1998 Australian Open – Men's doubles

Tennis tournament
Men's doubles
1998 Australian Open
Final
ChampionsSweden Jonas Björkman
Netherlands Jacco Eltingh
Runners-upAustralia Todd Woodbridge
Australia Mark Woodforde
Score6–2, 5–7, 2–6, 6–4, 6–3
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends men women mixed
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1998 tennis event results

Jonas Björkman and Jacco Eltingh defeated the defending champions Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde in the final, 6–2, 5–7, 2–6, 6–4, 6–3 to win the men's doubles tennis title at the 1998 Australian Open.

Seeds

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

  1. Australia Todd Woodbridge / Australia Mark Woodforde (final)
  2. India Mahesh Bhupathi / India Leander Paes (semifinals)
  3. United States Alex O'Brien / United States Jonathan Stark (third round)
  4. South Africa Ellis Ferreira / United States Rick Leach (quarterfinals)
  5. Sweden Jonas Björkman / Netherlands Jacco Eltingh (champions)
  6. The Bahamas Mark Knowles / Canada Daniel Nestor (first round)
  7. Canada Sébastien Lareau / South Africa Piet Norval (first round)
  8. Argentina Luis Lobo / Spain Javier Sánchez (quarterfinals)
  9. Australia Mark Philippoussis / Australia Patrick Rafter (first round)
  10. United States Donald Johnson / United States Francisco Montana (third round)
  11. Australia Sandon Stolle / Czech Republic Cyril Suk (third round)
  12. United States Patrick Galbraith / New Zealand Brett Steven (quarterfinals)
  13. France Olivier Delaître / France Fabrice Santoro (third round)
  14. Argentina Lucas Arnold Ker / Argentina Daniel Orsanic (first round)
  15. South Africa David Adams / North Macedonia Aleksandar Kitinov (second round)
  16. Zimbabwe Byron Black / Sweden Nicklas Kulti (first round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
1 Australia Todd Woodbridge
Australia Mark Woodforde
6 6 7
8 Argentina Luis Lobo
Spain Javier Sánchez
3 4 61
1 Australia Todd Woodbridge
Australia Mark Woodforde
6 7 6
Australia David Macpherson
United States David Wheaton
4 5 3
Australia David Macpherson
United States David Wheaton
7 63 3 7 13
12 United States Patrick Galbraith
New Zealand Brett Steven
65 7 6 66 11
1 Australia Todd Woodbridge
Australia Mark Woodforde
2 7 6 4 3
5 Sweden Jonas Björkman
Netherlands Jacco Eltingh
6 5 2 6 6
5 Sweden Jonas Björkman
Netherlands Jacco Eltingh
6 6 7
4 South Africa Ellis Ferreira
United States Rick Leach
2 4 5
5 Sweden Jonas Björkman
Netherlands Jacco Eltingh
4 7 6 3 6
2 India Mahesh Bhupathi
India Leander Paes
6 5 3 6 3
United States Justin Gimelstob
United States Brian MacPhie
62 3 2
2 India Mahesh Bhupathi
India Leander Paes
7 6 6

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1 Australia T Woodbridge
Australia M Woodforde
6 6
United States M Keil
United States T. J. Middleton
4 4 1 Australia T Woodbridge
Australia M Woodforde
6 6
Australia G Doyle
Australia T Larkham
6 6 Australia G Doyle
Australia T Larkham
4 2
Spain A Berasategui
Mexico D Roditi
4 3 1 Australia T Woodbridge
Australia M Woodforde
6 6
South Africa J-L de Jager
South Africa R Koenig
7 5 6 South Africa J-L de Jager
South Africa R Koenig
1 3
Netherlands T Nijssen
Czech Republic T Anzari
5 7 4 South Africa J-L de Jager
South Africa R Koenig
7 3 6
France J-P Fleurian
Sweden P Nyborg
6 6 France J-P Fleurian
Sweden P Nyborg
5 6 4
16 Zimbabwe B Black
Sweden N Kulti
3 2 1 Australia T Woodbridge
Australia M Woodforde
6 6 7
Argentina P Albano
Spain À Corretja
6 3 7 8 Argentina L Lobo
Spain J Sánchez
3 4 61
9 Australia M Philippoussis
Australia P Rafter
3 6 5 Argentina P Albano
Spain À Corretja
7 0 6
United States D Randall
United States J Waite
7 6 United States D Randall
United States J Waite
5 6 3
United States D Flach
United States K Kinnear
5 4 Argentina P Albano
Spain À Corretja
4 6 8
Netherlands T Kempers
Netherlands M Oosting
6 4 6 8 Argentina L Lobo
Spain J Sánchez
6 2 10
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia D Petrović
Australia G Silcock
3 6 3 Netherlands T Kempers
Netherlands M Oosting
6 3 16
8 Argentina L Lobo
Spain J Sánchez
6 6 8 Argentina L Lobo
Spain J Sánchez
3 6 18
Netherlands J Siemerink
Czech Republic D Vacek
4 2

