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.
Draw
Finals
Top half
Bottom half
Qualifying
Qualifying seeds
Qualifiers Nicolas Kiefer / David Prinosil
Qualifying draw
References
External links 1998 Paris Open Doubles draw ITF tournament profile