1998 Mercedes-Benz Cup – Doubles

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Doubles
1998 Mercedes-Benz Cup
ChampionsAustralia Patrick Rafter
Australia Sandon Stolle[1]
Runners-upUnited States Jeff Tarango
Czech Republic Daniel Vacek
Final score6–4, 6–4
Events
Singles
Doubles
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The 1998 Mercedes-Benz Cup was a men's tennis tournament played on Hard in Los Angeles, United States that was part of the International Series of the 1998 ATP Tour. It was the seventy-first edition of the tournament and was held from 27 July – 2 August 1998.

Seeds[]

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

  1. Zimbabwe Wayne Black / Canada Sébastien Lareau (First Round)
  2. Unknown (Withdrew)
  3. Australia Patrick Rafter / Australia Sandon Stolle (Champions)
  4. South Africa John-Laffnie de Jager / South Africa Robbie Koenig (Semifinals)

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[]

First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final[1]
1 Zimbabwe W Black
Canada S Lareau
7 4 4
United States J Tarango
Czech Republic D Vacek
6 6 6 United States J Tarango
Czech Republic D Vacek
w/o
Croatia G Ivanišević
Australia P Kilderry
7 6 Croatia G Ivanišević
Australia P Kilderry
United States D Flach
Australia M Tebbutt
6 4 United States J Tarango
Czech Republic D Vacek
7 6
4 South Africa J-L de Jager
South Africa R Koenig
6 4 6 4 South Africa J-L de Jager
South Africa R Koenig
6 3
United States B Bryan
United States M Bryan
1 6 3 4 South Africa J-L de Jager
South Africa R Koenig
5 6 6
United States A Peterson
United States E Taino
4 6 6 United States A Peterson
United States E Taino
7 4 3
United States L Jensen
United States M Jensen
6 3 2 United States J Tarango
Czech Republic D Vacek
4 4
South Africa G Stafford
South Africa K Ullyett
6 6 3 Australia P Rafter
Australia S Stolle
6 6
United States B Coupe
United States K Kinnear
3 3 South Africa G Stafford
South Africa K Ullyett
5 3
3 Australia P Rafter
Australia S Stolle
7 7 3 Australia P Rafter
Australia S Stolle
7 6
Finland T Ketola
Mexico D Roditi
6 6 3 Australia P Rafter
Australia S Stolle
7 6
South Africa W Ferreira
South Africa M Ondruska
7 6 Czech Republic M Damm
United States J Grabb
6 4
Zimbabwe W Black
United States P Galbraith
6 3 South Africa W Ferreira
South Africa M Ondruska
3 1
Czech Republic M Damm
United States J Grabb
6 6 Czech Republic M Damm
United States J Grabb
6 6
United States J-M Gambill
United States V Spadea
4 2

References[]

  1. ^ a b "1998 Los Angeles". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
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