title: 1998 Australian Open – Women's doubles
text: # 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.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.
  
  * Lindsay Davenport / Natasha Zvereva (final)
  * Manon Bollegraf / Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (quarterfinals)
  * Yayuk Basuki / Caroline Vis (third round)
  * Conchita Martínez / Patricia Tarabini (semifinals)
  * Chanda Rubin / Helena Suková (first round)
  * Elena Likhovtseva / Ai Sugiyama (quarterfinals)
  * Naoko Kijimuta / Nana Miyagi (quarterfinals)
  * Lisa Raymond / Rennae Stubbs (semifinals)
  * Anna Kournikova / Larisa Neiland (second round)
  * Ruxandra Dragomir / Iva Majoli (third round)
  * Amanda Coetzer / Anke Huber (third round)
  * Sabine Appelmans / Miriam Oremans (third round)
  * Inés Gorrochategui / Irina Spîrlea (first round)
  * Rika Hiraki / Mercedes Paz (second round)
  * Kerry-Anne Guse / Rachel McQuillan (quarterfinals)
  * Eva Melicharová / Helena Vildová (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
  
  ### Finals
  
  | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Lindsay Davenport Natasha Zvereva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 7 | Naoko Kijimuta Nana Miyagi | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 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 | $6^1$ | 6 | 4 | Conchita Martínez Patricia Tarabini | 3 | 1 | | | | | | |
  | 6 | Elena Likhovtseva Ai Sugiyama | 4 | 7 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 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 | | | | | | | | | | | WC | Martina Hingis Mirjana Lučić | 6 | 2 | 6 |
  | 15 | Kerry-Anne Guse Rachel McQuillan | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 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 | | WC | Martina Hingis Mirjana Lučić | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | 2 | Manon Bollegraf Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Top half
  
  **Section 1**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | 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 | $6^5$ | $6^1$ | | | 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**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | 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 | $6^4$ | 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 | $6^6$ | | | 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 | $6^1$ | 6 |
  | | N de Villiers L McShea | $6^4$ | 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 | $6^3$ | 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
  
  **Section 3**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | 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 | $6^2$ | 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**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | T Musgrave J Pullin | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 5 | C Rubin H Suková | 6 | 1 | 4 | | T Musgrave J Pullin | $6^1$ | 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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  