1998 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles

Men's doubles
Men's doubles
1998 Wimbledon Championships
Final
Champions	Jacco Eltingh ; Paul Haarhuis
Runners-up	Todd Woodbridge ; Mark Woodforde
Score	2–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–3), 5–7, 10–8
Details
Draw	64 (3 Q / 5 WC )
Seeds	16
Events

Jacco Eltingh and Paul Haarhuis defeated the five-time defending champions Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde in a rematch of the previous year's final, 2–6, 6–4, 7–6^(7–3), 5–7, 10–8, to win the gentlemen's doubles title at the 1998 Wimbledon Championships.^[1]^[2]

Seeds

01.

Jacco Eltingh /

Paul Haarhuis (champions)

02.

Todd Woodbridge /

Mark Woodforde (final)

03.

Mahesh Bhupathi /

Leander Paes (second round)

04.

Ellis Ferreira /

Rick Leach (quarterfinals)

05.

Jonas Björkman /

Patrick Rafter (semifinals)

06.

Donald Johnson /

Francisco Montana (third round)

07.

Yevgeny Kafelnikov /

Daniel Vacek (third round)

08.

Martin Damm /

Jim Grabb (third round)

09.

Patrick Galbraith /

Brett Steven (quarterfinals)

10.

Nicklas Kulti /

David Macpherson (quarterfinals)

11.

Mark Knowles /

Daniel Nestor (third round)

12.

Wayne Black /

Sébastien Lareau (semifinals)

13.

Joshua Eagle /

Andrew Florent (first round)

14.

Neil Broad /

Piet Norval (third round)

15.

Marc-Kevin Goellner /

David Prinosil (second round)

16.

Sandon Stolle /

Cyril Suk (third round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Qualifying

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals							Semifinals						Final

1	Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis	6	5	7⁷	6

10	Nicklas Kulti David Macpherson	4	7	6²	2
							1	Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis	6	6	7

							12	Wayne Black Sébastien Lareau	4	4	5
	Justin Gimelstob Brian MacPhie	4	4	6⁴

12	Wayne Black Sébastien Lareau	6	6	7⁷
													1	Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis	2	6	7⁷	5	10

													2	Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde	6	4	6³	7	8
5	Jonas Björkman Patrick Rafter	5	5	6	6	11

4	Ellis Ferreira Rick Leach	7	7	3	4	9
							5	Jonas Björkman Patrick Rafter	4	6	2	5

							2	Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde	6	1	6	7
9	Patrick Galbraith Brett Steven	0	7	4	6	3

2	Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde	6	5	6	4	6

Top half

Section 1

First round					Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

1	J Eltingh P Haarhuis	6	7
	J-P Fleurian J Waite	4	5		1	J Eltingh P Haarhuis	6	6
	K Kinnear D Randall	6¹³	4			J Siemerink F Wibier	4	2
	J Siemerink F Wibier	7¹⁵	6							1	J Eltingh P Haarhuis	6	6
	L Jensen M Jensen	1	3							16	S Stolle C Suk	4	4
	D Flach G Van Emburgh	6	6			D Flach G Van Emburgh	6	6³	6
	P Kilderry P Nyborg	3	6⁵		16	S Stolle C Suk	2	7⁷	8
16	S Stolle C Suk	6	7⁷											1	J Eltingh P Haarhuis	6	5	7⁷	6
10	N Kulti D Macpherson	4	7⁷	6										10	N Kulti D Macpherson	4	7	6²	2
	L Pimek T Zdražila	6	6²	1	10	N Kulti D Macpherson	7¹⁰	6
	D Adams C Doseděl	4	6	3		A Kitinov P Vízner	6⁸	1
	A Kitinov P Vízner	6	3	6						10	N Kulti D Macpherson	7⁷	6
	B Coupe D DiLucia	6	6							7	Y Kafelnikov D Vacek	6³	3
	M Ardinghi M Bertolini	4	2			B Coupe D DiLucia	1	4
WC	N Gould M Petchey	3	0		7	Y Kafelnikov D Vacek	6	6
7	Y Kafelnikov D Vacek	6	6

