1998 French Open – Men's Doubles

The 1998 French Open was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor clay courts at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris] France. The tournament was held from 25 May until 7 June. It was the 97th staging of the French Open, and the second Grand Slam tennis event of 1998.

Men's Doubles
1998 French Open
Champion Jacco Eltingh
Paul Haarhuis[1]
Runner-up Mark Knowles
Daniel Nestor
Final score6–3, 3–6, 6–3
Draw64
Seeds16

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 (Champions)
  2. Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde (Third Round)
  3. Mahesh Bhupathi / Leander Paes (Semifinals)
  4. Yevgeny Kafelnikov / Daniel Vacek (Second Round)
  5. Ellis Ferreira / Rick Leach (First Round)
  6. Jonas Björkman / Patrick Rafter (Semifinals)
  7. Donald Johnson / Francisco Montana (Quarterfinals)
  8. Alex O'Brien / Jonathan Stark (First Round)
  9. Jim Grabb / David Macpherson (Third Round)
  10. Patrick Galbraith / Brett Steven (Quarterfinals)
  11. Joshua Eagle / Andrew Florent (Third Round)
  12. Wayne Black / Sébastien Lareau (Third Round)
  13. Tomás Carbonell / Francisco Roig (Second Round)
  14. Luis Lobo / Javier Sánchez (Second Round)
  15. Nicklas Kulti / Mikael Tillström (First Round)
  16. Neil Broad / Piet Norval (First Round)

Draw

Key

Finals
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final[1]
                 
1 Jacco Eltingh
Paul Haarhuis 		6 6
7 Donald Johnson
Francisco Montana 		3 2
1 Jacco Eltingh
Paul Haarhuis 		6 6
6 Jonas Björkman
Patrick Rafter 		2 2
  Gustavo Kuerten
Fernando Meligeni 		65d
6 Jonas Björkman
Patrick Rafter 		7
1 Jacco Eltingh
Paul Haarhuis 		6 3 6
Mark Knowles
Daniel Nestor 		3 6 3
  Julián Alonso
Nicolás Lapentti 		3 4
3 Mahesh Bhupathi
Leander Paes 		6 6
Mark Knowles
Daniel Nestor 		6 7
3 Mahesh Bhupathi
Leander Paes 		1 66
10 Patrick Galbraith
Brett Steven 		3 4
  Mark Knowles
Daniel Nestor 		6 6

Top Half

Section 1
First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
1 J Eltingh
P Haarhuis 		6 6
W Arthurs
A Kratzmann 		3 4 1 J Eltingh
P Haarhuis 		6 6
A Olhovskiy
D Prinosil 		3 7 6 A Olhovskiy
D Prinosil 		2 3
G Ivanišević
M Philippoussis 		6 62 2 1 J Eltingh
P Haarhuis 		6 6
J Novák
D Rikl 		1 7 6 K Braasch
J Knippschild 		1 4
M Barnard
B Haygarth 		6 66 2 J Novák
D Rikl 		68 6 4
K Braasch
J Knippschild 		6 6 K Braasch
J Knippschild 		7 1 6
16 N Broad
P Norval 		4 1 1 J Eltingh
P Haarhuis 		6 6
9 J Grabb
D Macpherson 		6 7 7 D Johnson
F Montana 		3 2
J Boutter
J-M Péquery 		3 64 9 J Grabb
D Macpherson 		6 4 6
J-L de Jager
R Koenig 		5 7 6 J-L de Jager
R Koenig 		3 6 3
P Albano
M Puerta 		7 64 3 9 J Grabb
D Macpherson 		5 3
G Stafford
K Ullyett 		6 6 7 D Johnson
F Montana 		7 6
D Adams
C Doseděl 		4 2 G Stafford
K Ullyett 		6 3 4
7 D Johnson
F Montana 		6 6 7 D Johnson
F Montana 		2 6 6
T Kempers
M Oosting 		1 1

