Doubles | |
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1998 Bank of the West Classic | |
Champions | Lindsay Davenport Natasha Zvereva |
Runners-up | Larisa Neiland Elena Tatarkova |
Score | 6–4, 6–4 |
Draw | 16 |
Seeds | 4 |
Lindsay Davenport and Martina Hingis were the defending champions, but only Davenport competed that year with Natasha Zvereva.
Davenport and Zvereva won in the final 6–4, 6–4 against Larisa Neiland and Elena Tatarkova.
Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.
First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | L Davenport N Zvereva | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WC | A Bleszynski J Scott | 1 | 4 | 1 | L Davenport N Zvereva | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
M Saeki Y Yoshida | 4 | 6 | 6 | M Saeki Y Yoshida | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
M J Fernández P Tarabini | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | L Davenport N Zvereva | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
3 | D Graham C Vis | 6 | 3 | 6 | 3 | D Graham C Vis | 6 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
M Paz T Tanasugarn | 3 | 6 | 1 | 3 | D Graham C Vis | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
M Murić P Stoyanova | 6 | 6 | M Murić P Stoyanova | 4 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
M Mazzotta B Sangaram | 3 | 3 | 1 | Lindsay Davenport Natasha Zvereva | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Q | J Chi A Frazier | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | Larisa Neiland Elena Tatarkova | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
E deLone S Jeyaseelan | 6 | 3 | 6 | E deLone S Jeyaseelan | 5 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
J Lee L Lee | 4 | 4 | 4 | L Neiland E Tatarkova | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 | L Neiland E Tatarkova | 6 | 6 | 4 | L Neiland E Tatarkova | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
S Cacic A-G Sidot | 6 | 3 | 2 | K Po N Pratt | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
K Kunce C Morariu | 4 | 6 | 6 | K Kunce C Morariu | 6 | 6 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
K Po N Pratt | 2 | 6 | 6 | K Po N Pratt | 7 | 2 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
2 | E Likhovtseva A Sugiyama | 6 | 1 | 0 |
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