Mark Knowles and Daniel Nestor were the defending champions, but Nestor chose not to participate this year. Knowles team up with Jim Grabb, but lost in the first round to Jonas Björkman and Pat Rafter.
Men's doubles | |
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1998 Italian Open | |
Champions | Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes[1] |
Runners-up | Ellis Ferreira Rick Leach |
Score | 6–4, 4–6, 7–6 |
Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes won the title, by defeating Ellis Ferreira and Rick Leach 6–4, 4–6, 7–6 in the final.
Seeds edit
Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.
- Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde (first round)
- Mahesh Bhupathi / Leander Paes (champions)
- Yevgeny Kafelnikov / Daniel Vacek (quarterfinals)
- Ellis Ferreira / Rick Leach (final)
- Jonas Björkman / Patrick Rafter (quarterfinals)
- Luis Lobo / Javier Sánchez (semifinals)
- Donald Johnson / Francisco Montana (first round)
- Joshua Eagle / Andrew Florent (first round)
Draw edit
Key edit
- 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 edit
Semifinals | Final[1] | ||||||||||||
Goran Ivanišević Mark Philippoussis | 3 | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||
4 | Ellis Ferreira Rick Leach | 6 | 6 | 7 | |||||||||
4 | Ellis Ferreira Rick Leach | 4 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||
2 | Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes | 6 | 4 | 7 | |||||||||
6 | Luis Lobo Javier Sánchez | 5 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||
2 | Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes | 7 | 3 | 7 |
Top half edit
First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | T Woodbridge M Woodforde | 4 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
N Lapentti D Roditi | 6 | 6 | N Lapentti D Roditi | 3 | 6 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
P Galbraith B Steven | 6 | 6 | P Galbraith B Steven | 6 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
T Kronemann D Macpherson | 2 | 4 | P Galbraith B Steven | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
G Ivanišević M Philippoussis | 6 | 7 | G Ivanišević M Philippoussis | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
L Hewitt D Vemić | 3 | 6 | G Ivanišević M Philippoussis | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
A Olhovskiy P Vízner | 7 | 6 | A Olhovskiy P Vízner | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | D Johnson F Montana | 6 | 3 | G Ivanišević M Philippoussis | 3 | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
4 | E Ferreira R Leach | 7 | 1 | 4 | E Ferreira R Leach | 6 | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
L Arnold D Orsanic | 5 | 0R | 4 | E Ferreira R Leach | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
D Nargiso D Sanguinetti | 6 | 1 | 6 | D Nargiso D Sanguinetti | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
D Adams W Ferreira | 4 | 6 | 3 | 4 | E Ferreira R Leach | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
T Enqvist M Ríos | 6 | 7 | 5 | J Björkman P Rafter | 4 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
M-K Goellner J Tarango | 4 | 6 | T Enqvist M Ríos | 3 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | J Björkman P Rafter | 6 | 4 | 6 | 5 | J Björkman P Rafter | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
J Grabb M Knowles | 2 | 6 | 1 |
Bottom half edit
First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | L Lobo J Sánchez | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
C Brandi F Messori | 4 | 2 | 6 | L Lobo J Sánchez | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
N Kulti P Nyborg | 5 | 7 | 6 | N Kulti P Nyborg | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
T Kempers M Oosting | 7 | 6 | 3 | 6 | L Lobo J Sánchez | 5 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
L Jensen M Jensen | 7 | 4 | 6 | 3 | Y Kafelnikov D Vacek | 7 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
T Henman P Sampras | 5 | 6 | 2 | L Jensen M Jensen | 7 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Y Kafelnikov D Vacek | 2 | 0 | 3 | Y Kafelnikov D Vacek | 6 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
J Alonso A Portas | 0 | 0R | 6 | L Lobo J Sánchez | 5 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
A Kratzmann G Kuerten | 6 | 2 | 6 | 2 | M Bhupathi L Paes | 7 | 3 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | J Eagle A Florent | 4 | 6 | 3 | A Kratzmann G Kuerten | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
L Pimek J Waite | 7 | 6 | L Pimek J Waite | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
A Kitinov F Wibier | 6 | 3 | A Kratzmann G Kuerten | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
S Stolle C Suk | 7 | 3 | 7 | 2 | M Bhupathi L Paes | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
N Broad P Norval | 6 | 6 | 6 | S Stolle C Suk | 7 | 5 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
T Carbonell F Roig | 0 | 4 | 2 | M Bhupathi L Paes | 6 | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
2 | M Bhupathi L Paes | 6 | 6 |
References edit
- ^ a b "1998 Rome". International Tennis Federation. Archived from the original on 22 March 2016. Retrieved 15 December 2014.