1998 Eurocard Open – Doubles

The 1998 Stuttgart Masters (known as the Eurocard Open for sponsorship reasons) was a tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 3rd edition of the Stuttgart Masters, and was part of the ATP Super 9 of the 1998 ATP Tour. It took place at the Schleyerhalle in Stuttgart, Germany, from October 26 through November 2, 1998.

Doubles
1998 Eurocard Open
Champions Sébastien Lareau
Alex O'Brien[1]
Runners-up Mahesh Bhupati
Leander Paes
Final score4–6, 6–3, 7–5

Seeds

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

  1. Jacco Eltingh / Paul Haarhuis (Quarterfinals)
  2. Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde (Quarterfinals)
  3. Mahesh Bhupathi / Leander Paes (Final)
  4. Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor (Second Round)
  5. Ellis Ferreira / Rick Leach (Second Round)
  6. Sandon Stolle / Cyril Suk (Second Round)
  7. Unknown (Withdrew)
  8. Donald Johnson / Francisco Montana (Second Round)

Draw

Key

Finals
Semifinals Final[1]
          
  Olivier Delaître
Fabrice Santoro 		4 4
3 Mahesh Bhupathi
Leander Paes 		6 6
3 Mahesh Bhupathi
Leander Paes 		3 6 5
  Sébastien Lareau
Alex O'Brien 		6 3 7
  Sébastien Lareau
Alex O'Brien 		6 6
  Saša Hiršzon
Goran Ivanišević 		2 3

Top Half
First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 J Eltingh
P Haarhuis 		6 6
N Broad
R Koenig 		7 7 N Broad
R Koenig 		4 4
J Eagle
A Florent 		6 6 1 J Eltingh
P Haarhuis 		3 3
O Delaître
F Santoro 		7 6 O Delaître
F Santoro 		6 6
P Norval
K Ullyett 		6 3 O Delaître
F Santoro 		6 6
M Damm
J Grabb 		1 4
O Delaître
F Santoro 		4 4
3 M Bhupathi
L Paes 		6 6
3 M Bhupathi
L Paes 		7 6
M-K Goellner
D Prinosil 		7 6 6 M-K Goellner
D Prinosil 		5 3
R Reneberg
J Stark 		6 7 3 3 M Bhupathi
L Paes 		6 6
Y Kafelnikov
D Vacek 		6 7 Y Kafelnikov
D Vacek 		4 4
B Black
C Haggard 		3 6 Y Kafelnikov
D Vacek 		7 6
5 E Ferreira
R Leach 		6 4

Bottom Half
First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals
6 S Stolle
C Suk 		4 3
S Lareau
A O'Brien 		6 4 6 S Lareau
A O'Brien 		6 6
A Agassi
B Becker 		4 6 4 S Lareau
A O'Brien 		6 3 7
T Haas
N Kiefer 		6 7 7 T Haas
N Kiefer 		4 6 5
D Adams
J-L de Jager 		7 5 6 T Haas
N Kiefer 		6 7
4 M Knowles
D Nestor 		4 6
S Lareau
A O'Brien 		6 6
S Hiršzon
G Ivanišević 		2 3
8 D Johnson
F Montana 		6 3 5
S Hiršzon
G Ivanišević 		6 3 7 S Hiršzon
G Ivanišević 		4 6 7
L Lobo
J Sánchez 		4 6 5 S Hiršzon
G Ivanišević 		6 6
J Björkman
P Nyborg 		6 7 2 T Woodbridge
M Woodforde 		1 4
N Kulti
D Macpherson 		3 5 J Björkman
P Nyborg 		4 7 5
2 T Woodbridge
M Woodforde 		6 6 7

References
  1. "1998 Stuttgart Indoor". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
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