Doubles
1998 Qatar Open
Final
Champions	Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes[1]
Runners-up	Olivier Delaître Fabrice Santoro
Score	6–4, 3–6, 6–4
Details
Draw	16
Seeds	4
Events
Singles Doubles
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Jacco Eltingh and Paul Haarhuis were the defending champions, but did not participate together this year. Eltingh partnered Sjeng Schalken, losing in the quarterfinals. Haarhuis did not participate this year.

Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes won in the final 6–4, 3–6, 6–4, against Olivier Delaître and Fabrice Santoro.

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

	First round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final[1]
	1	M Bhupathi L Paes	6	6	6
	WC	K Alami H Arazi	3	7	4			1	M Bhupathi L Paes	6	6
	WC	J Eltingh S Schalken	6	4	6			WC	J Eltingh S Schalken	4	2
	Q	M Barnard C Wilkinson	3	6	3										1	M Bhupathi L Paes	7	6	7
	LL	B Behrens A Cherkasov	3	2												M-K Goellner R Reneberg	6	7	6
		M-K Goellner R Reneberg	6	6					M-K Goellner R Reneberg	5	7	6
		S Groen G Ivanišević	6	7					S Groen G Ivanišević	7	6	4
		T Kempers M Oosting	4	6																		1	M Bhupathi L Paes	6	3	6
	WC	T Henman M Rosset	6	6																		2	O Delaître F Santoro	4	6	4
		G Raoux J Sánchez	4	3				WC	T Henman M Rosset	6	6
		M Mirnyi J Tarango	6	6	6			4	P Vízner F Wibier	3	2
	4	P Vízner F Wibier	3	7	7										WC	T Henman M Rosset	3	3
		HJ Davids L Pimek	6	6	6										2	O Delaître F Santoro	6	6
		S Noteboom T Vanhoudt	2	7	7				S Noteboom T Vanhoudt	4	4
		C Brandi F Messori	2	6	3			2	O Delaître F Santoro	6	6
	2	O Delaître F Santoro	6	2	6

• Draw