Men's doubles | |
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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 |
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.
Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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