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1998 IGA Tennis Classic – Doubles

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Doubles
1998 IGA Classic
1997 ChampionsJapan Rika Hiraki
Japan Nana Miyagi
Final
ChampionsUnited States Serena Williams
United States Venus Williams
Runners-upRomania Cătălina Cristea
Australia Kristine Kunce
Score7–5, 6–2
Details
Draw16
Seeds4
Events
Singles Doubles
← 1997 · IGA Classic · 1999 →

Rika Hiraki and Nana Miyagi were the defending champions but they competed with different partners that year, Hiraki with Amy Frazier and Miyagi with Rachel McQuillan.

Frazier and Hiraki lost in the first round to Laura Golarsa and Liezel Horn.

McQuillan and Miyagi lost in the quarterfinals to Kristie Boogert and Julie Halard-Decugis.

Serena Williams and Venus Williams won in the final 7–5, 6–2 against Cătălina Cristea and Kristine Kunce.

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. United States Katrina Adams / United States Debbie Graham (quarterfinals)
  2. Australia Rachel McQuillan / Japan Nana Miyagi (quarterfinals)
  3. United States Amy Frazier / Japan Rika Hiraki (first round)
  4. Australia Catherine Barclay / Australia Kerry-Anne Guse (first round)

Draw

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Key

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First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 United States K Adams
United States D Graham
6 6  
  Japan M Saeki
United States A Wunderlich
2 2   1 United States K Adams
United States D Graham
4 3 r
Q South Africa S de Beer
United States L Lee
4 5     United States S Williams
United States V Williams
6 4  
  United States S Williams
United States V Williams
6 7     United States S Williams
United States V Williams
6 6  
3 United States A Frazier
Japan R Hiraki
4 4     Italy L Golarsa
South Africa L Horn
2 2  
  Italy L Golarsa
South Africa L Horn
6 6     Italy L Golarsa
South Africa L Horn
6 7  
  Czech Republic E Martincová
Poland A Olsza
6 4     South Africa N de Villiers
United States G Helgeson-Nielsen
3 5  
  South Africa N de Villiers
United States G Helgeson-Nielsen
7 6     United States Serena Williams
United States Venus Williams
7 6  
  France A Dechaume-Balleret
France S Testud
3 4     Romania Cătălina Cristea
Australia Kristine Kunce
5 2  
  United States E deLone
Australia N Pratt
6 6     United States E deLone
Australia N Pratt
2 3  
  Romania C Cristea
Australia K Kunce
7 6     Romania C Cristea
Australia K Kunce
6 6  
4 Australia C Barclay
Australia K-A Guse
5 1     Romania C Cristea
Australia K Kunce
6 6  
  Netherlands K Boogert
France J Halard-Decugis
6 7     Netherlands K Boogert
France J Halard-Decugis
1 3  
  South Africa M de Swardt
United States M McGrath
4 5     Netherlands K Boogert
France J Halard-Decugis
6 6  
WC United States L Davenport
United States J Steven
3 2   2 Australia R McQuillan
Japan N Miyagi
4 1  
2 Australia R McQuillan
Japan N Miyagi
6 6  
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