1998 State Farm Evert Cup – Doubles
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{{Infobox tennis tournament event|1998|Newsweek Champions Cup|State Farm Evert Cup|s
| defchamp = {{flagicon|USA}} Lindsay Davenport
{{flagicon|BLR}} Natasha Zvereva
| champ = {{flagicon|USA}} Lindsay Davenport
{{flagicon|BLR}} Natasha Zvereva
| runner = {{flagicon|FRA}} Alexandra Fusai
{{flagicon|FRA}} Nathalie Tauziat
| score = 6–4, 2–6, 6–4
}}
Lindsay Davenport and Natasha Zvereva were the defending champions and won in the final 6–4, 2–6, 6–4 against Alexandra Fusai and Nathalie Tauziat.
Seeds
Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated. The top four seeded teams received byes into the second round.
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- {{flagicon|USA}} Lindsay Davenport / {{flagicon|BLR}} Natasha Zvereva (champions)
- {{flagicon|FRA}} Alexandra Fusai / {{flagicon|FRA}} Nathalie Tauziat (final)
- {{flagicon|INA}} Yayuk Basuki / {{flagicon|NED}} Caroline Vis (semifinals)
- {{flagicon|SUI}} Martina Hingis / {{flagicon|CRO}} Mirjana Lučić (semifinals)
- {{flagicon|RUS}} Anna Kournikova / {{flagicon|LAT}} Larisa Neiland (quarterfinals)
- {{flagicon|ESP}} Conchita Martínez / {{flagicon|ARG}} Patricia Tarabini (second round)
- {{flagicon|RUS}} Elena Likhovtseva / {{flagicon|JPN}} Ai Sugiyama (quarterfinals)
- {{flagicon|JPN}} Naoko Kijimuta / {{flagicon|JPN}} Nana Miyagi (quarterfinals)
}}
Draw
{{Draw key}}
=Final=
{{2TeamBracket|sets=3|nowrap=y
| RD1=Final
| RD1-seed1=1
| RD1-team1={{unbulleted list|{{flagicon|USA}} Lindsay Davenport|{{flagicon|BLR}} Natasha Zvereva}}
| RD1-score1-1=6
| RD1-score1-2=2
| RD1-score1-3=6
| RD1-seed2=2
| RD1-team2={{unbulleted list|{{flagicon|FRA}} Alexandra Fusai|{{flagicon|FRA}} Nathalie Tauziat}}
| RD1-score2-1=4
| RD1-score2-2=6
| RD1-score2-3=4
}}
=Top half=
{{16TeamBracket|compact=y|sets=3|byes=1|nowrap=y
| RD1=First round
| RD2=Second round
| RD3=Quarterfinals
| RD4=Semifinals
| RD1-seed03=
| RD1-team03={{unbulleted list|{{flagicon|FRA}} A Dechaume-Balleret|{{flagicon|FRA}} S Testud}}
| RD1-score03-1=2
| RD1-score03-2=4
| RD1-score03-3=
| RD1-seed04=
| RD1-team04={{unbulleted list|{{flagicon|FRA}} J Halard-Decugis|{{flagicon|AUS}} R McQuillan}}
| RD1-score04-1=6
| RD1-score04-2=6
| RD1-score04-3=
| RD1-seed05=
| RD1-team05={{unbulleted list|{{flagicon|USA}} G Helgeson-Nielsen|{{flagicon|TPE}} J Lee}}
| RD1-score05-1=6
| RD1-score05-2=6
| RD1-score05-3=
| RD1-seed06=
| RD1-team06={{unbulleted list|{{flagicon|JPN}} R Hiraki|{{flagicon|ARG}} M Paz}}
| RD1-score06-1=3
| RD1-score06-2=2
