1998 Qatar Open – Doubles

Doubles
1998 Qatar Open
Champions	Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes
Runners-up	Olivier Delaître Fabrice Santoro
Score	6–4, 3–6, 6–4

Main article: 1998 Qatar Open

Jacco Eltingh and Paul Haarhuis were the defending champions, but did not participate together this year. Eltingh partnered Sjeng Schalken, losing in the quarterfinals. Haarhuis did not participate this year.

Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes won in the final 6–4, 3–6, 6–4, against Olivier Delaître and Fabrice Santoro.

Seeds

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

1. Mahesh Bhupathi / Leander Paes (Champions)
2. Olivier Delaître / Fabrice Santoro (Final)
3. Unknown (Withdrew)
4. Pavel Vízner / Fernon Wibier (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

	First Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	M Bhupathi L Paes	6	6	6
	WC	K Alami H Arazi	3	7	4			1	M Bhupathi L Paes	6	6
	WC	J Eltingh S Schalken	6	4	6			WC	J Eltingh S Schalken	4	2
	Q	M Barnard C Wilkinson	3	6	3										1	M Bhupathi L Paes	7	6	7
	LL	B Behrens A Cherkasov	3	2												M-K Goellner R Reneberg	6	7	6
		M-K Goellner R Reneberg	6	6					M-K Goellner R Reneberg	5	7	6
		S Groen G Ivanišević	6	7					S Groen G Ivanišević	7	6	4
		T Kempers M Oosting	4	6																		1	M Bhupathi L Paes	6	3	6
	WC	T Henman M Rosset	6	6																		2	O Delaître F Santoro	4	6	4
		G Raoux J Sánchez	4	3				WC	T Henman M Rosset	6	6
		M Mirnyi J Tarango	6	6	6			4	P Vízner F Wibier	3	2
	4	P Vízner F Wibier	3	7	7										WC	T Henman M Rosset	3	3
		HJ Davids L Pimek	6	6	6										2	O Delaître F Santoro	6	6
		S Noteboom T Vanhoudt	2	7	7				S Noteboom T Vanhoudt	4	4
		C Brandi F Messori	2	6	3			2	O Delaître F Santoro	6	6
	2	O Delaître F Santoro	6	2	6

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