1998 Italian Open – Men's doubles

Main article: 1998 Italian Open (tennis)

Men's doubles
1998 Italian Open
Champions	Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes[1]
Runners-up	Ellis Ferreira Rick Leach
Score	6–4, 4–6, 7–6
Draw	32
Seeds	8

Mark Knowles and Daniel Nestor were the defending champions, but Nestor chose not to participate this year. Knowles team up with Jim Grabb, but lost in the first round to Jonas Björkman and Pat Rafter.

Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes won the title, by defeating Ellis Ferreira and Rick Leach 6–4, 4–6, 7–6 in the final.^[2]

Seeds

Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.

1. Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde (first round)
2. Mahesh Bhupathi / Leander Paes (champions)
3. Yevgeny Kafelnikov / Daniel Vacek (quarterfinals)
4. Ellis Ferreira / Rick Leach (final)
5. Jonas Björkman / Patrick Rafter (quarterfinals)
6. Luis Lobo / Javier Sánchez (semifinals)
7. Donald Johnson / Francisco Montana (first round)
8. Joshua Eagle / Andrew Florent (first round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking
• NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant

Finals

	Semifinals							Final[1]
		Goran Ivanišević Mark Philippoussis	3	7	6
	4	Ellis Ferreira Rick Leach	6	6	7
								4	Ellis Ferreira Rick Leach	4	6	6
								2	Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes	6	4	7
	6	Luis Lobo Javier Sánchez	5	6	6
	2	Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes	7	3	7

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	T Woodbridge M Woodforde	4	3
		N Lapentti D Roditi	6	6					N Lapentti D Roditi	3	6	2
		P Galbraith B Steven	6	6					P Galbraith B Steven	6	3	6
		T Kronemann D Macpherson	2	4												P Galbraith B Steven	2	3
		G Ivanišević M Philippoussis	6	7												G Ivanišević M Philippoussis	6	6
		L Hewitt D Vemić	3	6					G Ivanišević M Philippoussis	6	6
		A Olhovskiy P Vízner	7	6					A Olhovskiy P Vízner	3	2
	7	D Johnson F Montana	6	3																			G Ivanišević M Philippoussis	3	7	6
	4	E Ferreira R Leach	7	1																		4	E Ferreira R Leach	6	6	7
		L Arnold D Orsanic	5	0R				4	E Ferreira R Leach	6	6
		D Nargiso D Sanguinetti	6	1	6				D Nargiso D Sanguinetti	3	3
		D Adams W Ferreira	4	6	3										4	E Ferreira R Leach	6	7
		T Enqvist M Ríos	6	7											5	J Björkman P Rafter	4	6
		M-K Goellner J Tarango	4	6					T Enqvist M Ríos	3	6
	5	J Björkman P Rafter	6	4	6			5	J Björkman P Rafter	6	7
		J Grabb M Knowles	2	6	1

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	6	L Lobo J Sánchez	6	6
		C Brandi F Messori	4	2				6	L Lobo J Sánchez	6	6
		N Kulti P Nyborg	5	7	6				N Kulti P Nyborg	1	4
		T Kempers M Oosting	7	6	3										6	L Lobo J Sánchez	5	6	6
		L Jensen M Jensen	7	4	6										3	Y Kafelnikov D Vacek	7	4	4
		T Henman P Sampras	5	6	2				L Jensen M Jensen	7	2	2
	3	Y Kafelnikov D Vacek	2	0				3	Y Kafelnikov D Vacek	6	6	6
		J Alonso A Portas	0	0R																		6	L Lobo J Sánchez	5	6	6
		A Kratzmann G Kuerten	6	2	6																	2	M Bhupathi L Paes	7	3	7
	8	J Eagle A Florent	4	6	3				A Kratzmann G Kuerten	6	6
		L Pimek J Waite	7	6					L Pimek J Waite	3	1
		A Kitinov F Wibier	6	3												A Kratzmann G Kuerten	4	4
		S Stolle C Suk	7	3	7										2	M Bhupathi L Paes	6	6
		N Broad P Norval	6	6	6				S Stolle C Suk	7	5	1
		T Carbonell F Roig	0	4				2	M Bhupathi L Paes	6	7	6
	2	M Bhupathi L Paes	6	6

References

1. "1998 Rome". International Tennis Federation. Archived from the original on 22 March 2016. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
2. John Barrett, ed. (1999). International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 1999. London: CollinsWillow. pp. 148–149. ISBN 9780002188623.