1998 Salem Open – Doubles

The 1998 Salem Open was a men's tennis tournament played on Hard courts in Hong Kong that was part of the International Series of the 1998 ATP Tour. It was the 23rd edition of the tournament and was held from 6–12 April 1998.

Doubles
1998 Salem Open
Champions	Byron Black Alex O'Brien
Runners-up	Neville Godwin Tuomas Ketola
Score	7–5, 6–1

Seeds

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

1. Unknown (withdrew)
2. Sébastien Lareau / Daniel Nestor (first round)
3. Byron Black / Alex O'Brien (champions)
4. Brian MacPhie / Sandon Stolle (first 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

	First round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
		M Damm D Vacek	6	4	6
		S Davis M Tebbutt	4	6	2				M Damm D Vacek	6	6
		M Takada R Tsujino	6	6					M Takada R Tsujino	3	1
		G Grant K Kinnear	1	2												M Damm D Vacek	4	6	6
		J Holmes A Town	7	4	7											N Godwin T Ketola	6	0	7
	4	B MacPhie S Stolle	6	6	5				J Holmes A Town	2	1
		N Godwin T Ketola	6	6					N Godwin T Ketola	6	6
		D Sapsford C Wilkinson	3	4																			N Godwin T Ketola	5	1
		C Haggard P Rosner	7	6																		3	B Black A O'Brien	7	6
		P Nyborg D Prinosil	6	4					C Haggard P Rosner	4	4
	3	B Black A O'Brien	6	6				3	B Black A O'Brien	6	6
		M Keil T. J. Middleton	1	1											3	B Black A O'Brien	6	6
		B Ellwood K Flygt	6	7												F Bergh T Johansson	3	0
		B Martínez V Spadea	3	6					B Ellwood K Flygt	2	2
		F Bergh T Johansson	6	6					F Bergh T Johansson	6	6
	2	S Lareau D Nestor	3	3