1998 US Open – Women's doubles

Defending champion Jana Novotná and her partner Martina Hingis defeated the other defending champion Lindsay Davenport and her partner Natasha Zvereva in the final, 6–3, 6–3 to win the women's doubles tennis title at the 1998 US Open. They did not drop a single set en route to the title. With the win, Hingis became the third woman in the Open Era to complete a Grand Slam in doubles, after Martina Navratilova and Pam Shriver. Additionally, Hingis and her partners defeated Davenport/Zvereva in all four major finals in 1998.

Women's doubles
1998 US Open
Final
ChampionsSwitzerland Martina Hingis
Czech Republic Jana Novotná
Runners-upUnited States Lindsay Davenport
Belarus Natasha Zvereva
Score6–3, 6–3
Details
Draw64 (4 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 mixed
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Seeds

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Qualifying draw

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Draw

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1   Martina Hingis
  Jana Novotná
6 6  
14   Barbara Schett
  Patty Schnyder
3 4  
1   Martina Hingis
  Jana Novotná
6 6  
4   Lisa Raymond
  Rennae Stubbs
2 2  
4   Lisa Raymond
  Rennae Stubbs
6 6  
    Amy Frazier
  Katie Schlukebir
3 4  
1   Martina Hingis
  Jana Novotná
6 6  
2   Lindsay Davenport
  Natasha Zvereva
3 3  
    Caroline Dhenin
  Émilie Loit
64 77 3
16   Virginia Ruano Pascual
  Paola Suárez
77 64 6
16   Virginia Ruano Pascual
  Paola Suárez
2 4  
2   Lindsay Davenport
  Natasha Zvereva
6 6  
    Miho Saeki
  Yuka Yoshida
1 1  
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  
    P Stoyanova
  E Wagner
4 2   1   M Hingis
  J Novotná
77 6  
    E de Villiers
  L McShea
2 2       K Habšudová
  T Tanasugarn
60 0  
    K Habšudová
  T Tanasugarn
6 6   1   M Hingis
  J Novotná
6 6  
    F Labat
  D Van Roost
6 6   12   J Halard-Decugis
  R McQuillan
1 0  
Q   C Black
  I Selyutina
3 4       F Labat
  D Van Roost
7 4 7
    S Krivencheva
  E Melicharová
1 1   12   J Halard-Decugis
  R McQuillan
5 6 5
12   J Halard-Decugis
  R McQuillan
6 6   1   M Hingis
  J Novotná
6 6  
14   B Schett
  P Schnyder
6 4 6 14   B Schett
  P Schnyder
3 4  
    K Boogert
  E Callens
3 6 4 14   B Schett
  P Schnyder
6 7  
    R Hiraki
  G Helgeson-Nielsen
6 4 4     C Singer
  H Vildová
1 5  
    C Singer
  H Vildová
4 6 6 14   B Schett
  P Schnyder
77 77  
    S Cacic
  M Pierce
6 3 2     C Rubin
  I Spîrlea
65 62  
    O Lugina
  E Tatarkova
4 6 6     O Lugina
  E Tatarkova
2 6 2
    C Rubin
  I Spîrlea
6 6       C Rubin
  I Spîrlea
6 3 6
LL   J Pullin
  L Woodroffe
0 2  

