1998 Mercedes-Benz Cup – Doubles

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.

Doubles
1998 Mercedes-Benz Cup
Champions	Patrick Rafter Sandon Stolle[1]
Runners-up	Jeff Tarango Daniel Vacek
Final score	6–4, 6–4

Seeds

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

1. Wayne Black / Sébastien Lareau (First Round)
2. Unknown (Withdrew)
3. Patrick Rafter / Sandon Stolle (Champions)
4. John-Laffnie de Jager / 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	W Black S Lareau	7	4	4
		J Tarango D Vacek	6	6	6				J Tarango D Vacek	w/o
		G Ivanišević P Kilderry	7	6					G Ivanišević P Kilderry
		D Flach M Tebbutt	6	4												J Tarango D Vacek	7	6
	4	J-L de Jager R Koenig	6	4	6										4	J-L de Jager R Koenig	6	3
		B Bryan M Bryan	1	6	3			4	J-L de Jager R Koenig	5	6	6
		A Peterson E Taino	4	6	6				A Peterson E Taino	7	4	3
		L Jensen M Jensen	6	3	2																		J Tarango D Vacek	4	4
		G Stafford K Ullyett	6	6																		3	P Rafter S Stolle	6	6
		B Coupe K Kinnear	3	3					G Stafford K Ullyett	5	3
	3	P Rafter S Stolle	7	7				3	P Rafter S Stolle	7	6
		T Ketola D Roditi	6	6											3	P Rafter S Stolle	7	6
		W Ferreira M Ondruska	7	6												M Damm J Grabb	6	4
		W Black P Galbraith	6	3					W Ferreira M Ondruska	3	1
		M Damm J Grabb	6	6					M Damm J Grabb	6	6
		J-M Gambill V Spadea	4	2

References

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