1998 SEAT Open – Doubles

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

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

Neiland and Tatarkova lost the final 6–7, 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
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

	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	6	6	2
		E Kulikovskaya S Pitkowski	2	1																		2	Larisa Neiland Elena Tatarkova	7	3	0/r
		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	6	3
		A Coetzer A Huber	7	6	6										2	L Neiland E Tatarkova	7	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