1998 SEAT Open – Doubles

1998 SEAT Open
1997 Champions		Larisa Neiland Helena Suková
Champions		Elena Likhovtseva Ai Sugiyama
Runners-up		Larisa Neiland Elena Tatarkova
Final score		6–7, 6–3, 2–0 (Neiland and Tatarkova retired)
Events
Singles		Doubles

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

	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