1998 Paris Open – Doubles
# 1998 Paris Open – Doubles

Jacco Eltingh and Paul Haarhuis were the defending champions. Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes won in the final 6–4, 6–2, against Eltingh and Haarhuis.

## Seeds

All seeds receive a bye into the second round.

* Jacco Eltingh / Paul Haarhuis (final)
* Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde (quarterfinals)
* Mahesh Bhupathi / Leander Paes (champions)
* Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor (semifinals)
* Ellis Ferreira / Rick Leach (second round)
* Cyril Suk / Sandon Stolle (quarterfinals)
* Martin Damm / Jim Grabb (second round)
* Olivier Delaître / Fabrice Santoro (second round)

## 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

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| 4 | Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| 4 | Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis | 4 | 2 |
| | | | | | 3 | Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes | 6 | 6 | | 3 | Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes | 6 | 6 |
| | Richey Reneberg Jonathan Stark | 2 | 3 | | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | 1 | J Eltingh P Haarhuis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | A Di Pasquale M Rosset | 4 | 0 | | | B Black J Björkman | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Black J Björkman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 1 | J Eltingh P Haarhuis | 7 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | P Norval K Ullyett | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | P Norval K Ullyett | 6 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | N Broad R Koenig | 6 | 6 | | | P Norval K Ullyett | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | O Delaître F Santoro | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | J Eltingh P Haarhuis | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | M Knowles D Nestor | 3 | 6 | 4 |
| | | | | | 4 | M Knowles D Nestor | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | A Clément S Grosjean | 4 | 5 | | | Y Kafelnikov D Vacek | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Y Kafelnikov D Vacek | 6 | 7 | | | | | | 4 | M Knowles D Nestor | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | J Eagle A Florent | 6 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | N Kulti D Macpherson | 7 | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| | N Kulti D Macpherson | 7 | 6 | 6 | | N Kulti D Macpherson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | E Ferreira R Leach | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | 6 | C Suk S Stolle | 7 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | N Kiefer D Prinosil | 0 | 4 | WC | J Golmard G Raoux | 6 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | J Golmard G Raoux | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 6 | C Suk S Stolle | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| WC | A Dupuis S Huet | 1 | 2 | | | | | | 3 | M Bhupathi L Paes | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | S Lareau A O'Brien | 6 | 6 | | S Lareau A O'Brien | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 3 | M Bhupathi L Paes | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | M Bhupathi L Paes | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | R Reneberg J Stark | 2 | 3 |
| | | | | 7 | M Damm J Grabb | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Adams J-L de Jager | 3 | 4 | | R Reneberg J Stark | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Reneberg J Stark | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | R Reneberg J Stark | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | W Black D Johnson | 5 | $6^r$ | | | | | | 2 | T Woodbridge M Woodforde | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| | L Lobo J Sánchez | 7 | 6 | | L Lobo J Sánchez | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 2 | T Woodbridge M Woodforde | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