| RD1-score06-3=
| RD1-seed07=
| RD1-team07={{unbulleted list|{{flagicon|NED}} K Boogert|{{flagicon|ITA}} R Grande}}
| RD1-score07-1=4
| RD1-score07-2=4
| RD1-score07-3=
| RD1-seed08=8
| RD1-team08={{unbulleted list|{{flagicon|JPN}} N Kijimuta|{{flagicon|JPN}} N Miyagi}}
| RD1-score08-1=6
| RD1-score08-2=6
| RD1-score08-3=
| RD1-seed11=WC
| RD1-team11={{unbulleted list|{{flagicon|BLR}} O Barabanschikova|{{flagicon|ESP}} M Serna}}
| RD1-score11-1=6
| RD1-score11-2=6
| RD1-score11-3=6
| RD1-seed12=Q
| RD1-team12={{unbulleted list|{{flagicon|ZIM}} C Black|{{flagicon|USA}} L Osterloh}}
| RD1-score12-1=7
| RD1-score12-2=3
| RD1-score12-3=2
| RD1-seed13=
| RD1-team13={{unbulleted list|{{flagicon|USA}} S Williams|{{flagicon|USA}} V Williams}}
| RD1-score13-1=6
| RD1-score13-2=6
| RD1-score13-3=
| RD1-seed14=
| RD1-team14={{unbulleted list|{{flagicon|ROM}} C Cristea|{{flagicon|AUS}} A Ellwood}}
| RD1-score14-1=4
| RD1-score14-2=3
| RD1-score14-3=
| RD1-seed15=
| RD1-team15={{unbulleted list|{{flagicon|GER}} M Babel|{{flagicon|ROM}} R Dragomir}}
| RD1-score15-1=4
| RD1-score15-2=1
| RD1-score15-3=
| RD1-seed16=5
| RD1-team16={{unbulleted list|{{flagicon|ESP}} C Martínez|{{flagicon|ARG}} P Tarabini}}
| RD1-score16-1=6
| RD1-score16-2=6
| RD1-score16-3=
| RD2-seed01=1
| RD2-team01={{unbulleted list|{{flagicon|USA}} L Davenport|{{flagicon|BLR}} N Zvereva}}
| RD2-score01-1=6
| RD2-score01-2=4
| RD2-score01-3=6
| RD2-seed02=
| RD2-team02={{unbulleted list|{{flagicon|FRA}} J Halard-Decugis|{{flagicon|AUS}} R McQuillan}}
| RD2-score02-1=3
| RD2-score02-2=6
| RD2-score02-3=0
| RD2-seed03=
| RD2-team03={{unbulleted list|{{flagicon|USA}} G Helgeson-Nielsen|{{flagicon|TPE}} J Lee}}
| RD2-score03-1=1
| RD2-score03-2=2
| RD2-score03-3=
| RD2-seed04=8
| RD2-team04={{unbulleted list|{{flagicon|JPN}} N Kijimuta|{{flagicon|JPN}} N Miyagi}}
| RD2-score04-1=6
| RD2-score04-2=6
| RD2-score04-3=
| RD2-seed05=4
| RD2-team05={{unbulleted list|{{flagicon|SUI}} M Hingis|{{flagicon|CRO}} M Lučić}}
| RD2-score05-1=6
| RD2-score05-2=6
| RD2-score05-3=7
| RD2-seed06=WC
| RD2-team06={{unbulleted list|{{flagicon|BLR}} O Barabanschikova|{{flagicon|ESP}} M Serna}}
| RD2-score06-1=3
| RD2-score06-2=7
| RD2-score06-3=5
| RD2-seed07=
| RD2-team07={{unbulleted list|{{flagicon|USA}} S Williams|{{flagicon|USA}} V Williams}}
| RD2-score07-1=6
| RD2-score07-2=6
| RD2-score07-3=
| RD2-seed08=5
| RD2-team08={{unbulleted list|{{flagicon|ESP}} C Martínez|{{flagicon|ARG}} P Tarabini}}
| RD2-score08-1=4
| RD2-score08-2=1
| RD2-score08-3=
| RD3-seed01=1
