1998 Italian Open – Men's doubles
| Men's doubles | |
|---|---|
| 1998 Italian Open | |
| Champions | Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes[1] |
| Runners-up | Ellis Ferreira Rick Leach |
| Score | 6–4, 4–6, 7–6 |
| Draw | 32 |
| Seeds | 8 |
Mark Knowles and Daniel Nestor were the defending champions, but Nestor chose not to participate this year. Knowles team up with Jim Grabb, but lost in the first round to Jonas Björkman and Pat Rafter.
Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes won the title, by defeating Ellis Ferreira and Rick Leach 6–4, 4–6, 7–6 in the final.[2]
Seeds
Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.
- Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde (first round)
- Mahesh Bhupathi / Leander Paes (champions)
- Yevgeny Kafelnikov / Daniel Vacek (quarterfinals)
- Ellis Ferreira / Rick Leach (final)
- Jonas Björkman / Patrick Rafter (quarterfinals)
- Luis Lobo / Javier Sánchez (semifinals)
- Donald Johnson / Francisco Montana (first round)
- Joshua Eagle / Andrew Florent (first round)
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
| Semifinals | Final[1] | ||||||||||||
| Goran Ivanišević Mark Philippoussis | 3 | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 4 | Ellis Ferreira Rick Leach | 6 | 6 | 7 | |||||||||
| 4 | Ellis Ferreira Rick Leach | 4 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||
| 2 | Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes | 6 | 4 | 7 | |||||||||
| 6 | Luis Lobo Javier Sánchez | 5 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||
| 2 | Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes | 7 | 3 | 7 | |||||||||
Top half
| First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | T Woodbridge M Woodforde | 4 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| N Lapentti D Roditi | 6 | 6 | N Lapentti D Roditi | 3 | 6 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| P Galbraith B Steven | 6 | 6 | P Galbraith B Steven | 6 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| T Kronemann D Macpherson | 2 | 4 | P Galbraith B Steven | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| G Ivanišević M Philippoussis | 6 | 7 | G Ivanišević M Philippoussis | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| L Hewitt D Vemić | 3 | 6 | G Ivanišević M Philippoussis | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| A Olhovskiy P Vízner | 7 | 6 | A Olhovskiy P Vízner | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | D Johnson F Montana | 6 | 3 | G Ivanišević M Philippoussis | 3 | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | E Ferreira R Leach | 7 | 1 | 4 | E Ferreira R Leach | 6 | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
| L Arnold D Orsanic | 5 | 0R | 4 | E Ferreira R Leach | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| D Nargiso D Sanguinetti | 6 | 1 | 6 | D Nargiso D Sanguinetti | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| D Adams W Ferreira | 4 | 6 | 3 | 4 | E Ferreira R Leach | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| T Enqvist M Ríos | 6 | 7 | 5 | J Björkman P Rafter | 4 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| M-K Goellner J Tarango | 4 | 6 | T Enqvist M Ríos | 3 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | J Björkman P Rafter | 6 | 4 | 6 | 5 | J Björkman P Rafter | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
| J Grabb M Knowles | 2 | 6 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bottom half
| First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | L Lobo J Sánchez | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| C Brandi F Messori | 4 | 2 | 6 | L Lobo J Sánchez | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| N Kulti P Nyborg | 5 | 7 | 6 | N Kulti P Nyborg | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| T Kempers M Oosting | 7 | 6 | 3 | 6 | L Lobo J Sánchez | 5 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| L Jensen M Jensen | 7 | 4 | 6 | 3 | Y Kafelnikov D Vacek | 7 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| T Henman P Sampras | 5 | 6 | 2 | L Jensen M Jensen | 7 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Y Kafelnikov D Vacek | 2 | 0 | 3 | Y Kafelnikov D Vacek | 6 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| J Alonso A Portas | 0 | 0R | 6 | L Lobo J Sánchez | 5 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| A Kratzmann G Kuerten | 6 | 2 | 6 | 2 | M Bhupathi L Paes | 7 | 3 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | J Eagle A Florent | 4 | 6 | 3 | A Kratzmann G Kuerten | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| L Pimek J Waite | 7 | 6 | L Pimek J Waite | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| A Kitinov F Wibier | 6 | 3 | A Kratzmann G Kuerten | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| S Stolle C Suk | 7 | 3 | 7 | 2 | M Bhupathi L Paes | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| N Broad P Norval | 6 | 6 | 6 | S Stolle C Suk | 7 | 5 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| T Carbonell F Roig | 0 | 4 | 2 | M Bhupathi L Paes | 6 | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | M Bhupathi L Paes | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
References
- ^ a b "1998 Rome". International Tennis Federation. Archived from the original on 22 March 2016. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
- ^ John Barrett, ed. (1999). International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 1999. London: CollinsWillow. pp. 148–149. ISBN 9780002188623.