1998 Australian Open – Women's doubles

Defending champion Martina Hingis and her partner Mirjana Lučić defeated the other defending champion Natasha Zvereva and her partner Lindsay Davenport in the final, 6–4, 2–6, 6–3 to win the women's doubles tennis title at the 1998 Australian Open. It was the first step in an eventual Grand Slam for Hingis.

Women's doubles
1998 Australian Open
Final
ChampionsSwitzerland Martina Hingis
Croatia Mirjana Lučić
Runners-upUnited States Lindsay Davenport
Belarus Natasha Zvereva
Score6–4, 2–6, 6–3
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 mixed
← 1997 · Australian Open · 1999 →

Seeds

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

Draw

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1   Lindsay Davenport
  Natasha Zvereva
6 6
7   Naoko Kijimuta
  Nana Miyagi
1 0
1   Lindsay Davenport
  Natasha Zvereva
6 6
4   Conchita Martínez
  Patricia Tarabini
3 1
4   Conchita Martínez
  Patricia Tarabini
6 61 6
6   Elena Likhovtseva
  Ai Sugiyama
4 7 1
1   Lindsay Davenport
  Natasha Zvereva
4 6 3
WC   Martina Hingis
  Mirjana Lučić
6 2 6
8   Lisa Raymond
  Rennae Stubbs
6 3 6
15   Kerry-Anne Guse
  Rachel McQuillan
4 6 3
8   Lisa Raymond
  Rennae Stubbs
6 4 1
WC   Martina Hingis
  Mirjana Lučić
4 6 6
WC   Martina Hingis
  Mirjana Lučić
6 6
2   Manon Bollegraf
  Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
1 1

Top half

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1   L Davenport
  N Zvereva
6 6
  V Csurgo
  K Marosi
2 2 1   L Davenport
  N Zvereva
6 1 6
  M Grzybowska
  H Nagyová
6 1   M Grzybowska
  H Nagyová
2 6 1
  N Louarsabishvili
  O Lugina
1 0R 1   L Davenport
  N Zvereva
6 6
  A Dechaume-Balleret
  S Testud
3 6 9 10   R Dragomir
  I Majoli
1 1
  M Babel
  C Barclay
6 0 7   A Dechaume-Balleret
  S Testud
5 4
10   R Dragomir
  I Majoli
6 6 10   R Dragomir
  I Majoli
7 6
  W Probst
  A-G Sidot
4 3 1   L Davenport
  N Zvereva
6 6
14   R Hiraki
  M Paz
6 6 7   N Kijimuta
  N Miyagi
1 0
  K Kschwendt
  F Perfetti
4 4 14   R Hiraki
  M Paz
6 2 2
  S Williams
  V Williams
6 6   S Williams
  V Williams
2 6 6
  E deLone
  L Horn
4 2   S Williams
  V Williams
3 3
  S Asagoe
  P Nola
7 7 7   N Kijimuta
  N Miyagi
6 6
  L Ghirardi
  G Pizzichini
65 61   S Asagoe
  P Nola
2 2
7   N Kijimuta
  N Miyagi
6 6 7   N Kijimuta
  N Miyagi
6 6
  E Martincová
  L Němečková
4 0

