1998 Franklin Templeton Tennis Classic – Doubles
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Luis Lobo and Javier Sánchez were the defending champions, but Sánchez did not participate this year. Lobo partnered Daniel Orsanic, losing in the first round.
| Doubles | |
|---|---|
| 1998 Franklin Templeton Tennis Classic | |
| Champions |  Cyril Suk Michael Tebbutt |
| Runners-up |  Kent Kinnear David Wheaton |
| Score | 4–6, 6–1, 7–6 |
| Draw | 16 (3WC/1Q) |
| Seeds | 4 |
Cyril Suk and Michael Tebbutt won the title, defeating Kent Kinnear and David Wheaton 4–6, 6–1, 7–6 in the final.
Seeds
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Mark Knowles / 
Mark Woodforde (quarterfinals)
Ellis Ferreira / 
Rick Leach (first round)- Patrick Galbraith / David Macpherson (first round)
Luis Lobo / Daniel Orsanic (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
edit| First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 |  M Knowles M Woodforde
| 7 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 W Black J Salzenstein
| 6 | 6 | 1 | M Knowles M Woodforde
| 4 | 6 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| WC |  N Kiefer M Norman
| 2 | 7 | 5 | WC |  X Malisse S Sargsian
| 6 | 4 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| WC | X Malisse S Sargsian
| 6 | 6 | 7 | WC | X Malisse S Sargsian
| 3 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | P Galbraith D Macpherson
| 6 | 6 | Q | K Kinnear D Wheaton
| 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 J-L de Jager R Koenig
| 7 | 7 | J-L de Jager R Koenig
| 6 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 J Alonso N Lapentti
| 1 | 4 | Q | K Kinnear D Wheaton
| 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | K Kinnear D Wheaton
| 6 | 6 | Q | K Kinnear D Wheaton
| 6 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| L Jensen M Jensen
| 6 | 3 | C Suk M Tebbutt
| 4 | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 D Roditi B Talbot
| 7 | 6 | D Roditi B Talbot
| 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 S Lareau J Tarango
| 6 | 7 | S Lareau J Tarango
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 |  L Lobo D Orsanic
| 3 | 6 | S Lareau J Tarango
| 4 | 7 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| D Randall J Waite
| 6 | 6 | C Suk M Tebbutt
| 6 | 5 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WC | B Becker T Messmer
| 2 | 0 | D Randall J Waite
| 2 | 6 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| C Suk M Tebbutt
| 4 | 6 | 7 | C Suk M Tebbutt
| 6 | 4 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | E Ferreira R Leach
| 6 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Qualifying
editQualifying seeds
edit- Mark Keil / T. J. Middleton (qualifying competition)
- Kent Kinnear / David Wheaton (qualified)
Qualifiers
editQualifying draw
edit| First round | Qualifying competition | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Mark Keil T. J. Middleton
| 7 | 6 | ||||||||||
| WC | Darin Pleasant Andrew Stoner
| 6 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 1 | Mark Keil T. J. Middleton
| 7 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||
| 2 | Kent Kinnear David Wheaton
| 6 | 7 | 7 | |||||||||
| Scott Draper Greg Van Emburgh
| 4 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Kent Kinnear David Wheaton
| 6 | 7 | ||||||||||
