1998 Paris Open – Doubles

Doubles
1998 Paris Open
Champions	Mahesh Bhupathi  Leander Paes
Runners-up	Jacco Eltingh  Paul Haarhuis
Score	6–4, 6–2
Draw	24
Seeds	8

Main article: 1998 Paris Open

Jacco Eltingh and Paul Haarhuis were the defending champions. Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes won in the final 6–4, 6–2, against Eltingh and Haarhuis.

Seeds

All seeds receive a bye into the second round.

1. Jacco Eltingh / Paul Haarhuis (final)
2. Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde (quarterfinals)
3. Mahesh Bhupathi / Leander Paes (champions)
4. Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor (semifinals)
5. Ellis Ferreira / Rick Leach (second round)
6. Cyril Suk / Sandon Stolle (quarterfinals)
7. Martin Damm / Jim Grabb (second round)
8. Olivier Delaître / Fabrice Santoro (second 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
	1	Jacco Eltingh  Paul Haarhuis	6	4	6
	4	Mark Knowles  Daniel Nestor	3	6	4
								1	Jacco Eltingh  Paul Haarhuis	4	2
								3	Mahesh Bhupathi  Leander Paes	6	6
	3	Mahesh Bhupathi  Leander Paes	6	6
		Richey Reneberg  Jonathan Stark	2	3

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								1	J Eltingh  P Haarhuis	6	6
	WC	A Di Pasquale  M Rosset	4	0					B Black  J Björkman	3	1
		B Black  J Björkman	6	6											1	J Eltingh  P Haarhuis	7	6
		P Norval  K Ullyett	7	7												P Norval  K Ullyett	6	3
		N Broad  R Koenig	6	6					P Norval  K Ullyett	6	7
								8	O Delaître  F Santoro	4	6
																						1	J Eltingh  P Haarhuis	6	4	6
																						4	M Knowles  D Nestor	3	6	4
								4	M Knowles  D Nestor	6	6
	WC	A Clément  S Grosjean	4	5					Y Kafelnikov  D Vacek	3	1
		Y Kafelnikov  D Vacek	6	7											4	M Knowles  D Nestor	6	6	6
		J Eagle  A Florent	6	7	4											N Kulti  D Macpherson	7	4	4
		N Kulti  D Macpherson	7	6	6				N Kulti  D Macpherson	6	6
								5	E Ferreira  R Leach	4	4

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								6	C Suk  S Stolle	7	3	7
	Q	N Kiefer  D Prinosil	0	4				WC	J Golmard  G Raoux	6	6	5
	WC	J Golmard  G Raoux	6	6											6	C Suk  S Stolle	4	3
	WC	A Dupuis  S Huet	1	2											3	M Bhupathi  L Paes	6	6
		S Lareau  A O'Brien	6	6					S Lareau  A O'Brien	6	2
								3	M Bhupathi  L Paes	7	6
																						3	M Bhupathi  L Paes	6	6
																							R Reneberg  J Stark	2	3
								7	M Damm  J Grabb	6	6
		D Adams  J-L de Jager	3	4					R Reneberg  J Stark	7	7
		R Reneberg  J Stark	6	6												R Reneberg  J Stark	6	7
		W Black  D Johnson	5	6r											2	T Woodbridge  M Woodforde	4	6
		L Lobo  J Sánchez	7	6					L Lobo  J Sánchez	2	3
								2	T Woodbridge  M Woodforde	6	6

External links

• 1998 Paris Open Doubles draw