| RD3-team01={{unbulleted list|{{flagicon|USA}} L Davenport|{{flagicon|BLR}} N Zvereva}}
| RD3-score01-1=6
| RD3-score01-2=7
| RD3-score01-3=
| RD3-seed02=8
| RD3-team02={{unbulleted list|{{flagicon|JPN}} N Kijimuta|{{flagicon|JPN}} N Miyagi}}
| RD3-score02-1=3
| RD3-score02-2=6
| RD3-score02-3=
| RD3-seed03=4
| RD3-team03={{unbulleted list|{{flagicon|SUI}} M Hingis|{{flagicon|CRO}} M Lučić}}
| RD3-score03-1=7
| RD3-score03-2=4
| RD3-score03-3=6
| RD3-seed04=
| RD3-team04={{unbulleted list|{{flagicon|USA}} S Williams|{{flagicon|USA}} V Williams}}
| RD3-score04-1=5
| RD3-score04-2=6
| RD3-score04-3=1
| RD4-seed01=1
| RD4-team01={{unbulleted list|{{flagicon|USA}} L Davenport|{{flagicon|BLR}} N Zvereva}}
| RD4-score01-1=6
| RD4-score01-2=7
| RD4-score01-3=6
| RD4-seed02=4
| RD4-team02={{unbulleted list|{{flagicon|SUI}} M Hingis|{{flagicon|CRO}} M Lučić}}
| RD4-score02-1=7
| RD4-score02-2=5
| RD4-score02-3=2
}}
=Bottom half=
{{16TeamBracket|compact=y|sets=3|byes=1|nowrap=y
| RD1=First round
| RD2=Second round
| RD3=Quarterfinals
| RD4=Semifinals
| RD1-seed01=7
| RD1-team01={{unbulleted list|{{flagicon|RUS}} E Likhovtseva|{{flagicon|JPN}} A Sugiyama}}
| RD1-score01-1=7
| RD1-score01-2=6
| RD1-score01-3=6
| RD1-seed02=
| RD1-team02={{unbulleted list|{{flagicon|THA}} T Tanasugarn|{{flagicon|BEL}} D Van Roost}}
| RD1-score02-1=6
| RD1-score02-2=7
| RD1-score02-3=0
| RD1-seed03=
| RD1-team03={{unbulleted list|{{flagicon|USA}} K Adams|{{flagicon|ROM}} I Spîrlea}}
| RD1-score03-1=4
| RD1-score03-2=6
| RD1-score03-3=6
| RD1-seed04=
| RD1-team04={{unbulleted list|{{flagicon|JPN}} M Saeki|{{flagicon|JPN}} Y Yoshida}}
| RD1-score04-1=6
| RD1-score04-2=1
| RD1-score04-3=3
| RD1-seed05=
| RD1-team05={{unbulleted list|{{flagicon|AUS}} C Barclay|{{flagicon|AUS}} K-A Guse}}
| RD1-score05-1=5
| RD1-score05-2=7
| RD1-score05-3=6
| RD1-seed06=
| RD1-team06={{unbulleted list|{{flagicon|ARG}} F Labat|{{flagicon|KOR}} S-H Park}}
| RD1-score06-1=7
| RD1-score06-2=5
| RD1-score06-3=4
| RD1-seed09=5
| RD1-team09={{unbulleted list|{{flagicon|RUS}} A Kournikova|{{flagicon|LAT}} L Neiland}}
| RD1-score09-1=6
| RD1-score09-2=2
| RD1-score09-3=6
| RD1-seed10=LL
| RD1-team10={{unbulleted list|{{flagicon|SWE}} Å Carlsson|{{flagicon|CHN}} F Li}}
| RD1-score10-1=4
| RD1-score10-2=6
| RD1-score10-3=3
| RD1-seed11=
| RD1-team11={{unbulleted list|{{flagicon|AUS}} K Kunce|{{flagicon|USA}} C Morariu}}
| RD1-score11-1=7
| RD1-score11-2=6
| RD1-score11-3=6
| RD1-seed12=WC
| RD1-team12={{unbulleted list|{{flagicon|GER}} S Graf|{{flagicon|GER}} B Rittner}}
| RD1-score12-1=5
| RD1-score12-2=7
| RD1-score12-3=1
| RD1-seed13=
