1998 Swisscom Challenge – Doubles

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

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 →

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.   Lindsay Davenport /   Natasha Zvereva (first round)
  2.   Alexandra Fusai /   Nathalie Tauziat (first round)
  3.   Lisa Raymond /   Rennae Stubbs (quarterfinals)
  4.   Yayuk Basuki /   Caroline Vis (first round)

Draw

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First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1   L Davenport
  N Zvereva
6 2  
WC   S Williams
  V Williams
7 6   WC   S Williams
  V Williams
4 6 6
Q   S Farina
  K Habšudová
1 2       A Coetzer
  A Kournikova
6 1 2
    A Coetzer
  A Kournikova
6 6   WC   S Williams
  V Williams
7 6  
3   L Raymond
  R Stubbs
6 6       M Bollegraf
  D Graham
6 2  
    B Schett
  P Schnyder
4 3   3   L Raymond
  R Stubbs
6 6 4
    M Bollegraf
  D Graham
3 6 6     M Bollegraf
  D Graham
7 2 6
    F Labat
  D Van Roost
6 4 4 WC   Serena Williams
  Venus Williams
5 6 6
    M Babel
  C Rubin
4 1       Mariaan de Swardt
  Elena Tatarkova
7 1 3
    E Likhovtseva
  A Sugiyama
6 6       E Likhovtseva
  A Sugiyama
3 6 3
    K Adams
  L Neiland
6 6       K Adams
  L Neiland
6 3 6
4   Y Basuki
  C Vis
3 4       K Adams
  L Neiland
3 3  
    K Po
  I Spîrlea
3 1       M de Swardt
  E Tatarkova
6 6  
    C Martínez
  P Tarabini
6 6       C Martínez
  P Tarabini
7 3 5
    M de Swardt
  E Tatarkova
6 4 6 2   M de Swardt
  E Tatarkova
6 6 7
2   A Fusai
  N Tauziat
3 6 1
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