1998 Lipton Championships – Men's Doubles

Men's Doubles
1998 Lipton Championships
Champion South Africa Ellis Ferreira
United States Rick Leach
Runner-up United States Alex O'Brien
United States 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. Australia Todd Woodbridge / Australia Mark Woodforde (Second Round, retired)
  2. N/A
  3. Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov / Czech Republic Daniel Vacek (Quarterfinals)
  4. India Mahesh Bhupathi / India Leander Paes (Second Round)
  5. Sweden Jonas Björkman / United States Patrick Galbraith (Third Round)
  6. United States Donald Johnson / United States Francisco Montana (Second Round)
  7. South Africa Ellis Ferreira / United States Rick Leach (Champions)
  8. United States Alex O'Brien / United States Jonathan Stark (Final)
  9. Argentina Luis Lobo / Spain Javier Sánchez (Second Round)
  10. Australia Joshua Eagle / Australia Andrew Florent (Second Round)
  11. United Kingdom Neil Broad / South Africa Piet Norval (Semifinals)
  12. The Bahamas Mark Knowles / Canada Daniel Nestor (Semifinals)
  13. Zimbabwe Wayne Black / Canada Sébastien Lareau (Third Round)
  14. Australia Sandon Stolle / Czech Republic Cyril Suk (Quarterfinals)
  15. Argentina Lucas Arnold / Argentina Daniel Orsanic (Quarterfinals)
  16. United States Trevor Kronemann / Australia David Macpherson (Third Round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
 
8  United States Alex O'Brien
 United States Jonathan Stark
6 6    
12  The Bahamas Mark Knowles
 Canada Daniel Nestor
3 4    
  8  United States Alex O'Brien
 United States Jonathan Stark
2 4  
  7  South Africa Ellis Ferreira
 United States Rick Leach
6 6  
11  United Kingdom Neil Broad
 South Africa Piet Norval
3 4  
7  South Africa Ellis Ferreira
 United States Rick Leach
6 6    

Top Half

Section 1

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

Section 2

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    4  India M Bhupathi
 India L Paes
3 3    
   Argentina P Albano
 Spain À Corretja
6 1 1        Zimbabwe B Black
 United States J Grabb
6 6    
   Zimbabwe B Black
 United States J Grabb
3 6 6          Zimbabwe B Black
 United States J Grabb
4 6    
   South Africa G Stafford
 Zimbabwe K Ullyett
7 6         14  Australia S Stolle
 Czech Republic C Suk
6 7    
   Belarus M Mirnyi
 United States J Tarango
5 4          South Africa G Stafford
 Zimbabwe K Ullyett
7 4 3
    14  Australia S Stolle
 Czech Republic C Suk
6 6 6  
      14  Australia S Stolle
 Czech Republic C Suk
1 6  
      12  The Bahamas M Knowles
 Canada D Nestor
6 7  
    12  The Bahamas M Knowles
 Canada D Nestor
2 6 7  
   Spain A Berasategui
 Hungary G Köves
1 7 2        United States L Jensen
 United States M Jensen
6 2 6  
   United States L Jensen
 United States M Jensen
6 6 6       12  The Bahamas M Knowles
 Canada D Nestor
6 6  
LL  Argentina M Hood
 Argentina S Prieto
7 7         LL  Argentina M Hood
 Argentina S Prieto
4 1    
   United States K Kinnear
 United States D Wheaton
6 6       LL  Argentina M Hood
 Argentina S Prieto
6 6 6
    6  United States D Johnson
 United States F Montana
4 7 2  
 

Bottom Half

Section 3

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    5  Sweden J Björkman
 United States P Galbraith
6 3 6  
   South Africa B Haygarth
 South Africa M Ondruska
6 3 2        France J-P Fleurian
 France F Santoro
3 6 3  
   France J-P Fleurian
 France F Santoro
1 6 6       5  Sweden J Björkman
 United States P Galbraith
3 5    
   United Kingdom D Sapsford
 United Kingdom C Wilkinson
6 6         11  United Kingdom N Broad
 South Africa P Norval
6 7    
   South Africa J-L de Jager
 South Africa R Koenig
3 2          United Kingdom D Sapsford
 United Kingdom C Wilkinson
1 5  
    11  United Kingdom N Broad
 South Africa P Norval
6 7    
      11  United Kingdom N Broad
 South Africa P Norval
5 6 6
      3  Russia Y Kafelnikov
 Czech Republic D Vacek
7 1 4
    13  Zimbabwe W Black
 Canada S Lareau
6 6    
   United States B Coupe
 United States G Van Emburgh
4 6 3        Mexico D Roditi
 Venezuela M Ruah
1 2    
   Mexico D Roditi
 Venezuela M Ruah
6 3 6       13  Zimbabwe W Black
 Canada S Lareau
4 3  
   Netherlands S Groen
 Germany D Prinosil
1r           3  Russia Y Kafelnikov
 Czech Republic D Vacek
6 6    
   South Africa C Haggard
 South Africa P Rosner
4            South Africa C Haggard
 South Africa P Rosner
2 4  
    3  Russia Y Kafelnikov
 Czech Republic D Vacek
6 6    
 

Section 4

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    7  South Africa E Ferreira
 United States R Leach
6 4 6  
   Australia A Kratzmann
 Russia A Olhovskiy
4 3          Republic of Macedonia A Kitinov
 United States J Salzenstein
3 6 3  
   Republic of Macedonia A Kitinov
 United States J Salzenstein
6 6         7  South Africa E Ferreira
 United States R Leach
6 6    
Q  United States D Bowen
 Finland T Ketola
6 6         Q  United States D Bowen
 Finland T Ketola
0 1    
   Australia P Kilderry
 Ecuador N Lapentti
4 4       Q  United States D Bowen
 Finland T Ketola
3 6 6
    10  Australia J Eagle
 Australia A Florent
6 3 2  
      7  South Africa E Ferreira
 United States R Leach
6 2 6
      15  Argentina L Arnold
 Argentina D Orsanic
2 6 1
    15  Argentina L Arnold
 Argentina D Orsanic
6 2 6  
WC  South Africa N Godwin
 United States G Grant
1 5          United States D Randall
 United States J Waite
3 6 0  
   United States D Randall
 United States J Waite
6 7         15  Argentina L Arnold
 Argentina D Orsanic
6 6  
   Czech Republic J Novák
 Czech Republic P Vízner
7 7            Czech Republic J Novák
 Czech Republic P Vízner
4 2    
   Spain J Alonso
 Spain F Roig
5 5          Czech Republic J Novák
 Czech Republic P Vízner
6 6  
    LL  Netherlands T Nijssen
 Australia P Tramacchi
4 3    
 

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