| Doubles | ||||
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| 1998 ATP Tour World Championships | ||||
| Final | ||||
| Champions | ||||
| Runners-up | ||||
| Score | 6–4, 6–2, 7–5 | |||
| Details | ||||
| Draw | 8 | |||
| Events | ||||
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Jacco Eltingh andPaul Haarhuis defeatedMark Knowles andDaniel Nestor in the final, 6–4, 6–2, 7–5 to win the doubles tennis title at the 1998 ATP Tour World Championships.[1]
Rick Leach andJonathan Stark were the defending champions, but did not compete together in 1998. Stark failed to qualify with another partner; Leach partneredEllis Ferreira, but was eliminated in the round-robin stage.
Key
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||
| 8 | 61 | 4 | |||||||||||||
| 1 | 6 | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | ||||||||||||
| RR W–L | Set W–L | Game W–L | Standings | ||||||
| 1 | 7–6(7–3), 6–4 | 6–4, 6–4 | 4–6, 7–5, 7–5 | 3–0 | 6–1 | 43–34 | 1 | ||
| 3 | 6–7(3–7), 4–6 | 6–7(3–7), 3–6 | 7–6(7–1), 3–6, 4–6 | 0–3 | 1–6 | 33–44 | 4 | ||
| 5 | 4–6, 4–6 | 7–6(7–3), 6–3 | 6–7(1–7), 6–4, 6–7(3–7) | 1–2 | 3–4 | 39–39 | 3 | ||
| 7 | 6–4, 5–7, 5–7 | 6–7(1–7), 6–3, 6–4 | 7–6(7–1), 4–6, 7–6(7–3) | 2–1 | 5–4 | 52–50 | 2 |
Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2. number of matches; 3. in two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4. in three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5. steering-committee decision.
| RR W–L | Set W–L | Game W–L | Standings | ||||||
| 2 9 | 7–6(7–5), 6–0 (w/Eagle /Florent) | 6–4, 3–6, 4–6 (w/Bhupathi /Paes) | 6–3, 4–6, 6–7(4–7) (w/Bhupathi /Paes) | 0–2 1–0 | 2–4 2–0 | 29–32 13–6 | 5 4 | ||
| 4 | 6–7(5–7), 0–6 (w/Eagle /Florent) | 2–6, 6–4, 6–2 | 6–3, 6–2 | 2–1 | 4–3 | 32–30 | 1 | ||
| 6 | 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 (w/Bhupathi /Paes) | 6–2, 4–6, 2–6 | 7–6(8–6), 6–7(5–7), 6–7(4–7) | 1–2 | 4–5 | 47–47 | 3 | ||
| 8 | 3–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–4) (w/Bhupathi /Paes) | 3–6, 2–6 | 6–7(6–8), 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–4) | 2–1 | 4–4 | 41–47 | 2 |
Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2. number of matches; 3. in two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4. in three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5. steering-committee decision.