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
Main article: 1998 ATP Tour World Championships

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 for 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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