1998 Lipton Championships – Men's doubles

Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde were the three-time defending champions, but retired from their second round match this year.

Men's doubles
1998 Lipton Championships
Final
Champion	Ellis Ferreira Rick Leach
Runner-up	Alex O'Brien Jonathan Stark
Score	6–2, 6–4
Events
Singles men women Doubles men women
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Main article: 1998 Lipton Championships

Ellis Ferreira and Rick Leach won the title, defeating Alex O'Brien and Jonathan Stark 6–2, 6–4 in the final.

Seeds

1.   Todd Woodbridge /   Mark Woodforde (second round, retired)
2. N/A
3.   Yevgeny Kafelnikov /   Daniel Vacek (quarterfinals)
4.   Mahesh Bhupathi /   Leander Paes (second round)
5.   Jonas Björkman /   Patrick Galbraith (third round)
6.   Donald Johnson /   Francisco Montana (second round)
7.   Ellis Ferreira /   Rick Leach (champions)
8.   Alex O'Brien /   Jonathan Stark (final)
9.   Luis Lobo /   Javier Sánchez (second round)
10.   Joshua Eagle /   Andrew Florent (second round)
11.   Neil Broad /   Piet Norval (semifinals)
12.   Mark Knowles /   Daniel Nestor (semifinals)
13.   Wayne Black /   Sébastien Lareau (third round)
14.   Sandon Stolle /   Cyril Suk (quarterfinals)
15.   Lucas Arnold /   Daniel Orsanic (quarterfinals)
16.   Trevor Kronemann /   David Macpherson (third 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
	8	Alex O'Brien   Jonathan Stark	6	6
	12	Mark Knowles   Daniel Nestor	3	4
								8	Alex O'Brien   Jonathan Stark	2	4
								7	Ellis Ferreira   Rick Leach	6	6
	11	Neil Broad   Piet Norval	3	4
	7	Ellis Ferreira   Rick Leach	6	6

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	T Woodbridge   M Woodforde	6	r
	WC	J Courier   M Philippoussis	4	7	2				D Adams   W Ferreira	7
		D Adams   W Ferreira	6	6	6											D Adams   W Ferreira	6	6
	WC	N Aerts   A Sá	3	6	1										16	T Kronemann   D Macpherson	3	4
	Q	D DiLucia   M Sell	6	4	6			Q	D DiLucia   M Sell	2	4
								16	T Kronemann   D Macpherson	6	6
																							D Adams   W Ferreira	7	3	3
																						8	A O'Brien   J Stark	5	6	6
								9	L Lobo   J Sánchez	3	4
	WC	T Henman   G Ivanišević	6	3	7			WC	T Henman   G Ivanišević	6	6
		P Nyborg   B Talbot	2	6	6										WC	T Henman   G Ivanišević	6	2
		B MacPhie   M Tebbutt	4	2											8	A O'Brien   J Stark	7	6
		M Keil   TJ Middleton	6	6					M Keil   TJ Middleton	4	6
								8	A O'Brien   J Stark	6	7

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								4	M Bhupathi   L Paes	3	3
		P Albano   À Corretja	6	1	1				B Black   J Grabb	6	6
		B Black   J Grabb	3	6	6											B Black   J Grabb	4	6
		G Stafford   K Ullyett	7	6											14	S Stolle   C Suk	6	7
		M Mirnyi   J Tarango	5	4					G Stafford   K Ullyett	7	4	3
								14	S Stolle   C Suk	6	6	6
																						14	S Stolle   C Suk	1	6
																						12	M Knowles   D Nestor	6	7
								12	M Knowles   D Nestor	2	6	7
		A Berasategui   G Köves	1	7	2				L Jensen   M Jensen	6	2	6
		L Jensen   M Jensen	6	6	6										12	M Knowles   D Nestor	6	6
	LL	M Hood   S Prieto	7	7											LL	M Hood   S Prieto	4	1
		K Kinnear   D Wheaton	6	6				LL	M Hood   S Prieto	6	6	6
								6	D Johnson   F Montana	4	7	2

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								5	J Björkman   P Galbraith	6	3	6
		B Haygarth   M Ondruska	6	3	2				J-P Fleurian   F Santoro	3	6	3
		J-P Fleurian   F Santoro	1	6	6										5	J Björkman   P Galbraith	3	5
		D Sapsford   C Wilkinson	6	6											11	N Broad   P Norval	6	7
		J-L de Jager   R Koenig	3	2					D Sapsford   C Wilkinson	1	5
								11	N Broad   P Norval	6	7
																						11	N Broad   P Norval	5	6	6
																						3	Y Kafelnikov   D Vacek	7	1	4
								13	W Black   S Lareau	6	6
		B Coupe   G Van Emburgh	4	6	3				D Roditi   M Ruah	1	2
		D Roditi   M Ruah	6	3	6										13	W Black   S Lareau	4	3
		S Groen   D Prinosil	1^r												3	Y Kafelnikov   D Vacek	6	6
		C Haggard   P Rosner	4						C Haggard   P Rosner	2	4
								3	Y Kafelnikov   D Vacek	6	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								7	E Ferreira   R Leach	6	4	6
		A Kratzmann   A Olhovskiy	4	3					A Kitinov   J Salzenstein	3	6	3
		A Kitinov   J Salzenstein	6	6											7	E Ferreira   R Leach	6	6
	Q	D Bowen   T Ketola	6	6											Q	D Bowen   T Ketola	0	1
		P Kilderry   N Lapentti	4	4				Q	D Bowen   T Ketola	3	6	6
								10	J Eagle   A Florent	6	3	2
																						7	E Ferreira   R Leach	6	2	6
																						15	L Arnold   D Orsanic	2	6	1
								15	L Arnold   D Orsanic	6	2	6
	WC	N Godwin   G Grant	1	5					D Randall   J Waite	3	6	0
		D Randall   J Waite	6	7											15	L Arnold   D Orsanic	6	6
		J Novák   P Vízner	7	7												J Novák   P Vízner	4	2
		J Alonso   F Roig	5	5					J Novák   P Vízner	6	6
								LL	T Nijssen   P Tramacchi	4	3

References

• Main Draw