1998 Australian Open – Men's doubles

Jonas Björkman and Jacco Eltingh defeated the defending champions Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde in the final, 6–2, 5–7, 2–6, 6–4, 6–3 to win the men's doubles tennis title at the 1998 Australian Open.

Men's doubles
1998 Australian Open
Final
ChampionsSweden Jonas Björkman
Netherlands Jacco Eltingh
Runners-upAustralia Todd Woodbridge
Australia Mark Woodforde
Score6–2, 5–7, 2–6, 6–4, 6–3
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends men women mixed
← 1997 · Australian Open · 1999 →

Seeds

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

Draw

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Finals

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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

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Section 1

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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

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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

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Section 3

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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
  K Ullyett
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

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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
  M Tebbutt
  M 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
  M Mirnyi
  S Sargsian
2 2
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