1998 Intersport Grand Prix – Doubles

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Doubles
1998 Intersport Grand Prix
1997 Champions Flag of Germany.svg Anke Huber
Flag of France.svg Mary Pierce
Final
Champions Flag of Austria.svg Barbara Schett
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Patty Schnyder
Runners-up Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Martina Hingis
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jana Novotná
Score7–6(7–3), 3–6, 6–3
Details
Draw16
Seeds4
Events
Singles Doubles
  1997  · Hamburg European Open ·  1999  

Anke Huber and Mary Pierce were the defending champions but did not compete that year.

Contents

Barbara Schett and Patty Schnyder won in the final 7–6(7–3), 3–6, 6–3 against Martina Hingis and Jana Novotná.

Seeds

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

  1. Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Martina Hingis / Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jana Novotná (final)
  2. Flag of Spain.svg Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario / Flag of Argentina.svg Patricia Tarabini (semifinals)
  3. Flag of Romania.svg Ruxandra Dragomir / Flag of Croatia.svg Iva Majoli (semifinals)
  4. Flag of Austria.svg Barbara Schett / Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Patty Schnyder (champions)

Draw

Key

First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg M Hingis
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg J Novotná
66 
  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg R Bobková
Flag of Germany.svg C Schneider
1 3  1 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg M Hingis
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg J Novotná
66 
  Flag of France.svg C Dhenin
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg P Langrová
4 1  Q Flag of Germany.svg K Freye
Flag of Bulgaria.svg P Stoyanova
1 2  
Q Flag of Germany.svg K Freye
Flag of Bulgaria.svg P Stoyanova
66 1 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg M Hingis
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg J Novotná
76 
3 Flag of Romania.svg R Dragomir
Flag of Croatia.svg I Majoli
3 663 Flag of Romania.svg R Dragomir
Flag of Croatia.svg I Majoli
5 1  
  Flag of Poland.svg A Olsza
Flag of France.svg A-G Sidot
63 4 3 Flag of Romania.svg R Dragomir
Flag of Croatia.svg I Majoli
65 7
  Flag of Romania.svg C Cristea
Flag of Spain.svg V Ruano Pascual
67   Flag of Romania.svg C Cristea
Flag of Spain.svg V Ruano Pascual
2 75
  Flag of Slovakia.svg K Habšudová
Flag of Argentina.svg F Labat
4 5  1 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Martina Hingis
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jana Novotná
6363
  Flag of the Netherlands.svg S Noorlander
Flag of France.svg N van Lottum
3 664 Flag of Austria.svg Barbara Schett
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Patty Schnyder
773 6
  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg L Courtois
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg P Hy-Boulais
64 4   Flag of the Netherlands.svg S Noorlander
Flag of France.svg N van Lottum
3 2  
  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg H Vildová
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg L Woodroffe
2 4  4 Flag of Austria.svg B Schett
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg P Schnyder
66 
4 Flag of Austria.svg B Schett
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg P Schnyder
66 4 Flag of Austria.svg B Schett
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg P Schnyder
776 
  Flag of Ukraine.svg O Lugina
Flag of Ukraine.svg E Tatarkova
3 63 2 Flag of Spain.svg A Sánchez-Vicario
Flag of Argentina.svg P Tarabini
652  
  Flag of Bulgaria.svg S Krivencheva
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg E Melicharová
63 6  Flag of Bulgaria.svg S Krivencheva
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg E Melicharová
4 3  
WC Flag of Germany.svg S Klösel
Flag of Germany.svg J Wöhr
1 61 2 Flag of Spain.svg A Sánchez-Vicario
Flag of Argentina.svg P Tarabini
66 
2 Flag of Spain.svg A Sánchez-Vicario
Flag of Argentina.svg P Tarabini
677 

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