1998 Australian Open – Men's Doubles

Men's Doubles
1998 Australian Open
Champions	Jonas Björkman Jacco Eltingh
Runners-up	Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde
Final score	6–2, 5–7, 2–6, 6–4, 6–3

The 1998 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at Melbourne Park in Melbourne in Victoria in Australia. It was the 86th edition of the Australian Open and was held from 19 January through 1 February 1998.

Seeds

Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.

1. Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde (Final)
2. Mahesh Bhupathi / Leander Paes (Semifinals)
3. Alex O'Brien / Jonathan Stark (Third Round)
4. Ellis Ferreira / Rick Leach (Quarterfinals)
5. Jonas Björkman / Jacco Eltingh (Champions)
6. Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor (First Round)
7. Sébastien Lareau / Piet Norval (First Round)
8. Luis Lobo / Javier Sánchez (Quarterfinals)
9. Mark Philippoussis / Patrick Rafter (First Round)
10. Donald Johnson / Francisco Montana (Third Round)
11. Sandon Stolle / Cyril Suk (Third Round)
12. Patrick Galbraith / Brett Steven (Quarterfinals)
13. Olivier Delaître / Fabrice Santoro (Third Round)
14. Lucas Arnold Ker / Daniel Orsanic (First Round)
15. David Adams / Aleksandar Kitinov (Second Round)
16. Byron Black / Nicklas Kulti (First Round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special Exempt
• PR = Protected Ranking
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Quarterfinals									Semifinals									Final
	1	Todd Woodbridge   Mark Woodforde	6	6	7
	8	Luis Lobo   Javier Sánchez	3	4	6^1
										1	Todd Woodbridge   Mark Woodforde	6	7	6
											David Macpherson   David Wheaton	4	5	3
		David Macpherson   David Wheaton	7	6^3	3	7	13
	12	Patrick Galbraith   Brett Steven	6^5	7	6	6^6	11
																			1	Todd Woodbridge   Mark Woodforde	2	7	6	4	3
																			5	Jonas Björkman   Jacco Eltingh	6	5	2	6	6
	5	Jonas Björkman   Jacco Eltingh	6	6	7
	4	Ellis Ferreira   Rick Leach	2	4	5
										5	Jonas Björkman   Jacco Eltingh	4	7	6	3	6
										2	Mahesh Bhupathi   Leander Paes	6	5	3	6	3
		Justin Gimelstob   Brian MacPhie	6^2	3	2
	2	Mahesh Bhupathi   Leander Paes	7	6	6

Top Half

Section 1

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
1	T Woodbridge   M Woodforde	6	6
	M Keil   T. J. Middleton	4	4				1	T Woodbridge   M Woodforde	6	6
	G Doyle   T Larkham	6	6					G Doyle   T Larkham	4	2
	A Berasategui   D Roditi	4	3											1	T Woodbridge   M Woodforde	6	6
	J-L de Jager   R Koenig	7	5	6											J-L de Jager   R Koenig	1	3
	T Nijssen   T Anzari	5	7	4				J-L de Jager   R Koenig	7	3	6
	J-P Fleurian   P Nyborg	6	6					J-P Fleurian   P Nyborg	5	6	4
16	B Black   N Kulti	3	2																		1	T Woodbridge   M Woodforde	6	6	7
	P Albano   À Corretja	6	3	7																	8	L Lobo   J Sánchez	3	4	6^1
9	M Philippoussis   P Rafter	3	6	5				P Albano   À Corretja	7	0	6
	D Randall   J Waite	7	6					D Randall   J Waite	5	6	3
	D Flach   K Kinnear	5	4												P Albano   À Corretja	4	6	8
	T Kempers   M Oosting	6	4	6										8	L Lobo   J Sánchez	6	2	10
	D Petrović   G Silcock	3	6	3				T Kempers   M Oosting	6	3	16
8	L Lobo   J Sánchez	6	6				8	L Lobo   J Sánchez	3	6	18
	J Siemerink   D Vacek	4	2

