Doubles
1998 SEAT Open
ChampionsRussia Elena Likhovtseva
Japan Ai Sugiyama
Runners-upLatvia Larisa Neiland
Ukraine Elena Tatarkova
Score67, 63, 20 (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 67, 63, 20 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. France Alexandra Fusai / France Nathalie Tauziat (first round)
  2. Latvia Larisa Neiland / Ukraine Elena Tatarkova (final)
  3. Russia Elena Likhovtseva / Japan Ai Sugiyama (champions)
  4. Belgium Sabine Appelmans / Netherlands Miriam Oremans (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 France A Fusai
France N Tauziat
5 3  
  Austria B Schett
Romania I Spîrlea
7 6     Austria B Schett
Romania I Spîrlea
6 6  
WC Czech Republic S Kleinová
Luxembourg A Kremer
3 3     Germany C Singer
Czech Republic H Vildová
4 4  
  Germany C Singer
Czech Republic H Vildová
6 6     Austria B Schett
Romania I Spîrlea
7 5 3
3 Russia E Likhovtseva
Japan A Sugiyama
6 7   3 Russia E Likhovtseva
Japan A Sugiyama
5 7 6
  South Africa J Kruger
Spain V Ruano Pascual
1 5   3 Russia E Likhovtseva
Japan A Sugiyama
6 6  
  Czech Republic E Melicharová
Germany C Schneider
6 1 6   Czech Republic E Melicharová
Germany C Schneider
1 2  
  Poland M Grzybowska
Slovakia H Nagyová
0 6 4 3 Russia Elena Likhovtseva
Japan Ai Sugiyama
6 6 2
  Russia E Kulikovskaya
France S Pitkowski
2 1   2 Latvia Larisa Neiland
Ukraine Elena Tatarkova
7 3 0/r
  Zimbabwe C Black
Kazakhstan I Selyutina
6 6     Zimbabwe C Black
Kazakhstan I Selyutina
3 6 7
  Austria K Kschwendt
France A-G Sidot
7 2 3 4 Belgium S Appelmans
Netherlands M Oremans
6 3 5
4 Belgium S Appelmans
Netherlands M Oremans
5 6 6   Zimbabwe C Black
Kazakhstan I Selyutina
6 3  
  South Africa A Coetzer
Germany A Huber
7 6 6 2 Latvia L Neiland
Ukraine E Tatarkova
7 6  
  Romania R Dragomir
Croatia I Majoli
5 7 2   South Africa A Coetzer
Germany A Huber
4 3  
Q Austria S Plischke
Austria P Wartusch
2 6 4 2 Latvia L Neiland
Ukraine E Tatarkova
6 6  
2 Latvia L Neiland
Ukraine E Tatarkova
6 4 6
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