1998 US Open – Men's doubles

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.

Men's doubles
1998 US Open
Final
ChampionAustralia Sandon Stolle
Czech Republic Cyril Suk
Runner-upThe Bahamas Mark Knowles
Canada Daniel Nestor
Score4–6, 7–6, 6–2
Details
Draw64
Seeds16
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends men women mixed
← 1997 · US Open · 1999 →

Seeds

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

  1.   Jacco Eltingh /   Paul Haarhuis (withdrew)
  2.   Todd Woodbridge /   Mark Woodforde (third round)
  3.   Jonas Björkman /   Patrick Rafter (quarterfinals)
  4.   Mahesh Bhupathi /   Leander Paes (semifinals)
  5.   Ellis Ferreira /   Rick Leach (first round)
  6.   Mark Knowles /   Daniel Nestor (final)
  7. Unknown (withdrew)
  8.   Yevgeny Kafelnikov /   Daniel Vacek (second round)
  9.   Patrick Galbraith /   Brett Steven (first round)
  10.   Donald Johnson /   Francisco Montana (first round)
  11.   Joshua Eagle /   Andrew Florent (first round)
  12.   Wayne Black /   Sébastien Lareau (first round)
  13.   Jiří Novák /   David Rikl (second round)
  14.   David Adams /   Olivier Delaître (third round)
  15.   Sandon Stolle /   Cyril Suk (champions)
  16.   Neil Broad /   Piet Norval (quarterfinals)

Qualifying

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Draw

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
16   Neil Broad
  Piet Norval
7 4 2
    John-Laffnie de Jager
  Robbie Koenig
5 6 6
    John-Laffnie de Jager
  Robbie Koenig
6 2
6   Mark Knowles
  Daniel Nestor
7 6
3   Jonas Björkman
  Patrick Rafter
7 2 4
6   Mark Knowles
  Daniel Nestor
5 6 6
6   Mark Knowles
  Daniel Nestor
6 6 2
15   Sandon Stolle
  Cyril Suk
4 7 6
    Luis Lobo
  Javier Sánchez
3 3
4   Mahesh Bhupathi
  Leander Paes
6 6
4   Mahesh Bhupathi
  Leander Paes
3 6
15   Sandon Stolle
  Cyril Suk
6 7
    Martin Damm
  Jim Grabb
6 7 5
15   Sandon Stolle
  Cyril Suk
7 6 7

Top half

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
  B Coupe
  D Randall
4 6 6
LL   M Rodríguez
  A Sá
6 4 3   B Coupe
  D Randall
6 6
  D Macpherson
  D Wheaton
6 6   D Macpherson
  D Wheaton
3 4
WC   P Goldstein
  G Grant
1 3   B Coupe
  D Randall
4 4
Q   M Kohlmann
  M Ruah
6 7 16   N Broad
  P Norval
6 6
  G Köves
  J Tarango
4 5 Q   M Kohlmann
  M Ruah
6 6 3
16   N Broad
  P Norval
6 7 16   N Broad
  P Norval
7 4 6
  D del Río
  N Djordjevic
4 6 16   N Broad
  P Norval
7 4 2
  L Arnold
  D Roditi
6 0 6   J-L de Jager
  R Koenig
5 6 6
10   D Johnson
  F Montana
4 6 4   L Arnold
  D Roditi
5 3
  J-L de Jager
  R Koenig
7 7   J-L de Jager
  R Koenig
7 6
  M-K Goellner
  D Prinosil
6 6   J-L de Jager
  R Koenig
7 6
  N Kulti
  M Tillström
4 6 7   N Kulti
  M Tillström
6 3
  T Martin
  R Reneberg
6 2 5   N Kulti
  M Tillström
6 6
8   Y Kafelnikov
  D Vacek
4 6 6 8   Y Kafelnikov
  D Vacek
4 4
  J Golmard
  F Santoro
6 3 3

