1998 Australian Open – Men's Singles Qualifying

This article displays the qualifying draw for the men's singles main draw at the 1998 Australian Open.

Seeds

Qualifiers

Qualifying Draw

Key

First Qualifier

	First Round							Second Round							Qualifying Competition
	1	Jérôme Golmard	6	79
		Ivan Ljubičić	1	67
								1	Jérôme Golmard	6	6
									Takao Suzuki	4	4
		Takao Suzuki	6	7
		Hideki Kaneko	4	5
															1	Jérôme Golmard	6	3	6
																Wayne Arthurs	4	6	3
		Wayne Arthurs	6	78
		Régis Lavergne	3	66
									Wayne Arthurs	6	6
									João Cunha-Silva	4	3
		João Cunha-Silva	6	4	6
	31	Neville Godwin	0	6	3

Second Qualifier

	First Round							Second Round							Qualifying Competition
	2	Dick Norman	6	3	4
		James Holmes	4	6	6
									James Holmes	2	6	9
									Markus Hipfl	6	3	7
	WC	Peter Clarke	5	0
		Markus Hipfl	7	6
																James Holmes	6	1	3
																Jan-Michael Gambill	3	6	6
		Jean-François Bachelot	4	6	6
		Fabio Maggi	6	3	2
									Jean-François Bachelot	4	6	3
									Jan-Michael Gambill	6	3	6
		Jan-Michael Gambill	6	6
	32	Attila Sávolt	3	2

Third Qualifier

	First Round							Second Round							Qualifying Competition
	3	Rainer Schüttler	5	6
		Nuno Marques	7	6r
								3	Rainer Schüttler	4	7	3
									Mark Draper	6	5	6
		Mark Draper	6	78
		Louis Vosloo	4	66
																Mark Draper	7	3	6
																Ivo Heuberger	5	6	3
		Filippo Messori	4	6	3
		Ivo Heuberger	6	4	6
									Ivo Heuberger	6	7
								29	Doug Flach	4	5
		Ivica Ančić	2	66
	29	Doug Flach	6	78

Fourth Qualifier

	First Round							Second Round							Qualifying Competition
	4	Jacobo Díaz	3	6	6
		Andrei Cherkasov	6	4	1
								4	Jacobo Díaz	6	6
									Martijn Belgraver	4	4
		Martijn Belgraver	6	7
		Igor Šarić	1	5
															4	Jacobo Díaz	4	6	6
															30	Jean-Baptiste Perlant	6	4	4
		Danny Sapsford	65	2
		Gabriel Trifu	77	6
									Gabriel Trifu	2	2
								30	Jean-Baptiste Perlant	6	6
		Dušan Vemić	4	4
	30	Jean-Baptiste Perlant	6	6

Fifth Qualifier

	First Round							Second Round							Qualifying Competition
	5	Dennis van Scheppingen	6	6
		Glenn Weiner	4	3
								5	Dennis van Scheppingen	4	6	8
									Joseph Sirianni	6	3	6
		Joseph Sirianni	7	6
		Amir Hadad	5	4
															5	Dennis van Scheppingen	6	61	6
																Iztok Božič	2	77	3
		Yasufumi Yamamoto	5	0
		Iztok Božič	7	6
									Iztok Božič	6	6
								WC	Paul Hanley	4	1
	WC	Paul Hanley	7	3	11
	28	André Sá	5	6	9

Sixth Qualifier

	First Round							Second Round							Qualifying Competition
	6	Fernando Vicente	7	6
		Thomas Larsen	5	1
								6	Fernando Vicente	3	2
									Sébastien Lareau	6	6
		Sébastien Lareau	6	6
		Răzvan Sabău	2	2
																Sébastien Lareau	2	6	6
																David Nainkin	6	2	2
		Toby Mitchell	6	6
		Adam Peterson	4	1
									Toby Mitchell	1	6	2
									David Nainkin	6	2	6
		David Nainkin	6	6
	27	Chris Wilkinson	2	2

Seventh Qualifier

	First Round							Second Round							Qualifying Competition
	7	Steve Campbell	6	6
		Carlos Gómez Díaz	2	4
								7	Steve Campbell	6	68	2
									Jim Thomas	4	710	1r
		Steven Randjelovic	1	65
		Jim Thomas	6	77
															7	Steve Campbell	62	6	6
															WC	Joshua Eagle	77	3	2
		Grant Doyle	63	2
	WC	Joshua Eagle	77	6
								WC	Joshua Eagle	7	6
									Fernon Wibier	5	3
		Fernon Wibier	6	6
	26	Gérard Solvès	4	4

Eighth Qualifier

	First Round							Second Round							Qualifying Competition
	8	Álex López Morón	6	6
		Paradorn Srichaphan	4	2
								8	Álex López Morón	6	5	8
									Carsten Arriens	3	7	6
		Barry Cowan	77	3	4
		Carsten Arriens	62	6	6
															8	Álex López Morón	4	2
																Jan Apell	6	6
		Miles Maclagan	6	78
		Laurence Tieleman	2	66
									Miles Maclagan	4	0
									Jan Apell	6	6
		Jan Apell	6	3	6
	25	Nicklas Kulti	3	6	3

