| 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.
Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.
Barbara Schett / Patty Schnyder (final)
Kristie Boogert / Miriam Oremans (quarterfinals)
Radka Bobková / Caroline Schneider (first round) Pavlina Stoyanova / Elena Wagner (champions)| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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