1998 Volvo Women's Open – Doubles

Kristine Kunce and Corina Morariu were the defending champions but only Kunce competed that year with Nicole Pratt.

Doubles
1998 Volvo Women's Open
Final
ChampionsBelgium Els Callens
France Julie Halard-Decugis
Runners-upJapan Rika Hiraki
Poland Aleksandra Olsza
Score3–6, 6–2, 6–2
Details
Draw16 (1Q)
Seeds4
Events
Singles Doubles
← 1997 · Volvo Women's Open · 1999 →

Kunce and Pratt lost in the quarterfinals to Rika Hiraki and Aleksandra Olsza.

Els Callens and Julie Halard-Decugis won in the final 3–6, 6–2, 6–2 against Hiraki and Olsza.

Seeds

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

  1.   Els Callens /   Julie Halard-Decugis (champions)
  2.   Kristine Kunce /   Nicole Pratt (quarterfinals)
  3.   Miho Saeki /   Yuka Yoshida (semifinals)
  4.   Liezel Horn /   Katie Schlukebir (semifinals)

Draw

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First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1   E Callens
  J Halard-Decugis
6 7  
    D Ding
  F Li
4 6   1   E Callens
  J Halard-Decugis
6 6  
    S Asagoe
  B Sangaram
5 7 7     S Asagoe
  B Sangaram
3 1  
    O Barabanschikova
  L Pleming
7 6 5 1   E Callens
  J Halard-Decugis
6 6  
4   L Horn
  K Schlukebir
7 1 6 4   L Horn
  K Schlukebir
1 4  
    L Courtois
  T Tanasugarn
5 6 2 4   L Horn
  K Schlukebir
6 6  
    K Brandi
  T Singian
7 3 1 Q   L-L Chen
  T Li
4 3  
Q   L-L Chen
  T Li
5 6 6 1   Els Callens
  Julie Halard-Decugis
3 6 6
    S Duangchan
  R Sandu
6 3       Rika Hiraki
  Aleksandra Olsza
6 2 2
    L Li
  J-Q Yi
7 6       L Li
  J-Q Yi
7 2 4
    J Lee
  S-T Wang
3 3   3   M Saeki
  Y Yoshida
5 6 6
3   M Saeki
  Y Yoshida
6 6   3   M Saeki
  Y Yoshida
0 6 4
    R Hiraki
  A Olsza
1 6 6     R Hiraki
  A Olsza
6 4 6
    M Tu
  M Weingärtner
6 4 4     R Hiraki
  A Olsza
7 6  
    S Plischke
  C Singer
3 2   2   K Kunce
  N Pratt
5 2  
2   K Kunce
  N Pratt
6 6  
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