Sébastien Lareau and Alex O'Brien were the defending champions, but O'Brien did not participate this year. Lareau partnered Jeff Tarango, losing in the first round.
| Doubles | |
|---|---|
| 1998 Advanta Championships | |
| Champions |  Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis |
| Runners-up |  David Macpherson Richey Reneberg |
| Score | 7–6, 6–7, 6–2 |
| Draw | 16 (2WC/1Q) |
| Seeds | 4 |
Jacco Eltingh and Paul Haarhuis won the title, defeating David Macpherson and Richey Reneberg 7–6, 6–7, 6–2 in the final.[1]
Seeds
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Jacco Eltingh / Paul Haarhuis (champions)
Luis Lobo / 
Javier Sánchez (quarterfinals)
Sandon Stolle / 
Cyril Suk (quarterfinals)
Byron Black / 
Ellis Ferreira (semifinals)
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
edit| First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | J Eltingh P Haarhuis
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 W Black J Salzenstein
| 4 | 3 | 1 | J Eltingh P Haarhuis
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 S Lareau J Tarango
| 5 | 4 | J Courier M Knowles
| 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| J Courier M Knowles
| 7 | 6 | 1 | J Eltingh P Haarhuis
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | S Stolle C Suk
| 5 | 6 | 6 |  D Roditi G Stafford
| 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| WC | G Grant M Merklein
| 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | S Stolle C Suk
| 4 | 6 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| D Randall J Waite
| 5 | 6 | 5 | D Roditi G Stafford
| 6 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| D Roditi G Stafford
| 7 | 4 | 7 | 1 | J Eltingh P Haarhuis
| 7 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
 J Alonso F Meligeni
| 3 | 6 | D Macpherson R Reneberg
| 6 | 7 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | M Keil TJ Middleton
| 6 | 7 | Q | M Keil TJ Middleton
| 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 N Lapentti D Orsanic
| 3 | 4 | 4 | B Black E Ferreira
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | B Black E Ferreira
| 6 | 6 | 4 | B Black E Ferreira
| 6 | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| D Macpherson R Reneberg
| 7 | 6 | D Macpherson R Reneberg
| 7 | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| L Jensen M Jensen
| 6 | 3 | D Macpherson R Reneberg
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| WC | D DiLucia M Sell
| 4 | 4 | 2 | L Lobo J Sánchez
| 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | L Lobo J Sánchez
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Qualifying
editQualifying seeds
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Mark Keil / T. J. Middleton (qualified)
Tomas Nydahl / 
Davide Sanguinetti (first round)
Qualifiers
editQualifying draw
edit| First round | Qualifying competition | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Mark Keil T. J. Middleton
| 7 | 6 | ||||||||||
Guillermo Cañas Ramón Delgado
| 6 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Mark Keil T. J. Middleton
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
| WC | Joan Balcells Andrea Gaudenzi
| 3 | 4 | ||||||||||
| WC | Joan Balcells Andrea Gaudenzi
| 7 | 7 | ||||||||||
| 2 |  Tomas Nydahl Davide Sanguinetti
| 5 | 6 | ||||||||||
References
edit- ^ Garber, Greg (November 18, 1998). "It's a Family Thing". Hartford Courant. Connecticut. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
Eltingh and Haarhuis have entered 12 tournaments so far this year and won eight: the French Open, Wimbledon, Philadelphia, Rotterdam, Barcelona, Monte Carlo, Amsterdam and Boston.