1998 Australian Open – Men's Doubles

The 1998 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at Melbourne Park in Melbourne in Victoria in Australia. It was the 86th edition of the Australian Open and was held from 19 January through 1 February 1998.

Men's Doubles
1998 Australian Open
Champions Jonas Björkman
Jacco Eltingh
Runners-up Todd Woodbridge
Mark Woodforde
Final score6–2, 5–7, 2–6, 6–4, 6–3
Main article: 1998 Australian Open

Seeds

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

  1. Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde (Final)
  2. Mahesh Bhupathi / Leander Paes (Semifinals)
  3. Alex O'Brien / Jonathan Stark (Third Round)
  4. Ellis Ferreira / Rick Leach (Quarterfinals)
  5. Jonas Björkman / Jacco Eltingh (Champions)
  6. Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor (First Round)
  7. Sébastien Lareau / Piet Norval (First Round)
  8. Luis Lobo / Javier Sánchez (Quarterfinals)
  9. Mark Philippoussis / Patrick Rafter (First Round)
  10. Donald Johnson / Francisco Montana (Third Round)
  11. Sandon Stolle / Cyril Suk (Third Round)
  12. Patrick Galbraith / Brett Steven (Quarterfinals)
  13. Olivier Delaître / Fabrice Santoro (Third Round)
  14. Lucas Arnold Ker / Daniel Orsanic (First Round)
  15. David Adams / Aleksandar Kitinov (Second Round)
  16. Byron Black / Nicklas Kulti (First Round)

Draw

Key

Finals
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
1 Todd Woodbridge
Mark Woodforde 		6 6 7
8 Luis Lobo
Javier Sánchez 		3 4 61
1 Todd Woodbridge
Mark Woodforde 		6 7 6
David Macpherson
David Wheaton 		4 5 3
David Macpherson
David Wheaton 		7 63 3 7 13
12 Patrick Galbraith
Brett Steven 		65 7 6 66 11
1 Todd Woodbridge
Mark Woodforde 		2 7 6 4 3
5 Jonas Björkman
Jacco Eltingh 		6 5 2 6 6
5 Jonas Björkman
Jacco Eltingh 		6 6 7
4 Ellis Ferreira
Rick Leach 		2 4 5
5 Jonas Björkman
Jacco Eltingh 		4 7 6 3 6
2 Mahesh Bhupathi
Leander Paes 		6 5 3 6 3
Justin Gimelstob
Brian MacPhie 		62 3 2
2 Mahesh Bhupathi
Leander Paes 		7 6 6

Top Half

Section 1
First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
1 T Woodbridge
M Woodforde 		6 6
M Keil
T. J. Middleton 		4 4 1 T Woodbridge
M Woodforde 		6 6
G Doyle
T Larkham 		6 6 G Doyle
T Larkham 		4 2
A Berasategui
D Roditi 		4 3 1 T Woodbridge
M Woodforde 		6 6
J-L de Jager
R Koenig 		7 5 6 J-L de Jager
R Koenig 		1 3
T Nijssen
T Anzari 		5 7 4 J-L de Jager
R Koenig 		7 3 6
J-P Fleurian
P Nyborg 		6 6 J-P Fleurian
P Nyborg 		5 6 4
16 B Black
N Kulti 		3 2 1 T Woodbridge
M Woodforde 		6 6 7
P Albano
À Corretja 		6 3 7 8 L Lobo
J Sánchez 		3 4 61
9 M Philippoussis
P Rafter 		3 6 5 P Albano
À Corretja 		7 0 6
D Randall
J Waite 		7 6 D Randall
J Waite 		5 6 3
D Flach
K Kinnear 		5 4 P Albano
À Corretja 		4 6 8
T Kempers
M Oosting 		6 4 6 8 L Lobo
J Sánchez 		6 2 10
D Petrović
G Silcock 		3 6 3 T Kempers
M Oosting 		6 3 16
8 L Lobo
J Sánchez 		6 6 8 L Lobo
J Sánchez 		3 6 18
J Siemerink
D Vacek 		4 2

