1998 Sparkassen Cup – Doubles

The 1998 Sparkassen Cup – Doubles was the tennis doubles event of the ninth edition of the Sparkassen Cup; a WTA Tier II tournament held in Leipzig, Germany.

Doubles
1998 Sparkassen Cup
Champions Elena Likhovtseva
Ai Sugiyama
Runners-up Manon Bollegraf
Irina Spîrlea
Final score6–3, 6–7, 6–2
Main article: 1998 Sparkassen Cup

Martina Hingis and Jana Novotná were the defending champions but chose not to compete this year.

Fourth seeds, Elena Likhovtseva and Ai Sugiyama won the title, deafeating Manon Bollegraf and Irina Spîrlea in the final, 6–3, 6–7, 6–2.

Seeds
  1. Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario / Natasha Zvereva (Quarterfinals)
  2. Alexandra Fusai / Nathalie Tauziat (Semifinals)
  3. Katrina Adams / Larisa Neiland (First Round)
  4. Elena Likhovtseva / Ai Sugiyama (Champions)

Draw

Key
First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 A Sánchez-Vicario
N Zvereva 		7 6  
WC M Buric
S Graf 		5 4   1 A Sánchez-Vicario
N Zvereva 		4 6 3
  K Kschwendt
A-G Sidot 		6 0 4   L Courtois
B Schett 		6 3 6
  L Courtois
B Schett 		3 6 6   L Courtois
B Schett 		1 2  
4 E Likhovtseva
A Sugiyama 		4 7 6 4 E Likhovtseva
A Sugiyama 		6 6  
  A Coetzer
A Huber 		6 6 1 4 E Likhovtseva
A Sugiyama 		6 6  
  T Križan
O Lugina 		4 6   Q S Plischke
P Wartusch 		2 2  
Q S Plischke
P Wartusch 		6 7   4 Elena Likhovtseva
Ai Sugiyama 		6 6 6
LL C Singer
H Vildová 		4 4     Manon Bollegraf
Irina Spîrlea 		3 7 2
  S Appelmans
M Oremans 		6 6     S Appelmans
M Oremans 		2 0  
  M Bollegraf
I Spîrlea 		2 7 6   M Bollegraf
I Spîrlea 		6 6  
3 K Adams
L Neiland 		6 6 3   M Bollegraf
I Spîrlea 		7 7  
  R Dragomir
I Majoli 		7 1 7 2 A Fusai
N Tauziat 		6 6  
  C Morariu
E Tatarkova 		5 6 5   R Dragomir
I Majoli 		1 3  
  R Grande
K Habšudová 		5 4   2 A Fusai
N Tauziat 		6 6  
2 A Fusai
N Tauziat 		7 6  
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