1998 US Open – Men's doubles

The 1998 US Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the USTA National Tennis Center in New York City in New York in the United States. It was the 118th edition of the US Open and was held from August 31 through September 13, 1998.

Men's doubles
1998 US Open
Champion	Sandon Stolle Cyril Suk
Runner-up	Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor
Score	4–6, 7–6, 6–2
Draw	64
Seeds	16

Seeds

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

1. Jacco Eltingh / Paul Haarhuis (withdrew)
2. Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde (third round)
3. Jonas Björkman / Patrick Rafter (quarterfinals)
4. Mahesh Bhupathi / Leander Paes (semifinals)
5. Ellis Ferreira / Rick Leach (first round)
6. Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor (final)
7. Unknown (withdrew)
8. Yevgeny Kafelnikov / Daniel Vacek (second round)
9. Patrick Galbraith / Brett Steven (first round)
10. Donald Johnson / Francisco Montana (first round)
11. Joshua Eagle / Andrew Florent (first round)
12. Wayne Black / Sébastien Lareau (first round)
13. Jiří Novák / David Rikl (second round)
14. David Adams / Olivier Delaître (third round)
15. Sandon Stolle / Cyril Suk (champions)
16. Neil Broad / Piet Norval (quarterfinals)

Qualifying

Main article: 1998 US Open – Men's doubles qualifying

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• ITF = ITF entry
• PR = Protected ranking
• SR = Special ranking
• SE = Special exempt
• JE = Junior exempt
• JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
• CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
• NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	16	Neil Broad Piet Norval	7	4	2
		John-Laffnie de Jager Robbie Koenig	5	6	6
									John-Laffnie de Jager Robbie Koenig	6	2
								6	Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor	7	6
	3	Jonas Björkman Patrick Rafter	7	2	4
	6	Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor	5	6	6
															6	Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor	6	6	2
															15	Sandon Stolle Cyril Suk	4	7	6
		Luis Lobo Javier Sánchez	3	3
	4	Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes	6	6
								4	Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes	3	6
								15	Sandon Stolle Cyril Suk	6	7
		Martin Damm Jim Grabb	6	7	5
	15	Sandon Stolle Cyril Suk	7	6	7

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
		B Coupe D Randall	4	6	6
	LL	M Rodríguez A Sá	6	4	3				B Coupe D Randall	6	6
		D Macpherson D Wheaton	6	6					D Macpherson D Wheaton	3	4
	WC	P Goldstein G Grant	1	3												B Coupe D Randall	4	4
	Q	M Kohlmann M Ruah	6	7											16	N Broad P Norval	6	6
		G Köves J Tarango	4	5				Q	M Kohlmann M Ruah	6	6	3
	16	N Broad P Norval	6	7				16	N Broad P Norval	7	4	6
		D del Río N Djordjevic	4	6																		16	N Broad P Norval	7	4	2
		L Arnold D Roditi	6	0	6																		J-L de Jager R Koenig	5	6	6
	10	D Johnson F Montana	4	6	4				L Arnold D Roditi	5	3
		J-L de Jager R Koenig	7	7					J-L de Jager R Koenig	7	6
		M-K Goellner D Prinosil	6	6												J-L de Jager R Koenig	7	6
		N Kulti M Tillström	4	6	7											N Kulti M Tillström	6	3
		T Martin R Reneberg	6	2	5				N Kulti M Tillström	6	6
	8	Y Kafelnikov D Vacek	4	6	6			8	Y Kafelnikov D Vacek	4	4
		J Golmard F Santoro	6	3	3

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	3	J Björkman P Rafter	6	7
		W Ferreira G Ivanišević	4	6				3	J Björkman P Rafter	7	4	6
	WC	B MacPhie P McEnroe	6	6				WC	B MacPhie P McEnroe	5	6	3
		D Flach M Keil	2	1											3	J Björkman P Rafter	6	6
		D Bowen T Anzari	6	6											14	D Adams O Delaître	3	3
	WC	KJ Hippensteel D Martin	2	2					D Bowen T Anzari	3	2
	14	D Adams O Delaître	6	5	7			14	D Adams O Delaître	6	6
	WC	B Bryan M Bryan	1	7	6																	3	J Björkman P Rafter	7	2	4
		G Stafford K Ullyett	3	6	6																	6	M Knowles D Nestor	5	6	6
	11	J Eagle A Florent	6	3	4				G Stafford K Ullyett	3	5
		F Bergh P Nyborg	6	6	6				F Bergh P Nyborg	6	7
		M Hood S Prieto	3	7	3											F Bergh P Nyborg	3	0
		J Gimelstob J Stark	7	7											6	M Knowles D Nestor	6	6
	Q	S Humphries J Palmer	6	6					J Gimelstob J Stark	1	6
	6	M Knowles D Nestor	3	6	7			6	M Knowles D Nestor	6	7
	Q	G Silcock M Wakefield	6	2	6

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
		L Lobo J Sánchez	6	6
	5	E Ferreira R Leach	2	4					L Lobo J Sánchez	6	6
		T Carbonell F Roig	6	6	6				T Carbonell F Roig	4	4
		T Kempers M Oosting	7	4	4											L Lobo J Sánchez	6	2	6
		B Haygarth K Kinnear	4	6	7											B Black A O'Brien	4	6	4
		D Orsanic J Siemerink	6	4	6				B Haygarth K Kinnear	3	2
		B Black A O'Brien	6	6					B Black A O'Brien	6	6
	12	W Black S Lareau	2	3																			L Lobo J Sánchez	3	3
	13	J Novák D Rikl	7	6																		4	M Bhupathi L Paes	6	6
		P Albano N Lapentti	6	4				13	J Novák D Rikl	4	3
	Q	L Bale D Sapsford	6	6				Q	L Bale D Sapsford	6	6
		S Noteboom F Wibier	3	2											Q	L Bale D Sapsford	0	2
		K Braasch M Ondruska	7	6											4	M Bhupathi L Paes	6	6
		L Pimek B Talbot	6	3					K Braasch M Ondruska	2	4
	4	M Bhupathi L Paes	7	7				4	M Bhupathi L Paes	6	6
		F Meligeni M Puerta	5	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
		M Damm J Grabb	5	7	6
		W Arthurs P Tramacchi	7	6	3				M Damm J Grabb	7	6
	WC	M Merklein V Spadea	6	6				WC	M Merklein V Spadea	6	0
	WC	T Dent M Russell	4	4												M Damm J Grabb	6	4	6
	WC	L Jensen M Jensen	6	6											WC	L Jensen M Jensen	4	6	2
		M Mirnyi P Vízner	4	4				WC	L Jensen M Jensen	6	6
		M Barnard A Olhovskiy	6	6					M Barnard A Olhovskiy	4	3
	9	P Galbraith B Steven	4	4																			M Damm J Grabb	6	7	5
	15	S Stolle C Suk	6	6																		15	S Stolle C Suk	7	6	7
		A Kratzmann M Tebbutt	4	4				15	S Stolle C Suk	7	6
		C Haggard J Waite	7	6					C Haggard J Waite	6	4
		A Kitinov P Rosner	6	4											15	S Stolle C Suk	3	6	7
		D DiLucia M Sell	6	6											2	T Woodbridge M Woodforde	6	3	5
		J Alonso JA Conde	2	1					D DiLucia M Sell	3	5
	2	T Woodbridge M Woodforde	6	3	6			2	T Woodbridge M Woodforde	6	7
		N Godwin T Ketola	3	6	3