Australian Open 1998 / men's doubles

Australian Open 1998
Singles:	Men's	Ladies
Double:	Men's	Ladies	Mixed
Singles:	Juniors	Juniors
Double:	Juniors	Juniors
R. Single:	Men's	Ladies	Quad
R. Double:	Men's	Ladies	Quad
Australian Open men's doubles
1997 ◄ 1998 ► 1999
Grand Slams 1998 men's doubles
Australian Open French Open Wimbledon Championships US Open

Men's doubles from the Australian Open 1998 .

The final contested Mark Woodforde and Todd Woodbridge against Jonas Bjorkman and Jacco Eltingh . Björkman and Eltingh won in five sets and were able to take the title from the "Woodies". For Björkman this was the first Grand Slam title, for Eltingh the second triumph at the Australian Open (after 1994) and the fourth Grand Slam title overall.

Seeding list

No. pairing Round reached 01.  Mark Woodforde Todd Woodbridge   final 02.  Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes   Semifinals 03.  Alex O'Brien Jonathan Stark   Round of 16 04th  Ellis Ferreira Rick Leach   Quarter finals 05.  Jonas Björkman Jacco Eltingh   victory 06th  Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor   1 round 07th  Sébastien Lareau Piet Norval   1 round 08th.  Luis Lobo Javier Sánchez   Quarter finals

No. pairing Round reached 09.  Mark Philippoussis Patrick Rafter   1 round 10.  Donald Johnson Francisco Montana   Round of 16 11.  Cyril Suk Sandon Stolle   Round of 16 12.  Patrick Galbraith Brett Steven   Quarter finals 13.  Olivier Delaître Fabrice Santoro   Round of 16 14th  Lucas Arnold Ker Daniel Orsanic   1 round 15th  David Adams Aleksandar Kitinov   2nd round 16.  Byron Black Nicklas Kulti   1 round

