1998 ATP Tour World Championships – Doubles

Rick Leach and Jonathan Stark were the defending champions, but failed to qualify as a team that year, as they did not compete together in 1998.
Stark failed to qualify with another partner, while Leach qualified with Ellis Ferreira, but lost in the round robin.

Doubles
1998 ATP Tour World Championships
Champions Jacco Eltingh
Paul Haarhuis
Runners-up Mark Knowles
Daniel Nestor
Final score6–4, 6–2, 7–5

Jacco Eltingh and Paul Haarhuis won in the final 6–4, 6–2, 7–5, against Mark Knowles and Daniel Nestor.

Seeds

  1. Jacco Eltingh / Paul Haarhuis (Champions)
  2. Mahesh Bhupathi / Leander Paes (Round Robin, withdrew due to a left ankle injury of Paes)
  3. Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde (Round Robin)
  4. Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor (Final)
  5. Ellis Ferreira / Rick Leach (Round Robin)
  6. Sandon Stolle / Cyril Suk (Round Robin)
  7. Olivier Delaître / Fabrice Santoro (Semifinals)
  8. Donald Johnson / Francisco Montana (Semifinals)
  9. Joshua Eagle / Andrew Florent (Round Robin)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
            
1 Jacco Eltingh
Paul Haarhuis
7 6  
8 Donald Johnson
Francisco Montana
61 4  
1 Jacco Eltingh
Paul Haarhuis
6 6 7    
4 Mark Knowles
Daniel Nestor
4 2 5    
4 Mark Knowles
Daniel Nestor
4 6 7
7 Olivier Delaître
Fabrice Santoro
6 4 5

Green Group

  Eltingh
Haarhuis
Woodbridge
Woodforde
Ferreira
Leach
Delaître
Santoro
RR
W–L
Set
W–L
Game
W–L
Standings
1 Jacco Eltingh
Paul Haarhuis
7–6(7–3), 6–4 6–4, 6–4 4–6, 7–5, 7–5 3–0 6–1 43–34 1
3 Todd Woodbridge
Mark Woodforde
6–7(3–7), 4–6 6–7(3–7), 3–6 7–6(7–1), 3–6, 4–6 0–3 1–6 33–44 4
5 Ellis Ferreira
Rick Leach
4–6, 4–6 7–6(7–3), 6–3 6–7(1–7), 6–4, 6–7(3–7) 1–2 3–4 39–39 3
7 Olivier Delaître
Fabrice Santoro
6–4, 5–7, 5–7 6–7(1–7), 6–3, 6–4 7–6(7–1), 4–6, 7–6(7–3) 2–1 5–4 52–50 2

Standings are determined by: 1) Number of wins; 2) Number of matches; 3) In two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4) In three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5) Steering Committee decision.

Gold Group

  Bhupathi
Paes
Eagle
Florent
Knowles
Nestor
Stolle
Suk
Johnson
Montana
RR
W–L
Set
W–L
Game
W–L
Standings
2

9
Mahesh Bhupathi
Leander Paes
Joshua Eagle
Andrew Florent
7–6(7–5), 6–0
(w/ Eagle / Florent)
6–4, 3–6, 4–6
(w/ Bhupathi / Paes)
6–3, 4–6, 6–7(4–7)
(w/ Bhupathi / Paes)
0–2

1–0
2–4

2–0
29–32

13–6
5

4
4 Mark Knowles
Daniel Nestor
6–7(5–7), 0–6
(w/ Eagle / Florent)
2–6, 6–4, 6–2 6–3, 6–2 2–1 4–3 32–30 1
6 Sandon Stolle
Cyril Suk
4–6, 6–3, 6–4
(w/ Bhupathi / Paes)
6–2, 4–6, 2–6 7–6(8–6), 6–7(5–7), 6–7(4–7) 1–2 4–5 47–47 3
8 Donald Johnson
Francisco Montana
3–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–4)
(w/ Bhupathi / Paes)
3–6, 2–6 6–7(6–8), 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–4) 2–1 4–4 41–47 2

Standings are determined by: 1) Number of wins; 2) Number of matches; 3) In two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4) In three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5) Steering Committee decision.

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