| RD1-team13={{unbulleted list|{{flagicon|RSA}} N de Villiers|{{flagicon|USA}} D Graham}}
| RD1-score13-1=1
| RD1-score13-2=6
| RD1-score13-3=
| RD1-seed14=
| RD1-team14={{unbulleted list|{{flagicon|RSA}} A Coetzer|{{flagicon|USA}} C Rubin}}
| RD1-score14-1=6
| RD1-score14-2=7
| RD1-score14-3=
| RD2-seed01=7
| RD2-team01={{unbulleted list|{{flagicon|RUS}} E Likhovtseva|{{flagicon|JPN}} A Sugiyama}}
| RD2-score01-1=7
| RD2-score01-2=6
| RD2-score01-3=
| RD2-seed02=
| RD2-team02={{unbulleted list|{{flagicon|USA}} K Adams|{{flagicon|ROM}} I Spîrlea}}
| RD2-score02-1=5
| RD2-score02-2=4
| RD2-score02-3=
| RD2-seed03=
| RD2-team03={{unbulleted list|{{flagicon|AUS}} C Barclay|{{flagicon|AUS}} K-A Guse}}
| RD2-score03-1=6
| RD2-score03-2=2
| RD2-score03-3=4
| RD2-seed04=3
| RD2-team04={{unbulleted list|{{flagicon|INA}} Y Basuki|{{flagicon|NED}} C Vis}}
| RD2-score04-1=3
| RD2-score04-2=6
| RD2-score04-3=6
| RD2-seed05=5
| RD2-team05={{unbulleted list|{{flagicon|RUS}} A Kournikova|{{flagicon|LAT}} L Neiland}}
| RD2-score05-1=4
| RD2-score05-2=7
| RD2-score05-3=7
| RD2-seed06=
| RD2-team06={{unbulleted list|{{flagicon|AUS}} K Kunce|{{flagicon|USA}} C Morariu}}
| RD2-score06-1=6
| RD2-score06-2=5
| RD2-score06-3=6
| RD2-seed07=
| RD2-team07={{unbulleted list|{{flagicon|RSA}} A Coetzer|{{flagicon|USA}} C Rubin}}
| RD2-score07-1=3
| RD2-score07-2=2
| RD2-score07-3=
| RD2-seed08=2
| RD2-team08={{unbulleted list|{{flagicon|FRA}} A Fusai|{{flagicon|FRA}} N Tauziat}}
| RD2-score08-1=6
| RD2-score08-2=6
| RD2-score08-3=
| RD3-seed01=7
| RD3-team01={{unbulleted list|{{flagicon|RUS}} E Likhovtseva|{{flagicon|JPN}} A Sugiyama}}
| RD3-score01-1=6
| RD3-score01-2=3
| RD3-score01-3=
| RD3-seed02=3
| RD3-team02={{unbulleted list|{{flagicon|INA}} Y Basuki|{{flagicon|NED}} C Vis}}
| RD3-score02-1=7
| RD3-score02-2=6
| RD3-score02-3=
| RD3-seed03=5
| RD3-team03={{unbulleted list|{{flagicon|RUS}} A Kournikova|{{flagicon|LAT}} L Neiland}}
| RD3-score03-1=5
| RD3-score03-2=6
| RD3-score03-3=1r
| RD3-seed04=2
| RD3-team04={{unbulleted list|{{flagicon|FRA}} A Fusai|{{flagicon|FRA}} N Tauziat}}
| RD3-score04-1=7
| RD3-score04-2=1
| RD3-score04-3=5
| RD4-seed01=3
| RD4-team01={{unbulleted list|{{flagicon|INA}} Y Basuki|{{flagicon|NED}} C Vis}}
| RD4-score01-1=1
| RD4-score01-2=4
| RD4-score01-3=
| RD4-seed02=2
| RD4-team02={{unbulleted list|{{flagicon|FRA}} A Fusai|{{flagicon|FRA}} N Tauziat}}
| RD4-score02-1=6
| RD4-score02-2=6
| RD4-score02-3=
}}
Qualifying
=Seeds=
{{columns-list|colwidth=30em|
- {{flagicon|ITA}} Silvia Farina / {{flagicon|AUT}} Barbara Schett (second round)
