1998 Mercedes-Benz Cup – Doubles

The 1998 Mercedes-Benz Cup was a men's tennis tournament played on hardcourt 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 July 27 through August 2, 1998.

Doubles
1998 Mercedes-Benz Cup
Champions	Patrick Rafter Sandon Stolle
Runners-up	Jeff Tarango Daniel Vacek
Score	6–4, 6–4
Draw	16
Seeds	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
• SR = Special ranking

Finals

	First round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	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