1998 ATP Tour World Championships – Doubles

Jacco Eltingh and Paul Haarhuis defeated Mark Knowles and Daniel Nestor in the final, 6–4, 6–2, 7–5 to win the doubles tennis title at the 1998 ATP Tour World Championships.[1]

Doubles
1998 ATP Tour World Championships
Final
ChampionsNetherlands Jacco Eltingh
Netherlands Paul Haarhuis
Runners-upThe Bahamas Mark Knowles
Canada Daniel Nestor
Score6–4, 6–2, 7–5
Details
Draw8
Events
Singles Doubles
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Rick Leach and Jonathan Stark were the defending champions, but did not compete together in 1998. Stark failed to qualify with another partner; Leach partnered Ellis Ferreira, but was eliminated in the round-robin stage.

Seeds

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  1.   Jacco Eltingh /   Paul Haarhuis (champions)
  2.   Mahesh Bhupathi /   Leander Paes (round robin, withdrew due to a left ankle injury of Paes)
  3.   Todd Woodbridge /   Mark Woodforde (round robin)
  4.   Mark Knowles /   Daniel Nestor (final)
  5.   Ellis Ferreira /   Rick Leach (round robin)
  6.   Sandon Stolle /   Cyril Suk (round robin)
  7.   Olivier Delaître /   Fabrice Santoro (semifinals)
  8.   Donald Johnson /   Francisco Montana (semifinals)
  9.   Joshua Eagle /   Andrew Florent (round robin)

Draw

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Finals

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Semifinals Final
            
1   Jacco Eltingh
  Paul Haarhuis
7 6  
8   Donald Johnson
  Francisco Montana
61 4  
1   Jacco Eltingh
  Paul Haarhuis
6 6 7    
4   Mark Knowles
  Daniel Nestor
4 2 5    
4   Mark Knowles
  Daniel Nestor
4 6 7
7   Olivier Delaître
  Fabrice Santoro
6 4 5

Green group

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    Eltingh
  Haarhuis
  Woodbridge
  Woodforde
  Ferreira
  Leach
  Delaître
  Santoro
RR
W–L
Set
W–L
Game
W–L
Standings
1   Jacco Eltingh
  Paul Haarhuis
7–6(7–3), 6–4 6–4, 6–4 4–6, 7–5, 7–5 3–0 6–1 43–34 1
3   Todd Woodbridge
  Mark Woodforde
6–7(3–7), 4–6 6–7(3–7), 3–6 7–6(7–1), 3–6, 4–6 0–3 1–6 33–44 4
5   Ellis Ferreira
  Rick Leach
4–6, 4–6 7–6(7–3), 6–3 6–7(1–7), 6–4, 6–7(3–7) 1–2 3–4 39–39 3
7   Olivier Delaître
  Fabrice Santoro
6–4, 5–7, 5–7 6–7(1–7), 6–3, 6–4 7–6(7–1), 4–6, 7–6(7–3) 2–1 5–4 52–50 2

Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2. number of matches; 3. in two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4. in three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5. steering-committee decision.

Gold group

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    Bhupathi
  Paes
  Eagle
  Florent
  Knowles
  Nestor
  Stolle
  Suk
  Johnson
  Montana
RR
W–L
Set
W–L
Game
W–L
Standings
2
9
  Mahesh Bhupathi
  Leander Paes
  Joshua Eagle
  Andrew Florent
7–6(7–5), 6–0
(w/ Eagle / Florent)
6–4, 3–6, 4–6
(w/ Bhupathi / Paes)
6–3, 4–6, 6–7(4–7)
(w/ Bhupathi / Paes)
0–2
1–0
2–4
2–0
29–32
13–6
5
4
4   Mark Knowles
  Daniel Nestor
6–7(5–7), 0–6
(w/ Eagle / Florent)
2–6, 6–4, 6–2 6–3, 6–2 2–1 4–3 32–30 1
6   Sandon Stolle
  Cyril Suk
4–6, 6–3, 6–4
(w/ Bhupathi / Paes)
6–2, 4–6, 2–6 7–6(8–6), 6–7(5–7), 6–7(4–7) 1–2 4–5 47–47 3
8   Donald Johnson
  Francisco Montana
3–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–4)
(w/ Bhupathi / Paes)
3–6, 2–6 6–7(6–8), 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–4) 2–1 4–4 41–47 2

Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2. number of matches; 3. in two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4. in three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5. steering-committee decision.

References

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  1. ^ "1998 ATP Tour World Championships – Singles results". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).