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
4   C Martínez
  P Tarabini
3 6 6
  M de Swardt
  R Grande
6 3 4 4   C Martínez
  P Tarabini
7 6
  P Schnyder
  B Schultz
6 6   P Schnyder
  B Schultz
64 3
  S Jeyaseelan
  R Simpson
2 4 4   C Martínez
  P Tarabini
7 7
  K Kunce
  C Morariu
6 7 11   A Coetzer
  A Huber
5 5
  Å Carlsson
  P Hy-Boulais
3 66   K Kunce
  C Morariu
1 0
11   A Coetzer
  A Huber
6 4 6 11   A Coetzer
  A Huber
6 6
  K Adams
  M McGrath
2 6 0 4   C Martínez
  P Tarabini
6 61 6
  N de Villiers
  L McShea
64 6 6 6   E Lichovceva
  A Sugiyama
4 7 1
16   E Melicharová
  H Vildová
7 2 1   N de Villiers
  L McShea
4 0
  S Reeves
  M Tu
6 6   S Reeves
  M Tu
6 6
WC   E Dominikovic
  S Drake-Brockman
3 3   S Reeves
  M Tu
4 2
  C Cristea
  A Wunderlich
7 7 6   E Lichovceva
  A Sugiyama
6 6
  E Callens
  L Courtois
63 5   C Cristea
  A Wunderlich
2 5
6   E Lichovceva
  A Sugiyama
6 6 6   E Lichovceva
  A Sugiyama
6 7
  J Husárová
  T Tanasugarn
1 3

Bottom half

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Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
8   L Raymond
  R Stubbs
6 6
WC   G Biggs
  A Grahame
2 1 8   L Raymond
  R Stubbs
6 6
  E-h Kim
  C Schneider
7 6   E-h Kim
  C Schneider
1 0
  E Bobková
  P Langrová
5 3 8   L Raymond
  R Stubbs
6 6
  S Noorlander
  N van Lottum
7 6   S-h Park
  S-t Wang
1 2
  N Dechy
  N Vaidyanathan
62 2   S Noorlander
  N van Lottum
3 3
  S-h Park
  S-t Wang
6 6   S-h Park
  S-t Wang
6 6
13   I Gorrochategui
  I Spîrlea
4 3 8   L Raymond
  R Stubbs
6 3 6
15   K-A Guse
  R McQuillan
6 2 15   K-A Guse
  R McQuillan
4 6 3
  M Díaz Oliva
  S Klösel
3 0R 15   K-A Guse
  R McQuillan
6 7
  L Golarsa
  D Van Roost
6 6   L Golarsa
  D Van Roost
1 5
  D Jones
  A Olsza
4 1 15   K-A Guse
  R McQuillan
6 3
  B Rittner
  E Pampoulova
7 6 3   Y Basuki
  C Vis
3 0R
  O Barabanschikova
  L Pleming
5 4   B Rittner
  E Pampoulova
2 4
WC   A Molik
  B Stewart
2 4 3   Y Basuki
  C Vis
6 6
3   Y Basuki
  C Vis
6 6

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
  T Musgrave
  J Pullin
4 6 6
5   C Rubin
  H Suková
6 1 4   T Musgrave
  J Pullin
61 4
  S Krivencheva
  O Tatarkova
6 6   S Krivencheva
  O Tatarkova
7 6
  R Reid
  S Smith
1 2   S Krivencheva
  O Tatarkova
1 3
WC   M Hingis
  M Lučić
6 6 WC   M Hingis
  M Lučić
6 6
  M Saeki
  Y Yoshida
2 3 WC   M Hingis
  M Lučić
7 6
9   A Kournikova
  L Neiland
6 6 9   A Kournikova
  L Neiland
5 2
  K Habšudová
  F Labat
2 1 WC   M Hingis
  M Lučić
6 6
12   S Appelmans
  M Oremans
6 6 2   M Bollegraf
  A Sánchez Vicario
1 1
  A Ellwood
  N Pratt
2 2 12   S Appelmans
  M Oremans
6 1 6
  J Lee
  L Lee-Waters
6 6   J Lee
  L Lee-Waters
3 6 3
  C Dhenin
  C Wood
3 3 12   S Appelmans
  M Oremans
6 5 2
  V Ruano Pascual
  P Suárez
6 5 7 2   M Bollegraf
  A Sánchez Vicario
3 7 6
  S Farina
  B Schett
4 7 5   V Ruano Pascual
  Paola Suárez
1 1
2   M Bollegraf
  A Sánchez Vicario
3 6 6 2   M Bollegraf
  A Sánchez Vicario
6 6
  G Helgeson-Nielsen
  T Križan
6 3 3
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