# 1998 Italian Open – Men's doubles

Mark Knowles and Daniel Nestor were the defending champions, but Nestor chose not to participate this year. Knowles team up with Jim Grabb, but lost in the first round to Jonas Björkman and Pat Rafter.
Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes won the title, by defeating Ellis Ferreira and Rick Leach 6–4, 4–6, 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.
* Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde (first round)
* Mahesh Bhupathi / Leander Paes (champions)
* Yevgeny Kafelnikov / Daniel Vacek (quarterfinals)
* Ellis Ferreira / Rick Leach (final)
* Jonas Björkman / Patrick Rafter (quarterfinals)
* Luis Lobo / Javier Sánchez (semifinals)
* Donald Johnson / Francisco Montana (first round)
* Joshua Eagle / Andrew Florent (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

### Finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| | Goran Ivanišević Mark Philippoussis | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| 4 | Ellis Ferreira Rick Leach | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| 4 | Ellis Ferreira Rick Leach | 6 | 6 | 7 | 4 | Ellis Ferreira Rick Leach | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 2 | Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes | 6 | 4 | 7 |
| 6 | Luis Lobo Javier Sánchez | 5 | 6 | 6 | 2 | Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes | 6 | 4 | 7 |
| 2 | Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes | 7 | 3 | 7 | | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1 | T Woodbridge M Woodforde | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Lapentti D Roditi | 6 | 6 | | | N Lapentti D Roditi | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Galbraith B Steven | 6 | 6 | | | P Galbraith B Steven | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Kronemann D Macpherson | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | P Galbraith B Steven | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
| | G Ivanišević M Philippoussis | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | G Ivanišević M Philippoussis | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | L Hewitt D Vemić | 3 | 6 | | | G Ivanišević M Philippoussis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Olhovskiy P Vízner | 7 | 6 | | | A Olhovskiy P Vízner | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | D Johnson F Montana | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | G Ivanišević M Philippoussis | 3 | 7 | 6 |
| 4 | E Ferreira R Leach | 7 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | E Ferreira R Leach | 6 | 6 | 7 |
| | L Arnold D Orsanic | 5 | 0R | | 4 | E Ferreira R Leach | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Nargiso D Sanguinetti | 6 | 1 | 6 | | D Nargiso D Sanguinetti | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Adams W Ferreira | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | 4 | E Ferreira R Leach | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | T Enqvist M Ríos | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 5 | J Björkman P Rafter | 4 | 6 | | | | | |
| | M-K Goellner J Tarango | 4 | 6 | | | T Enqvist M Ríos | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | J Björkman P Rafter | 6 | 4 | 6 | 5 | J Björkman P Rafter | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Grabb M Knowles | 2 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 6 | L Lobo J Sánchez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Brandi F Messori | 4 | 2 | | 6 | L Lobo J Sánchez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Kulti P Nyborg | 5 | 7 | 6 | | N Kulti P Nyborg | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Kempers M Oosting | 7 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | 6 | L Lobo J Sánchez | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | L Jensen M Jensen | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | 3 | Y Kafelnikov D Vacek | 7 | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| | T Henman P Sampras | 5 | 6 | 2 | | L Jensen M Jensen | 7 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Y Kafelnikov D Vacek | 2 | 0 | | 3 | Y Kafelnikov D Vacek | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Alonso A Portas | 0 | 0R | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | L Lobo J Sánchez | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| | A Kratzmann G Kuerten | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | M Bhupathi L Paes | 7 | 3 | 7 |
| 8 | J Eagle A Florent | 4 | 6 | 3 | | A Kratzmann G Kuerten | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Pimek J Waite | 7 | 6 | | | L Pimek J Waite | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Kitinov F Wibier | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | A Kratzmann G Kuerten | 4 | 4 | | | | | | |
| | S Stolle C Suk | 7 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | 2 | M Bhupathi L Paes | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | N Broad P Norval | 6 | 6 | 6 | | S Stolle C Suk | 7 | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Carbonell F Roig | 0 | 4 | | 2 | M Bhupathi L Paes | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | M Bhupathi L Paes | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |