Mark Philippoussis and Patrick Rafter were the defending champions but they competed with different partners that year, Philippoussis with Goran Ivanišević and Rafter with Jonas Björkman.
Doubles | |
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1998 Stella Artois Championships | |
1997 Champions | Mark Philippoussis Patrick Rafter |
Champions | |
Runners-up | |
Score | No result due to rain. |
Draw | 28 |
Ivanišević and Philippoussis lost in the first round to Max Mirnyi and Michael Sell.
Björkman and Rafter were one of the two teams in the final along with Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde.
There was no result for the event due to rain.
Seeds edit
The top four seeded teams received byes into the second round.
- Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde (final)
- Mahesh Bhupathi / Leander Paes (semifinals)
- Jonas Björkman / Patrick Rafter (final)
- Patrick Galbraith / Brett Steven (semifinals)
- Wayne Black / Sébastien Lareau (quarterfinals)
- Neil Broad / Piet Norval (second round)
- n/a
- Sandon Stolle / Cyril Suk (quarterfinals)
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 | Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde | 1 | 7 | 7 | |||||||||
4 | Patrick Galbraith Brett Steven | 6 | 6 | 5 | |||||||||
1 | Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde | ||||||||||||
3 | Jonas Björkman Patrick Rafter | ||||||||||||
3 | Jonas Björkman Patrick Rafter | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||
2 | Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes | 1 | 6 |
Top half edit
First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | T Woodbridge M Woodforde | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
N Godwin M Merklein | 3 | 4 | T Kempers M Oosting | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
T Kempers M Oosting | 6 | 6 | 1 | T Woodbridge M Woodforde | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
G Ivanišević M Philippoussis | 6 | 4 | 2 | 8 | S Stolle C Suk | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
M Mirnyi M Sell | 4 | 6 | 6 | M Mirnyi M Sell | 4 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
S Noteboom A Olhovskiy | 2 | 2 | 8 | S Stolle C Suk | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
8 | S Stolle C Suk | 6 | 6 | 1 | T Woodbridge M Woodforde | 1 | 7 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
4 | P Galbraith B Steven | 6 | 6 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | P Galbraith B Steven | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
J Gimelstob B MacPhie | 4 | 4 | D Roditi S Sargsian | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
D Roditi S Sargsian | 6 | 6 | 4 | P Galbraith B Steven | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WC | T Martin G Rusedski | 3 | 6 | 4 | 5 | W Black S Lareau | 3 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
W Arthurs A Kratzmann | 6 | 3 | 6 | W Arthurs A Kratzmann | 6 | 5 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
C Haggard M Tebbutt | 2 | 7 | 1 | 5 | W Black S Lareau | 4 | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | W Black S Lareau | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Bottom half edit
First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | N Broad P Norval | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
D Sapsford C Wilkinson | 5 | 2 | 6 | N Broad P Norval | 4 | 6 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
WC | K Kučera D Vacek | 4 | 1 | LL | A Clément J Golmard | 6 | 2 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
LL | A Clément J Golmard | 6 | 6 | LL | A Clément J Golmard | 7 | 0 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
G Stafford K Ullyett | 5 | 3 | 3 | J Björkman P Rafter | 6 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
B Black A O'Brien | 7 | 6 | B Black A O'Brien | 6 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | J Björkman P Rafter | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | J Björkman P Rafter | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Q | M Ruah A Sá | 6 | 4 | 2 | M Bhupathi L Paes | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
WC | K Carlsen T Enqvist | 7 | 6 | WC | K Carlsen T Enqvist | 4 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Q | D Flach G Van Emburgh | 6 | 6 | Q | D Flach G Van Emburgh | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
K Kinnear D Randall | 4 | 4 | Q | D Flach G Van Emburgh | 4 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WC | T Henman P Sampras | 7 | 5 | 6 | 2 | M Bhupathi L Paes | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
M Knowles D Nestor | 6 | 7 | 3 | WC | T Henman P Sampras | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
2 | M Bhupathi L Paes | 6 | 6 |