1998 Australian Open – Men's Doubles

1998 Australian Open
Champions   Sweden Jonas Björkman
Netherlands Jacco Eltingh
Runners-up   Australia Todd Woodbridge
Australia Mark Woodforde
Final score   6–2, 5–7, 2–6, 6–4, 6–3
Events
Singles   men   women       boys   girls
Doubles   men   women   mixed   boys   girls
Other events
Legends    men    women    mixed
WC Singles    men    women    quad
WC Doubles    men    women    quad
Australian Open
 < 1997 1999 > 

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  Australia Todd Woodbridge
 Australia Mark Woodforde
6 6 7      
8  Argentina Luis Lobo
 Spain Javier Sánchez
3 4 61      
  1  Australia Todd Woodbridge
 Australia Mark Woodforde
6 7 6      
   Australia David Macpherson
 United States David Wheaton
4 5 3      
 Australia David Macpherson
 United States David Wheaton
7 63 3 7 13
  12  United States Patrick Galbraith
 New Zealand Brett Steven
65 7 6 66 11  
    1  Australia Todd Woodbridge
 Australia Mark Woodforde
2 7 6 4 3
  5  Sweden Jonas Björkman
 Netherlands Jacco Eltingh
6 5 2 6 6
  5  Sweden Jonas Björkman
 Netherlands Jacco Eltingh
6 6 7      
4  South Africa Ellis Ferreira
 United States Rick Leach
2 4 5      
5  Sweden Jonas Björkman
 Netherlands Jacco Eltingh
4 7 6 3 6
  2  India Mahesh Bhupathi
 India Leander Paes
6 5 3 6 3  
 United States Justin Gimelstob
 United States Brian MacPhie
62 3 2    
  2  India Mahesh Bhupathi
 India Leander Paes
7 6 6      

Top Half

Section 1

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
1  Australia T Woodbridge
 Australia M Woodforde
6 6  
 United States M Keil
 United States T. J. Middleton
4 4     1  Australia T Woodbridge
 Australia M Woodforde
6 6  
 Australia G Doyle
 Australia T Larkham
6 6    Australia G Doyle
 Australia T Larkham
4 2  
 Spain A Berasategui
 Mexico D Roditi
4 3       1  Australia T Woodbridge
 Australia M Woodforde
6 6  
 South Africa J-L de Jager
 South Africa R Koenig
7 5 6        South Africa J-L de Jager
 South Africa R Koenig
1 3  
 Netherlands T Nijssen
 Czech Republic T Anzari
5 7 4      South Africa J-L de Jager
 South Africa R Koenig
7 3 6
 France J-P Fleurian
 Sweden P Nyborg
6 6    France J-P Fleurian
 Sweden P Nyborg
5 6 4  
16  Zimbabwe B Black
 Sweden N Kulti
3 2       1  Australia T Woodbridge
 Australia M Woodforde
6 6 7    
 Argentina P Albano
 Spain À Corretja
6 3 7       8  Argentina L Lobo
 Spain J Sánchez
3 4 61    
9  Australia M Philippoussis
 Australia P Rafter
3 6 5      Argentina P Albano
 Spain À Corretja
7 0 6  
 United States D Randall
 United States J Waite
7 6    United States D Randall
 United States J Waite
5 6 3  
 United States D Flach
 United States K Kinnear
5 4        Argentina P Albano
 Spain À Corretja
4 6 8
 Netherlands T Kempers
 Netherlands M Oosting
6 4 6       8  Argentina L Lobo
 Spain J Sánchez
6 2 10  
 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia D Petrović
 Australia G Silcock
3 6 3      Netherlands T Kempers
 Netherlands M Oosting
6 3 16
8  Argentina L Lobo
 Spain J Sánchez
6 6   8  Argentina L Lobo
 Spain J Sánchez
3 6 18  
 Netherlands J Siemerink
 Czech Republic D Vacek
4 2  

Section 2

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
3  United States A O'Brien
 United States J Stark
7 7  
 South Africa M Barnard
 South Africa B Haygarth
63 5     3  United States A O'Brien
 United States J Stark
4 7 6  
 Australia P Kilderry
 Ecuador N Lapentti
6 6    Australia P Kilderry
 Ecuador N Lapentti
6 64 2  
 Netherlands S Groen
 Croatia G Ivanišević
3 2       3  United States A O'Brien
 United States J Stark
62 63  
 Australia D Macpherson
 United States D Wheaton
6 6        Australia D Macpherson
 United States D Wheaton
7 7  
 South Africa M Ondruska
 United States GV Emburgh
4 4      Australia D Macpherson
 United States D Wheaton
6 6
 Morocco K Alami
 Belgium T Vanhoudt
2 6 6    Morocco K Alami
 Belgium T Vanhoudt
3 4  
14  Argentina L Arnold
 Argentina D Orsanic
6 3 2        Australia D Macpherson
 United States D Wheaton
7 63 3 7 13
12  United States P Galbraith
 New Zealand B Steven
6 6       12  United States P Galbraith
 New Zealand B Steven
65 7 6 66 11
 Netherlands S Noteboom
 Netherlands F Wibier
2 4     12  United States P Galbraith
 New Zealand B Steven
6 6  
 Australia S Draper
 Australia J Stoltenberg
6 7    Australia S Draper
 Australia J Stoltenberg
2 ;3  
 Spain J Burillo
 Spain A Martín
3 64       12  United States P Galbraith
 New Zealand B Steven
66 6 6
 Italy C Brandi
 Italy F Messori
6 6        Germany M-K Goellner
 Germany D Prinosil
7 2 2  
 United Kingdom D Sapsford
 United Kingdom C Wilkinson
2 4      Italy C Brandi
 Italy F Messori
4 4
 Germany M-K Goellner
 Germany D Prinosil
7 7    Germany M-K Goellner
 Germany D Prinosil
6 6  
6  The Bahamas M Knowles
 Canada D Nestor
5 5  

