1998 Toyota Princess Cup – Doubles

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Doubles
1998 Toyota Princess Cup
1997 Champions Flag of the United States.svg Monica Seles
Flag of Japan.svg Ai Sugiyama
Champions Flag of Russia.svg Anna Kournikova
Flag of the United States.svg Monica Seles
Runners-up Flag of the United States.svg Mary Joe Fernández
Flag of Spain.svg Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Final score64, 64
Events
Singles Doubles
  1997  · Toyota Princess Cup ·  1999  

Monica Seles and Ai Sugiyama were the defending champions but only Seles competed that year with Anna Kournikova.

Contents

Kournikova and Seles won in the final 64, 64 against Mary Joe Fernández and Arantxa Sánchez Vicario.

Seeds

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

  1. Flag of the United States.svg Lisa Raymond / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rennae Stubbs (semifinals)
  2. Flag of France.svg Julie Halard-Decugis / Flag of Croatia.svg Mirjana Lučić (quarterfinals)
  3. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kerry-Anne Guse / Flag of South Korea.svg Sung-Hee Park (quarterfinals)
  4. Flag of Russia.svg Anna Kournikova / Flag of the United States.svg Monica Seles (champions)

Draw

Key

First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Flag of the United States.svg L Raymond
Flag of Australia (converted).svg R Stubbs
77 
  Flag of Slovakia.svg J Husárová
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg D Van Roost
5 5  1 Flag of the United States.svg L Raymond
Flag of Australia (converted).svg R Stubbs
66 
  Flag of South Korea.svg E-H Kim
Flag of Thailand.svg B Sangaram
2 0    Flag of Belarus.svg O Barabanschikova
Flag of Slovakia.svg H Nagyová
3 2  
  Flag of Belarus.svg O Barabanschikova
Flag of Slovakia.svg H Nagyová
66 1 Flag of the United States.svg L Raymond
Flag of Australia (converted).svg R Stubbs
6 3  
4 Flag of Russia.svg A Kournikova
Flag of the United States.svg M Seles
66 4 Flag of Russia.svg A Kournikova
Flag of the United States.svg M Seles
76 
  Flag of South Africa.svg A Coetzer
Flag of Germany.svg A Huber
1 3  4 Flag of Russia.svg A Kournikova
Flag of the United States.svg M Seles
66 
  Flag of Japan.svg R Hiraki
Flag of Japan.svg N Kijimuta
74 4   Flag of Australia (converted).svg L McShea
Flag of the United States.svg K Po
2 0  
  Flag of Australia (converted).svg L McShea
Flag of the United States.svg K Po
6 664 Flag of Russia.svg Anna Kournikova
Flag of the United States.svg Monica Seles
66 
  Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg J Lee
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg S-T Wang
1 3    Flag of the United States.svg Mary Joe Fernández
Flag of Spain.svg Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
4 4  
  Flag of Russia.svg E Likhovtseva
Flag of Thailand.svg T Tanasugarn
66   Flag of Russia.svg E Likhovtseva
Flag of Thailand.svg T Tanasugarn
66 
WC Flag of Japan.svg H Inoue
Flag of Japan.svg M Inoue
1 6  3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg K-A Guse
Flag of South Korea.svg S-H Park
2 3  
3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg K-A Guse
Flag of South Korea.svg S-H Park
67   Flag of Russia.svg E Likhovtseva
Flag of Thailand.svg T Tanasugarn
4 1  
  Flag of the United States.svg M J Fernández
Flag of Spain.svg A Sánchez Vicario
67   Flag of the United States.svg M J Fernández
Flag of Spain.svg A Sánchez Vicario
66 
Q Flag of the United States.svg J Chi
Flag of the United States.svg A Frazier
1 6    Flag of the United States.svg M J Fernández
Flag of Spain.svg A Sánchez Vicario
w/o  
  Flag of Japan.svg M Saeki
Flag of Japan.svg Y Yoshida
2 3  2 Flag of France.svg J Halard-Decugis
Flag of Croatia.svg M Lučić
   
2 Flag of France.svg J Halard-Decugis
Flag of Croatia.svg M Lučić
66 

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