1998 SEAT Open – Doubles

Larisa Neiland and Helena Suková were the defending champions but only Neiland competed that year with Elena Tatarkova.

Doubles
1998 SEAT Open
Champions	Elena Likhovtseva Ai Sugiyama
Runners-up	Larisa Neiland Elena Tatarkova
Score	6–7(3–7), 6–3, 2–0 (Neiland and Tatarkova retired)

Neiland and Tatarkova lost the final 6–7^(3–7), 6–3, 2–0 after they were forced to retire against Elena Likhovtseva and Ai Sugiyama.

Seeds

Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.

1. Alexandra Fusai / Nathalie Tauziat (first round)
2. Larisa Neiland / Elena Tatarkova (final)
3. Elena Likhovtseva / Ai Sugiyama (champions)
4. Sabine Appelmans / Miriam Oremans (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• ITF = ITF entry
• PR = Protected ranking
• SR = Special ranking
• SE = Special exempt
• JE = Junior exempt
• JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
• CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
• NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

	First round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	A Fusai N Tauziat	5	3
		B Schett I Spîrlea	7	6					B Schett I Spîrlea	6	6
	WC	S Kleinová A Kremer	3	3					C Singer H Vildová	4	4
		C Singer H Vildová	6	6												B Schett I Spîrlea	7	5	3
	3	E Likhovtseva A Sugiyama	6	7											3	E Likhovtseva A Sugiyama	5	7	6
		J Kruger V Ruano Pascual	1	5				3	E Likhovtseva A Sugiyama	6	6
		E Melicharová C Schneider	6	1	6				E Melicharová C Schneider	1	2
		M Grzybowska H Nagyová	0	6	4																	3	Elena Likhovtseva Ai Sugiyama	63	6	2
		E Kulikovskaya S Pitkowski	2	1																		2	Larisa Neiland Elena Tatarkova	77	3	0r
		C Black I Selyutina	6	6					C Black I Selyutina	3	6	7
		K Kschwendt A-G Sidot	7	2	3			4	S Appelmans M Oremans	6	3	5
	4	S Appelmans M Oremans	5	6	6											C Black I Selyutina	62	3
		A Coetzer A Huber	7	6	6										2	L Neiland E Tatarkova	77	6
		R Dragomir I Majoli	5	7	2				A Coetzer A Huber	4	3
	Q	S Plischke P Wartusch	2	6	4			2	L Neiland E Tatarkova	6	6
	2	L Neiland E Tatarkova	6	4	6

External links

• 1998 SEAT Open Doubles Draw
• Main draw (WTA)