1998 Swisscom Challenge – Doubles

Doubles
1998 Swisscom Challenge
1997 champions	Martina Hingis Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Champions	Serena Williams Venus Williams
Runners-up	Mariaan de Swardt Elena Tatarkova
Final score	5–7, 6–1, 6–3

Martina Hingis and Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario were the defending champions but did not compete that year.

Serena Williams and Venus Williams won in the final 5–7, 6–1, 6–3 against Mariaan de Swardt and Elena Tatarkova.

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 (First Round)
2. Alexandra Fusai / Nathalie Tauziat (First Round)
3. Lisa Raymond / Rennae Stubbs (Quarterfinals)
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

• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

	First Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	L Davenport N Zvereva	6	2
	WC	S Williams V Williams	7	6				WC	S Williams V Williams	4	6	6
	Q	S Farina K Habšudová	1	2					A Coetzer A Kournikova	6	1	2
		A Coetzer A Kournikova	6	6											WC	S Williams V Williams	7	6
	3	L Raymond R Stubbs	6	6												M Bollegraf D Graham	6	2
		B Schett P Schnyder	4	3				3	L Raymond R Stubbs	6	6	4
		M Bollegraf D Graham	3	6	6				M Bollegraf D Graham	7	2	6
		F Labat D Van Roost	6	4	4																	WC	Serena Williams Venus Williams	5	6	6
		M Babel C Rubin	4	1																			Mariaan de Swardt Elena Tatarkova	7	1	3
		E Likhovtseva A Sugiyama	6	6					E Likhovtseva A Sugiyama	3	6	3
		K Adams L Neiland	6	6					K Adams L Neiland	6	3	6
	4	Y Basuki C Vis	3	4												K Adams L Neiland	3	3
		K Po I Spîrlea	3	1												M de Swardt E Tatarkova	6	6
		C Martínez P Tarabini	6	6					C Martínez P Tarabini	7	3	5
		M de Swardt E Tatarkova	6	4	6			2	M de Swardt E Tatarkova	6	6	7
	2	A Fusai N Tauziat	3	6	1

External links

• 1998 Swisscom Challenge Doubles Draw