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1998 Open Gaz de France – Doubles

Doubles
1998 Open Gaz de France
1997 ChampionsSwitzerland Martina Hingis
Czech Republic Jana Novotná
Final
ChampionsBelgium Sabine Appelmans
Netherlands Miriam Oremans
Runners-upRussia Anna Kournikova
Latvia Larisa Savchenko
Score1–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–3)
Events
Singles Doubles
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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. Netherlands Manon Bollegraf / Czech Republic Jana Novotná (semifinals)
  2. France Alexandra Fusai / France Nathalie Tauziat (semifinals)
  3. Russia Anna Kournikova / Latvia Larisa Savchenko (final)
  4. Belgium Sabine Appelmans / Netherlands Miriam Oremans (champions)

Draw

Key

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