1998 Italian Open – Men's Doubles
The 1998 Italian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 57th edition of the Rome Masters and was part of the Super 9 of the 1998 ATP Tour and of Tier I of the 1998 WTA Tour. Both the men's and women's events took place at the Foro Italico in Rome in Italy. The women's tournament was played from May 4 through May 10, 1998, and the men's tournament was played from May 11 through May 17, 1998.
| Men's Doubles | |
|---|---|
| 1998 Italian Open | |
| Champions |  Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes[1] |
| Runners-up |  Ellis Ferreira  Rick Leach |
| Final score | 6–4, 4–6, 7–6 |
Seeds
Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.
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Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde (First Round)- Mahesh Bhupathi / Leander Paes (Champions)
Yevgeny Kafelnikov / 
Daniel Vacek (Quarterfinals)- Ellis Ferreira / Rick Leach (Final)
Jonas Björkman / Patrick Rafter (Quarterfinals)
Luis Lobo / 
Javier Sánchez (Semifinals)- Donald Johnson / Francisco Montana (First Round)
- 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
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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
- "1998 Rome". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
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