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1998 Swisscom Challenge – Doubles

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Doubles
1998 Swisscom Challenge
Final
ChampionsUnited States Serena Williams
United States Venus Williams
Runners-upSouth Africa Mariaan de Swardt
Ukraine Elena Tatarkova
Score5–7, 6–1, 6–3
Details
Draw16
Seeds4
Events
Singles Doubles
← 1997 · Swisscom Challenge · 1999 →

Martina Hingis and Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario were the defending champions but did not compete that year.

Serena Williams and Venus Williams won in the final 5–7, 6–1, 6–3 against Mariaan de Swardt and Elena Tatarkova.

Seeds

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

  1. United States Lindsay Davenport / Belarus Natasha Zvereva (first round)
  2. France Alexandra Fusai / France Nathalie Tauziat (first round)
  3. United States Lisa Raymond / Australia Rennae Stubbs (quarterfinals)
  4. Indonesia Yayuk Basuki / Netherlands Caroline Vis (first round)

Draw

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Key

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First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 United States L Davenport
Belarus N Zvereva
6 2  
WC United States S Williams
United States V Williams
7 6   WC United States S Williams
United States V Williams
4 6 6
Q Italy S Farina
Slovakia K Habšudová
1 2     South Africa A Coetzer
Russia A Kournikova
6 1 2
  South Africa A Coetzer
Russia A Kournikova
6 6   WC United States S Williams
United States V Williams
7 6  
3 United States L Raymond
Australia R Stubbs
6 6     Netherlands M Bollegraf
United States D Graham
6 2  
  Austria B Schett
Switzerland P Schnyder
4 3   3 United States L Raymond
Australia R Stubbs
6 6 4
  Netherlands M Bollegraf
United States D Graham
3 6 6   Netherlands M Bollegraf
United States D Graham
7 2 6
  Argentina F Labat
Belgium D Van Roost
6 4 4 WC United States Serena Williams
United States Venus Williams
5 6 6
  Germany M Babel
United States C Rubin
4 1     South Africa Mariaan de Swardt
Ukraine Elena Tatarkova
7 1 3
  Russia E Likhovtseva
Japan A Sugiyama
6 6     Russia E Likhovtseva
Japan A Sugiyama
3 6 3
  United States K Adams
Latvia L Neiland
6 6     United States K Adams
Latvia L Neiland
6 3 6
4 Indonesia Y Basuki
Netherlands C Vis
3 4     United States K Adams
Latvia L Neiland
3 3  
  United States K Po
Romania I Spîrlea
3 1     South Africa M de Swardt
Ukraine E Tatarkova
6 6  
  Spain C Martínez
Argentina P Tarabini
6 6     Spain C Martínez
Argentina P Tarabini
7 3 5
  South Africa M de Swardt
Ukraine E Tatarkova
6 4 6 2 South Africa M de Swardt
Ukraine E Tatarkova
6 6 7
2 France A Fusai
France N Tauziat
3 6 1
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