1998 Italian Open – Men's doubles

Main article: 1998 Italian Open (tennis)

Men's doubles
1998 Italian Open
Champions	Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes
Runners-up	Ellis Ferreira Rick Leach
Score	6–4, 4–6, 7–6
Draw	32
Seeds	8

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.

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

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

1. Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde (first round)
2. Mahesh Bhupathi / Leander Paes (champions)
3. Yevgeny Kafelnikov / Daniel Vacek (quarterfinals)
4. Ellis Ferreira / Rick Leach (final)
5. Jonas Björkman / Patrick Rafter (quarterfinals)
6. Luis Lobo / Javier Sánchez (semifinals)
7. Donald Johnson / Francisco Montana (first round)
8. Joshua Eagle / Andrew Florent (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

	Semifinals							Final
		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

	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

	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