title: 1998 Paris Open – Doubles
text: # 1998 Paris Open – Doubles
  
  Jacco Eltingh and Paul Haarhuis were the defending champions. Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes won in the final 6–4, 6–2, against Eltingh and Haarhuis.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  All seeds receive a bye into the second round.
  
  * Jacco Eltingh / Paul Haarhuis (final)
  * Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde (quarterfinals)
  * Mahesh Bhupathi / Leander Paes (champions)
  * Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor (semifinals)
  * Ellis Ferreira / Rick Leach (second round)
  * Cyril Suk / Sandon Stolle (quarterfinals)
  * Martin Damm / Jim Grabb (second round)
  * Olivier Delaître / Fabrice Santoro (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
  * SR = Special ranking
  
  ### Finals
  
  | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
  | 4 | Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | |
  | 4 | Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis | 4 | 2 |
  | | | | | | 3 | Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes | 6 | 6 |
  | 3 | Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes | 6 | 6 | | 3 | Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes | 6 | 6 |
  | | Richey Reneberg Jonathan Stark | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
  
  ### Top half
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | 1 | J Eltingh P Haarhuis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | A Di Pasquale M Rosset | 4 | 0 | | | B Black J Björkman | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | B Black J Björkman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 1 | J Eltingh P Haarhuis | 7 | 6 | | | | | | |
  | | P Norval K Ullyett | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | P Norval K Ullyett | 6 | 3 | | | | | | |
  | | N Broad R Koenig | 6 | 6 | | | P Norval K Ullyett | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 8 | O Delaître F Santoro | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | J Eltingh P Haarhuis | 6 | 4 | 6 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | M Knowles D Nestor | 3 | 6 | 4 |
  | | | | | | 4 | M Knowles D Nestor | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | A Clément S Grosjean | 4 | 5 | | | Y Kafelnikov D Vacek | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Y Kafelnikov D Vacek | 6 | 7 | | | | | | 4 | M Knowles D Nestor | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | J Eagle A Florent | 6 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | N Kulti D Macpherson | 7 | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
  | | N Kulti D Macpherson | 7 | 6 | 6 | | N Kulti D Macpherson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 5 | E Ferreira R Leach | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Bottom half
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | 6 | C Suk S Stolle | 7 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | N Kiefer D Prinosil | 0 | 4 | WC | J Golmard G Raoux | 6 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | J Golmard G Raoux | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 6 | C Suk S Stolle | 4 | 3 | | | | |
  | WC | A Dupuis S Huet | 1 | 2 | | | | | | 3 | M Bhupathi L Paes | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | S Lareau A O'Brien | 6 | 6 | | S Lareau A O'Brien | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | 3 | M Bhupathi L Paes | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | M Bhupathi L Paes | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | R Reneberg J Stark | 2 | 3 |
  | | | | | 7 | M Damm J Grabb | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | D Adams J-L de Jager | 3 | 4 | | R Reneberg J Stark | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | R Reneberg J Stark | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | R Reneberg J Stark | 6 | 7 | | | | |
  | | W Black D Johnson | 5 | $6^r$ | | | | | | 2 | T Woodbridge M Woodforde | 4 | 6 | | | | |
  | | L Lobo J Sánchez | 7 | 6 | | L Lobo J Sánchez | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | 2 | T Woodbridge M Woodforde | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  