1998 Direct Line International Championships – Doubles

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Doubles
1998 Direct Line International Championships
Final
Champions Flag of South Africa.svg Mariaan de Swardt
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jana Novotná
Runners-up Flag of Spain.svg Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Flag of Belarus.svg Natasha Zvereva
Score6–1, 6–3
Details
Draw16
Seeds4
Events
Singles Doubles
  1997  · Eastbourne International ·  1999  

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

Contents

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. Flag of Spain.svg Arantxa Sánchez Vicario / Flag of Belarus.svg Natasha Zvereva (final)
  2. Flag of France.svg Alexandra Fusai / Flag of France.svg Nathalie Tauziat (quarterfinals)
  3. Flag of Indonesia.svg Yayuk Basuki / Flag of the Netherlands.svg Caroline Vis (semifinals)
  4. Flag of Russia.svg Anna Kournikova / Flag of Latvia.svg Larisa Neiland (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Flag of Spain.svg A Sánchez Vicario
Flag of Belarus.svg N Zvereva
66 
WC Flag of the United Kingdom.svg J Pullin
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg L Woodroffe
1 2  1 Flag of Spain.svg A Sánchez Vicario
Flag of Belarus.svg N Zvereva
66 
  Flag of Russia.svg E Likhovtseva
Flag of Japan.svg A Sugiyama
3 1    Flag of South Africa.svg N de Villiers
Flag of Australia (converted).svg L McShea
4 2  
  Flag of South Africa.svg N de Villiers
Flag of Australia (converted).svg L McShea
66 1 Flag of Spain.svg A Sánchez Vicario
Flag of Belarus.svg N Zvereva
66 
3 Flag of Indonesia.svg Y Basuki
Flag of the Netherlands.svg C Vis
66 3 Flag of Indonesia.svg Y Basuki
Flag of the Netherlands.svg C Vis
4 0  
Q Flag of Australia (converted).svg T Musgrave
Flag of the United States.svg K Schlukebir
4 1  3 Flag of Indonesia.svg Y Basuki
Flag of the Netherlands.svg C Vis
66 6
  Flag of Australia (converted).svg K-A Guse
Flag of Australia (converted).svg R McQuillan
66   Flag of Australia (converted).svg K-A Guse
Flag of Australia (converted).svg R McQuillan
2 73
  Flag of Argentina.svg M Paz
Flag of Argentina.svg P Tarabini
3 3  1 Flag of Spain.svg Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Flag of Belarus.svg Natasha Zvereva
1 3  
  Flag of Italy.svg R Grande
Flag of the United States.svg G Helgeson-Nielsen
64 2   Flag of South Africa.svg Mariaan de Swardt
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jana Novotná
66 
  Flag of the United States.svg K Adams
Flag of the Netherlands.svg M Bollegraf
4 66  Flag of the United States.svg K Adams
Flag of the Netherlands.svg M Bollegraf
w/o  
  Flag of Argentina.svg I Gorrochategui
Flag of Romania.svg I Spîrlea
4 4  4 Flag of Russia.svg A Kournikova
Flag of Latvia.svg L Neiland
   
4 Flag of Russia.svg A Kournikova
Flag of Latvia.svg L Neiland
66   Flag of the United States.svg K Adams
Flag of the Netherlands.svg M Bollegraf
0 5  
  Flag of South Africa.svg M de Swardt
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg J Novotná
76   Flag of South Africa.svg M de Swardt
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg J Novotná
67 
  Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg J Lee
Flag of Australia (converted).svg N Pratt
6 0    Flag of South Africa.svg M de Swardt
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg J Novotná
67 
  Flag of Japan.svg N Miyagi
Flag of Australia (converted).svg L Pleming
3 3  2 Flag of France.svg A Fusai
Flag of France.svg N Tauziat
1 6  
2 Flag of France.svg A Fusai
Flag of France.svg N Tauziat
66 

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