1998 RCA Championships – Doubles

Doubles
1998 RCA Championships
Champions	Jiří Novák David Rikl
Runners-up	Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor
Score	6–2, 7–6

The 1998 RCA Championships was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 11th edition of the event known that year as the RCA Championships, and was part of the Championship Series of the 1998 ATP Tour. It was the 11th edition of the tournament and took place at the Indianapolis Tennis Center in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States.

Seeds

Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.

1. Patrick Galbraith / Paul Haarhuis (semifinals)
2. Ellis Ferreira / Rick Leach (second round)
3. Unknown (withdrew)
4. Donald Johnson / Francisco Montana (second round)
5. Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor (final)
6. Joshua Eagle / Andrew Florent (first round)
7. Jonas Björkman / Wayne Ferreira (quarterfinals)
8. David Adams / Wayne Black (second round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• ITF = ITF entry
• PR = Protected ranking
• SR = Special ranking
• SE = Special exempt
• JE = Junior exempt
• JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
• CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
• NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Patrick Galbraith Paul Haarhuis	3	4
	5	Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor	6	6
								5	Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor	2	6
									Jiří Novák David Rikl	6	7
		Jiří Novák David Rikl	7	7
		Brent Haygarth Marcos Ondruska	6	6

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								1	P Galbraith P Haarhuis	5	6	6
		N Broad P Norval	6	5	6				N Broad P Norval	7	4	2
		S Stolle C Suk	3	7	4										1	P Galbraith P Haarhuis	7	6
		D Macpherson B MacPhie	7	7												D Macpherson B MacPhie	6	4
		L Jensen M Jensen	6	5					D Macpherson B MacPhie	6	6
	8	D Adams W Black	6	6				8	D Adams W Black	2	4
		N Kulti M Tillström	2	2																		1	P Galbraith P Haarhuis	3	4
																						5	M Knowles D Nestor	6	6
									M Damm J Grabb	6	7
		J-L de Jager R Koenig	7	6					J-L de Jager R Koenig	2	6
		D Flach D Roditi	6	3												M Damm J Grabb	7	4	4
		C Haggard J Waite	6	6											5	M Knowles D Nestor	6	6	6
		T Martin R Reneberg	4	3					C Haggard J Waite	6	3	6
	5	M Knowles D Nestor	6	7				5	M Knowles D Nestor	3	6	7
		B Bryan M Bryan	3	5

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
		J Novák D Rikl	7	7
	6	J Eagle A Florent	5	5					J Novák D Rikl	5	6	7
		K Kinnear D Wheaton	6	6	6				K Kinnear D Wheaton	7	4	6
		M Merklein V Spadea	4	7	1											J Novák D Rikl	7	4	6
		G Stafford K Ullyett	6	7												G Stafford K Ullyett	5	6	1
		T Ketola A Kitinov	2	6					G Stafford K Ullyett	6	6
								4	D Johnson F Montana	2	4
																							J Novák D Rikl	7	7
	7	J Björkman W Ferreira	4	6	6																		B Haygarth M Ondruska	6	6
		S Davis D Pate	6	3	2			7	J Björkman W Ferreira	6	6	7
		B Coupe D Randall	6	7					B Coupe D Randall	2	7	6
		P Goldstein J Thomas	4	6											7	J Björkman W Ferreira	3	3
		B Haygarth M Ondruska	6	7												B Haygarth M Ondruska	6	6
		A Kratzmann M Tebbutt	1	6					B Haygarth M Ondruska	3	7	7
								2	E Ferreira R Leach	6	6	5