1998 Australian Open – Mixed doubles
# 1998 Australian Open – Mixed doubles

Venus Williams and Justin Gimelstob defeated Helena Suková and Cyril Suk in the final, 6–2, 6–1 to win the Mixed Doubles title at the 1998 Australian Open.

Manon Bollegraf and Rick Leach were the defending champions, but lost in the first round to Kristine Kunce and Jim Grabb.

## Seeds

* n.a
* Manon Bollegraf / Rick Leach (first round)
* Lisa Raymond / Patrick Galbraith (quarterfinals)
* Caroline Vis / Mahesh Bhupathi (semifinals)
* Helena Suková / Cyril Suk (final)
* Katrina Adams / Ellis Ferreira (first round)
* Larisa Neiland / David Adams (second round)
* Patricia Tarabini / Daniel Orsanic (first round)

## Draw

### Key

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* Alt = Alternate
* SE = Special exempt
* PR = Protected ranking
* ITF = ITF entry
* JE = Junior exempt
* w/o = Walkover
* r = Retired
* d = Defaulted
* SR = Special ranking

### Final

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Elena Likhovtseva Max Mirnyi | 2 | 1 | | | | | |
| WC | Venus Williams Justin Gimelstob | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | Venus Williams Justin Gimelstob | 6 | 6 | | WC | Venus Williams Justin Gimelstob | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 5 | Helena Suková Cyril Suk | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | Caroline Vis Mahesh Bhupathi | 2 | 6 | $6^3$ | 5 | Helena Suková Cyril Suk | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | Helena Suková Cyril Suk | 6 | 3 | $7^7$ | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Alt | L Pleming W Arthurs | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Hiraki D Roditi | 6 | 3 | 5 | Alt | L Pleming W Arthurs | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Likhovtseva M Mirnyi | 6 | 6 | | | E Likhovtseva M Mirnyi | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Helgeson-Nielsen F Montana | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | E Likhovtseva M Mirnyi | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | N Zvereva A Florent | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | N Zvereva A Florent | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
| WC | S Williams L Hewitt | $6^3$ | 2 | | | N Zvereva A Florent | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R McQuillan D Macpherson | 6 | 6 | | | R McQuillan D Macpherson | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | P Tarabini D Orsanic | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | E Likhovtseva M Mirnyi | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | L Raymond P Galbraith | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | WC | V Williams J Gimelstob | 6 | 6 |
| WC | A Ellwood B Ellwood | 3 | 0 | | 3 | L Raymond P Galbraith | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Vildová P Nyborg | 3 | 3 | | | K Boogert D Johnson | $6^3$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Boogert D Johnson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 3 | L Raymond P Galbraith | $6^2$ | 6 | 2 | | | | |
| | I Gorrochategui L Lobo | $7^7$ | 2 | 4 | | | | | WC | V Williams J Gimelstob | $7^7$ | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| | A Kournikova M Knowles | $6^4$ | 6 | 6 | | A Kournikova M Knowles | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | V Williams J Gimelstob | 6 | 7 | | WC | V Williams J Gimelstob | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | K Adams E Ferreira | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 7 | L Neiland D Adams | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Paz P Albano | 4 | 5 | | 7 | L Neiland D Adams | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K-A Guse A Kratzmann | 6 | 1 | | | K-A Guse A Kratzmann | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Suárez N Lapentti | 2 | 0 | r | | | | | | | K-A Guse A Kratzmann | 6 | $6^7$ | 2 | | | | | |
| | N Miyagi K Kinnear | 1 | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | 4 | C Vis M Bhupathi | 4 | $7^9$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | R Stubbs J Eagle | 6 | 3 | $6^4$ | | N Miyagi K Kinnear | 6 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Grande L Pimek | 2 | 0 | | 4 | C Vis M Bhupathi | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | C Vis M Bhupathi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | C Vis M Bhupathi | 2 | 6 | $6^3$ |
| 5 | H Suková C Suk | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | H Suková C Suk | 6 | 3 | $7^7$ |
| | M McGrath J Waite | 7 | 3 | 4 | 5 | H Suková C Suk | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Alt | M Oremans P Norval | 6 | 1 | 3 | | C Barclay B Talbot | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Barclay B Talbot | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 5 | H Suková C Suk | 3 | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | R Dragomir L Arnold | 3 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | E Melicharová A Kitinov | 6 | $6^1$ | 4 | | | | | |
| | E Melicharová A Kitinov | 6 | 5 | 6 | | E Melicharová A Kitinov | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Kunce J Grabb | 7 | 6 | | | K Kunce J Grabb | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | M Bollegraf R Leach | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
