1998 Eurocard Open – Doubles

Doubles
1998 Eurocard Open
Champions	Sébastien Lareau Alex O'Brien
Runners-up	Mahesh Bhupati Leander Paes
Final score	4–6, 6–3, 7–5

The 1998 Stuttgart Masters (known as the Eurocard Open for sponsorship reasons) was a tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 3rd edition of the Stuttgart Masters, and was part of the ATP Super 9 of the 1998 ATP Tour. It took place at the Schleyerhalle in Stuttgart, Germany, from October 26 through November 2, 1998.

Seeds

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

2

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser

• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special Exempt
• PR = Protected Ranking

• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
		Olivier Delaître   Fabrice Santoro	4	4
	3	Mahesh Bhupathi   Leander Paes	6	6
								3	Mahesh Bhupathi   Leander Paes	3	6	5
									Sébastien Lareau   Alex O'Brien	6	3	7
		Sébastien Lareau   Alex O'Brien	6	6
		Saša Hiršzon   Goran Ivanišević	2	3

Top Half

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								1	J Eltingh P Haarhuis	6	6
		N Broad R Koenig	7	7					N Broad R Koenig	4	4
		J Eagle A Florent	6	6											1	J Eltingh P Haarhuis	3	3
		O Delaître F Santoro	7	6												O Delaître F Santoro	6	6
		P Norval K Ullyett	6	3					O Delaître F Santoro	6	6
									M Damm J Grabb	1	4
																							O Delaître F Santoro	4	4
																						3	M Bhupathi L Paes	6	6
								3	M Bhupathi L Paes	7	6
		M-K Goellner D Prinosil	7	6	6				M-K Goellner D Prinosil	5	3
		R Reneberg J Stark	6	7	3										3	M Bhupathi L Paes	6	6
		Y Kafelnikov D Vacek	6	7												Y Kafelnikov D Vacek	4	4
		B Black C Haggard	3	6					Y Kafelnikov D Vacek	7	6
								5	E Ferreira R Leach	6	4

Bottom Half

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								6	S Stolle C Suk	4	3
		S Lareau A O'Brien	6	4	6				S Lareau A O'Brien	6	6
		A Agassi B Becker	4	6	4											S Lareau A O'Brien	6	3	7
		T Haas N Kiefer	6	7	7											T Haas N Kiefer	4	6	5
		D Adams J-L de Jager	7	5	6				T Haas N Kiefer	6	7
								4	M Knowles D Nestor	4	6
																							S Lareau A O'Brien	6	6
																							S Hiršzon G Ivanišević	2	3
								8	D Johnson F Montana	6	3	5
		S Hiršzon G Ivanišević	6	3	7				S Hiršzon G Ivanišević	4	6	7
		L Lobo J Sánchez	4	6	5											S Hiršzon G Ivanišević	6	6
		J Björkman P Nyborg	6	7											2	T Woodbridge M Woodforde	1	4
		N Kulti D Macpherson	3	5					J Björkman P Nyborg	4	7	5
								2	T Woodbridge M Woodforde	6	6	7