1998 ATP Tour World Championships – Doubles

Doubles
1998 ATP Tour World Championships
Champions	Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis
Runners-up	Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor
Final score	6–4, 6–2, 7–5

Rick Leach and Jonathan Stark were the defending champions, but failed to qualify as a team that year, as they did not compete together in 1998.
Stark failed to qualify with another partner, while Leach qualified with Ellis Ferreira, but lost in the round robin.

Jacco Eltingh and Paul Haarhuis won in the final 6–4, 6–2, 7–5, against Mark Knowles and Daniel Nestor.

Seeds

1. Jacco Eltingh / Paul Haarhuis (Champions)
2. Mahesh Bhupathi / Leander Paes (Round Robin, withdrew due to a left ankle injury for Paes)
3. Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde (Round Robin)
4. Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor (Final)
5. Ellis Ferreira / Rick Leach (Round Robin)
6. Sandon Stolle / Cyril Suk (Round Robin)
7. Olivier Delaître / Fabrice Santoro (Semifinals)
8. Donald Johnson / Francisco Montana (Semifinals)
9. Joshua Eagle / Andrew Florent (Round Robin)

Draw

Key

Q = Qualifier WC = Wild Card LL = Lucky Loser

Alt = Alternate SE = Special Exempt PR = Protected Ranking

w/o = Walkover r = Retired d = Defaulted

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Jacco Eltingh   Paul Haarhuis	7	6
	8	Donald Johnson   Francisco Montana	6^1	4
								1	Jacco Eltingh   Paul Haarhuis	6	6	7
								4	Mark Knowles   Daniel Nestor	4	2	5
	4	Mark Knowles   Daniel Nestor	4	6	7
	7	Olivier Delaître   Fabrice Santoro	6	4	5

Green Group

		Eltingh Haarhuis	Woodbridge Woodforde	Ferreira Leach	Delaître Santoro	RR W–L	Set W–L	Game W–L	Standings
1	Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis		7–6^(7–3), 6–4	6–4, 6–4	4–6, 7–5, 7–5	3–0	6–1	43–34	1
3	Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde	6–7^(3–7), 4–6		6–7^(3–7), 3–6	7–6^(7–1), 3–6, 4–6	0–3	1–6	33–44	4
5	Ellis Ferreira Rick Leach	4–6, 4–6	7–6^(7–3), 6–3		6–7^(1–7), 6–4, 6–7^(3–7)	1–2	3–4	39–39	3
7	Olivier Delaître Fabrice Santoro	6–4, 5–7, 5–7	6–7^(1–7), 6–3, 6–4	7–6^(7–1), 4–6, 7–6^(7–3)		2–1	5–4	52–50	2

Standings are determined by: 1) Number of wins; 2) Number of matches; 3) In two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4) In three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5) Steering Committee decision.

Gold Group

		Bhupathi Paes Eagle Florent	Knowles Nestor	Stolle Suk	Johnson Montana	RR W–L	Set W–L	Game W–L	Standings
2 9	Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes Joshua Eagle Andrew Florent		7–6^(7–5), 6–0 (w/ Eagle / Florent)	6–4, 3–6, 4–6 (w/ Bhupathi / Paes)	6–3, 4–6, 6–7^(4–7) (w/ Bhupathi / Paes)	0–2 1–0	2–4 2–0	29–32 13–6	5 4
4	Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor	6–7^(5–7), 0–6 (w/ Eagle / Florent)		2–6, 6–4, 6–2	6–3, 6–2	2–1	4–3	32–30	1
6	Sandon Stolle Cyril Suk	4–6, 6–3, 6–4 (w/ Bhupathi / Paes)	6–2, 4–6, 2–6		7–6^(8–6), 6–7^(5–7), 6–7^(4–7)	1–2	4–5	47–47	3
8	Donald Johnson Francisco Montana	3–6, 6–4, 7–6^(7–4) (w/ Bhupathi / Paes)	3–6, 2–6	6–7^(6–8), 7–6^(7–5), 7–6^(7–4)		2–1	4–4	41–47	2

Standings are determined by: 1) Number of wins; 2) Number of matches; 3) In two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4) In three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5) Steering Committee decision.

External links

• Finals Draw
• Round Robin Draw (Green Group)
• Round Robin Draw (Gold Group)