Martina Hingis and Arantxa Sánchez-Vicario were the defending champions but did not compete that year.
Serena Williams and Venus Williams won in the final 5 - 7, 6 - 1, 6 - 3 against Mariaan de Swardt and Elena Tatarkova.
Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.
Lindsay Davenport / 
Natasha Zvereva (first round)
Alexandra Fusai / Nathalie Tauziat (first round) Lisa Raymond / 
Rennae Stubbs (quarterfinals)