1998 Eurocard Open – Doubles

The 1998 Stuttgart Masters (known as the Eurocard Open for sponsorship reasons) was a tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 3rd edition of the Stuttgart Masters, and was part of the ATP Super 9 of the 1998 ATP Tour. It took place at the Schleyerhalle in Stuttgart, Germany, from October 26 through November 2, 1998.

Doubles
1998 Eurocard Open
Champions	Sébastien Lareau Alex O'Brien[1]
Runners-up	Mahesh Bhupati Leander Paes
Final score	4–6, 6–3, 7–5

Seeds

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

1. Jacco Eltingh / Paul Haarhuis (Quarterfinals)
2. Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde (Quarterfinals)
3. Mahesh Bhupathi / Leander Paes (Final)
4. Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor (Second Round)
5. Ellis Ferreira / Rick Leach (Second Round)
6. Sandon Stolle / Cyril Suk (Second Round)
7. Unknown (Withdrew)
8. Donald Johnson / Francisco Montana (Second 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]
		Olivier Delaître Fabrice Santoro	4	4
	3	Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes	6	6
								3	Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes	3	6	5
									Sébastien Lareau Alex O'Brien	6	3	7
		Sébastien Lareau Alex O'Brien	6	6
		Saša Hiršzon Goran Ivanišević	2	3

Top Half

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								1	J Eltingh P Haarhuis	6	6
		N Broad R Koenig	7	7					N Broad R Koenig	4	4
		J Eagle A Florent	6	6											1	J Eltingh P Haarhuis	3	3
		O Delaître F Santoro	7	6												O Delaître F Santoro	6	6
		P Norval K Ullyett	6	3					O Delaître F Santoro	6	6
									M Damm J Grabb	1	4
																							O Delaître F Santoro	4	4
																						3	M Bhupathi L Paes	6	6
								3	M Bhupathi L Paes	7	6
		M-K Goellner D Prinosil	7	6	6				M-K Goellner D Prinosil	5	3
		R Reneberg J Stark	6	7	3										3	M Bhupathi L Paes	6	6
		Y Kafelnikov D Vacek	6	7												Y Kafelnikov D Vacek	4	4
		B Black C Haggard	3	6					Y Kafelnikov D Vacek	7	6
								5	E Ferreira R Leach	6	4

Bottom Half

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								6	S Stolle C Suk	4	3
		S Lareau A O'Brien	6	4	6				S Lareau A O'Brien	6	6
		A Agassi B Becker	4	6	4											S Lareau A O'Brien	6	3	7
		T Haas N Kiefer	6	7	7											T Haas N Kiefer	4	6	5
		D Adams J-L de Jager	7	5	6				T Haas N Kiefer	6	7
								4	M Knowles D Nestor	4	6
																							S Lareau A O'Brien	6	6
																							S Hiršzon G Ivanišević	2	3
								8	D Johnson F Montana	6	3	5
		S Hiršzon G Ivanišević	6	3	7				S Hiršzon G Ivanišević	4	6	7
		L Lobo J Sánchez	4	6	5											S Hiršzon G Ivanišević	6	6
		J Björkman P Nyborg	6	7											2	T Woodbridge M Woodforde	1	4
		N Kulti D Macpherson	3	5					J Björkman P Nyborg	4	7	5
								2	T Woodbridge M Woodforde	6	6	7

References

1. "1998 Stuttgart Indoor". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 5 January 2015.