1998 Pilot Pen International – Women's doubles

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Women's doubles
1998 Pilot Pen International
Final
Champions Flag of France.svg Alexandra Fusai
Flag of France.svg Nathalie Tauziat
Runners-up Flag of South Africa.svg Mariaan de Swardt
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jana Novotná
Score61, 60
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
  1997  · Pilot Pen International ·  1999  

Nicole Arendt and Manon Bollegraf were the defending champions but did not compete that year.

Contents

Alexandra Fusai and Nathalie Tauziat won in the final 61, 60 against Mariaan de Swardt 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 France.svg Alexandra Fusai / Flag of France.svg Nathalie Tauziat (champions)
  2. Flag of South Africa.svg Mariaan de Swardt / Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jana Novotná (final)
  3. Flag of Russia.svg Anna Kournikova / Flag of Latvia.svg Larisa Neiland (quarterfinals)
  4. Flag of Indonesia.svg Yayuk Basuki / Flag of the Netherlands.svg Caroline Vis (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Flag of France.svg A Fusai
Flag of France.svg N Tauziat
66 6
  Flag of the United States.svg K Adams
Flag of Argentina.svg P Tarabini
0 73 1 Flag of France.svg A Fusai
Flag of France.svg N Tauziat
66 
  Flag of France.svg J Halard-Decugis
Flag of Australia (converted).svg R McQuillan
67   Flag of France.svg J Halard-Decugis
Flag of Australia (converted).svg R McQuillan
3 2  
  Flag of Austria.svg B Schett
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg P Schnyder
3 6  1 Flag of France.svg A Fusai
Flag of France.svg N Tauziat
3 67
4 Flag of Indonesia.svg Y Basuki
Flag of the Netherlands.svg C Vis
76   Flag of Argentina.svg F Labat
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg D Van Roost
63 6
  Flag of Japan.svg N Miyagi
Flag of Australia (converted).svg N Pratt
5 1  4 Flag of Indonesia.svg Y Basuki
Flag of the Netherlands.svg C Vis
2 4  
  Flag of Argentina.svg F Labat
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg D Van Roost
64 6  Flag of Argentina.svg F Labat
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg D Van Roost
66 
  Flag of Argentina.svg I Gorrochategui
Flag of the United States.svg D Graham
4 62 1 Flag of France.svg Alexandra Fusai
Flag of France.svg Nathalie Tauziat
66 
  Flag of Romania.svg C Cristea
Flag of Australia (converted).svg K-A Guse
3 4  2 Flag of South Africa.svg Mariaan de Swardt
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jana Novotná
1 0  
  Flag of Germany.svg M Babel
Flag of the United States.svg C Rubin
66   Flag of Germany.svg M Babel
Flag of the United States.svg C Rubin
64 7
Q Flag of Italy.svg S Farina
Flag of Slovakia.svg K Habšudová
2 5  3 Flag of Russia.svg A Kournikova
Flag of Latvia.svg L Neiland
2 66
3 Flag of Russia.svg A Kournikova
Flag of Latvia.svg L Neiland
67   Flag of Germany.svg M Babel
Flag of the United States.svg C Rubin
62 2
  Flag of the United States.svg M J Fernández
Flag of Spain.svg A Sánchez-Vicario
62 3 2 Flag of South Africa.svg M de Swardt
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg J Novotná
4 66
  Flag of Russia.svg E Likhovtseva
Flag of Ukraine.svg E Tatarkova
4 66  Flag of Russia.svg E Likhovtseva
Flag of Ukraine.svg E Tatarkova
65 2
  Flag of the Netherlands.svg K Boogert
Flag of the Netherlands.svg M Oremans
1 2  2 Flag of South Africa.svg M de Swardt
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg J Novotná
3 76
2 Flag of South Africa.svg M de Swardt
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg J Novotná
66 

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