Bottom Half

Section 3

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
5  Sweden J Björkman
 Netherlands J Eltingh
6 7  
 Germany K Braasch
 Germany M Kohlmann
3 5     5  Sweden J Björkman
 Netherlands J Eltingh
6 6  
 Sweden J Apell
 Zimbabwe W Black
7 5 6    Sweden J Apell
 Zimbabwe W Black
4 4  
 South Africa G Stafford
 Zimbabwe KUllyett
5 7 1       5  Sweden J Björkman
 Netherlands J Eltingh
6 3 6  
 South Africa N Godwin
 South Africa C Haggard
6 4 9       11  Australia S Stolle
 Czech Republic C Suk
3 6 4  
 United States B Coupe
 South Africa P Rosner
4 6 7      South Africa N Godwin
 South Africa C Haggard
2 2
11  Australia S Stolle
 Czech Republic C Suk
6 6   11  Australia S Stolle
 Czech Republic C Suk
6 6  
 Germany J Knippschild
 United States J Tarango
2 4       5  Sweden J Björkman
 Netherlands J Eltingh
6 6 7    
13  France O Delaître
 France F Santoro
7 6       4  South Africa E Ferreira
 United States R Leach
2 4 5    
 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia N Djordjevic
 Brazil A Sá
5 4     13  France O Delaître
 France F Santoro
4 6 6  
 United States J Grabb
 United States R Reneberg
65 6 6    United States J Grabb
 United States R Reneberg
6 2 4  
 United States D Bowen
 Portugal J Cunha e Silva
7 2 4       13  France O Delaître
 France F Santoro
6 2 1
 Brazil G Kuerten
 United States M Sell
6 7       4  South Africa E Ferreira
 United States R Leach
3 6 6  
 Sweden R Bergh
 South Africa B Talbot
4 65      Brazil G Kuerten
 United States M Sell
3 4
4  South Africa E Ferreira
 United States R Leach
6 6   4  South Africa E Ferreira
 United States R Leach
6 6  
 Egypt T El-Sawy
 Hungary G Köves
4 2  

Section 4

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 United States J Gimelstob
 United States B MacPhie
7 63 6  
7  Canada S Lareau
 South Africa P Norval
64 7 3      United States J Gimelstob
 United States B MacPhie
6 6  
 Australia J Eagle
 Australia A Florent
6 6    Australia J Eagle
 Australia A Florent
2 2  
 Australia Michael Tebbutt
 Sweden Mikael Tillström
1 3        United States J Gimelstob
 United States B MacPhie
6 3 6  
 Czech Republic S Doseděl
 Belgium L Pimek
6 6       10  United States D Johnson
 United States F Montana
3 6 1  
 United Kingdom T Henman
 Switzerland M Rosset
2 4      Czech Republic S Doseděl
 Belgium L Pimek
4 4
10  United States D Johnson
 United States F Montana
6 3 6   10  United States D Johnson
 United States F Montana
6 6  
 Spain J Alonso
 United States S Davis
4 6 2        United States J Gimelstob
 United States B MacPhie
62 3 2    
15  South Africa D Adams
 Republic of Macedonia A Kitinov
7 66 6       2  India M Bhupathi
 India L Paes
7 6 6    
 Australia R Fromberg
 Australia J Holmes
65 7 3     15  South Africa D Adams
 Republic of Macedonia A Kitinov
3 7 12  
 Australia L Hewitt
 Australia L Smith
6 6    Australia L Hewitt
 Australia L Smith
6 64 14  
 Australia J-D Gould
 Australia J Kerr
3 1        Australia L Hewitt
 Australia L Smith
0 62
 Australia W Arthurs
 Australia A Kratzmann
7 2 6       2  India M Bhupathi
 India L Paes
6 7  
 Australia B Ellwood
 Australia P Tramacchi
5 6 3      Australia W Arthurs
 Australia A Kratzmann
2 3
2  India M Bhupathi
 India L Paes
6 6   2  India M Bhupathi
 India L Paes
6 6  
 Belarus Max Mirnyi
 Armenia S Sargsian
2 2  

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