1998 Newsweek Champions Cup – Doubles

Doubles
1998 Newsweek Champions Cup
Champions	Jonas Björkman Patrick Rafter
Runners-up	Todd Martin Richey Reneberg
Final score	6–4, 7–6

Mark Knowles and Daniel Nestor were the defending champions, but lost in the second round this year.

Jonas Björkman and Patrick Rafter won the title, defeating Todd Martin and Richey Reneberg 6–4, 7–6 in the final.

Seeds

1. Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde (Second Round)
2. Yevgeny Kafelnikov / Daniel Vacek (Quarterfinals)
3. Ellis Ferreira / Rick Leach (Second Round)
4. Jonas Björkman / Patrick Rafter (Champions)
5. Donald Johnson / Francisco Montana (First Round)
6. Luis Lobo / Javier Sánchez (Quarterfinals)
7. Alex O'Brien / Jonathan Stark (Semifinals)
8. Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor (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
	7	Alex O'Brien   Jonathan Stark	3	6	1
	4	Jonas Björkman   Patrick Rafter	6	3	6
								4	Jonas Björkman   Patrick Rafter	6	7
								WC	Todd Martin   Richey Reneberg	4	6
	WC	Todd Martin   Richey Reneberg	2	6	6
		Joshua Eagle   Andrew Florent	6	3	4

Top Half

First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
							1	T Woodbridge   M Woodforde	4	6	5
	T Kronemann   D Roditi	5	3					J Courier   M Philippoussis	6	2	7
	J Courier   M Philippoussis	7	6												J Courier   M Philippoussis	6	2	6
Q	D Randall   J Waite	6	3	2										7	A O'Brien   J Stark	4	6	7
	D Adams   F Santoro	3	6	6				D Adams   F Santoro	4	4
	S Lareau   J Tarango	6	1	5			7	A O'Brien   J Stark	6	6
7	A O'Brien   J Stark	2	6	7																	7	A O'Brien   J Stark	3	6	1
																					4	J Björkman   P Rafter	6	3	6
							4	J Björkman   P Rafter	6	7
	P Albano   À Corretja	1	6					T Henman   G Ivanišević	3	5
	T Henman   G Ivanišević	6	7											4	J Björkman   P Rafter	6	7	6
	G Kuerten   F Meligeni	6	7											6	L Lobo   J Sánchez	7	6	3
	L Arnold   D Orsanic	4	5					G Kuerten   F Meligeni	6	6	6
	W Black   J Salzenstein	2	4				6	L Lobo   J Sánchez	3	7	7
6	L Lobo   J Sánchez	6	6

Bottom Half

First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
5	D Johnson   F Montana	6	0^r
	B Black   J Grabb	7	2					B Black   J Grabb	3	4
	W Ferreira   C Pioline	6	4				WC	T Martin   R Reneberg	6	6
WC	T Martin   R Reneberg	7	6											WC	T Martin   R Reneberg	6	6
	J-L de Jager   D Macpherson	3	6	3										WC	S Stolle   C Suk	0	3
WC	S Stolle   C Suk	6	3	6			WC	S Stolle   C Suk	7	6	6
							3	E Ferreira   R Leach	6	7	1
																					WC	T Martin   R Reneberg	2	6	6
8	M Knowles   D Nestor	7	6																			J Eagle   A Florent	6	3	4
Q	R Bergh   R Koenig	6	4				8	M Knowles   D Nestor	6	5	4
	L Jensen   M Jensen	7	3	5				J Eagle   A Florent	3	6	7
	J Eagle   A Florent	6	6	7											J Eagle   A Florent	6	7	6
	N Broad   P Norval	4	2											2	Y Kafelnikov   D Vacek	7	5	4
	P Galbraith   B MacPhie	6	6					P Galbraith   B MacPhie	7	3	2
							2	Y Kafelnikov   D Vacek	6	6	6

References

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