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
3   J Björkman
  P Rafter
6 7
  W Ferreira
  G Ivanišević
4 6 3   J Björkman
  P Rafter
7 4 6
WC   B MacPhie
  P McEnroe
6 6 WC   B MacPhie
  P McEnroe
5 6 3
  D Flach
  M Keil
2 1 3   J Björkman
  P Rafter
6 6
  D Bowen
  T Anzari
6 6 14   D Adams
  O Delaître
3 3
WC   KJ Hippensteel
  D Martin
2 2   D Bowen
  T Anzari
3 2
14   D Adams
  O Delaître
6 5 7 14   D Adams
  O Delaître
6 6
WC   B Bryan
  M Bryan
1 7 6 3   J Björkman
  P Rafter
7 2 4
  G Stafford
  K Ullyett
3 6 6 6   M Knowles
  D Nestor
5 6 6
11   J Eagle
  A Florent
6 3 4   G Stafford
  K Ullyett
3 5
  F Bergh
  P Nyborg
6 6 6   F Bergh
  P Nyborg
6 7
  M Hood
  S Prieto
3 7 3   F Bergh
  P Nyborg
3 0
  J Gimelstob
  J Stark
7 7 6   M Knowles
  D Nestor
6 6
Q   S Humphries
  J Palmer
6 6   J Gimelstob
  J Stark
1 6
6   M Knowles
  D Nestor
3 6 7 6   M Knowles
  D Nestor
6 7
Q   G Silcock
  M Wakefield
6 2 6

Bottom half

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Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
  L Lobo
  J Sánchez
6 6
5   E Ferreira
  R Leach
2 4   L Lobo
  J Sánchez
6 6
  T Carbonell
  F Roig
6 6 6   T Carbonell
  F Roig
4 4
  T Kempers
  M Oosting
7 4 4   L Lobo
  J Sánchez
6 2 6
  B Haygarth
  K Kinnear
4 6 7   B Black
  A O'Brien
4 6 4
  D Orsanic
  J Siemerink
6 4 6   B Haygarth
  K Kinnear
3 2
  B Black
  A O'Brien
6 6   B Black
  A O'Brien
6 6
12   W Black
  S Lareau
2 3   L Lobo
  J Sánchez
3 3
13   J Novák
  D Rikl
7 6 4   M Bhupathi
  L Paes
6 6
  P Albano
  N Lapentti
6 4 13   J Novák
  D Rikl
4 3
Q   L Bale
  D Sapsford
6 6 Q   L Bale
  D Sapsford
6 6
  S Noteboom
  F Wibier
3 2 Q   L Bale
  D Sapsford
0 2
  K Braasch
  M Ondruska
7 6 4   M Bhupathi
  L Paes
6 6
  L Pimek
  B Talbot
6 3   K Braasch
  M Ondruska
2 4
4   M Bhupathi
  L Paes
7 7 4   M Bhupathi
  L Paes
6 6
  F Meligeni
  M Puerta
5 6

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
  M Damm
  J Grabb
5 7 6
  W Arthurs
  P Tramacchi
7 6 3   M Damm
  J Grabb
7 6
WC   M Merklein
  V Spadea
6 6 WC   M Merklein
  V Spadea
6 0
WC   T Dent
  M Russell
4 4   M Damm
  J Grabb
6 4 6
WC   L Jensen
  M Jensen
6 6 WC   L Jensen
  M Jensen
4 6 2
  M Mirnyi
  P Vízner
4 4 WC   L Jensen
  M Jensen
6 6
  M Barnard
  A Olhovskiy
6 6   M Barnard
  A Olhovskiy
4 3
9   P Galbraith
  B Steven
4 4   M Damm
  J Grabb
6 7 5
15   S Stolle
  C Suk
6 6 15   S Stolle
  C Suk
7 6 7
  A Kratzmann
  M Tebbutt
4 4 15   S Stolle
  C Suk
7 6
  C Haggard
  J Waite
7 6   C Haggard
  J Waite
6 4
  A Kitinov
  P Rosner
6 4 15   S Stolle
  C Suk
3 6 7
  D DiLucia
  M Sell
6 6 2   T Woodbridge
  M Woodforde
6 3 5
  J Alonso
  JA Conde
2 1   D DiLucia
  M Sell
3 5
2   T Woodbridge
  M Woodforde
6 3 6 2   T Woodbridge
  M Woodforde
6 7
  N Godwin
  T Ketola
3 6 3

References

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