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Doubles
1998 Piberstein Styrian Open
1997 Champions	Eva Melicharová Helena Vildová
Final
Champions	Laura Montalvo Paola Suárez
Runners-up	Tina Križan Katarina Srebotnik
Score	6–1, 6–2
Details
Draw	16
Seeds	4
Events
Singles Doubles
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Eva Melicharová and Helena Vildová were the defending champions but did not compete that year.

Laura Montalvo and Paola Suárez won in the final 6–1, 6–2 against Tina Križan and Katarina Srebotnik.

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 (first round)
2. Sabine Appelmans / Kristie Boogert (semifinals)
3. Laura Montalvo / Paola Suárez (champions)
4. Meike Babel / Elena Wagner (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	B Schett P Schnyder	4	6
		T Križan K Srebotnik	6	7					T Križan K Srebotnik	6	6
	WC	S Plischke B Schwartz							S Cecchini M Maruska	1	2
		S Cecchini M Maruska	w/o													T Križan K Srebotnik	6	6
	4	M Babel E Wagner	6	6												A Dechaume-Balleret B Rittner	4	2
		G Casoni R Sandu	3	3				4	M Babel E Wagner	6	4
		S Klösel M Murić	4	2					A Dechaume-Balleret B Rittner	7	6
		A Dechaume-Balleret B Rittner	6	6																			Tina Križan Katarina Srebotnik	1	2
		K Kschwendt F Perfetti	4	1																		3	Laura Montalvo Paola Suárez	6	6
		S Obata B Sangaram	6	6					S Obata B Sangaram	6	3	2
		G León García C Torrens Valero	6	2	2			3	L Montalvo P Suárez	4	6	6
	3	L Montalvo P Suárez	4	6	6										3	L Montalvo P Suárez	6	6
		E Gagliardi A Serra Zanetti	6	2	6										2	S Appelmans K Boogert	4	4
	Q	G Aizenberg S Kleinová	4	6	4				E Gagliardi A Serra Zanetti	2	5
		A Cocheteux L Schaerer	1	4				2	S Appelmans K Boogert	6	7
	2	S Appelmans K Boogert	6	6

External links

• 1998 Piberstein Styrian Open Doubles Draw

• WTA Austrian Open
• 1998 WTA Tour