1998 US Open – Men's Doubles

Men's Doubles
1998 US Open
Champion Australia Sandon Stolle
Czech Republic Cyril Suk[1]
Runner-up The Bahamas Mark Knowles
Canada Daniel Nestor
Final score 4–6, 7–6, 6–2

The 1998 US Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the USTA National Tennis Center in New York City in New York in the United States. It was the 118th edition of the US Open and was held from August 31 through September 13, 1998.

Seeds

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

  1. Unknown (Withdrew)
  2. Australia Todd Woodbridge / Australia Mark Woodforde (Third Round)
  3. Sweden Jonas Björkman / Australia Patrick Rafter (Semifinals)
  4. India Mahesh Bhupathi / India Leander Paes (Semifinals)
  5. South Africa Ellis Ferreira / United States Rick Leach (First Round)
  6. The Bahamas Mark Knowles / Canada Daniel Nestor (Final)
  7. Unknown (Withdrew)
  8. Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov / Czech Republic Daniel Vacek (Second Round)
  9. United States Patrick Galbraith / New Zealand Brett Steven (First Round)
  10. United States Donald Johnson / United States Francisco Montana (First Round)
  11. Australia Joshua Eagle / Australia Andrew Florent (First Round)
  12. Zimbabwe Wayne Black / Canada Sébastien Lareau (First Round)
  13. Czech Republic Jiří Novák / Czech Republic David Rikl (Second Round)
  14. South Africa David Adams / France Olivier Delaître (Third Round)
  15. Australia Sandon Stolle / Czech Republic Cyril Suk (Champions)
  16. United Kingdom Neil Broad / South Africa Piet Norval (Quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

Finals

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Final[1]
                                       
  16  United Kingdom Neil Broad
 South Africa Piet Norval
7 4 2  
   South Africa John-Laffnie de Jager
 South Africa Robbie Koenig
5 6 6  
     South Africa John-Laffnie de Jager
 South Africa Robbie Koenig
6 2    
  6  The Bahamas Mark Knowles
 Canada Daniel Nestor
7 6    
3  Sweden Jonas Björkman
 Australia Patrick Rafter
7 2 4
  6  The Bahamas Mark Knowles
 Canada Daniel Nestor
5 6 6  
    6  The Bahamas Mark Knowles
 Canada Daniel Nestor
6 6 2
  15  Australia Sandon Stolle
 Czech Republic Cyril Suk
4 7 6
     Argentina Luis Lobo
 Spain Javier Sánchez
3 3    
4  India Mahesh Bhupathi
 India Leander Paes
6 6    
  4  India Mahesh Bhupathi
 India Leander Paes
3 6  
  15  Australia Sandon Stolle
 Czech Republic Cyril Suk
6 7    
   Czech Republic Martin Damm
 United States Jim Grabb
6 7 5
  15  Australia Sandon Stolle
 Czech Republic Cyril Suk
7 6 7  

Top Half

Section 1

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 United States B Coupe
 United States D Randall
4 6 6  
 Argentina M Rodríguez
 Brazil A Sá
6 4 3      United States B Coupe
 United States D Randall
6 6  
 Australia D Macpherson
 United States D Wheaton
6 6      Australia D Macpherson
 United States D Wheaton
3 4  
 United States P Goldstein
 United States G Grant
1 3        United States B Coupe
 United States D Randall
4 4  
 Germany M Kohlmann
 Venezuela M Ruah
6 7       16  United Kingdom N Broad
 South Africa P Norval
6 6  
 Hungary G Köves
 United States J Tarango
4 5      Germany M Kohlmann
 Venezuela M Ruah
6 6 3
16  United Kingdom N Broad
 South Africa P Norval
6 7     16  United Kingdom N Broad
 South Africa P Norval
7 4 6  
 Argentina D del Rio
 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia N Djordjevic
4 6       16  United Kingdom N Broad
 South Africa P Norval
7 4 2
 Argentina L Arnold
 Mexico D Roditi
6 0 6        South Africa J-L de Jager
 South Africa R Koenig
5 6 6
10  United States D Johnson
 United States F Montana
4 6 4      Argentina L Arnold
 Mexico D Roditi
5 3  
 South Africa J-L de Jager
 South Africa R Koenig
7 7      South Africa J-L de Jager
 South Africa R Koenig
7 6  
 Germany M-K Goellner
 Germany D Prinosil
6 6        South Africa J-L de Jager
 South Africa R Koenig
7 6
 Sweden N Kulti
 Sweden M Tillström
4 6 7        Sweden N Kulti
 Sweden M Tillström
6 3  
 United States T Martin
 United States R Reneberg
6 2 5      Sweden N Kulti
 Sweden M Tillström
6 6
8  Russia Y Kafelnikov
 Czech Republic D Vacek
4 6 6     8  Russia Y Kafelnikov
 Czech Republic D Vacek
4 4  
 France J Golmard
 France F Santoro
6 3 3  

