1998 Open Gaz de France – Doubles

Doubles
1998 Open Gaz de France
1997 Champions	Martina Hingis Jana Novotná
Champions	Sabine Appelmans Miriam Oremans
Runners-up	Anna Kournikova Larisa Savchenko
Score	1–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–3)

Martina Hingis and Jana Novotná were the defending champions but only Novotná competed that year, partnered with Manon Bollegraf.

Bollegraf and Novotná lost in the semifinals to Anna Kournikova and Larisa Savchenko.

Sabine Appelmans and Miriam Oremans won in the final 1–6, 6–3, 7–6^(7–3) against Kournikova and Savchenko.

Seeds

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

1. Manon Bollegraf / Jana Novotná (semifinals)
2. Alexandra Fusai / Nathalie Tauziat (semifinals)
3. Anna Kournikova / Larisa Savchenko (final)
4. Sabine Appelmans / Miriam Oremans (champions)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

	First round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	M Bollegraf J Novotná	6	6
		E Kulikovskaya P Stoyanova	0	1				1	M Bollegraf J Novotná	4	7	6
	WC	A Cocheteux N Dechy	4	1					R Grande E Likhovtseva	6	5	0
		R Grande E Likhovtseva	6	6											1	M Bollegraf J Novotná	3	2
	3	A Kournikova L Savchenko	6	6											3	A Kournikova L Savchenko	6	6
		S Farina B Schett	2	1				3	A Kournikova L Savchenko	6	6
		F Labat E Melicharová	1	2					K Habšudová A-G Sidot	2	3
		K Habšudová A-G Sidot	6	6																		3	Anna Kournikova Larisa Savchenko	6	3	63
		E Curutchet S Georges	3	4																		4	Sabine Appelmans Miriam Oremans	1	6	77
		I Majoli D Van Roost	6	6					I Majoli D Van Roost
	Q	É Loit A Mauresmo	2	3				4	S Appelmans M Oremans	w/o
	4	S Appelmans M Oremans	6	6											4	S Appelmans M Oremans	6	6
		C Dhenin C Schneider	7	6											2	A Fusai N Tauziat	3	3
		L Ghirardi S Pitkowski	5	1					C Dhenin C Schneider	1	5
		W Probst C Singer	3	4				2	A Fusai N Tauziat	6	7
	2	A Fusai N Tauziat	6	6

External links

• 1998 Open Gaz de France Doubles Draw
• Main draw (WTA)