Section 2

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
3	A O'Brien   J Stark	7	7
	M Barnard   B Haygarth	6^3	5				3	A O'Brien   J Stark	4	7	6
	P Kilderry   N Lapentti	6	6					P Kilderry   N Lapentti	6	6^4	2
	S Groen   G Ivanišević	3	2											3	A O'Brien   J Stark	6^2	6^3
	D Macpherson   D Wheaton	6	6												D Macpherson   D Wheaton	7	7
	M Ondruska   GV Emburgh	4	4					D Macpherson   D Wheaton	6	6
	K Alami   T Vanhoudt	2	6	6				K Alami   T Vanhoudt	3	4
14	L Arnold   D Orsanic	6	3	2																		D Macpherson   D Wheaton	7	6^3	3	7	13
12	P Galbraith   B Steven	6	6																		12	P Galbraith   B Steven	6^5	7	6	6^6	11
	S Noteboom   F Wibier	2	4				12	P Galbraith   B Steven	6	6
	S Draper   J Stoltenberg	6	7					S Draper   J Stoltenberg	2	;3
	J Burillo   A Martín	3	6^4											12	P Galbraith   B Steven	6^6	6	6
	C Brandi   F Messori	6	6												M-K Goellner   D Prinosil	7	2	2
	D Sapsford   C Wilkinson	2	4					C Brandi   F Messori	4	4
	M-K Goellner   D Prinosil	7	7					M-K Goellner   D Prinosil	6	6
6	M Knowles   D Nestor	5	5

Bottom Half

Section 3

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
5	J Björkman   J Eltingh	6	7
	K Braasch   M Kohlmann	3	5				5	J Björkman   J Eltingh	6	6
	J Apell   W Black	7	5	6				J Apell   W Black	4	4
	G Stafford   KUllyett	5	7	1										5	J Björkman   J Eltingh	6	3	6
	N Godwin   C Haggard	6	4	9										11	S Stolle   C Suk	3	6	4
	B Coupe   P Rosner	4	6	7				N Godwin   C Haggard	2	2
11	S Stolle   C Suk	6	6				11	S Stolle   C Suk	6	6
	J Knippschild   J Tarango	2	4																		5	J Björkman   J Eltingh	6	6	7
13	O Delaître   F Santoro	7	6																		4	E Ferreira   R Leach	2	4	5
	N Djordjevic   A Sá	5	4				13	O Delaître   F Santoro	4	6	6
	J Grabb   R Reneberg	6^5	6	6				J Grabb   R Reneberg	6	2	4
	D Bowen   J Cunha e Silva	7	2	4										13	O Delaître   F Santoro	6	2	1
	G Kuerten   M Sell	6	7											4	E Ferreira   R Leach	3	6	6
	R Bergh   B Talbot	4	6^5					G Kuerten   M Sell	3	4
4	E Ferreira   R Leach	6	6				4	E Ferreira   R Leach	6	6
	T El-Sawy   G Köves	4	2

Section 4

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	J Gimelstob   B MacPhie	7	6^3	6
7	S Lareau   P Norval	6^4	7	3				J Gimelstob   B MacPhie	6	6
	J Eagle   A Florent	6	6					J Eagle   A Florent	2	2
	Michael Tebbutt   Mikael Tillström	1	3												J Gimelstob   B MacPhie	6	3	6
	S Doseděl   L Pimek	6	6											10	D Johnson   F Montana	3	6	1
	T Henman   M Rosset	2	4					S Doseděl   L Pimek	4	4
10	D Johnson   F Montana	6	3	6			10	D Johnson   F Montana	6	6
	J Alonso   S Davis	4	6	2																		J Gimelstob   B MacPhie	6^2	3	2
15	D Adams   A Kitinov	7	6^6	6																	2	M Bhupathi   L Paes	7	6	6
	R Fromberg   J Holmes	6^5	7	3			15	D Adams   A Kitinov	3	7	12
	L Hewitt   L Smith	6	6					L Hewitt   L Smith	6	6^4	14
	J-D Gould   J Kerr	3	1												L Hewitt   L Smith	0	6^2
	W Arthurs   A Kratzmann	7	2	6										2	M Bhupathi   L Paes	6	7
	B Ellwood   P Tramacchi	5	6	3				W Arthurs   A Kratzmann	2	3
2	M Bhupathi   L Paes	6	6				2	M Bhupathi   L Paes	6	6
	Max Mirnyi   S Sargsian	2	2

References

• 1998 ITF Australian Open Men's Doubles Draw