1998 Newsweek Champions Cup – Doubles

January 2025 1998 Newsweek Champions Cup State Farm Evert Cup s SWE Jonas BjörkmanAUS Patrick Rafter USA Todd MartinUSA Richey Reneberg 6–4, 7–6 1998 Newsweek Champions Cup Mark Knowles and Daniel Nestor were the defending champions, but lost in the second round this year. Jonas Björkman and Patrick Rafter won the title, defeating Todd Martin and Richey Reneberg 6–4, 7–6 in the final. Seeds 30em AUS Todd Woodbridge / AUS Mark Woodforde (second round) RUS Yevgeny Kafelnikov / CZE Daniel Vacek (quarterfinals) RSA Ellis Ferreira / USA Rick Leach (second round) SWE Jonas Björkman / AUS Patrick Rafter (champions) USA Donald Johnson / USA Francisco Montana (first round) ARG Luis Lobo / ESP Javier Sánchez (quarterfinals) USA Alex O'Brien / USA Jonathan Stark (semifinals) BAH Mark Knowles / CAN Daniel Nestor (second round) Draw Finals Semifinals Final 175 7 USA Alex O'Brien USA Jonathan Stark 3 6 1 4 SWE Jonas Björkman AUS Patrick Rafter 6 3 6 WC USA Todd MartinUSA Richey Reneberg 2 6 6   AUS Joshua EagleAUS Andrew Florent 6 3 4 4 SWE Jonas Björkman AUS Patrick Rafter 6 7   WC USA Todd MartinUSA Richey Reneberg 4 6   Top half First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals   USA T Kronemann MEX D Roditi 5 3     USA J Courier AUS M Philippoussis 7 6   Q USA D Randall USA J Waite 6 3 2   RSA D Adams FRA F Santoro 3 6 6   CAN S Lareau USA J Tarango 6 1 5 7 USA A O'Brien USA J Stark 2 6 7   ARG P Albano ESP À Corretja 1 6     GBR T Henman CRO G Ivanišević 6 7     BRA G Kuerten BRA F Meligeni 6 7     ARG L Arnold ARG D Orsanic 4 5     ZIM W BlackUSA J Salzenstein 2 4   6 ARG L Lobo ESP J Sánchez 6 6   1 AUS T Woodbridge AUS M Woodforde 4 6 5   USA J Courier AUS M Philippoussis 6 2 7   RSA D Adams FRA F Santoro 4 4   7 USA A O'Brien USA J Stark 6 6   4 SWE J Björkman AUS P Rafter 6 7     GBR T Henman CRO G Ivanišević 3 5     BRA G Kuerten BRA F Meligeni 6 6 6 6 ARG L Lobo ESP J Sánchez 3 7 7   USA J Courier AUS M Philippoussis 6 2 6 7 USA A O'Brien USA J Stark 4 6 7 4 SWE J Björkman AUS P Rafter 6 7 6 6 ARG L Lobo ESP J Sánchez 7 6 3 7 USA A O'Brien USA J Stark 3 6 1 4 SWE J Björkman AUS P Rafter 6 3 6 Bottom half First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals 5 USA D Johnson USA F Montana 6 0r     ZIM B BlackUSA J Grabb 7 2     RSA W FerreiraFRA C Pioline 6 4   WC USA T MartinUSA R Reneberg 7 6     RSA J-L de Jager AUS D Macpherson 3 6 3 WC AUS S StolleCZE C Suk 6 3 6 8 BAH M Knowles CAN D Nestor 7 6   Q SWE R Bergh RSA R Koenig 6 4     USA L Jensen USA M Jensen 7 3 5   AUS J EagleAUS A Florent 6 6 7   GBR N Broad RSA P Norval 4 2     USA P Galbraith USA B MacPhie 6 6     ZIM B BlackUSA J Grabb 3 4   WC USA T MartinUSA R Reneberg 6 6   WC AUS S StolleCZE C Suk 7 6 6 3 RSA E Ferreira USA R Leach 6 7 1 8 BAH M Knowles CAN D Nestor 6 5 4   AUS J EagleAUS A Florent 3 6 7   USA P Galbraith USA B MacPhie 7 3 2 2 RUS Y Kafelnikov CZE D Vacek 6 6 6 WC USA T MartinUSA R Reneberg 6 6   WC AUS S StolleCZE C Suk 0 3     AUS J EagleAUS A Florent 6 7 6 2 RUS Y Kafelnikov CZE D Vacek 7 5 4 WC USA T MartinUSA R Reneberg 2 6 6   AUS J EagleAUS A Florent 6 3 4 Qualifying Seeds 30em USA Dave Randall / USA Jack Waite (qualified) ESP Julián Alonso / ECU Nicolás Lapentti (qualifying competition) USA Scott Davis / RSA Byron Talbot (qualifying competition) SWE Rikard Bergh / RSA Robbie Koenig (qualified) Qualifiers 30em USA Dave Randall / USA Jack Waite SWE Rikard Bergh / RSA Robbie Koenig Qualifying draw First qualifier y 3 First round Qualifying competition 175 1 USA Dave RandallUSA Jack Waite 6 7 WC CZE Sláva DosedělSVK Dominik Hrbatý 4 5 GER Nicolas KieferSUI Marc Rosset 7 1 2 3 USA Scott DavisRSA Byron Talbot 6 6 6 1 USA Dave RandallUSA Jack Waite 7 6 3 USA Scott DavisRSA Byron Talbot 6 1 Second qualifier y 3 First round Qualifying competition 175 2 ESP Julián AlonsoECU Nicolás Lapentti 7 4 6 WC SUI George BastlGBR Kyle Spencer 6 6 3 WC SVK Karol KučeraSWE Magnus Norman 2 3 4 SWE Rikard BerghRSA Robbie Koenig 6 6 2 ESP Julián AlonsoECU Nicolás Lapentti 6 3 6 4 SWE Rikard BerghRSA Robbie Koenig 4 6 7 References Official results archive (ATP) Official results archive (ITF) Category:1998 ATP Tour Category:1998 Newsweek Champions Cup and the State Farm Evert Cup