1998 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Doubles

Men's Doubles
1998 Wimbledon Championships
Champions	Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis
Runners-up	Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde
Final score	2–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–3), 5–7, 10–8

The 1998 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon in London in England. It was the 112th edition of the Wimbledon Championships and were held from 22 June to 5 July 1998. Jacco Eltingh and Paul Haarhuis defeated five-time defending champions Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde 2–6, 6–4, 7–6^(7–3), 5–7, 10–8 in the final, a repeat of the final of the previous year, to win the Men's Doubles title.

Seeds

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

2

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser

• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special Exempt
• PR = Protected Ranking

• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Quarterfinals									Semifinals									Final
	1	Jacco Eltingh   Paul Haarhuis	6	5	7	6
	10	Nicklas Kulti   David Macpherson	4	7	6	2
										1	Jacco Eltingh   Paul Haarhuis	6	6	7
										12	Wayne Black   Sébastien Lareau	4	4	5
		Justin Gimelstob   Brian MacPhie	4	4	6
	12	Wayne Black   Sébastien Lareau	6	6	7
																			1	Jacco Eltingh   Paul Haarhuis	2	6	7	5	10
																			2	Todd Woodbridge   Mark Woodforde	6	4	6	7	8
	5	Jonas Björkman   Patrick Rafter	5	5	6	6	11
	4	Ellis Ferreira   Rick Leach	7	7	3	4	9
										5	Jonas Björkman   Patrick Rafter	4	6	2	5
										2	Todd Woodbridge   Mark Woodforde	6	1	6	7
	9	Patrick Galbraith   Brett Steven	0	7	4	6	3
	2	Todd Woodbridge   Mark Woodforde	6	5	6	4	6

Top Half

Section 1

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
1	J Eltingh   P Haarhuis	6	7
	J-P Fleurian   J Waite	4	5				1	J Eltingh   P Haarhuis	6	6
	J Siemerink   F Wibier	7	6					J Siemerink   F Wibier	4	2
	K Kinnear   D Randall	6	4											1	J Eltingh   P Haarhuis	6	6
	D Flach   G Van Emburgh	6	6											16	S Stolle   C Suk	4	4
	L Jensen   M Jensen	1	3					D Flach   G Van Emburgh	6	6	6
16	S Stolle   C Suk	6	7				16	S Stolle   C Suk	2	7	8
	P Kilderry   P Nyborg	3	6																		1	J Eltingh   P Haarhuis	6	5	7	6
10	N Kulti   D Macpherson	4	7	6																	10	N Kulti   D Macpherson	4	7	6	2
	L Pimek   T Anzari	6	6	1			10	N Kulti   D Macpherson	7	6
	A Kitinov   P Vízner	6	3	6				A Kitinov   P Vízner	6	1
	D Adams   C Doseděl	4	6	3										10	N Kulti   D Macpherson	7	6
	Brandon Coupe   David DiLucia	6	6											7	Y Kafelnikov   D Vacek	6	3
	M Ardinghi   M Bertolini	4	2					Brandon Coupe   David DiLucia	1	4
7	Y Kafelnikov   D Vacek	6	6				7	Y Kafelnikov   D Vacek	6	6
	N Gould   M Petchey	3	0

Section 2

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
3	M Bhupathi   L Paes	6	6
	M Mirnyi   A Olhovskiy	4	3				3	M Bhupathi   L Paes	6	6	4
	J Gimelstob   B MacPhie	6	6					J Gimelstob   B MacPhie	4	7	6
	B Black   R Reneberg	1	4												J Gimelstob   B MacPhie	6	7
	K Braasch   J Knippschild	6	6	6										14	N Broad   P Norval	3	6
	D Bowen   B Talbot	3	7	4				K Braasch   J Knippschild	3	6	7
14	N Broad   P Norval	6	7	7			14	N Broad   P Norval	6	4	9
	D Roditi   S Sargsian	7	6	5																		J Gimelstob   B MacPhie	4	4	6
12	W Black   S Lareau	6	6																		12	W Black   S Lareau	6	6	7
	R Matheson   N Weal	2	4				12	W Black   S Lareau	6	6
	L Milligan   A Parmar	1	7	8				L Milligan   A Parmar	2	3
	D Orsanic   M Ruah	6	5	6										12	W Black   S Lareau	6	7
	G Köves   J Tarango	6	6											6	D Johnson   F Montana	3	6
	T Kempers   M Oosting	3	4					G Köves   J Tarango	2	5
6	D Johnson   F Montana	6	6	6			6	D Johnson   F Montana	6	7
	D Sapsford   C Wilkinson	7	2	3

Bottom Half

Section 3

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
5	J Björkman   P Rafter	6	6
	J Novák   D Rikl	3	2				5	J Björkman   P Rafter	6	7
	G Stafford   K Ullyett	7	4	9				G Stafford   K Ullyett	3	5
	T Nijssen   S Noteboom	6	6	7										5	J Björkman   P Rafter	7	5	6
	W Arthurs   A Kratzmann	5	7	8										11	M Knowles   D Nestor	5	7	2
	N Djordjevic   S Groen	7	6	6				W Arthurs   A Kratzmann	3	3
11	M Knowles   D Nestor	7	6				11	M Knowles   D Nestor	6	6
	M Keil   TJ Middleton	6	2																		5	J Björkman   P Rafter	5	5	6	6	11
	N Godwin   T Ketola	6	7																		4	E Ferreira   R Leach	7	7	3	4	9
13	J Eagle   A Florent	4	6					N Godwin   T Ketola	3	6
	C Haggard   P Rosner	6	6					C Haggard   P Rosner	6	7
	J Delgado   A Foster	3	4												C Haggard   P Rosner	6	0
	P Albano   N Lapentti	7	6											4	E Ferreira   R Leach	7	6
	M Hood   S Prieto	6	4					P Albano   N Lapentti	7	3	3
4	E Ferreira   R Leach	6	6				4	E Ferreira   R Leach	6	6	6
	M Maclagan   A Richardson	3	1

Section 4

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	M Damm   J Grabb	2	6	6
	M Barnard   G Grant	6	4	2				M Damm   J Grabb	6	7
	J Holmes   A Painter	7	6					J Holmes   A Painter	4	6
	P Luxa   D Škoch	5	3												M Damm   J Grabb	6	2
	N Marques   T Vanhoudt	4	6	6										9	P Galbraith   B Steven	7	6
	C Brandi   F Messori	6	4	4				N Marques   T Vanhoudt	3	5
9	P Galbraith   B Steven	6	3	6			9	P Galbraith   B Steven	6	7
	B Cowan   T Spinks	3	6	3																	9	P Galbraith   B Steven	0	7	4	6	3
15	M-K Goellner   D Prinosil	6	6																		2	T Woodbridge   M Woodforde	6	5	6	4	6
	M Merklein   M Sell	2	2				15	M-K Goellner   D Prinosil	6	6	3
	J-L de Jager   R Koenig	6	6					J-L de Jager   R Koenig	7	4	6
	N Aerts   A Sá	3	4												J-L de Jager   R Koenig	1	6
	T Martin   A O'Brien	7	7											2	T Woodbridge   M Woodforde	6	7
	M Tebbutt   P Tramacchi	6	6					T Martin   A O'Brien	6	3
2	T Woodbridge   M Woodforde	6	6				2	T Woodbridge   M Woodforde	7	6
	J Burillo   T Carbonell	1	4