1998 Lipton Championships – Men's Doubles

Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde were the defending champions, but retired from their second round match this year.

Men's Doubles
1998 Lipton Championships
Champion Ellis Ferreira
Rick Leach
Runner-up Alex O'Brien
Jonathan Stark
Final score6–2, 6–4
Main article: 1998 Lipton Championships

Ellis Ferreira and Rick Leach won the title, defeating Alex O'Brien and Jonathan Stark 6–2, 6–4 in the final.

Seeds
  1. Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde (Second Round, retired)
  2. N/A
  3. Yevgeny Kafelnikov / Daniel Vacek (Quarterfinals)
  4. Mahesh Bhupathi / Leander Paes (Second Round)
  5. Jonas Björkman / Patrick Galbraith (Third Round)
  6. Donald Johnson / Francisco Montana (Second Round)
  7. Ellis Ferreira / Rick Leach (Champions)
  8. Alex O'Brien / Jonathan Stark (Final)
  9. Luis Lobo / Javier Sánchez (Second Round)
  10. Joshua Eagle / Andrew Florent (Second Round)
  11. Neil Broad / Piet Norval (Semifinals)
  12. Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor (Semifinals)
  13. Wayne Black / Sébastien Lareau (Third Round)
  14. Sandon Stolle / Cyril Suk (Quarterfinals)
  15. Lucas Arnold / Daniel Orsanic (Quarterfinals)
  16. Trevor Kronemann / David Macpherson (Third Round)

Draw

Key

Finals
Semifinals Final
          
8 Alex O'Brien
Jonathan Stark 		6 6  
12 Mark Knowles
Daniel Nestor 		3 4  
8 Alex O'Brien
Jonathan Stark 		2 4  
7 Ellis Ferreira
Rick Leach 		6 6  
11 Neil Broad
Piet Norval 		3 4  
7 Ellis Ferreira
Rick Leach 		6 6  

Top Half

Section 1
First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
1 T Woodbridge
M Woodforde 		6 r  
WC J Courier
M Philippoussis 		4 7 2   D Adams
W Ferreira 		7    
  D Adams
W Ferreira 		6 6 6   D Adams
W Ferreira 		6 6  
WC N Aerts
A Sá 		3 6 1 16 T Kronemann
D Macpherson 		3 4  
Q D DiLucia
M Sell 		6 4 6 Q D DiLucia
M Sell 		2 4  
16 T Kronemann
D Macpherson 		6 6  
  D Adams
W Ferreira 		7 3 3
8 A O'Brien
J Stark 		5 6 6
9 L Lobo
J Sánchez 		3 4  
WC T Henman
G Ivanišević 		6 3 7 WC T Henman
G Ivanišević 		6 6  
  P Nyborg
B Talbot 		2 6 6 WC T Henman
G Ivanišević 		6 2  
  B MacPhie
M Tebbutt 		4 2   8 A O'Brien
J Stark 		7 6  
  M Keil
TJ Middleton 		6 6     M Keil
TJ Middleton 		4 6  
8 A O'Brien
J Stark 		6 7  

Section 2
First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
4 M Bhupathi
L Paes 		3 3  
  P Albano
À Corretja 		6 1 1   B Black
J Grabb 		6 6  
  B Black
J Grabb 		3 6 6   B Black
J Grabb 		4 6  
  G Stafford
K Ullyett 		7 6   14 S Stolle
C Suk 		6 7  
  M Mirnyi
J Tarango 		5 4     G Stafford
K Ullyett 		7 4 3
14 S Stolle
C Suk 		6 6 6
14 S Stolle
C Suk 		1 6  
12 M Knowles
D Nestor 		6 7  
12 M Knowles
D Nestor 		2 6 7
  A Berasategui
G Köves 		1 7 2   L Jensen
M Jensen 		6 2 6
  L Jensen
M Jensen 		6 6 6 12 M Knowles
D Nestor 		6 6  
LL M Hood
S Prieto 		7 7   LL M Hood
S Prieto 		4 1  
  K Kinnear
D Wheaton 		6 6   LL M Hood
S Prieto 		6 6 6
6 D Johnson
F Montana 		4 7 2

Bottom Half

Section 3
First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
5 J Björkman
P Galbraith 		6 3 6
  B Haygarth
M Ondruska 		6 3 2   J-P Fleurian
F Santoro 		3 6 3
  J-P Fleurian
F Santoro 		1 6 6 5 J Björkman
P Galbraith 		3 5  
  D Sapsford
C Wilkinson 		6 6   11 N Broad
P Norval 		6 7  
  J-L de Jager
R Koenig 		3 2     D Sapsford
C Wilkinson 		1 5  
11 N Broad
P Norval 		6 7  
11 N Broad
P Norval 		5 6 6
3 Y Kafelnikov
D Vacek 		7 1 4
13 W Black
S Lareau 		6 6  
  B Coupe
G Van Emburgh 		4 6 3   D Roditi
M Ruah 		1 2  
  D Roditi
M Ruah 		6 3 6 13 W Black
S Lareau 		4 3  
  S Groen
D Prinosil 		1r     3 Y Kafelnikov
D Vacek 		6 6  
  C Haggard
P Rosner 		4       C Haggard
P Rosner 		2 4  
3 Y Kafelnikov
D Vacek 		6 6  

Section 4
First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
7 E Ferreira
R Leach 		6 4 6
  A Kratzmann
A Olhovskiy 		4 3     A Kitinov
J Salzenstein 		3 6 3
  A Kitinov
J Salzenstein 		6 6   7 E Ferreira
R Leach 		6 6  
Q D Bowen
T Ketola 		6 6   Q D Bowen
T Ketola 		0 1  
  P Kilderry
N Lapentti 		4 4   Q D Bowen
T Ketola 		3 6 6
10 J Eagle
A Florent 		6 3 2
7 E Ferreira
R Leach 		6 2 6
15 L Arnold
D Orsanic 		2 6 1
15 L Arnold
D Orsanic 		6 2 6
WC N Godwin
G Grant 		1 5     D Randall
J Waite 		3 6 0
  D Randall
J Waite 		6 7   15 L Arnold
D Orsanic 		6 6  
  J Novák
P Vízner 		7 7     J Novák
P Vízner 		4 2  
  J Alonso
F Roig 		5 5     J Novák
P Vízner 		6 6  
LL T Nijssen
P Tramacchi 		4 3  

References
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