Section 2

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
3  Sweden J Björkman
 Australia P Rafter
6 7  
 South Africa W Ferreira
 Croatia G Ivanišević
4 6     3  Sweden J Björkman
 Australia P Rafter
7 4 6  
 United States B MacPhie
 United States P McEnroe
6 6      United States B MacPhie
 United States P McEnroe
5 6 3  
 United States D Flach
 United States M Keil
2 1       3  Sweden J Björkman
 Australia P Rafter
6 6  
 United States D Bowen
 Czech Republic T Anzari
6 6       14  South Africa D Adams
 France O Delaître
3 3  
 United States KJ Hippensteel
 United States D Martin
2 2      United States D Bowen
 Czech Republic T Anzari
3 2
14  South Africa D Adams
 France O Delaître
6 5 7     14  South Africa D Adams
 France O Delaître
6 6  
 United States B Bryan
 United States M Bryan
1 7 6       3  Sweden J Björkman
 Australia P Rafter
7 2 4
 South Africa G Stafford
 Zimbabwe K Ullyett
3 6 6       6  The Bahamas M Knowles
 Canada D Nestor
5 6 6
11  Australia J Eagle
 Australia A Florent
6 3 4      South Africa G Stafford
 Zimbabwe K Ullyett
3 5  
 Sweden F Bergh
 Sweden P Nyborg
6 6 6      Sweden F Bergh
 Sweden P Nyborg
6 7  
 Argentina M Hood
 Argentina S Prieto
3 7 3        Sweden F Bergh
 Sweden P Nyborg
3 0
 United States J Gimelstob
 United States J Stark
7 7       6  The Bahamas M Knowles
 Canada D Nestor
6 6  
 United States S Humphries
 United States J Palmer
6 6      United States J Gimelstob
 United States J Stark
1 6
6  The Bahamas M Knowles
 Canada D Nestor
3 6 7     6  The Bahamas M Knowles
 Canada D Nestor
6 7  
 Australia G Silcock
 South Africa M Wakefield
6 2 6  

Bottom Half

Section 3

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 Argentina L Lobo
 Spain J Sánchez
6 6  
5  South Africa E Ferreira
 United States R Leach
2 4      Argentina L Lobo
 Spain J Sánchez
6 6  
 Spain T Carbonell
 Spain F Roig
6 6 6      Spain T Carbonell
 Spain F Roig
4 4  
 Netherlands T Kempers
 Netherlands M Oosting
7 4 4        Argentina L Lobo
 Spain J Sánchez
6 2 6  
 South Africa B Haygarth
 United States K Kinnear
4 6 7        Zimbabwe B Black
 United States A O'Brien
4 6 4  
 Argentina D Orsanic
 Netherlands J Siemerink
6 4 6      South Africa B Haygarth
 United States K Kinnear
3 2
 Zimbabwe B Black
 United States A O'Brien
6 6      Zimbabwe B Black
 United States A O'Brien
6 6  
12  Zimbabwe W Black
 Canada S Lareau
2 3        Argentina L Lobo
 Spain J Sánchez
3 3  
13  Czech Republic J Novák
 Czech Republic D Rikl
7 6       4  India M Bhupathi
 India L Paes
6 6  
 Argentina P Albano
 Ecuador N Lapentti
6 4     13  Czech Republic J Novák
 Czech Republic D Rikl
4 3  
 South Africa L Bale
 United Kingdom D Sapsford
6 6      South Africa L Bale
 United Kingdom D Sapsford
6 6  
 Netherlands S Noteboom
 Netherlands F Wibier
3 2        South Africa L Bale
 United Kingdom D Sapsford
0 2
 Germany K Braasch
 South Africa M Ondruska
7 6       4  India M Bhupathi
 India L Paes
6 6  
 Belgium L Pimek
 South Africa B Talbot
6 3      Germany K Braasch
 South Africa M Ondruska
2 4
4  India M Bhupathi
 India L Paes
7 7     4  India M Bhupathi
 India L Paes
6 6  
 Brazil F Meligeni
 Argentina M Puerta
5 6  

Section 4

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 Czech Republic M Damm
 United States J Grabb
5 7 6  
 Australia W Arthurs
 Australia P Tramacchi
7 6 3      Czech Republic M Damm
 United States J Grabb
7 6  
 The Bahamas M Merklein
 United States V Spadea
6 6      The Bahamas M Merklein
 United States V Spadea
6 0  
 United States T Dent
 United States M Russell
4 4        Czech Republic M Damm
 United States J Grabb
6 4 6  
 United States L Jensen
 United States M Jensen
6 6        United States L Jensen
 United States M Jensen
4 6 2  
 Belarus M Mirnyi
 Czech Republic P Vízner
4 4      United States L Jensen
 United States M Jensen
6 6
 South Africa M Barnard
 Russia A Olhovskiy
6 6      South Africa M Barnard
 Russia A Olhovskiy
4 3  
9  United States P Galbraith
 New Zealand B Steven
4 4        Czech Republic M Damm
 United States J Grabb
6 7 5
15  Australia S Stolle
 Czech Republic C Suk
6 6       15  Australia S Stolle
 Czech Republic C Suk
7 6 7
 Australia A Kratzmann
 Australia M Tebbutt
4 4     15  Australia S Stolle
 Czech Republic C Suk
7 6  
 South Africa C Haggard
 United States J Waite
7 6      South Africa C Haggard
 United States J Waite
6 4  
 Republic of Macedonia A Kitinov
 South Africa P Rosner
6 4       15  Australia S Stolle
 Czech Republic C Suk
3 6 7
 United States D DiLucia
 United States M Sell
6 6       2  Australia T Woodbridge
 Australia M Woodforde
6 3 5  
 Spain J Alonso
 Spain JA Conde
2 1      United States D DiLucia
 United States M Sell
3 5
2  Australia T Woodbridge
 Australia M Woodforde
6 3 6     2  Australia T Woodbridge
 Australia M Woodforde
6 7  
 South Africa N Godwin
 Finland T Ketola
3 6 3  

References

  1. 1 2 "1998 U.S. Open". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
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