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
4   L Raymond
  R Stubbs
6 6  
Q   L Cenková
  E Kulikovskaya
4 3   4   L Raymond
  R Stubbs
6 6  
    S Jeyaseelan
  R Simpson
3 77 6     S Jeyaseelan
  R Simpson
3 4  
    M Lučić
  M Seles
6 65 2 4   L Raymond
  R Stubbs
6 6  
    Å Carlsson
  B Rittner
5 5   10   M de Swardt
  D Graham
1 4  
    M Babel
  M Paz
7 7       M Babel
  M Paz
1 2  
    Cho Y-j
  Park S-h
64 2   10   M de Swardt
  D Graham
6 6  
10   M de Swardt
  D Graham
77 6   4   L Raymond
  R Stubbs
6 6  
15   K Kunce
  C Morariu
6 63 4     A Frazier
  K Schlukebir
3 4  
Q   L Osterloh
  M Washington
2 77 6 Q   L Osterloh
  M Washington
6 6  
WC   J Capriati
  A Stevenson
1 7 2     V Csurgó
  Kim E-h
0 1  
    V Csurgó
  Kim E-h
6 5 6 Q   L Osterloh
  M Washington
4 2  
    O Barabanschikova
  A Dechaume-Balleret
1 2       A Frazier
  K Schlukebir
6 6  
    A Frazier
  K Schlukebir
6 6       A Frazier
  K Schlukebir
6 4 6
WC   J Craybas
  T Snyder
3 2   6   A Kournikova
  L Neiland
2 6 3
6   A Kournikova
  L Neiland
6 6  

Bottom half

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Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
7   C Martínez
  P Tarabini
6 4 2
    J Lee
  Wang S-t
4 6 6     J Lee
  Wang S-t
4 4  
    A Ellwood
  T Musgrave
2 2       L Courtois
  M Murić
6 6  
    L Courtois
  M Murić
6 6       L Courtois
  M Murić
5 4  
WC   A Bradshaw
  A Spears
64 6 4     C Dhenin
  É Loit
7 6  
    C Dhenin
  É Loit
77 4 6     C Dhenin
  É Loit
4 6 6
    A Coetzer
  A Huber
2 5   11   N Kijimuta
  N Miyagi
6 4 3
11   N Kijimuta
  N Miyagi
6 7       C Dhenin
  É Loit
64 77 3
16   V Ruano Pascual
  P Suárez
6 6   16   V Ruano Pascual
  P Suárez
77 64 6
    K Freye
  N van Lottum
1 3   16   V Ruano Pascual
  P Suárez
6 6  
    J Husárová
  H Nagyová
612 4       S Noorlander
  L Pleming
1 4  
    S Noorlander
  L Pleming
714 6   16   V Ruano Pascual
  P Suárez
6 6  
    K Kschwendt
  A-G Sidot
6 6       K Kschwendt
  A-G Sidot
4 2  
    C Cristea
  M Grzybowska
4 3       K Kschwendt
  A-G Sidot
6 7  
Q   M Drake
  L Lee
4 3   3   A Fusai
  N Tauziat
1 5  
3   A Fusai
  N Tauziat
6 6  

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
5   Y Basuki
  C Vis
6 6  
    R Bobková
  C Schneider
4 4   5   Y Basuki
  C Vis
6 5 4
    M Saeki
  Y Yoshida
77 6       M Saeki
  Y Yoshida
4 7 6
    L Golarsa
  L Horn
63 4       M Saeki
  Y Yoshida
77 3 78
    R Dragomir
  I Majoli
7 6       R Dragomir
  I Majoli
61 6 66
    S Farina
  L Montalvo
5 4       R Dragomir
  I Majoli
6 1 6
    R Grande
  S Testud
1 6 2 9   K Adams
  M Bollegraf
3 6 1
9   K Adams
  M Bollegraf
6 2 6     M Saeki
  Y Yoshida
1 1  
13   C Barclay
  K-A Guse
3 6 6 2   L Davenport
  N Zvereva
6 6  
    L McNeil
  K Po
6 4 3 13   C Barclay
  K-A Guse
3 1  
WC   A Augustus
  A Jensen
2 2       MJ Fernandez
  A Sánchez Vicario
6 6  
    MJ Fernandez
  A Sánchez Vicario
6 6       MJ Fernandez
  A Sánchez Vicario
4 3  
    E deLone
  N Pratt
2 6 6 2   L Davenport
  N Zvereva
6 6  
    T Križan
  K Srebotnik
6 3 3     E deLone
  N Pratt
3 3  
    I Gorrochategui
  M Oremans
3 1   2   L Davenport
  N Zvereva
6 6  
2   L Davenport
  N Zvereva
6 6  
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