# 1998 US Open – Men's doubles

The 1998 US Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the USTA National Tennis Center in New York City in New York in the United States. It was the 118th edition of the US Open and was held from August 31 through September 13, 1998.

## Seeds

Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.
* Jacco Eltingh / Paul Haarhuis (withdrew)
* Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde (third round)
* Jonas Björkman / Patrick Rafter (quarterfinals)
* Mahesh Bhupathi / Leander Paes (semifinals)
* Ellis Ferreira / Rick Leach (first round)
* Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor (final)
* Unknown (withdrew)
* Yevgeny Kafelnikov / Daniel Vacek (second round)
* Patrick Galbraith / Brett Steven (first round)
* Donald Johnson / Francisco Montana (first round)
* Joshua Eagle / Andrew Florent (first round)
* Wayne Black / Sébastien Lareau (first round)
* Jiří Novák / David Rikl (second round)
* David Adams / Olivier Delaître (third round)
* Sandon Stolle / Cyril Suk (champions)
* Neil Broad / Piet Norval (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

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 16 | Neil Broad Piet Norval | 7 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | John-Laffnie de Jager Robbie Koenig | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | John-Laffnie de Jager Robbie Koenig | 5 | 6 | 6 | | John-Laffnie de Jager Robbie Koenig | 6 | 2 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| 3 | Jonas Björkman Patrick Rafter | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| 6 | Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | 6 | Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor | 6 | 6 | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | 15 | Sandon Stolle Cyril Suk | 4 | 7 | 6 |
| | Luis Lobo Javier Sánchez | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | Sandon Stolle Cyril Suk | 4 | 7 | 6 |
| 4 | Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes | 6 | 6 | | 4 | Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes | 3 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 15 | Sandon Stolle Cyril Suk | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | Martin Damm Jim Grabb | 6 | 7 | 5 | 15 | Sandon Stolle Cyril Suk | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| 15 | Sandon Stolle Cyril Suk | 7 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | B Coupe D Randall | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | M Rodríguez A Sá | 6 | 4 | 3 | | B Coupe D Randall | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Macpherson D Wheaton | 6 | 6 | | | D Macpherson D Wheaton | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | P Goldstein G Grant | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | B Coupe D Randall | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| Q | M Kohlmann M Ruah | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 16 | N Broad P Norval | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | G Köves J Tarango | 4 | 5 | | Q | M Kohlmann M Ruah | 6 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | N Broad P Norval | 6 | 7 | | 16 | N Broad P Norval | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D del Río N Djordjevic | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | N Broad P Norval | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| | L Arnold D Roditi | 6 | 0 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | J-L de Jager R Koenig | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| 10 | D Johnson F Montana | 4 | 6 | 4 | | L Arnold D Roditi | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J-L de Jager R Koenig | 7 | 7 | | | J-L de Jager R Koenig | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M-K Goellner D Prinosil | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | J-L de Jager R Koenig | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | N Kulti M Tillström | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | N Kulti M Tillström | 6 | 3 | | | | | |
| | T Martin R Reneberg | 6 | 2 | 5 | | N Kulti M Tillström | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Y Kafelnikov D Vacek | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | Y Kafelnikov D Vacek | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Golmard F Santoro | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | J Björkman P Rafter | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | W Ferreira G Ivanišević | 4 | 6 | | 3 | J Björkman P Rafter | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | B MacPhie P McEnroe | 6 | 6 | | WC | B MacPhie P McEnroe | 5 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Flach M Keil | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | 3 | J Björkman P Rafter | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | D Bowen T Anzari | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 14 | D Adams O Delaître | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| WC | KJ Hippensteel D Martin | 2 | 2 | | | D Bowen T Anzari | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | D Adams O Delaître | 6 | 5 | 7 | 14 | D Adams O Delaître | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | B Bryan M Bryan | 1 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | J Björkman P Rafter | 7 | 2 | 4 |
| | G Stafford K Ullyett | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 6 | M Knowles D Nestor | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| 11 | J Eagle A Florent | 6 | 3 | 4 | | G Stafford K Ullyett | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Bergh P Nyborg | 6 | 6 | 6 | | F Bergh P Nyborg | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Hood S Prieto | 3 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | F Bergh P Nyborg | 3 | 0 | | | | | |
| | J Gimelstob J Stark | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | 6 | M Knowles D Nestor | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | S Humphries J Palmer | 6 | 6 | | | J Gimelstob J Stark | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | M Knowles D Nestor | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | M Knowles D Nestor | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | G Silcock M Wakefield | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | L Lobo J Sánchez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | E Ferreira R Leach | 2 | 4 | | | L Lobo J Sánchez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Carbonell F Roig | 6 | 6 | 6 | | T Carbonell F Roig | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Kempers M Oosting | 7 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | L Lobo J Sánchez | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | |
| | B Haygarth K Kinnear | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | B Black A O'Brien | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| | D Orsanic J Siemerink | 6 | 4 | 6 | | B Haygarth K Kinnear | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Black A O'Brien | 6 | 6 | | | B Black A O'Brien | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | W Black S Lareau | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | L Lobo J Sánchez | 3 | 3 |
| 13 | J Novák D Rikl | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | M Bhupathi L Paes | 6 | 6 |
| | P Albano N Lapentti | 6 | 4 | | 13 | J Novák D Rikl | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | L Bale D Sapsford | 6 | 6 | | Q | L Bale D Sapsford | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Noteboom F Wibier | 3 | 2 | | | | | | Q | L Bale D Sapsford | 0 | 2 | | | | | |
| | K Braasch M Ondruska | 7 | 6 | | | | | | 4 | M Bhupathi L Paes | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | L Pimek B Talbot | 6 | 3 | | | K Braasch M Ondruska | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | M Bhupathi L Paes | 7 | 7 | | 4 | M Bhupathi L Paes | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Meligeni M Puerta | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | M Damm J Grabb | 5 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | W Arthurs P Tramacchi | 7 | 6 | 3 | | M Damm J Grabb | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | M Merklein V Spadea | 6 | 6 | | WC | M Merklein V Spadea | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | T Dent M Russell | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | M Damm J Grabb | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | L Jensen M Jensen | 6 | 6 | | | | | | WC | L Jensen M Jensen | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | | |
| | M Mirnyi P Vízner | 4 | 4 | | WC | L Jensen M Jensen | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Barnard A Olhovskiy | 6 | 6 | | | M Barnard A Olhovskiy | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | P Galbraith B Steven | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | M Damm J Grabb | 6 | 7 | 5 |
| 15 | S Stolle C Suk | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | S Stolle C Suk | 7 | 6 | 7 |
| | A Kratzmann M Tebbutt | 4 | 4 | | 15 | S Stolle C Suk | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Haggard J Waite | 7 | 6 | | | C Haggard J Waite | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Kitinov P Rosner | 6 | 4 | | | | | | 15 | S Stolle C Suk | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | D DiLucia M Sell | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 2 | T Woodbridge M Woodforde | 6 | 3 | 5 | | | | | |
| | J Alonso JA Conde | 2 | 1 | | | D DiLucia M Sell | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | T Woodbridge M Woodforde | 6 | 3 | 6 | 2 | T Woodbridge M Woodforde | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Godwin T Ketola | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |