1998 Internazionali Femminili di Palermo – Doubles

Doubles
1998 Internazionali Femminili di Palermo
1997 Champions	Silvia Farina Barbara Schett
Champions	Pavlina Stoyanova Elena Wagner
Runners-up	Barbara Schett Patty Schnyder
Score	6–4, 6–2
Draw	16
Seeds	4

Silvia Farina and Barbara Schett were the defending champions but only Schett competed that year with Patty Schnyder.

Schett and Schnyder lost in the final 6–4, 6–2 against Pavlina Stoyanova and Elena Wagner.

Seeds

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

1. Barbara Schett / Patty Schnyder (final)
2. Kristie Boogert / Miriam Oremans (quarterfinals)
3. Radka Bobková / Caroline Schneider (first round)
4. Pavlina Stoyanova / Elena Wagner (champions)

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	B Schett P Schnyder	6	6
		S Cecchini L Montalvo	2	2				1	B Schett P Schnyder	w/o
		M Mazzotta F Zuluaga	4	3					A Canepa T Garbin
		A Canepa T Garbin	6	6											1	B Schett P Schnyder	7	6
	3	R Bobková C Schneider	1	4												E Gagliardi A Serra Zanetti	6	3
		L Schaerer M P Zavagli	6	6					L Schaerer M P Zavagli	3	2
		E Gagliardi A Serra Zanetti	6	6					E Gagliardi A Serra Zanetti	6	6
		A Dechaume-Balleret B Rittner	1	0																		1	Barbara Schett Patty Schnyder	4	2
		S Plischke K Triska	6	6																		4	Pavlina Stoyanova Elena Wagner	6	6
		G Casoni F Perfetti	2	1					S Plischke K Triska	4	4
		L Němečková K Studeníková	2	2				4	P Stoyanova E Wagner	6	6
	4	P Stoyanova E Wagner	6	6											4	P Stoyanova E Wagner	6	5	6
		M Murić C Papadáki	6	6												M Murić C Papadáki	2	7	3
		G Aizenberg E Bes Ostariz	2	4					M Murić C Papadáki	w/o
	Q	L Dell'Angelo F Schiavone	7	2	1			2	K Boogert M Oremans
	2	K Boogert M Oremans	5	6	6

External links

• 1998 Internazionali Femminili di Palermo Doubles draw