# 1998 Franklin Templeton Tennis Classic – Doubles

Luis Lobo and Javier Sánchez were the defending champions, but Sánchez did not participate this year. Lobo partnered Daniel Orsanic, losing in the first round.
Cyril Suk and Michael Tebbutt won the title, defeating Kent Kinnear and David Wheaton 4–6, 6–1, 7–6 in the final.

## Seeds

* Mark Knowles / Mark Woodforde (quarterfinals)
* Ellis Ferreira / Rick Leach (first round)
* Patrick Galbraith / David Macpherson (first round)
* Luis Lobo / Daniel Orsanic (first 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

### Draw

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | M Knowles M Woodforde | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | W Black J Salzenstein | 6 | 6 | | 1 | M Knowles M Woodforde | 4 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | N Kiefer M Norman | 2 | 7 | 5 | WC | X Malisse S Sargsian | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | X Malisse S Sargsian | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | WC | X Malisse S Sargsian | 3 | 6 | | | | | | |
| 3 | P Galbraith D Macpherson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Q | K Kinnear D Wheaton | 6 | 7 | | | | | | |
| | J-L de Jager R Koenig | 7 | 7 | | | J-L de Jager R Koenig | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Alonso N Lapentti | 1 | 4 | | Q | K Kinnear D Wheaton | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | K Kinnear D Wheaton | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | Q | K Kinnear D Wheaton | 6 | 1 | 6 |
| | L Jensen M Jensen | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | C Suk M Tebbutt | 4 | 6 | 7 |
| | D Roditi B Talbot | 7 | 6 | | | D Roditi B Talbot | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Lareau J Tarango | 6 | 7 | | | S Lareau J Tarango | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | L Lobo D Orsanic | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | S Lareau J Tarango | 4 | 7 | 2 | | | | | |
| | D Randall J Waite | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | C Suk M Tebbutt | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | B Becker T Messmer | 2 | 0 | | | D Randall J Waite | 2 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Suk M Tebbutt | 4 | 6 | 7 | | C Suk M Tebbutt | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | E Ferreira R Leach | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Qualifying seeds

* Mark Keil / T. J. Middleton (qualifying competition)
* Kent Kinnear / David Wheaton (qualified)

### Qualifiers

* Kent Kinnear / David Wheaton

### Qualifying draw

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Mark Keil T. J. Middleton | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | Darin Pleasant Andrew Stoner | 6 | 2 | | | | | |
| WC | Darin Pleasant Andrew Stoner | 6 | 2 | 1 | Mark Keil T. J. Middleton | 7 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | 2 | Kent Kinnear David Wheaton | 6 | 7 | 7 |
| | Scott Draper Greg Van Emburgh | 4 | 6 | 2 | Kent Kinnear David Wheaton | 6 | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | Kent Kinnear David Wheaton | 6 | 7 | | | | | |