1998 Eurocard Open – Doubles

Doubles
1998 Eurocard Open
Champions	Sébastien Lareau Alex O'Brien[1]
Runners-up	Mahesh Bhupati Leander Paes
Final score	4–6, 6–3, 7–5

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.

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

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]
		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.