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
3 United States A O'Brien
United States J Stark
7 7
South Africa M Barnard
South Africa B Haygarth
63 5 3 United States A O'Brien
United States J Stark
4 7 6
Australia P Kilderry
Ecuador N Lapentti
6 6 Australia P Kilderry
Ecuador N Lapentti
6 64 2
Netherlands S Groen
Croatia G Ivanišević
3 2 3 United States A O'Brien
United States J Stark
62 63
Australia D Macpherson
United States D Wheaton
6 6 Australia D Macpherson
United States D Wheaton
7 7
South Africa M Ondruska
United States GV Emburgh
4 4 Australia D Macpherson
United States D Wheaton
6 6
Morocco K Alami
Belgium T Vanhoudt
2 6 6 Morocco K Alami
Belgium T Vanhoudt
3 4
14 Argentina L Arnold
Argentina D Orsanic
6 3 2 Australia D Macpherson
United States D Wheaton
7 63 3 7 13
12 United States P Galbraith
New Zealand B Steven
6 6 12 United States P Galbraith
New Zealand B Steven
65 7 6 66 11
Netherlands S Noteboom
Netherlands F Wibier
2 4 12 United States P Galbraith
New Zealand B Steven
6 6
Australia S Draper
Australia J Stoltenberg
6 7 Australia S Draper
Australia J Stoltenberg
2 ;3
Spain J Burillo
Spain A Martín
3 64 12 United States P Galbraith
New Zealand B Steven
66 6 6
Italy C Brandi
Italy F Messori
6 6 Germany M-K Goellner
Germany D Prinosil
7 2 2
United Kingdom D Sapsford
United Kingdom C Wilkinson
2 4 Italy C Brandi
Italy F Messori
4 4
Germany M-K Goellner
Germany D Prinosil
7 7 Germany M-K Goellner
Germany D Prinosil
6 6
6 The Bahamas M Knowles
Canada D Nestor
5 5

Bottom half

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
5 Sweden J Björkman
Netherlands J Eltingh
6 7
Germany K Braasch
Germany M Kohlmann
3 5 5 Sweden J Björkman
Netherlands J Eltingh
6 6
Sweden J Apell
Zimbabwe W Black
7 5 6 Sweden J Apell
Zimbabwe W Black
4 4
South Africa G Stafford
Zimbabwe K Ullyett
5 7 1 5 Sweden J Björkman
Netherlands J Eltingh
6 3 6
South Africa N Godwin
South Africa C Haggard
6 4 9 11 Australia S Stolle
Czech Republic C Suk
3 6 4
United States B Coupe
South Africa P Rosner
4 6 7 South Africa N Godwin
South Africa C Haggard
2 2
11 Australia S Stolle
Czech Republic C Suk
6 6 11 Australia S Stolle
Czech Republic C Suk
6 6
Germany J Knippschild
United States J Tarango
2 4 5 Sweden J Björkman
Netherlands J Eltingh
6 6 7
13 France O Delaître
France F Santoro
7 6 4 South Africa E Ferreira
United States R Leach
2 4 5
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia N Djordjevic
Brazil A Sá
5 4 13 France O Delaître
France F Santoro
4 6 6
United States J Grabb
United States R Reneberg
65 6 6 United States J Grabb
United States R Reneberg
6 2 4
United States D Bowen
Portugal J Cunha e Silva
7 2 4 13 France O Delaître
France F Santoro
6 2 1
Brazil G Kuerten
United States M Sell
6 7 4 South Africa E Ferreira
United States R Leach
3 6 6
Sweden R Bergh
South Africa B Talbot
4 65 Brazil G Kuerten
United States M Sell
3 4
4 South Africa E Ferreira
United States R Leach
6 6 4 South Africa E Ferreira
United States R Leach
6 6
Egypt T El-Sawy
Hungary G Köves
4 2

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
United States J Gimelstob
United States B MacPhie
7 63 6
7 Canada S Lareau
South Africa P Norval
64 7 3 United States J Gimelstob
United States B MacPhie
6 6
Australia J Eagle
Australia A Florent
6 6 Australia J Eagle
Australia A Florent
2 2
Australia M Tebbutt
Sweden M Tillström
1 3 United States J Gimelstob
United States B MacPhie
6 3 6
Czech Republic S Doseděl
Belgium L Pimek
6 6 10 United States D Johnson
United States F Montana
3 6 1
United Kingdom T Henman
Switzerland M Rosset
2 4 Czech Republic S Doseděl
Belgium L Pimek
4 4
10 United States D Johnson
United States F Montana
6 3 6 10 United States D Johnson
United States F Montana
6 6
Spain J Alonso
United States S Davis
4 6 2 United States J Gimelstob
United States B MacPhie
62 3 2
15 South Africa D Adams
North Macedonia A Kitinov
7 66 6 2 India M Bhupathi
India L Paes
7 6 6
Australia R Fromberg
Australia J Holmes
65 7 3 15 South Africa D Adams
North Macedonia A Kitinov
3 7 12
Australia L Hewitt
Australia L Smith
6 6 Australia L Hewitt
Australia L Smith
6 64 14
Australia J-D Gould
Australia J Kerr
3 1 Australia L Hewitt
Australia L Smith
0 62
Australia W Arthurs
Australia A Kratzmann
7 2 6 2 India M Bhupathi
India L Paes
6 7
Australia B Ellwood
Australia P Tramacchi
5 6 3 Australia W Arthurs
Australia A Kratzmann
2 3
2 India M Bhupathi
India L Paes
6 6 2 India M Bhupathi
India L Paes
6 6
Belarus M Mirnyi
Armenia S Sargsian
2 2

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