1998 Stella Artois Championships – Doubles

Doubles
1998 Stella Artois Championships
1997 Champions	Mark Philippoussis Patrick Rafter
Champions
Runners-up
Score	No result due to rain.
Draw	28

Mark Philippoussis and Patrick Rafter were the defending champions but they competed with different partners that year, Philippoussis with Goran Ivanišević and Rafter with Jonas Björkman.

Ivanišević and Philippoussis lost in the first round to Max Mirnyi and Michael Sell.

Björkman and Rafter were one of the two teams in the final along with Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde.

There was no result for the event due to rain.

Seeds

The top four seeded teams received byes into the second round.

1. Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde (final)
2. Mahesh Bhupathi / Leander Paes (semifinals)
3. Jonas Björkman / Patrick Rafter (final)
4. Patrick Galbraith / Brett Steven (semifinals)
5. Wayne Black / Sébastien Lareau (quarterfinals)
6. Neil Broad / Piet Norval (second round)
7. n/a
8. Sandon Stolle / Cyril Suk (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

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

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde	1	7	7
	4	Patrick Galbraith Brett Steven	6	6	5
								1	Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde
								3	Jonas Björkman Patrick Rafter
	3	Jonas Björkman Patrick Rafter	6	7
	2	Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes	1	6

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								1	T Woodbridge M Woodforde	6	6
		N Godwin M Merklein	3	4					T Kempers M Oosting	1	4
		T Kempers M Oosting	6	6											1	T Woodbridge M Woodforde	6	6
		G Ivanišević M Philippoussis	6	4	2										8	S Stolle C Suk	4	4
		M Mirnyi M Sell	4	6	6				M Mirnyi M Sell	4	6
		S Noteboom A Olhovskiy	2	2				8	S Stolle C Suk	6	7
	8	S Stolle C Suk	6	6																		1	T Woodbridge M Woodforde	1	7	7
																						4	P Galbraith B Steven	6	6	5
								4	P Galbraith B Steven	6	6
		J Gimelstob B MacPhie	4	4					D Roditi S Sargsian	1	4
		D Roditi S Sargsian	6	6											4	P Galbraith B Steven	6	6
	WC	T Martin G Rusedski	3	6	4										5	W Black S Lareau	3	2
		W Arthurs A Kratzmann	6	3	6				W Arthurs A Kratzmann	6	5	3
		C Haggard M Tebbutt	2	7	1			5	W Black S Lareau	4	7	6
	5	W Black S Lareau	6	6	6

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	6	N Broad P Norval	7	6
		D Sapsford C Wilkinson	5	2				6	N Broad P Norval	4	6	4
	WC	K Kučera D Vacek	4	1				LL	A Clément J Golmard	6	2	6
	LL	A Clément J Golmard	6	6											LL	A Clément J Golmard	7	0	4
		G Stafford K Ullyett	5	3											3	J Björkman P Rafter	6	6	6
		B Black A O'Brien	7	6					B Black A O'Brien	6	3
								3	J Björkman P Rafter	7	6
																						3	J Björkman P Rafter	6	7
	Q	M Ruah A Sá	6	4																		2	M Bhupathi L Paes	1	6
	WC	K Carlsen T Enqvist	7	6				WC	K Carlsen T Enqvist	4	3
	Q	D Flach G Van Emburgh	6	6				Q	D Flach G Van Emburgh	6	6
		K Kinnear D Randall	4	4											Q	D Flach G Van Emburgh	4	0
	WC	T Henman P Sampras	7	5	6										2	M Bhupathi L Paes	6	6
		M Knowles D Nestor	6	7	3			WC	T Henman P Sampras	1	1
								2	M Bhupathi L Paes	6	6

External links

• 1998 Stella Artois Championships Doubles draw