1998 Japan Open Tennis Championships – Men's doubles

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Men's doubles
1998 Japan Open Tennis Championships
Champions Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Sébastien Lareau
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Daniel Nestor [1]
Runners-up Flag of France.svg Olivier Delaître
Flag of Italy.svg Stefano Pescosolido
Final score6–3, 6–4
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
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The 1998 Japan Open Tennis Championships was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo in Japan that was part of the International Series Gold of the 1998 ATP Tour and of Tier III of the 1998 WTA Tour. The tournament was held from April 13 through April 19, 1998.

Contents

Seeds

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

  1. Unknown (withdrew)
  2. Flag of the United States.svg Alex O'Brien / Flag of the United States.svg Jonathan Stark (semifinals)
  3. Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Sébastien Lareau / Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Daniel Nestor (champions)
  4. Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Byron Black / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Patrick Rafter (quarterfinals)
  5. Flag of the United States.svg Brian MacPhie / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sandon Stolle (quarterfinals)
  6. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michael Tebbutt / Flag of Sweden.svg Mikael Tillström (first round)
  7. Flag of Sweden.svg Peter Nyborg / Flag of Germany.svg David Prinosil (semifinals)
  8. Flag of the United States.svg Kent Kinnear / Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Chris Wilkinson (first round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final [1]
          
7 Flag of Sweden.svg Peter Nyborg
Flag of Germany.svg David Prinosil
3 71
3 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Sébastien Lareau
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Daniel Nestor
66 6
3 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Sébastien Lareau
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Daniel Nestor
66
Flag of France.svg Olivier Delaître
Flag of Italy.svg Stefano Pescosolido
3 4
  Flag of France.svg Olivier Delaître
Flag of Italy.svg Stefano Pescosolido
67
2 Flag of the United States.svg Alex O'Brien
Flag of the United States.svg Jonathan Stark
4 5

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
Flag of Australia (converted).svg J Holmes
Flag of Mexico.svg B Martínez
72 2
Flag of Australia (converted).svg J Holmes
Flag of Mexico.svg B Martínez
66 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg M Damm
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg D Vacek
6 66
Flag of Japan.svg H Ishii
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg D Sapsford
4 3 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg M Damm
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg D Vacek
4 5
Flag of Japan.svg S Iwabuchi
Flag of Japan.svg M Takada
767 Flag of Sweden.svg P Nyborg
Flag of Germany.svg D Prinosil
67
Flag of Australia (converted).svg B Ellwood
Flag of Japan.svg G Motomura
6 2 Flag of Japan.svg S Iwabuchi
Flag of Japan.svg M Takada
4 4
7 Flag of Sweden.svg P Nyborg
Flag of Germany.svg D Prinosil
677 Flag of Sweden.svg P Nyborg
Flag of Germany.svg D Prinosil
66
Flag of South Africa.svg C Haggard
Flag of South Africa.svg P Rosner
3 5 7 Flag of Sweden.svg P Nyborg
Flag of Germany.svg D Prinosil
3 71
3 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg S Lareau
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg D Nestor
66 6
Flag of Romania.svg A Pavel
Flag of Sweden.svg L-A Wahlgren
2r
Flag of Romania.svg A Pavel
Flag of Sweden.svg L-A Wahlgren
6 663 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg S Lareau
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg D Nestor
4
Flag of Italy.svg G Pozzi
Flag of Japan.svg T Suzuki
73 2 3 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg S Lareau
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg D Nestor
66
Flag of the United States.svg D DiLucia
Flag of the United States.svg M Sell
665 Flag of the United States.svg B MacPhie
Flag of Australia (converted).svg S Stolle
4 0
Flag of the United States.svg S Campbell
Flag of the United States.svg M Joyce
1 2 Flag of the United States.svg D DiLucia
Flag of the United States.svg M Sell
66 5
5 Flag of the United States.svg B MacPhie
Flag of Australia (converted).svg S Stolle
775 Flag of the United States.svg B MacPhie
Flag of Australia (converted).svg S Stolle
3 77
Flag of Spain.svg Ó Burrieza
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg R Vašek
5 5

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
Flag of France.svg O Delaître
Flag of Italy.svg S Pescosolido
6 67
6 Flag of Australia (converted).svg M Tebbutt
Flag of Sweden.svg M Tillström
73 6 Flag of France.svg O Delaître
Flag of Italy.svg S Pescosolido
3 66
Flag of France.svg A Clément
Flag of France.svg J Golmard
66 Flag of France.svg A Clément
Flag of France.svg J Golmard
63 4
Flag of Japan.svg Y Ishii
Flag of Japan.svg H Sato
4 3 Flag of France.svg O Delaître
Flag of Italy.svg S Pescosolido
63 6
Flag of South Africa.svg N Godwin
Flag of Finland.svg T Ketola
5 664 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg B Black
Flag of Australia (converted).svg P Rafter
4 64
Flag of Sweden.svg F Bergh
Flag of Sweden.svg T Johansson
73 4 Flag of South Africa.svg N Godwin
Flag of Finland.svg T Ketola
6 4
4 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg B Black
Flag of Australia (converted).svg P Rafter
76
Flag of France.svg O Delaître
Flag of Italy.svg S Pescosolido
67
Flag of Italy.svg V Santopadre
Flag of the United States.svg V Spadea
762 Flag of the United States.svg A O'Brien
Flag of the United States.svg J Stark
4 5
8 Flag of the United States.svg K Kinnear
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg C Wilkinson
6 2 Flag of Italy.svg V Santopadre
Flag of the United States.svg V Spadea
76
Flag of Japan.svg T Chaen
Flag of Japan.svg R Tsujino
3 66 Flag of Japan.svg T Chaen
Flag of Japan.svg R Tsujino
5 4
Flag of the United States.svg M Keil
Flag of the United States.svg T. J. Middleton
63 4 Flag of Italy.svg V Santopadre
Flag of the United States.svg V Spadea
4 0
Flag of the United States.svg S Davis
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg A Richardson
76 72 Flag of the United States.svg A O'Brien
Flag of the United States.svg J Stark
66
Flag of Japan.svg S Matsuoka
Flag of Japan.svg M Onoda
6 76 Flag of the United States.svg S Davis
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg A Richardson
5 1
2 Flag of the United States.svg A O'Brien
Flag of the United States.svg J Stark
76

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