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1998 Volvo Women's Open – Doubles

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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 →

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

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. Belgium Els Callens / France Julie Halard-Decugis (champions)
  2. Australia Kristine Kunce / Australia Nicole Pratt (quarterfinals)
  3. Japan Miho Saeki / Japan Yuka Yoshida (semifinals)
  4. South Africa Liezel Horn / United States Katie Schlukebir (semifinals)

Draw

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Key

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First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Belgium E Callens
France J Halard-Decugis
6 7  
  China D Ding
China F Li
4 6   1 Belgium E Callens
France J Halard-Decugis
6 6  
  Japan S Asagoe
Thailand B Sangaram
5 7 7   Japan S Asagoe
Thailand B Sangaram
3 1  
  Belarus O Barabanschikova
Australia L Pleming
7 6 5 1 Belgium E Callens
France J Halard-Decugis
6 6  
4 South Africa L Horn
United States K Schlukebir
7 1 6 4 South Africa L Horn
United States K Schlukebir
1 4  
  Belgium L Courtois
Thailand T Tanasugarn
5 6 2 4 South Africa L Horn
United States K Schlukebir
6 6  
  Puerto Rico K Brandi
United States T Singian
7 3 1 Q China L-L Chen
China T Li
4 3  
Q China L-L Chen
China T Li
5 6 6 1 Belgium Els Callens
France Julie Halard-Decugis
3 6 6
  Thailand S Duangchan
Romania R Sandu
6 3     Japan Rika Hiraki
Poland Aleksandra Olsza
6 2 2
  China L Li
China J-Q Yi
7 6     China L Li
China J-Q Yi
7 2 4
  Chinese Taipei J Lee
Chinese Taipei S-T Wang
3 3   3 Japan M Saeki
Japan Y Yoshida
5 6 6
3 Japan M Saeki
Japan Y Yoshida
6 6   3 Japan M Saeki
Japan Y Yoshida
0 6 4
  Japan R Hiraki
Poland A Olsza
1 6 6   Japan R Hiraki
Poland A Olsza
6 4 6
  United States M Tu
Germany M Weingärtner
6 4 4   Japan R Hiraki
Poland A Olsza
7 6  
  Austria S Plischke
Germany C Singer
3 2   2 Australia K Kunce
Australia N Pratt
5 2  
2 Australia K Kunce
Australia N Pratt
6 6  
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