Sydney International Women's Doubles draw