1998 du Maurier Open – Women's doubles

Women's doubles
1998 du Maurier Open
1997 ChampionsIndonesia Yayuk Basuki
Netherlands Caroline Vis
Final
ChampionsSwitzerland Martina Hingis
Czech Republic Jana Novotná
Runners-upIndonesia Yayuk Basuki
Netherlands Caroline Vis
Score6–3, 6–4
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
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The 1998 du Maurier Open women's doubles was the women's doubles event of the one hundred and ninth edition of the Canadian Open; a WTA Tier I tournament and the most prestigious women's tennis tournament held in Canada. Yayuk Basuki and Caroline Vis were the defending champions but lost in the final 6–3, 6–4 against Martina Hingis and Jana Novotná.

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.

  1. Switzerland Martina Hingis / Czech Republic Jana Novotná (champions)
  2. France Alexandra Fusai / France Nathalie Tauziat (semifinals)
  3. United States Lisa Raymond / Australia Rennae Stubbs (second round)
  4. Indonesia Yayuk Basuki / Netherlands Caroline Vis (final)
  5. Russia Anna Kournikova / Latvia Larisa Neiland (first round)
  6. Spain Conchita Martínez / Argentina Patricia Tarabini (semifinals)
  7. Russia Elena Likhovtseva / Japan Ai Sugiyama (second round)
  8. Japan Naoko Kijimuta / Japan Nana Miyagi (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

Final

Final
     
1
6 6  
4
3 4  

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1
6 6  
 
3 6 4  
2 3  
 
6 3 6 1
6 6  
 
2 5   8
2 3  
WC
6 7   WC
4 5  
 
3 6 4 8
6 7  
8
6 4 6 1
6 4 6
6
1 6 4
3
3 6 3
 
6 6    
6 3 6
 
1 3    
6 5 2
 
6 6   6
1 7 6
WC
3 1    
1 2  
 
5 5   6
6 6  
6
7 7  

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
5
6 3  
 
7 6    
4 6  
 
2 2    
6 7  
 
6 6    
6 1 2
Q
2 1   4
4 6 6
 
6 6    
3 3  
4
6 6  
4
6 2  
7
6 6   2
2 1 r
 
4 2   7
1 3  
 
6 6    
6 6  
 
2 0    
1 2  
 
6 1 3 2
6 6  
 
4 6 6  
5 6 3
2
7 4 6