Karsten Braasch and Michael Stich were the defending champions, but Stich retired after the 1997 season and Braasch played with Jens Knippschild, but lost in the first round
Ellis Ferreira and Rick Leach won the final 4–6, 6–4, 7–6 against John-Laffnie de Jager and Marc-Kevin Goellner.
Doubles | |
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1998 Gerry Weber Open | |
Champions | Ellis Ferreira Rick Leach |
Runners-up | John-Laffnie de Jager Marc-Kevin Goellner |
Score | 4–6, 6–4, 7–6 |
Draw | 16 |
Seeds | 4 |
Seeds
edit- Jacco Eltingh / Paul Haarhuis (first round)
- Ellis Ferreira / Rick Leach (champions)
- Jim Grabb / David Macpherson (quarterfinals)
- David Adams / Yevgeny Kafelnikov (first round)
Draw
editKey
edit- 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
Draw
editFirst round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | J Eltingh P Haarhuis | 6 | 4 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Q | F Bergh S Groen | 4 | 6 | 7 | Q | F Bergh S Groen | 6 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
WC | F Stauder C Vinck | 4 | 4 | J Tarango F Wibier | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
J Tarango F Wibier | 6 | 6 | J Tarango F Wibier | 6 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | D Adams Y Kafelnikov | 6 | 4 | JL de Jager MK Goellner | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
JL de Jager MK Goellner | 7 | 6 | JL de Jager MK Goellner | 7 | 5 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
K Braasch J Knippschild | 7 | 6 | 2 | WC | B Becker D Prinosil | 5 | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
WC | B Becker D Prinosil | 6 | 7 | 6 | JL de Jager MK Goellner | 6 | 4 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
J Eagle A Florent | 6 | 3 | 6 | 2 | E Ferreira R Leach | 4 | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
M Barnard B Haygarth | 4 | 6 | 2 | J Eagle A Florent | 7 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
A Kitinov P Vízner | 7 | 4 | 2 | 3 | J Grabb D Macpherson | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
3 | J Grabb D Macpherson | 5 | 6 | 6 | J Eagle A Florent | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
P Kilderry P Nyborg | 4 | 4 | 2 | E Ferreira R Leach | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
M Keil TJ Middleton | 6 | 6 | M Keil TJ Middleton | 6 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
WC | N Kiefer A Rădulescu | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | E Ferreira R Leach | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
2 | E Ferreira R Leach | 7 | 4 | 7 |