1998 Eurocard Open – Doubles

1998 Eurocard Open
Champions   Canada Sébastien Lareau
United States Alex O'Brien[1]
Runners-up   India Mahesh Bhupati
India Leander Paes
Final score   4–6, 6–3, 7–5
Events
Singles   men   women
Doubles   men   women
Eurocard Open
 < 1997 1999 > 

The 1998 Stuttgart Masters (known as the Eurocard Open for sponsorship reasons) was a tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 3rd edition of the Stuttgart Masters, and was part of the ATP Super 9 of the 1998 ATP Tour. It took place at the Schleyerhalle in Stuttgart, Germany, from October 26 through November 2, 1998.

Seeds

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

  1. Netherlands Jacco Eltingh / Netherlands Paul Haarhuis (Quarterfinals)
  2. Australia Todd Woodbridge / Australia Mark Woodforde (Quarterfinals)
  3. India Mahesh Bhupathi / India Leander Paes (Final)
  4. The Bahamas Mark Knowles / Canada Daniel Nestor (Second Round)
  5. South Africa Ellis Ferreira / United States Rick Leach (Second Round)
  6. Australia Sandon Stolle / Czech Republic Cyril Suk (Second Round)
  7. Unknown (Withdrew)
  8. United States Donald Johnson / United States Francisco Montana (Second Round)

Draw

Key

Finals

  Semifinals Final[1]
                         
     France Olivier Delaître
 France Fabrice Santoro
4 4    
3  India Mahesh Bhupathi
 India Leander Paes
6 6    
  3  India Mahesh Bhupathi
 India Leander Paes
3 6 5
     Canada Sébastien Lareau
 United States Alex O'Brien
6 3 7
   Canada Sébastien Lareau
 United States Alex O'Brien
6 6  
     Croatia Saša Hiršzon
 Croatia Goran Ivanišević
2 3    

Top Half

First Round   Second Round   Quarterfinals   Semifinals
 
    1  Netherlands J Eltingh
 Netherlands P Haarhuis
6 6  
 United Kingdom N Broad
 South Africa R Koenig
7 7      United Kingdom N Broad
 South Africa R Koenig
4 4  
 Australia J Eagle
 Australia A Florent
6 6       1  Netherlands J Eltingh
 Netherlands P Haarhuis
3 3  
 France O Delaître
 France F Santoro
7 6        France O Delaître
 France F Santoro
6 6  
 South Africa P Norval
 Zimbabwe K Ullyett
6 3      France O Delaître
 France F Santoro
6 6
     Czech Republic M Damm
 United States J Grabb
1 4  
       France O Delaître
 France F Santoro
4 4  
      3  India M Bhupathi
 India L Paes
6 6  
    3  India M Bhupathi
 India L Paes
7 6  
 Germany M-K Goellner
 Germany D Prinosil
7 6 6      Germany M-K Goellner
 Germany D Prinosil
5 3  
 United States R Reneberg
 United States J Stark
6 7 3       3  India M Bhupathi
 India L Paes
6 6
 Russia Y Kafelnikov
 Czech Republic D Vacek
6 7        Russia Y Kafelnikov
 Czech Republic D Vacek
4 4  
 Zimbabwe B Black
 South Africa C Haggard
3 6      Russia Y Kafelnikov
 Czech Republic D Vacek
7 6
    5  South Africa E Ferreira
 United States R Leach
6 4  
 

Bottom Half

First Round   Second Round   Quarterfinals   Semifinals
 
    6  Australia S Stolle
 Czech Republic C Suk
4 3  
 Canada S Lareau
 United States A O'Brien
6 4 6      Canada S Lareau
 United States A O'Brien
6 6  
 United States A Agassi
 Germany B Becker
4 6 4        Canada S Lareau
 United States A O'Brien
6 3 7  
 Germany T Haas
 Germany N Kiefer
6 7 7        Germany T Haas
 Germany N Kiefer
4 6 5  
 South Africa D Adams
 South Africa J-L de Jager
7 5 6      Germany T Haas
 Germany N Kiefer
6 7
    4  The Bahamas M Knowles
 Canada D Nestor
4 6  
       Canada S Lareau
 United States A O'Brien
6 6  
       Croatia S Hiršzon
 Croatia G Ivanišević
2 3  
    8  United States D Johnson
 United States F Montana
6 3 5  
 Croatia S Hiršzon
 Croatia G Ivanišević
6 3 7      Croatia S Hiršzon
 Croatia G Ivanišević
4 6 7  
 Argentina L Lobo
 Spain J Sánchez
4 6 5        Croatia S Hiršzon
 Croatia G Ivanišević
6 6
 Sweden J Björkman
 Sweden P Nyborg
6 7       2  Australia T Woodbridge
 Australia M Woodforde
1 4  
 Sweden N Kulti
 Australia D Macpherson
3 5      Sweden J Björkman
 Sweden P Nyborg
4 7 5
    2  Australia T Woodbridge
 Australia M Woodforde
6 6 7  
 

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