1998 Great American Insurance ATP Championships – Doubles

The 1998 Cincinnati Open, known by the corporate title of the Great American Insurance ATP Championships was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 95th edition of the tournament previously known as the Thriftway ATP Championships, and was part of the ATP Super 9 of the 1998 ATP Tour. It took place in Cincinnati, United States, from August 10 through August 17, 1998.

Doubles
1998 Great American Insurance ATP Championships
Champions	Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor[1]
Runners-up	Olivier Delaître Fabrice Santoro
Final score	6–1, 2–1, retired

Seeds

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

1. Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde (Quarterfinals)
2. Mahesh Bhupathi / Paul Haarhuis (Second Round)
3. Jonas Björkman / Patrick Rafter (Second Round)
4. Ellis Ferreira / Rick Leach (Second Round)
5. Yevgeny Kafelnikov / Daniel Vacek (Semifinals)
6. Patrick Galbraith / David Macpherson (First Round)
7. Donald Johnson / Francisco Montana (Second Round)
8. (n/a)

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]
		Olivier Delaître Fabrice Santoro	6	6
	5	Yevgeny Kafelnikov Daniel Vacek	2	2
									Olivier Delaître Fabrice Santoro	1	1^r
									Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor	6	2
		David Roditi Michael Tebbutt	3	5
		Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor	6	7

Top Half

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								1	T Woodbridge M Woodforde	7	7
		S Stolle C Suk	4	7	6				S Stolle C Suk	6	5
		J Eagle A Florent	6	5	3										1	T Woodbridge M Woodforde	7	1	5
		O Delaître F Santoro	3	6	6											O Delaître F Santoro	6	6	7
		A Kitinov A Kratzmann	6	3	4				O Delaître F Santoro	7	6
		M Damm J Grabb	6	6					M Damm J Grabb	6	1
		B Ellwood M Ondruska	2	3																			O Delaître F Santoro	6	6
																						5	Y Kafelnikov D Vacek	2	2
								4	Ellis Ferreira Rick Leach	2	6
		J Gimelstob T Martin	6	7					J Gimelstob T Martin	6	7
		À Corretja J Siemerink	4	6												J Gimelstob T Martin	4	1
		P Korda M Ríos	1	6	6										5	Y Kafelnikov D Vacek	6	6
		D Adams F Wibier	6	3	2				P Korda M Ríos
	5	Y Kafelnikov D Vacek	6	6				5	Y Kafelnikov D Vacek	w/o
		L Jensen M Jensen	4	4

Bottom Half

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
		D Roditi M Tebbutt	7	6
	6	P Galbraith D Macpherson	6	4					D Roditi M Tebbutt	7	6
		J-L de Jager R Koenig	6	6	6				J-L de Jager R Koenig	5	4
		B Black A O'Brien	7	3	4											D Roditi M Tebbutt	6	6	6
		W Black S Lareau	6	4	6											W Black S Lareau	7	4	4
		J Tarango K Ullyett	3	6	1				W Black S Lareau	6	6
								3	J Björkman P Rafter	4	4
																							D Roditi M Tebbutt	3	5
	7	D Johnson F Montana	6	6																			M Knowles D Nestor	6	7
		J Thomas D Wheaton	4	4				7	D Johnson F Montana	5	6	6
		M Knowles D Nestor	6	6					M Knowles D Nestor	7	4	7
		B Coupe D Randall	4	4												M Knowles D Nestor	6	7
		P Albano N Lapentti	6	6												P Albano N Lapentti	3	6
		N Broad P Norval	4	4					P Albano N Lapentti	7	7
								2	M Bhupathi P Haarhuis	5	6

References

1. "1998 Cincinnati". International Tennis Federation. Archived from the original on 2014-08-11. Retrieved 1 January 2015.