title: 1998 Lipton Championships – Men's doubles
text: # 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.
  
  Ellis Ferreira and Rick Leach won the title, defeating Alex O'Brien and Jonathan Stark 6–2, 6–4 in the final.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  * Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde (second round, retired)
  * N/A
  * Yevgeny Kafelnikov / Daniel Vacek (quarterfinals)
  * Mahesh Bhupathi / Leander Paes (second round)
  * Jonas Björkman / Patrick Galbraith (third round)
  * Donald Johnson / Francisco Montana (second round)
  * Ellis Ferreira / Rick Leach (champions)
  * Alex O'Brien / Jonathan Stark (final)
  * Luis Lobo / Javier Sánchez (second round)
  * Joshua Eagle / Andrew Florent (second round)
  * Neil Broad / Piet Norval (semifinals)
  * Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor (semifinals)
  * Wayne Black / Sébastien Lareau (third round)
  * Sandon Stolle / Cyril Suk (quarterfinals)
  * Lucas Arnold / Daniel Orsanic (quarterfinals)
  * 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 8 | Alex O'Brien Jonathan Stark | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | 12 | Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor | 3 | 4 | | | | |
  | 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 |
  | 7 | Ellis Ferreira Rick Leach | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  
  ### Top half
  
  **Section 1**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | 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 | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | 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 | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | 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 | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | 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 | | | | | | | | | | |
  