Ninth Qualifier

	First Round							Second Round							Qualifying Competition
	9	John van Lottum	68	77	3
		David Caldwell	710	65	6
									David Caldwell	0	6	6
									Jean-Philippe Fleurian	6	1	0
		Denis van Uffelen	78	2	5
		Jean-Philippe Fleurian	66	6	7
																David Caldwell	65	6	5
																Andrew Ilie	77	1	7
		Chris Groer	5	3
		Andrew Ilie	7	6
									Andrew Ilie	77	6
								23	Michael Sell	64	3
		Tetsuya Chaen	4	0
	23	Michael Sell	6	6

Tenth Qualifier

	First Round							Second Round							Qualifying Competition
	10	Gastón Etlis	1	6	4
		Brian MacPhie	6	4	6
									Brian MacPhie	7	3	6
									Lars Jönsson	5	6	2
		Lars Jönsson	6	3	7
		Mark Knowles	4	6	5
																Brian MacPhie	4	6	8
															WC	Jordan Kerr	6	4	6
	WC	Jordan Kerr	3	7	10
		Michael Hill	6	5	8
								WC	Jordan Kerr	6	6
									Bill Behrens	2	1
		Bill Behrens	6	6
	24	Ionuț Moldovan	3	3

Eleventh Qualifier

	First Round							Second Round							Qualifying Competition
	11	Marzio Martelli	6	3	6
		Tom Vanhoudt	3	6	2
								11	Marzio Martelli	6	6
									Mahesh Bhupathi	3	3
		Wynn Criswell	5	3
		Mahesh Bhupathi	7	6
															11	Marzio Martelli	6	6
																Alex Reichel	4	4
		Lior Mor	6	77
		Tomáš Catar	3	64
									Lior Mor	3	6	3
									Alex Reichel	6	1	6
		Alex Reichel	6	77
	21	Marco Meneschincheri	1	65

Twelfth Qualifier

	First Round							Second Round							Qualifying Competition
	12	Christophe Van Garsse	77	6
		Luis Morejón	63	4
								12	Christophe Van Garsse	77	1	6
									Márcio Carlsson	65	6	4
		Márcio Carlsson	4	6	6
		Paul Kilderry	6	4	1
															12	Christophe Van Garsse	6	6
																Ben Ellwood	3	4
		Teo Susnjak	2	3
		Ben Ellwood	6	6
									Ben Ellwood	6	6
									Yoon Yong-il	2	4
		Yoon Yong-il	2	77	6
	22	Dirk Dier	6	62	3

Thirteenth Qualifier

	First Round							Second Round							Qualifying Competition
	13	Olivier Delaître	6	6
		Justin Bower	4	2
								13	Olivier Delaître	6	5	6
									Frédéric Fontang	3	7	1
		Frédéric Fontang	6	6
		Alistair Hunt	2	1
															13	Olivier Delaître	4	4
																Karsten Braasch	6	6
		David Sánchez	7	6
		James Sekulov	5	2
									David Sánchez	4	63
									Karsten Braasch	6	77
		Karsten Braasch	6	6
	Alt	Marcus Hilpert	0	3

Fourteenth Qualifier

	First Round							Second Round							Qualifying Competition
	14	Cristiano Caratti	3	4
		Fredrik Jonsson	6	6
									Fredrik Jonsson	6	6
									Nir Welgreen	3	3
	WC	Tate Roberts	2	0
		Nir Welgreen	6	6
																Fredrik Jonsson	4	2
															19	David Wheaton	6	6
		Michael Kohlmann	65	5
		Tamer El-Sawy	77	7
									Tamer El-Sawy	5	4
								19	David Wheaton	7	6
		Tomas Behrend	4	4
	19	David Wheaton	6	6

Fifteenth Qualifier

	First Round							Second Round							Qualifying Competition
	15	Lars Burgsmüller	6	6
	WC	Grant Silcock	4	4
								15	Lars Burgsmüller	2	77	6
									Markus Hantschk	6	65	4
		Max Mirnyi	5	4
		Markus Hantschk	7	6
															15	Lars Burgsmüller	6	6
															WC	Dejan Petrović	3	1
		Wolfgang Schranz	6	1	6
		Kevin Ullyett	3	6	2
									Wolfgang Schranz	3	4
								WC	Dejan Petrović	6	6
	WC	Dejan Petrović	77	6
	18	Óscar Burrieza	64	4

Sixteenth Qualifier

	First Round							Second Round							Qualifying Competition
	16	Sébastien Grosjean	6	6
		Oren Motevassel	0	2
								16	Sébastien Grosjean	5	6	3
									David Witt	7	2	6
		David Witt	6	6
		Eyal Ran	1	4
																David Witt	6	5	6
															17	Andrew Richardson	3	7	4
		Andrei Stoliarov	6	3	6
	WC	Sebastien Swierk	4	6	3
									Andrei Stoliarov	1	7	7
								17	Andrew Richardson	6	5	9
	WC	Nathan Healey	5	4
	17	Andrew Richardson	7	6

References

• Qualifying Draw