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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 |
| Score | 6–3, 6–7, 6–2 |
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, defeating Manon Bollegraf and Irina Spîrlea in the final, 6–3, 6–7, 6–2.
Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario / 
Natasha Zvereva (quarterfinals)
Alexandra Fusai / Nathalie Tauziat (semifinals)
Katrina Adams / 
Larisa Neiland (first round)
Elena Likhovtseva / 
Ai Sugiyama (champions)
Key
- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild card
- LL = Lucky loser
- Alt = Alternate
- SE = Special exempt
- PR = Protected ranking
- ITF = ITF entry
- JE = Junior exempt
- w/o = Walkover
- r = Retired
- d = Defaulted
- SR = Special ranking
| 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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