1998 Lipton Championships – Men's Doubles

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

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

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

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
	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	1^r												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

• Main Draw