Players and pairs who neither have high enough rankings nor receive wild cards may participate in a qualifying tournament held one week before the annual Wimbledon Tennis Championships.
The qualifying rounds for the 1998 Wimbledon Championships were played from 15 to 21 June 1998 at the Civil Service Sports Ground in Chiswick, London, United Kingdom.
Seeds
Cara Black / Irina Selyutina (qualified) Christína Papadáki / Samantha Reeves (first round) Melissa Mazzotta / Fabiola Zuluaga (first round) Haruka Inoue / Larissa Schaerer (second round)
Qualifiers
Cara Black / Irina Selyutina Maureen Drake / Lilia Osterloh
Lucky losers
Brie Rippner / Jessica Steck Tathiana Garbin / Adriana Serra Zanetti
Qualifying draw
First qualifier
Second qualifier
External links
1998 Wimbledon Championships on WTAtennis.com 1998 Wimbledon Championships – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation