1998 Skoda Czech Open – Doubles

Doubles
1998 Skoda Czech Open
Champions	Silvia Farina Karina Habšudová
Runners-up	Květa Hrdličková Michaela Paštiková
Score	2–6, 6–1, 6–2
Draw	16
Seeds	4

The women's doubles of the 1998 Skoda Czech Open tournament was played on clay in Prague, Czech Republic.

Ruxandra Dragomir and Karina Habšudová were the defending champions but they competed with different partners that year, Dragomir with Åsa Carlsson and Habšudová with Silvia Farina.

Carlsson and Dragomir lost in the first round to Cătălina Cristea and Eva Melicharová.

Farina and Habšudová won in the final 2–6, 6–1, 6–2 against Květa Hrdličková and Michaela Paštiková.

Seeds

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

1. Cătălina Cristea / Eva Melicharová (quarterfinals)
2. Silvia Farina / Karina Habšudová (champions)
3. Olga Lugina / Helena Vildová (first round)
4. Janette Husárová / Virginia Ruano Pascual (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	C Cristea E Melicharová	3	7	7
		Å Carlsson R Dragomir	6	5	5			1	C Cristea E Melicharová	3	1
		K Kroupová E Martincová	5	6	4				E-H Kim É Loit	6	6
		E-H Kim É Loit	7	3	6											E-H Kim É Loit	0	4
	3	O Lugina H Vildová	2	0											WC	K Hrdličková M Paštiková	6	6
	Q	E Kulikovskaya E Makarova	6	6				Q	E Kulikovskaya E Makarova	1	4
	WC	K Hrdličková M Paštiková	6	6				WC	K Hrdličková M Paštiková	6	6
		L Horn J Kruger	4	2																		WC	Květa Hrdličková Michaela Paštiková	6	1	1
		S Noorlander L Pleming	4	1																		2	Silvia Farina Karina Habšudová	2	6	6
		R Bobková C Schneider	6	6					R Bobková C Schneider	w/o
		A Mauresmo S Pitkowski	2	5				4	J Husárová V Ruano Pascual
	4	J Husárová V Ruano Pascual	6	7												R Bobková C Schneider	2	6	2
		C Contín M Ramón Climent	4	3											2	S Farina K Habšudová	6	4	6
		R Jensen D Jones	6	6					R Jensen D Jones	3	4
		S Krivencheva P Langrová	4	6	6			2	S Farina K Habšudová	6	6
	2	S Farina K Habšudová	6	3	7

External links

• 1998 Skoda Czech Open Doubles draw