Main round

Explanation of symbols

Q = qualifier WC = wildcard LL = Lucky Loser ITF = qualified via ITF ranking

ALT = replacement (alternate) PR = Protected Ranking SE = Special Exempt

r = retired d = disqualification where = walkover

Quarter-finals, semi-finals, finals

Quarter finals

Semifinals

final

1

Mark Woodforde Todd Woodbridge

6th

6th

7th

8th

Luis Lobo Javier Sánchez

3

4th

6 1

1

Mark Woodforde Todd Woodbridge

6th

7th

6th

David Macpherson David Wheaton

4th

5

3

David Macpherson David Wheaton

7th

6 3

3

7th

13

12

Patrick Galbraith Brett Steven

6 5

7th

6th

6 6

11

1

Mark Woodforde Todd Woodbridge

2

7th

6th

4th

3

5

Jonas Björkman Jacco Eltingh

6th

5

2

6th

6th

5

Jonas Björkman Jacco Eltingh

6th

6th

7th

4th

Ellis Ferreira Rick Leach

2

4th

5

5

Jonas Björkman Jacco Eltingh

4th

7th

6th

3

6th

2

Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes

6th

5

3

6th

3

Justin Gimelstob Brian MacPhie

6 2

3

2

2

Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes

7th

6th

6th

Upper half

Upper half 1

First round

Second round

Round of 16

1

M. Woodforde T. Woodbridge

6th

6th

M. Keil, T. J. Middleton

4th

4th

1

M. Woodforde T. Woodbridge

6th

6th

WC

G. Doyle T. Larkham

4th

2

A. Berasategui D. Roditi

4th

3

WC

G. Doyle T. Larkham

6th

6th

1

M. Woodforde T. Woodbridge

6th

6th

J.-L. de Jager R. Koenig

1

3

J.-L. de Jager R. Koenig

7th

5

6th

T. Nijssen T. Anzari

5

7th

4th

J.-L. de Jager R. Koenig

7th

3

6th

J.-P. Fleurian P. Nyborg

5

6th

4th

J.-P. Fleurian P. Nyborg

6th

6th

16

B. Black N. Kulti

3

2

Upper half 2

First round

Second round

Round of 16

9

M. Philippoussis P. Rafter

3

6th

5

P. Albano À. Corretja

6th

3

7th

P. Albano À. Corretja

7th

0

6th

D. Randall J. Waite

5

6th

3

D. Flat K. Kinnear

5

4th

D. Randall J. Waite

7th

6th

P. Albano À. Corretja

4th

6th

8th

8th

L. Lobo J. Sanchez

6th

2

10

WC

D. Petrovic G. Silcock

3

6th

3

T. Kempers M. Oosting

6th

4th

6th

T. Kempers M. Oosting

6th

3

16

8th

L. Lobo J. Sanchez

3

6th

18th

J. Siemerink D. Vacek

4th

2

8th

L. Lobo J. Sanchez

6th

6th

Upper half 3

First round

Second round

Round of 16

3

A. O'Brien J. Stark

7th

7th

M. Barnard B. Haygarth

6 3

5

3

A. O'Brien J. Stark

4th

7th

6th

P. Kilderry N. Lapentti

6th

6 4

2

S. Groen G. Ivanišević

3

2

P. Kilderry N. Lapentti

6th

6th

3

A. O'Brien J. Stark

6 2

6 3

D. Macpherson D. Wheaton

7th

7th

M. Ondruska G. Van Emburgh

4th

4th

D. Macpherson D. Wheaton

6th

6th

D. Macpherson D. Wheaton

6th

6th

K. Alami T. Vanhoudt

3

4th

K. Alami T. Vanhoudt

2

6th

6th

14th

L. Arnold Ker D. Orsanic

6th

3

2

Upper half 4

First round

Second round

Round of 16

12

P. Galbraith B. Steven

6th

6th

S. Noteboom F. Wibier

2

4th

12

P. Galbraith B. Steven

6th

6th

WC

S. Draper J. Stoltenberg

2

3

WC

S. Draper J. Stoltenberg

6th

7th

J. Burillo A. Martín

3

6 4

12

P. Galbraith B. Steven

6 6

6th

6th

M.-K. Goellner D. Prinosil

7th

2

2

C. Brandi F. Messori

6th

6th

D. Sapsford C. Wilkinson

2

4th

C. Brandi F. Messori

4th

4th

M.-K. Goellner D. Prinosil

6th

6th

M.-K. Goellner D. Prinosil

7th

7th

6th

M. Knowles D. Nestor

5

5

Bottom half

Lower half 1

First round

Second round

Round of 16

5

J. Björkman J. Eltingh

6th

7th

K. Braasch M. Kohlmann

3

5

5

J. Björkman J. Eltingh

6th

6th

PR

J. Apell W. Black

4th

4th

PR

J. Apell W. Black

7th

5

6th

G. Stafford K. Ullyett

5

7th

1

5

J. Björkman J. Eltingh

6th

3

6th

11

C. Suk S. Stolle

3

6th

4th

B. Coupe P. Rosner

4th

6th

7th

N. Godwin C. Haggard

6th

4th

9

N. Godwin C. Haggard

2

2

11

C. Suk S. Stolle

6th

6th

J. Knippschild J. Tarango

2

4th

11

C. Suk S. Stolle

6th

6th

Lower half 2

First round

Second round

Round of 16

13

O. Delaître F. Santoro

7th

6th

N. Đorđević A. Sá

5

4th

13

O. Delaître F. Santoro

4th

6th

6th

J. Grabb R. Reneberg

6th

2

4th

D. Bowen J. Cunha-Silva

7th

2

4th

J. Grabb R. Reneberg

6 5

6th

6th

13

O. Delaître F. Santoro

6th

2

1

4th

E. Ferreira R. Leach

3

6th

6th

R. Bergh B. Talbot

4th

6 5

G. Kuerten M. Sell

6th

7th

G. Kuerten M. Sell

3

4th

4th

E. Ferreira R. Leach

6th

6th

T. El Sawy G. Köves

4th

2

4th

E. Ferreira R. Leach

6th

6th

Lower half 3

First round

Second round

Round of 16

7th

S. Lareau P. Norval

6 4

7th

3

J. Gimelstob B. MacPhie

7th

6 3

6th

J. Gimelstob B. MacPhie

6th

6th

J. Eagle A. Florent

2

2

M. Tebbutt, M. Tillström

1

3

J. Eagle A. Florent

6th

6th

J. Gimelstob B. MacPhie

6th

3

6th

10

D. Johnson F. Montana

3

6th

1

T. Henman M. Rosset

2

4th

C. Doseděl L. Pimek

6th

6th

C. Doseděl L. Pimek

4th

4th

10

D. Johnson F. Montana

6th

6th

J. Alonso S. Davis

4th

6th

2

10

D. Johnson F. Montana

6th

3

6th

Lower half 4

First round

Second round

Round of 16

15th

D. Adams A. Kitinov

7th

6 6

6th

WC

R. Fromberg J. Holmes

6 5

7th

3

15th

D. Adams A. Kitinov

3

7th

12

WC

L. Hewitt L. Smith

6th

6 4

14th

WC

J. Gould J. Kerr

3

1

WC

L. Hewitt L. Smith

6th

6th

WC

L. Hewitt L. Smith

0

6 2

2

M. Bhupathi L. Paes

6th

7th

W. Arthurs A. Kratzmann

7th

2

6th

WC

B. Ellwood P. Tramacchi

5

6th

3

W. Arthurs A. Kratzmann

2

3

2

M. Bhupathi L. Paes

6th

6th

M. Mirny S. Sargsian

2

2

2

M. Bhupathi L. Paes

6th

6th

Web links

• Draw on ATPworldtour.com (English)
• Draw on ITFtennis.com (English)