1998 Dubai Tennis Championships – Doubles

Doubles
1998 Dubai Tennis Championships
Champions	Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes
Runners-up	Donald Johnson Francisco Montana
Score	6–2, 7–5
Draw	16
Seeds	4

The 1998 Dubai Tennis Championships was a men's tennis tournaments played on outdoor hard courts at the Aviation Club Tennis Centre in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates that were part of the World Series of the 1998 ATP Tour. The tournament was held from 9 February through 15 February 1998.

Seeds

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

1. Mahesh Bhupathi / Leander Paes (champions)
2. Donald Johnson / Francisco Montana (final)
3. Patrick Galbraith / Brett Steven (semifinals)
4. Sandon Stolle / Cyril Suk (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
• SR = Special ranking

Finals

	First round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	M Bhupathi L Paes	7	6
		N Broad P Norval	6	4				1	M Bhupathi L Paes	6	5	6
		J Eagle A Florent	6	6					J Eagle A Florent	3	7	4
		J Grabb J Novák	2	3											1	M Bhupathi L Paes	6	6
	3	P Galbraith B Steven	6	6											3	P Galbraith B Steven	4	2
		S Groen G Ivanišević	1	0				3	P Galbraith B Steven	6	6
		A Kitinov P Vízner	7	7					A Kitinov P Vízner	3	4
		J Apell J Björkman	5	6																		1	M Bhupathi L Paes	6	7
		T Carbonell F Roig	6	6																		2	D Johnson F Montana	2	5
		M Mirnyi J Tarango	1	3					T Carbonell F Roig	4	2
	4	S Stolle C Suk	6	6				4	S Stolle C Suk	6	6
		P Albano P Nyborg	4	4											4	S Stolle C Suk	3	5
		B Becker T Henman	6	6											2	D Johnson F Montana	6	7
		À Corretja J Sánchez	3	2					B Becker T Henman
	2	D Johnson F Montana	6	6				2	D Johnson F Montana	w/o
		N Kiefer M Ríos	2	1

External links

• ATP draw