1998 du Maurier Open – Men's doubles

Men's doubles
1998 du Maurier Open
Champions Martin Damm
Jim Grabb
Runners-up Ellis Ferreira
Rick Leach
Score6–7, 6–2, 7–6
Draw28 (5WC/2Q)
Seeds8

Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes were the defending champions, but lost in the semifinals to the eventual runners-up Ellis Ferreira and Rick Leach.

Martin Damm and Jim Grabb won the title, by defeating Ferreira and Leach, 6–7, 6–2, 7–6 in the final.[1][2]

Seeds

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

  1. Mahesh Bhupathi / Leander Paes (semifinals)
  2. Jonas Björkman / Patrick Rafter (semifinals, retired)
  3. Ellis Ferreira / Rick Leach (final)
  4. Yevgeny Kafelnikov / Daniel Vacek (second round)
  5. Donald Johnson / Francisco Montana (quarterfinals)
  6. Unknown (withdrew)
  7. Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor (quarterfinals)
  8. Wayne Black / Sébastien Lareau (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final[1]
          
1 Mahesh Bhupathi
Leander Paes
6 3
3 Ellis Ferreira
Rick Leach
7 6
3 Ellis Ferreira
Rick Leach
7 2 6
  Martin Damm
Jim Grabb
6 6 7
  Martin Damm
Jim Grabb
3 7
2 Jonas Björkman
Patrick Rafter
6 6r

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 M Bhupathi
L Paes
6 6
B Coupe
D Randall
6 6 B Coupe
D Randall
4 0
G Stafford
K Ullyett
3 4 1 M Bhupathi
L Paes
6 5 6
O Delaître
F Santoro
7 6 8 W Black
S Lareau
2 7 4
B Kokavec
F Niemeyer
5 2 O Delaître
F Santoro
4 4
8 W Black
S Lareau
6 6 8 W Black
S Lareau
6 6
D Macpherson
B MacPhie
1 2 1 M Bhupathi
L Paes
6 3
3 E Ferreira
R Leach
7 6
3 E Ferreira
R Leach
4 7 6
J Eagle
J Siemerink
6 7 J Eagle
J Siemerink
6 6 4
T Haas
J Robichaud
2 5 3 E Ferreira
R Leach
6 6
S Sargsian
G Van Emburgh
7 6 5 D Johnson
F Montana
2 1
L Jensen
M Jensen
6 0 S Sargsian
G Van Emburgh
1 5
5 D Johnson
F Montana
2 6 6 5 D Johnson
F Montana
6 7
S Larose
J Turek
6 4 3

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
M Damm
J Grabb
6 6 6
D Flach
M Tebbutt
7 3 0 M Damm
J Grabb
w/o
A Kratzmann
G Kuerten
6 3 6 A Kratzmann
G Kuerten
D Roditi
J Tarango
3 6 3 M Damm
J Grabb
6 6
S Stolle
C Suk
7 6 S Stolle
C Suk
3 1
J-L de Jager
R Koenig
6 4 S Stolle
C Suk
4 7 7
4 Y Kafelnikov
D Vacek
6 6 6
M Damm
J Grabb
3 7
7 M Knowles
D Nestor
6 7 2 J Björkman
P Rafter
6 6r
A Kitinov
F Wibier
3 5 7 M Knowles
D Nestor
4
G Ivanišević
M Philippoussis
6 6 G Ivanišević
M Philippoussis
2r
D Adams
Max Mirnyi
3 4 7 M Knowles
D Nestor
5 3
P Galbraith
T Martin
6 7 6 2 J Björkman
P Rafter
7 6
B Black
A O'Brien
7 5 2 P Galbraith
T Martin
2 1
2 J Björkman
P Rafter
6 6

Qualifying

Qualifying seeds

  1. Brandon Coupe / Dave Randall (qualified)
  2. Mark Keil / T. J. Middleton (first round)
  3. Patrick Galbraith / Todd Martin (qualifying competition)
  4. Neville Godwin / Tuomas Ketola (qualifying competition)

Qualifiers

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
1 Brandon Coupe
Dave Randall
6 6
WC Dominic Boulet
David Kepka
3 2
1 Brandon Coupe
Dave Randall
6 6
4 Neville Godwin
Tuomas Ketola
3 3
WC Emin Ağayev
Bobby Mahal
4 6
4 Neville Godwin
Tuomas Ketola
6 7

Second qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
2 Mark Keil
T. J. Middleton
6 6
Sargis Sargsian
Greg Van Emburgh
7 7
Sargis Sargsian
Greg Van Emburgh
6 6
3 Patrick Galbraith
Todd Martin
2 4
WC Hugues Laverdière
Charles-Antoine Sévigny
2 0
3 Patrick Galbraith
Todd Martin
6 6

References

  1. ^ a b "1998 Canadian Open". International Tennis Federation. Archived from the original on 31 December 2014. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
  2. ^ Krastev, Todor (14 October 2018). "Men Tennis Canadian Open Toronto CAN - 1998 Winner Patrick Rafter, Australia 3". Todor 66. Retrieved 10 May 2024.