1998 Newsweek Champions Cup – Doubles

Mark Knowles and Daniel Nestor were the defending champions, but lost in the second round this year.

Doubles
1998 Newsweek Champions Cup
and the State Farm Evert Cup
Final
ChampionsSweden Jonas Björkman
Australia Patrick Rafter
Runners-upUnited States Todd Martin
United States Richey Reneberg
Score6–4, 7–6
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
← 1997 · Newsweek Champions Cup · 1999 →
← 1997 · State Farm Evert Cup · 1999 →

Jonas Björkman and Patrick Rafter won the title, defeating Todd Martin and Richey Reneberg 6–4, 7–6 in the final.

Seeds edit

Draw edit

Key edit

Finals edit

Semifinals Final
          
7   Alex O'Brien
  Jonathan Stark
3 6 1
4   Jonas Björkman
  Patrick Rafter
6 3 6
4   Jonas Björkman
  Patrick Rafter
6 7  
WC   Todd Martin
  Richey Reneberg
4 6  
WC   Todd Martin
  Richey Reneberg
2 6 6
    Joshua Eagle
  Andrew Florent
6 3 4

Top half edit

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1   T Woodbridge
  M Woodforde
4 6 5
    T Kronemann
  D Roditi
5 3       J Courier
  M Philippoussis
6 2 7
    J Courier
  M Philippoussis
7 6       J Courier
  M Philippoussis
6 2 6
Q   D Randall
  J Waite
6 3 2 7   A O'Brien
  J Stark
4 6 7
    D Adams
  F Santoro
3 6 6     D Adams
  F Santoro
4 4  
    S Lareau
  J Tarango
6 1 5 7   A O'Brien
  J Stark
6 6  
7   A O'Brien
  J Stark
2 6 7 7   A O'Brien
  J Stark
3 6 1
4   J Björkman
  P Rafter
6 3 6
4   J Björkman
  P Rafter
6 7  
    P Albano
  À Corretja
1 6       T Henman
  G Ivanišević
3 5  
    T Henman
  G Ivanišević
6 7   4   J Björkman
  P Rafter
6 7 6
    G Kuerten
  F Meligeni
6 7   6   L Lobo
  J Sánchez
7 6 3
    L Arnold
  D Orsanic
4 5       G Kuerten
  F Meligeni
6 6 6
    W Black
  J Salzenstein
2 4   6   L Lobo
  J Sánchez
3 7 7
6   L Lobo
  J Sánchez
6 6  

Bottom half edit

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
5   D Johnson
  F Montana
6 0r  
    B Black
  J Grabb
7 2       B Black
  J Grabb
3 4  
    W Ferreira
  C Pioline
6 4   WC   T Martin
  R Reneberg
6 6  
WC   T Martin
  R Reneberg
7 6   WC   T Martin
  R Reneberg
6 6  
    J-L de Jager
  D Macpherson
3 6 3 WC   S Stolle
  C Suk
0 3  
WC   S Stolle
  C Suk
6 3 6 WC   S Stolle
  C Suk
7 6 6
3   E Ferreira
  R Leach
6 7 1
WC   T Martin
  R Reneberg
2 6 6
8   M Knowles
  D Nestor
7 6       J Eagle
  A Florent
6 3 4
Q   R Bergh
  R Koenig
6 4   8   M Knowles
  D Nestor
6 5 4
    L Jensen
  M Jensen
7 3 5     J Eagle
  A Florent
3 6 7
    J Eagle
  A Florent
6 6 7     J Eagle
  A Florent
6 7 6
    N Broad
  P Norval
4 2   2   Y Kafelnikov
  D Vacek
7 5 4
    P Galbraith
  B MacPhie
6 6       P Galbraith
  B MacPhie
7 3 2
2   Y Kafelnikov
  D Vacek
6 6 6

Qualifying edit

Seeds edit

  1.   Dave Randall /   Jack Waite (qualified)
  2.   Julián Alonso /   Nicolás Lapentti (qualifying competition)
  3.   Scott Davis /   Byron Talbot (qualifying competition)
  4.   Rikard Bergh /   Robbie Koenig (qualified)

Qualifiers edit

Qualifying draw edit

First qualifier edit

First round Qualifying competition
1   Dave Randall
  Jack Waite
6 7
WC   Sláva Doseděl
  Dominik Hrbatý
4 5 1   Dave Randall
  Jack Waite
7 6
  Nicolas Kiefer
  Marc Rosset
7 1 2 3   Scott Davis
  Byron Talbot
6 1
3   Scott Davis
  Byron Talbot
6 6 6

Second qualifier edit

First round Qualifying competition
2   Julián Alonso
  Nicolás Lapentti
7 4 6
WC   George Bastl
  Kyle Spencer
6 6 3 2   Julián Alonso
  Nicolás Lapentti
6 3 6
WC   Karol Kučera
  Magnus Norman
2 3 4   Rikard Bergh
  Robbie Koenig
4 6 7
4   Rikard Bergh
  Robbie Koenig
6 6

References edit