1998 du Maurier Open – Men's doubles

Men's doubles
1998 du Maurier Open
Champions	Martin Damm Jim Grabb
Runners-up	Ellis Ferreira Rick Leach
Score	6–7, 6–2, 7–6
Draw	28 (5WC/2Q)
Seeds	8

Main article: 1998 du Maurier Open

Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes were the defending champions, but lost in the semifinals to the eventual runners-up Ellis Ferreira and Rick Leach.

Martin Damm and Jim Grabb won the title, by defeating Ferreira and Leach, 6–7, 6–2, 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. Mahesh Bhupathi / Leander Paes (semifinals)
2. Jonas Björkman / Patrick Rafter (semifinals, retired)
3. Ellis Ferreira / Rick Leach (final)
4. Yevgeny Kafelnikov / Daniel Vacek (second round)
5. Donald Johnson / Francisco Montana (quarterfinals)
6. Unknown (withdrew)
7. Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor (quarterfinals)
8. Wayne Black / Sébastien Lareau (quarterfinals)

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	Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes	6	3
	3	Ellis Ferreira Rick Leach	7	6
								3	Ellis Ferreira Rick Leach	7	2	6
									Martin Damm Jim Grabb	6	6	7
		Martin Damm Jim Grabb	3	7
	2	Jonas Björkman Patrick Rafter	6	6r

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								1	M Bhupathi L Paes	6	6
		B Coupe D Randall	6	6					B Coupe D Randall	4	0
		G Stafford K Ullyett	3	4											1	M Bhupathi L Paes	6	5	6
		O Delaître F Santoro	7	6											8	W Black S Lareau	2	7	4
		B Kokavec F Niemeyer	5	2					O Delaître F Santoro	4	4
	8	W Black S Lareau	6	6				8	W Black S Lareau	6	6
		D Macpherson B MacPhie	1	2																		1	M Bhupathi L Paes	6	3
																						3	E Ferreira R Leach	7	6
								3	E Ferreira R Leach	4	7	6
		J Eagle J Siemerink	6	7					J Eagle J Siemerink	6	6	4
		T Haas J Robichaud	2	5											3	E Ferreira R Leach	6	6
		S Sargsian G Van Emburgh	7	6											5	D Johnson F Montana	2	1
		L Jensen M Jensen	6	0					S Sargsian G Van Emburgh	1	5
	5	D Johnson F Montana	2	6	6			5	D Johnson F Montana	6	7
		S Larose J Turek	6	4	3

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
		M Damm J Grabb	6	6	6
		D Flach M Tebbutt	7	3	0				M Damm J Grabb	w/o
		A Kratzmann G Kuerten	6	3	6				A Kratzmann G Kuerten
		D Roditi J Tarango	3	6	3											M Damm J Grabb	6	6
		S Stolle C Suk	7	6												S Stolle C Suk	3	1
		J-L de Jager R Koenig	6	4					S Stolle C Suk	4	7	7
								4	Y Kafelnikov D Vacek	6	6	6
																							M Damm J Grabb	3	7
	7	M Knowles D Nestor	6	7																		2	J Björkman P Rafter	6	6r
		A Kitinov F Wibier	3	5				7	M Knowles D Nestor	4
		G Ivanišević M Philippoussis	6	6					G Ivanišević M Philippoussis	2r
		D Adams Max Mirnyi	3	4											7	M Knowles D Nestor	5	3
		P Galbraith T Martin	6	7	6										2	J Björkman P Rafter	7	6
		B Black A O'Brien	7	5	2				P Galbraith T Martin	2	1
								2	J Björkman P Rafter	6	6

Qualifying

Qualifying seeds

1. Brandon Coupe / Dave Randall (qualified)
2. Mark Keil / T. J. Middleton (first round)
3. Patrick Galbraith / Todd Martin (qualifying competition)
4. Neville Godwin / Tuomas Ketola (qualifying competition)

Qualifiers

1. Brandon Coupe / Dave Randall
2. Sargis Sargsian / Greg Van Emburgh

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	1	Brandon Coupe Dave Randall	6	6
	WC	Dominic Boulet David Kepka	3	2
								1	Brandon Coupe Dave Randall	6	6
								4	Neville Godwin Tuomas Ketola	3	3
	WC	Emin Ağayev Bobby Mahal	4	6
	4	Neville Godwin Tuomas Ketola	6	7

Second qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	2	Mark Keil T. J. Middleton	6	6
		Sargis Sargsian Greg Van Emburgh	7	7
									Sargis Sargsian Greg Van Emburgh	6	6
								3	Patrick Galbraith Todd Martin	2	4
	WC	Hugues Laverdière Charles-Antoine Sévigny	2	0
	3	Patrick Galbraith Todd Martin	6	6

External links

• Official results archive (ATP)
• Official results archive (ITF)