1998 Italian Open – Men's doubles
(Redirected from )
Men's doubles | |
---|---|
1998 Italian Open | |
Champions | Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes[1] |
Runners-up | Ellis Ferreira Rick Leach |
Final score | 6–4, 4–6, 7–6 |
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.
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
- SE = Special exempt
- PR = Protected ranking
- ITF = ITF entry
- JE = Junior exempt
- 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. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
Categories:
- 1998 Italian Open (tennis)