Doubles
1998 Intersport Grand Prix
1997 ChampionsGermany Anke Huber
France Mary Pierce
ChampionsAustria Barbara Schett
Switzerland Patty Schnyder
Runners-upSwitzerland Martina Hingis
Czech Republic Jana Novotná
Score7–6(7–3), 3–6, 6–3
Draw16
Seeds4

Anke Huber and Mary Pierce were the defending champions but did not compete that year.

Barbara Schett and Patty Schnyder won in the final 7–6(7–3), 3–6, 6–3 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.

  1. Switzerland Martina Hingis / Czech Republic Jana Novotná (final)
  2. Spain Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario / Argentina Patricia Tarabini (semifinals)
  3. Romania Ruxandra Dragomir / Croatia Iva Majoli (semifinals)
  4. Austria Barbara Schett / Switzerland Patty Schnyder (champions)

Draw

Key

First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Switzerland M Hingis
Czech Republic J Novotná
6 6  
  Czech Republic R Bobková
Germany C Schneider
1 3   1 Switzerland M Hingis
Czech Republic J Novotná
6 6  
  France C Dhenin
Czech Republic P Langrová
4 1   Q Germany K Freye
Bulgaria P Stoyanova
1 2  
Q Germany K Freye
Bulgaria P Stoyanova
6 6   1 Switzerland M Hingis
Czech Republic J Novotná
7 6  
3 Romania R Dragomir
Croatia I Majoli
3 6 6 3 Romania R Dragomir
Croatia I Majoli
5 1  
  Poland A Olsza
France A-G Sidot
6 3 4 3 Romania R Dragomir
Croatia I Majoli
6 5 7
  Romania C Cristea
Spain V Ruano Pascual
6 7     Romania C Cristea
Spain V Ruano Pascual
2 7 5
  Slovakia K Habšudová
Argentina F Labat
4 5   1 Switzerland Martina Hingis
Czech Republic Jana Novotná
63 6 3
  Netherlands S Noorlander
France N van Lottum
3 6 6 4 Austria Barbara Schett
Switzerland Patty Schnyder
77 3 6
  Belgium L Courtois
Canada P Hy-Boulais
6 4 4   Netherlands S Noorlander
France N van Lottum
3 2  
  Czech Republic H Vildová
United Kingdom L Woodroffe
2 4   4 Austria B Schett
Switzerland P Schnyder
6 6  
4 Austria B Schett
Switzerland P Schnyder
6 6   4 Austria B Schett
Switzerland P Schnyder
77 6  
  Ukraine O Lugina
Ukraine E Tatarkova
3 6 3 2 Spain A Sánchez-Vicario
Argentina P Tarabini
65 2  
  Bulgaria S Krivencheva
Czech Republic E Melicharová
6 3 6   Bulgaria S Krivencheva
Czech Republic E Melicharová
4 3  
WC Germany S Klösel
Germany J Wöhr
1 61   2 Spain A Sánchez-Vicario
Argentina P Tarabini
6 6  
2 Spain A Sánchez-Vicario
Argentina P Tarabini
6 77  
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