Section 2
First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
3 A O'Brien
J Stark 		7 7
M Barnard
B Haygarth 		63 5 3 A O'Brien
J Stark 		4 7 6
P Kilderry
N Lapentti 		6 6 P Kilderry
N Lapentti 		6 64 2
S Groen
G Ivanišević 		3 2 3 A O'Brien
J Stark 		62 63
D Macpherson
D Wheaton 		6 6 D Macpherson
D Wheaton 		7 7
M Ondruska
GV Emburgh 		4 4 D Macpherson
D Wheaton 		6 6
K Alami
T Vanhoudt 		2 6 6 K Alami
T Vanhoudt 		3 4
14 L Arnold
D Orsanic 		6 3 2 D Macpherson
D Wheaton 		7 63 3 7 13
12 P Galbraith
B Steven 		6 6 12 P Galbraith
B Steven 		65 7 6 66 11
S Noteboom
F Wibier 		2 4 12 P Galbraith
B Steven 		6 6
S Draper
J Stoltenberg 		6 7 S Draper
J Stoltenberg 		2 ;3
J Burillo
A Martín 		3 64 12 P Galbraith
B Steven 		66 6 6
C Brandi
F Messori 		6 6 M-K Goellner
D Prinosil 		7 2 2
D Sapsford
C Wilkinson 		2 4 C Brandi
F Messori 		4 4
M-K Goellner
D Prinosil 		7 7 M-K Goellner
D Prinosil 		6 6
6 M Knowles
D Nestor 		5 5

Bottom Half

Section 3
First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
5 J Björkman
J Eltingh 		6 7
K Braasch
M Kohlmann 		3 5 5 J Björkman
J Eltingh 		6 6
J Apell
W Black 		7 5 6 J Apell
W Black 		4 4
G Stafford
KUllyett 		5 7 1 5 J Björkman
J Eltingh 		6 3 6
N Godwin
C Haggard 		6 4 9 11 S Stolle
C Suk 		3 6 4
B Coupe
P Rosner 		4 6 7 N Godwin
C Haggard 		2 2
11 S Stolle
C Suk 		6 6 11 S Stolle
C Suk 		6 6
J Knippschild
J Tarango 		2 4 5 J Björkman
J Eltingh 		6 6 7
13 O Delaître
F Santoro 		7 6 4 E Ferreira
R Leach 		2 4 5
N Djordjevic
A Sá 		5 4 13 O Delaître
F Santoro 		4 6 6
J Grabb
R Reneberg 		65 6 6 J Grabb
R Reneberg 		6 2 4
D Bowen
J Cunha e Silva 		7 2 4 13 O Delaître
F Santoro 		6 2 1
G Kuerten
M Sell 		6 7 4 E Ferreira
R Leach 		3 6 6
R Bergh
B Talbot 		4 65 G Kuerten
M Sell 		3 4
4 E Ferreira
R Leach 		6 6 4 E Ferreira
R Leach 		6 6
T El-Sawy
G Köves 		4 2

Section 4
First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
J Gimelstob
B MacPhie 		7 63 6
7 S Lareau
P Norval 		64 7 3 J Gimelstob
B MacPhie 		6 6
J Eagle
A Florent 		6 6 J Eagle
A Florent 		2 2
Michael Tebbutt
Mikael Tillström 		1 3 J Gimelstob
B MacPhie 		6 3 6
S Doseděl
L Pimek 		6 6 10 D Johnson
F Montana 		3 6 1
T Henman
M Rosset 		2 4 S Doseděl
L Pimek 		4 4
10 D Johnson
F Montana 		6 3 6 10 D Johnson
F Montana 		6 6
J Alonso
S Davis 		4 6 2 J Gimelstob
B MacPhie 		62 3 2
15 D Adams
A Kitinov 		7 66 6 2 M Bhupathi
L Paes 		7 6 6
R Fromberg
J Holmes 		65 7 3 15 D Adams
A Kitinov 		3 7 12
L Hewitt
L Smith 		6 6 L Hewitt
L Smith 		6 64 14
J-D Gould
J Kerr 		3 1 L Hewitt
L Smith 		0 62
W Arthurs
A Kratzmann 		7 2 6 2 M Bhupathi
L Paes 		6 7
B Ellwood
P Tramacchi 		5 6 3 W Arthurs
A Kratzmann 		2 3
2 M Bhupathi
L Paes 		6 6 2 M Bhupathi
L Paes 		6 6
Max Mirnyi
S Sargsian 		2 2
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