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1998 Italian Open – Men's doubles

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Men's doubles
1998 Italian Open
Final
ChampionsIndia Mahesh Bhupathi
India Leander Paes[1]
Runners-upSouth Africa Ellis Ferreira
United States Rick Leach
Score6–4, 4–6, 7–6
Details
Draw32
Seeds8
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
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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.[2]

Seeds

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

Draw

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Key

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Finals

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Semifinals Final[1]
          
Croatia Goran Ivanišević
Australia Mark Philippoussis
3 7 6
4 South Africa Ellis Ferreira
United States Rick Leach
6 6 7
4 South Africa Ellis Ferreira
United States Rick Leach
4 6 6
2 India Mahesh Bhupathi
India Leander Paes
6 4 7
6 Argentina Luis Lobo
Spain Javier Sánchez
5 6 6
2 India Mahesh Bhupathi
India Leander Paes
7 3 7

Top half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Australia T Woodbridge
Australia M Woodforde
4 3
Ecuador N Lapentti
Mexico D Roditi
6 6 Ecuador N Lapentti
Mexico D Roditi
3 6 2
United States P Galbraith
New Zealand B Steven
6 6 United States P Galbraith
New Zealand B Steven
6 3 6
United States T Kronemann
Australia D Macpherson
2 4 United States P Galbraith
New Zealand B Steven
2 3
Croatia G Ivanišević
Australia M Philippoussis
6 7 Croatia G Ivanišević
Australia M Philippoussis
6 6
Australia L Hewitt
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia D Vemić
3 6 Croatia G Ivanišević
Australia M Philippoussis
6 6
Russia A Olhovskiy
Czech Republic P Vízner
7 6 Russia A Olhovskiy
Czech Republic P Vízner
3 2
7 United States D Johnson
United States F Montana
6 3 Croatia G Ivanišević
Australia M Philippoussis
3 7 6
4 South Africa E Ferreira
United States R Leach
7 1 4 South Africa E Ferreira
United States R Leach
6 6 7
Argentina L Arnold
Argentina D Orsanic
5 0R 4 South Africa E Ferreira
United States R Leach
6 6
Italy D Nargiso
Italy D Sanguinetti
6 1 6 Italy D Nargiso
Italy D Sanguinetti
3 3
South Africa D Adams
South Africa W Ferreira
4 6 3 4 South Africa E Ferreira
United States R Leach
6 7
Sweden T Enqvist
Chile M Ríos
6 7 5 Sweden J Björkman
Australia P Rafter
4 6
Germany M-K Goellner
United States J Tarango
4 6 Sweden T Enqvist
Chile M Ríos
3 6
5 Sweden J Björkman
Australia P Rafter
6 4 6 5 Sweden J Björkman
Australia P Rafter
6 7
United States J Grabb
The Bahamas M Knowles
2 6 1

Bottom half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
6 Argentina L Lobo
Spain J Sánchez
6 6
Italy C Brandi
Italy F Messori
4 2 6 Argentina L Lobo
Spain J Sánchez
6 6
Sweden N Kulti
Sweden P Nyborg
5 7 6 Sweden N Kulti
Sweden P Nyborg
1 4
Netherlands T Kempers
Netherlands M Oosting
7 6 3 6 Argentina L Lobo
Spain J Sánchez
5 6 6
United States L Jensen
United States M Jensen
7 4 6 3 Russia Y Kafelnikov
Czech Republic D Vacek
7 4 4
United Kingdom T Henman
United States P Sampras
5 6 2 United States L Jensen
United States M Jensen
7 2 2
3 Russia Y Kafelnikov
Czech Republic D Vacek
2 0 3 Russia Y Kafelnikov
Czech Republic D Vacek
6 6 6
Spain J Alonso
Spain A Portas
0 0R 6 Argentina L Lobo
Spain J Sánchez
5 6 6
Australia A Kratzmann
Brazil G Kuerten
6 2 6 2 India M Bhupathi
India L Paes
7 3 7
8 Australia J Eagle
Australia A Florent
4 6 3 Australia A Kratzmann
Brazil G Kuerten
6 6
Belgium L Pimek
United States J Waite
7 6 Belgium L Pimek
United States J Waite
3 1
North Macedonia A Kitinov
Netherlands F Wibier
6 3 Australia A Kratzmann
Brazil G Kuerten
4 4
Australia S Stolle
Czech Republic C Suk
7 3 7 2 India M Bhupathi
India L Paes
6 6
United Kingdom N Broad
South Africa P Norval
6 6 6 Australia S Stolle
Czech Republic C Suk
7 5 1
Spain T Carbonell
Spain F Roig
0 4 2 India M Bhupathi
India L Paes
6 7 6
2 India M Bhupathi
India L Paes
6 6

References

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  1. ^ a b "1998 Rome". International Tennis Federation. Archived from the original on 22 March 2016. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
  2. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1999). International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 1999. London: CollinsWillow. pp. 148–149. ISBN 9780002188623.