1998 Australian Open – Men's Doubles

Men's Doubles
1998 Australian Open
Champions	Jonas Björkman Jacco Eltingh
Runners-up	Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde
Final score	6–2, 5–7, 2–6, 6–4, 6–3

The 1998 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at Melbourne Park in Melbourne in Victoria in Australia. It was the 86th edition of the Australian Open and was held from 19 January through 1 February 1998.

Seeds

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

Draw

Key

Finals

	Quarterfinals									Semifinals									Final
	1	Todd Woodbridge   Mark Woodforde	6	6	7
	8	Luis Lobo   Javier Sánchez	3	4	61
										1	Todd Woodbridge   Mark Woodforde	6	7	6
											David Macpherson   David Wheaton	4	5	3
		David Macpherson   David Wheaton	7	63	3	7	13
	12	Patrick Galbraith   Brett Steven	65	7	6	66	11
																			1	Todd Woodbridge   Mark Woodforde	2	7	6	4	3
																			5	Jonas Björkman   Jacco Eltingh	6	5	2	6	6
	5	Jonas Björkman   Jacco Eltingh	6	6	7
	4	Ellis Ferreira   Rick Leach	2	4	5
										5	Jonas Björkman   Jacco Eltingh	4	7	6	3	6
										2	Mahesh Bhupathi   Leander Paes	6	5	3	6	3
		Justin Gimelstob   Brian MacPhie	62	3	2
	2	Mahesh Bhupathi   Leander Paes	7	6	6

Top Half

Section 1

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
1	T Woodbridge   M Woodforde	6	6
	M Keil   T. J. Middleton	4	4				1	T Woodbridge   M Woodforde	6	6
	G Doyle   T Larkham	6	6					G Doyle   T Larkham	4	2
	A Berasategui   D Roditi	4	3											1	T Woodbridge   M Woodforde	6	6
	J-L de Jager   R Koenig	7	5	6											J-L de Jager   R Koenig	1	3
	T Nijssen   T Anzari	5	7	4				J-L de Jager   R Koenig	7	3	6
	J-P Fleurian   P Nyborg	6	6					J-P Fleurian   P Nyborg	5	6	4
16	B Black   N Kulti	3	2																		1	T Woodbridge   M Woodforde	6	6	7
	P Albano   À Corretja	6	3	7																	8	L Lobo   J Sánchez	3	4	61
9	M Philippoussis   P Rafter	3	6	5				P Albano   À Corretja	7	0	6
	D Randall   J Waite	7	6					D Randall   J Waite	5	6	3
	D Flach   K Kinnear	5	4												P Albano   À Corretja	4	6	8
	T Kempers   M Oosting	6	4	6										8	L Lobo   J Sánchez	6	2	10
	D Petrović   G Silcock	3	6	3				T Kempers   M Oosting	6	3	16
8	L Lobo   J Sánchez	6	6				8	L Lobo   J Sánchez	3	6	18
	J Siemerink   D Vacek	4	2

Section 2

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
3	A O'Brien   J Stark	7	7
	M Barnard   B Haygarth	63	5				3	A O'Brien   J Stark	4	7	6
	P Kilderry   N Lapentti	6	6					P Kilderry   N Lapentti	6	64	2
	S Groen   G Ivanišević	3	2											3	A O'Brien   J Stark	62	63
	D Macpherson   D Wheaton	6	6												D Macpherson   D Wheaton	7	7
	M Ondruska   GV Emburgh	4	4					D Macpherson   D Wheaton	6	6
	K Alami   T Vanhoudt	2	6	6				K Alami   T Vanhoudt	3	4
14	L Arnold   D Orsanic	6	3	2																		D Macpherson   D Wheaton	7	63	3	7	13
12	P Galbraith   B Steven	6	6																		12	P Galbraith   B Steven	65	7	6	66	11
	S Noteboom   F Wibier	2	4				12	P Galbraith   B Steven	6	6
	S Draper   J Stoltenberg	6	7					S Draper   J Stoltenberg	2	;3
	J Burillo   A Martín	3	64											12	P Galbraith   B Steven	66	6	6
	C Brandi   F Messori	6	6												M-K Goellner   D Prinosil	7	2	2
	D Sapsford   C Wilkinson	2	4					C Brandi   F Messori	4	4
	M-K Goellner   D Prinosil	7	7					M-K Goellner   D Prinosil	6	6
6	M Knowles   D Nestor	5	5

Bottom Half

Section 3

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
5	J Björkman   J Eltingh	6	7
	K Braasch   M Kohlmann	3	5				5	J Björkman   J Eltingh	6	6
	J Apell   W Black	7	5	6				J Apell   W Black	4	4
	G Stafford   KUllyett	5	7	1										5	J Björkman   J Eltingh	6	3	6
	N Godwin   C Haggard	6	4	9										11	S Stolle   C Suk	3	6	4
	B Coupe   P Rosner	4	6	7				N Godwin   C Haggard	2	2
11	S Stolle   C Suk	6	6				11	S Stolle   C Suk	6	6
	J Knippschild   J Tarango	2	4																		5	J Björkman   J Eltingh	6	6	7
13	O Delaître   F Santoro	7	6																		4	E Ferreira   R Leach	2	4	5
	N Djordjevic   A Sá	5	4				13	O Delaître   F Santoro	4	6	6
	J Grabb   R Reneberg	65	6	6				J Grabb   R Reneberg	6	2	4
	D Bowen   J Cunha e Silva	7	2	4										13	O Delaître   F Santoro	6	2	1
	G Kuerten   M Sell	6	7											4	E Ferreira   R Leach	3	6	6
	R Bergh   B Talbot	4	65					G Kuerten   M Sell	3	4
4	E Ferreira   R Leach	6	6				4	E Ferreira   R Leach	6	6
	T El-Sawy   G Köves	4	2

Section 4

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	J Gimelstob   B MacPhie	7	63	6
7	S Lareau   P Norval	64	7	3				J Gimelstob   B MacPhie	6	6
	J Eagle   A Florent	6	6					J Eagle   A Florent	2	2
	Michael Tebbutt   Mikael Tillström	1	3												J Gimelstob   B MacPhie	6	3	6
	S Doseděl   L Pimek	6	6											10	D Johnson   F Montana	3	6	1
	T Henman   M Rosset	2	4					S Doseděl   L Pimek	4	4
10	D Johnson   F Montana	6	3	6			10	D Johnson   F Montana	6	6
	J Alonso   S Davis	4	6	2																		J Gimelstob   B MacPhie	62	3	2
15	D Adams   A Kitinov	7	66	6																	2	M Bhupathi   L Paes	7	6	6
	R Fromberg   J Holmes	65	7	3			15	D Adams   A Kitinov	3	7	12
	L Hewitt   L Smith	6	6					L Hewitt   L Smith	6	64	14
	J-D Gould   J Kerr	3	1												L Hewitt   L Smith	0	62
	W Arthurs   A Kratzmann	7	2	6										2	M Bhupathi   L Paes	6	7
	B Ellwood   P Tramacchi	5	6	3				W Arthurs   A Kratzmann	2	3
2	M Bhupathi   L Paes	6	6				2	M Bhupathi   L Paes	6	6
	Max Mirnyi   S Sargsian	2	2

References

• 1998 ITF Australian Open Men's Doubles Draw