Section 2
First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
4 Y Kafelnikov
D Vacek 		4 6 6
L Pimek
P Vízner 		6 3 4 4 Y Kafelnikov
D Vacek 		3 7 4
J Burillo
M-K Goellner 		6 3 6 J Burillo
M-K Goellner 		6 60 6
D Bowen
D Roditi 		4 6 1 J Burillo
M-K Goellner 		2 6 4
G Kuerten
F Meligeni 		6 6 G Kuerten
F Meligeni 		6 4 6
N Aerts
A Sá 		3 2 G Kuerten
F Meligeni 		7 7
13 T Carbonell
F Roig 		6 63 6 13 T Carbonell
F Roig 		65 5
S Stolle
C Suk 		2 7 1 G Kuerten
F Meligeni 		65d
11 J Eagle
A Florent 		4 6 6 6 J Björkman
P Rafter 		7
R Gilbert
S Simian 		6 1 4 11 J Eagle
A Florent 		6 6
B Coupe
S Noteboom 		6 7 B Coupe
S Noteboom 		4 ;4
N Escudé
G Raoux 		2 61 11 J Eagle
A Florent 		5 7 5
A Martín
T Anzari 		7 6 6 J Björkman
P Rafter 		7 62 7
S Groen
V Santopadre 		68 2 A Martín
T Anzari 		4 2
6 J Björkman
P Rafter 		3 7 6 6 J Björkman
P Rafter 		6 6
J Gimelstob
B MacPhie 		6 61 4

Bottom Half

Section 3
First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
J Alonso
N Lapentti 		7 5 6
5 E Ferreira
R Leach 		62 7 4 J Alonso
N Lapentti 		6 6
D Sapsford
C Wilkinson 		6 6 D Sapsford
C Wilkinson 		4 4
A Di Pasquale
J Jeanpierre 		1 1 J Alonso
N Lapentti 		6 63 6
D DiLucia
M Keil 		6 6 12 W Black
S Lareau 		4 7 2
L Arnold
D Orsanic 		1 3 D DiLucia
M Keil 		6 5 3
12 W Black
S Lareau 		6 6 12 W Black
S Lareau 		4 7 6
O Delaître
S Grosjean 		1 1 J Alonso
N Lapentti 		3 4
14 L Lobo
J Sánchez 		4 6 6 3 M Bhupathi
L Paes 		6 6
G Forget
R Lavergne 		6 3 2 14 L Lobo
J Sánchez 		2 65
F Bergh
P Nyborg 		6 62 6 F Bergh
P Nyborg 		6 7
G Grant
M Tebbutt 		0 7 2 F Bergh
P Nyborg 		4 68
N Godwin
T Ketola 		6 6 3 M Bhupathi
L Paes 		6 7
C Brandi
F Messori 		3 4 N Godwin
T Ketola 		3 62
3 M Bhupathi
L Paes 		7 3 6 3 M Bhupathi
L Paes 		6 7
D Randall
G Van Emburgh 		62 6 3

Section 4
First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
M Hood
S Prieto 		6 6
8 A O'Brien
J Stark 		2 4 M Hood
S Prieto 		0 7 6
P Kilderry
K Kinnear 		7 6 P Kilderry
K Kinnear 		6 5 2
L Jensen
M Jensen 		64 2 M Hood
S Prieto 		3 5
A Kitinov
T Vanhoudt 		6 1 8 10 P Galbraith
B Steven 		6 7
J-P Fleurian
J Waite 		3 6 6 A Kitinov
T Vanhoudt 		2 4
10 P Galbraith
B Steven 		3 6 7 10 P Galbraith
B Steven 		6 6
A Clément
J Golmard 		6 0 5 10 P Galbraith
B Steven 		3 4
G Köves
J Tarango 		5 6 6 M Knowles
D Nestor 		6 6
15 N Kulti
M Tillström 		7 1 2 G Köves
J Tarango 		6 4 4
M Knowles
D Nestor 		4 6 7 M Knowles
D Nestor 		4 6 6
J Siemerink
F Wibier 		6 4 5 M Knowles
D Nestor 		6 6
M Merklein
M Sell 		6 6 2 T Woodbridge
M Woodforde 		4 2
B Black
R Reneberg 		3 4 M Merklein
M Sell 		2 0
2 T Woodbridge
M Woodforde 		6 6 2 T Woodbridge
M Woodforde 		6 6
C Haggard
P Rosner 		4 3

References
  1. "1998 French Open". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
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