Section 2

First round					Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

3	M Bhupathi L Paes	6	6
	M Mirnyi A Olhovskiy	4	3		3	M Bhupathi L Paes	6	6⁴	4
	B Black R Reneberg	1	4			J Gimelstob B MacPhie	4	7⁷	6
	J Gimelstob B MacPhie	6	6								J Gimelstob B MacPhie	6	7¹¹
	D Bowen B Talbot	3	7¹⁰	4						14	N Broad P Norval	3	6⁹
	K Braasch J Knippschild	6	6⁸	6		K Braasch J Knippschild	3	6	7
	D Roditi S Sargsian	7⁷	6⁵	5	14	N Broad P Norval	6	4	9
14	N Broad P Norval	6³	7⁷	7											J Gimelstob B MacPhie	4	4	6⁴
12	W Black S Lareau	6	6											12	W Black S Lareau	6	6	7⁷
Q	R Matheson N Weal	2	4		12	W Black S Lareau	6	6
WC	L Milligan A Parmar	1	7	8	WC	L Milligan A Parmar	2	3
	D Orsanic M Ruah	6	5	6						12	W Black S Lareau	6	7¹¹
	G Köves J Tarango	6	6							6	D Johnson F Montana	3	6⁹
	T Kempers M Oosting	3	4			G Köves J Tarango	2	5
	D Sapsford C Wilkinson	7⁷	2	3	6	D Johnson F Montana	6	7
6	D Johnson F Montana	6⁵	6	6

Bottom half

Section 3

First round					Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

5	J Björkman P Rafter	6	6
	J Novák D Rikl	3	2		5	J Björkman P Rafter	6	7
	G Stafford K Ullyett	7¹⁰	4	9		G Stafford K Ullyett	3	5
	T Nijssen S Noteboom	6⁸	6	7						5	J Björkman P Rafter	7	5	6
	N Đorđević S Groen	7	6²	6						11	M Knowles D Nestor	5	7	2
	W Arthurs A Kratzmann	5	7⁷	8		W Arthurs A Kratzmann	3	3
	M Keil TJ Middleton	6⁷	2		11	M Knowles D Nestor	6	6
11	M Knowles D Nestor	7⁹	6												5	J Björkman P Rafter	5	5	6	6	11
13	J Eagle A Florent	4	6⁵												4	E Ferreira R Leach	7	7	3	4	9
	N Godwin T Ketola	6	7⁷			N Godwin T Ketola	3	6¹
WC	J Delgado A Foster	3	4			C Haggard P Rosner	6	7⁷
	C Haggard P Rosner	6	6								C Haggard P Rosner	6⁴	0
	M Hood S Prieto	6⁴	4							4	E Ferreira R Leach	7⁷	6
	P Albano N Lapentti	7⁷	6			P Albano N Lapentti	7¹²	3	3
WC	M Maclagan A Richardson	3	1		4	E Ferreira R Leach	6¹⁰	6	6
4	E Ferreira R Leach	6	6

Section 4

First round					Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

8	M Damm J Grabb	2	6	6
	M Barnard G Grant	6	4	2	8	M Damm J Grabb	6	7⁹
Q	P Luxa D Škoch	5	3		Q	J Holmes A Painter	4	6⁷
Q	J Holmes A Painter	7	6							8	M Damm J Grabb	6⁵	2
	C Brandi F Messori	6	4	4						9	P Galbraith B Steven	7⁷	6
	N Marques T Vanhoudt	4	6	6		N Marques T Vanhoudt	3	5
WC	B Cowan T Spinks	3	6	3	9	P Galbraith B Steven	6	7
9	P Galbraith B Steven	6	3	6										9	P Galbraith B Steven	0	7	4	6	3
15	M-K Goellner D Prinosil	6	6											2	T Woodbridge M Woodforde	6	5	6	4	6
	M Merklein M Sell	2	2		15	M-K Goellner D Prinosil	6⁴	6	3
	N Aerts A Sá	3	4			J-L de Jager R Koenig	7⁷	4	6
	J-L de Jager R Koenig	6	6								J-L de Jager R Koenig	1	6⁶
	T Martin A O'Brien	7⁷	7⁷							2	T Woodbridge M Woodforde	6	7⁸
	M Tebbutt P Tramacchi	6³	6⁴			T Martin A O'Brien	6⁴	3
	J Burillo T Carbonell	1	4		2	T Woodbridge M Woodforde	7⁷	6
2	T Woodbridge M Woodforde	6	6

References

^ Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.
^ Garber, Greg (18 November 1998). "It's a Family Thing". Hartford Courant. Connecticut. Retrieved 26 December 2021. Eltingh and Haarhuis have entered 12 tournaments so far this year and won eight: the French Open, Wimbledon, Philadelphia, Rotterdam, Barcelona, Monte Carlo, Amsterdam and Boston.

External links

Source for the draw at Wimbledon.com
"Wimbledon 1998 – Doubles Draw". atpworldtour.com. ATP World Tour. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
1998 Wimbledon Championships – Men's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation

[Barrett-1] Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.

[2] Garber, Greg (18 November 1998). "It's a Family Thing". Hartford Courant. Connecticut. Retrieved 26 December 2021. Eltingh and Haarhuis have entered 12 tournaments so far this year and won eight: the French Open, Wimbledon, Philadelphia, Rotterdam, Barcelona, Monte Carlo, Amsterdam and Boston.

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