1998 Newsweek Champions Cup – Doubles

Doubles
1998 Newsweek Champions Cup and the State Farm Evert Cup
Champions	Jonas Björkman Patrick Rafter
Runners-up	Todd Martin Richey Reneberg
Score	6–4, 7–6

Main article: 1998 Newsweek Champions Cup

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
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

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

Qualifying

Seeds

1. Dave Randall / Jack Waite (qualified)
2. Julián Alonso / Nicolás Lapentti (qualifying competition)
3. Scott Davis / Byron Talbot (qualifying competition)
4. Rikard Bergh / Robbie Koenig (qualified)

Qualifiers

1. Dave Randall / Jack Waite
2. Rikard Bergh / Robbie Koenig

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	1	Dave Randall Jack Waite	6	7
	WC	Sláva Doseděl Dominik Hrbatý	4	5				1	Dave Randall Jack Waite	7	6
		Nicolas Kiefer Marc Rosset	7	1	2			3	Scott Davis Byron Talbot	6	1
	3	Scott Davis Byron Talbot	6	6	6

Second qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	2	Julián Alonso Nicolás Lapentti	7	4	6
	WC	George Bastl Kyle Spencer	6	6	3			2	Julián Alonso Nicolás Lapentti	6	3	6
	WC	Karol Kučera Magnus Norman	2	3				4	Rikard Bergh Robbie Koenig	4	6	7
	4	Rikard Bergh Robbie Koenig	6	6

References

• Official results archive (ATP)
• Official results archive (ITF)