1998 Direct Line International Championships – Doubles

There was no previous year champions since the tournament was stopped due to heavy rain.

Doubles
1998 Direct Line International Championships
Champions	Mariaan de Swardt Jana Novotná
Runners-up	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Natasha Zvereva
Score	6–1, 6–3
Draw	16
Seeds	4

Mariaan de Swardt and Jana Novotná won in the final 6–1, 6–3 against Arantxa Sánchez Vicario and Natasha Zvereva.

Seeds

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

1. Arantxa Sánchez Vicario / Natasha Zvereva (final)
2. Alexandra Fusai / Nathalie Tauziat (quarterfinals)
3. Yayuk Basuki / Caroline Vis (semifinals)
4. Anna Kournikova / Larisa Neiland (quarterfinals)

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	A Sánchez Vicario N Zvereva	6	6
	WC	J Pullin L Woodroffe	1	2				1	A Sánchez Vicario N Zvereva	6	6
		E Likhovtseva A Sugiyama	3	1					N de Villiers L McShea	4	2
		N de Villiers L McShea	6	6											1	A Sánchez Vicario N Zvereva	6	6
	3	Y Basuki C Vis	6	6											3	Y Basuki C Vis	4	0
	Q	T Musgrave K Schlukebir	4	1				3	Y Basuki C Vis	6	6	6
		K-A Guse R McQuillan	6	6					K-A Guse R McQuillan	2	7	3
		M Paz P Tarabini	3	3																		1	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Natasha Zvereva	1	3
		R Grande G Helgeson-Nielsen	6	4	2																		Mariaan de Swardt Jana Novotná	6	6
		K Adams M Bollegraf	4	6	6				K Adams M Bollegraf	w/o
		I Gorrochategui I Spîrlea	4	4				4	A Kournikova L Neiland
	4	A Kournikova L Neiland	6	6												K Adams M Bollegraf	0	5
		M de Swardt J Novotná	7	6												M de Swardt J Novotná	6	7
		J Lee N Pratt	6	0					M de Swardt J Novotná	6	7
		N Miyagi L Pleming	3	3				2	A Fusai N Tauziat	1	6
	2	A Fusai N Tauziat	6	6

External links

• 1998 Direct Line International Championships Doubles draw