- {{flagicon|CZE}} Radka Bobková / {{flagicon|CAN}} Sonya Jeyaseelan (first round)
}}
=Qualifiers=
- {{flagicon|ZIM}} Cara Black / {{flagicon|USA}} Lilia Osterloh
=Lucky losers=
- {{flagicon|SWE}} Åsa Carlsson / {{flagicon|CHN}} Li Fang
=Qualifying draw=
{{8TeamBracket
| RD1 = First round
| RD2 = Second round
| RD3 = Qualifying competition
| team-width = 175
| RD1-seed1 = 1
| RD1-team1 = {{unbulleted list|{{flagicon|ITA}} Silvia Farina|{{flagicon|AUT}} Barbara Schett}}
| RD1-score1 = 9
| RD1-seed2 =
| RD1-team2 = {{unbulleted list|{{flagicon|ARG}} Mariana Díaz Oliva|{{flagicon|JPN}} Haruka Inoue}}
| RD1-score2 = 7
| RD1-seed3 =
| RD1-team3 = {{unbulleted list|{{flagicon|ZIM}} Cara Black|{{flagicon|USA}} Lilia Osterloh}}
| RD1-score3 = 8
| RD1-seed4 =
| RD1-team4 = {{unbulleted list|{{flagicon|CAN}} Patricia Hy-Boulais|{{flagicon|RSA}} Joannette Kruger}}
| RD1-score4 = 5
| RD1-seed5 =
| RD1-team5 = {{unbulleted list|{{flagicon|FRA}} Lea Ghirardi|{{flagicon|CZE}} Lenka Němečková}}
| RD1-score5 = 1
| RD1-seed6 =
| RD1-team6 = {{unbulleted list|{{flagicon|SUI}} Emmanuelle Gagliardi|{{flagicon|FRA}} Sarah Pitkowski}}
| RD1-score6 = 8
| RD1-seed7 =
| RD1-team7 = {{unbulleted list|{{flagicon|SWE}} Åsa Carlsson|{{flagicon|CHN}} Li Fang}}
| RD1-score7 = 9
| RD1-seed8 = 2
| RD1-team8 = {{unbulleted list|{{flagicon|CZE}} Radka Bobková|{{flagicon|CAN}} Sonya Jeyaseelan}}
| RD1-score8 = 7
| RD2-seed1 = 1
| RD2-team1 = {{unbulleted list|{{flagicon|ITA}} Silvia Farina|{{flagicon|AUT}} Barbara Schett}}
| RD2-score1 = 3
| RD2-seed2 =
| RD2-team2 = {{unbulleted list|{{flagicon|ZIM}} Cara Black|{{flagicon|USA}} Lilia Osterloh}}
| RD2-score2 = 8
| RD2-seed3 =
| RD2-team3 = {{unbulleted list|{{flagicon|SUI}} Emmanuelle Gagliardi|{{flagicon|FRA}} Sarah Pitkowski}}
| RD2-score3 = 5
| RD2-seed4 =
| RD2-team4 = {{unbulleted list|{{flagicon|SWE}} Åsa Carlsson|{{flagicon|CHN}} Li Fang}}
| RD2-score4 = 8
| RD3-seed1 =
| RD3-team1 = {{unbulleted list|{{flagicon|ZIM}} Cara Black|{{flagicon|USA}} Lilia Osterloh}}
| RD3-score1 = 8
| RD3-seed2 =
| RD3-team2 = {{unbulleted list|{{flagicon|SWE}} Åsa Carlsson|{{flagicon|CHN}} Li Fang}}
| RD3-score2 = 3
}}
External links
- [https://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/tournaments/women's-tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1020000666 1998 State Farm Evert Cup Doubles Draw]
- [https://wtafiles.blob.core.windows.net/pdf/draws/archive/1998/609.pdf WTA draw archive]
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Category:1998 Newsweek Champions Cup and the State Farm Evert Cup