Larisa Neiland and Helena Suková were the reigning champions but only Neiland competed that year with Elena Tatarkova.
Neiland and Tatarkova lost the final 6–7(3–7), 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.
Alexandra Fusai / Nathalie Tauziat (first round) Larisa Neiland / Elena Tatarkova (final) Elena Likhovtseva / Ai Sugiyama (champions) Sabine Appelmans / Miriam Oremans (quarterfinals)
Draw
External links 1998 SEAT Open Doubles Draw Main draw (WTA)