1998 US Open – Women's doubles qualifying

The qualifying rounds for the 1998 US Open were played from 25 to 29 August 1998 at the USTA National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, New York City, United States.

Seeds
• # 🇨🇦 Maureen Drake / 🇺🇸 Lindsay Lee (qualified)

• # 🇨🇿 Petra Langrová / 🇺🇸 Samantha Reeves (first round)

• # Cara Black / 🇰🇿 Irina Selyutina (qualified)

• # 🇬🇧 Julie Pullin / 🇬🇧 Lorna Woodroffe (qualifying competition, lucky losers)

• # 🇺🇸 Rebecca Jensen / 🇺🇸 Melissa Mazzotta (first round)

• # 🇦🇺 Danielle Jones / 🇨🇦 Renata Kolbovic (qualifying competition)

• # 🇨🇿 Lenka Cenková / 🇷🇺 Evgenia Kulikovskaya (qualified)

• # 🇮🇹 Alice Canepa / 🇮🇹 Tathiana Garbin (qualifying competition)

Qualifiers
• # 🇨🇦 Maureen Drake / 🇺🇸 Lindsay Lee

• # 🇺🇸 Lilia Osterloh / 🇺🇸 Mashona Washington

• # Cara Black / 🇰🇿 Irina Selyutina

• # 🇨🇿 Lenka Cenková / 🇷🇺 Evgenia Kulikovskaya

Lucky losers

 * 1) 🇬🇧 Julie Pullin / 🇬🇧 Lorna Woodroffe