1998 French Open – Mixed doubles

Tennis tournament 1998 French Open s USA Venus Williams USA Justin Gimelstob USA Serena Williams ARG Luis Lobo 6–4, 6–4 48 16 1998 French Open Venus Williams and Justin Gimelstob defeated Serena Williams and Luis Lobo in the final, 6–4, 6–4 to win the mixed doubles tennis title at the 1998 French Open. Rika Hiraki and Mahesh Bhupathi were the defending champions, but chose not to compete together. Hiraki played with Paul Kilderry and lost in the third round, while Bhupathi played with Rennae Stubbs and lost in the second round. Seeds All seeds received a bye into the second round. 30em LAT Larisa Neiland / IND Leander Paes (second round) NED Manon Bollegraf / USA Rick Leach (quarterfinals) AUS Rennae Stubbs / IND Mahesh Bhupathi (second round) USA Lisa Raymond / USA Patrick Galbraith (third round) CZE Helena Suková / CZE Cyril Suk (third round) BLR Natasha Zvereva / AUS Andrew Florent (second round) FRA Alexandra Fusai / RSA David Adams (second round) ARG Patricia Tarabini / ARG Daniel Orsanic (second round) NED Miriam Oremans / RSA Ellis Ferreira (second round) AUS Rachel McQuillan / AUS David Macpherson (semifinals) NED Kristie Boogert / USA Donald Johnson (quarterfinals) AUS Kristine Kunce / USA Francisco Montana (semifinals) BEL Sabine Appelmans / RSA Piet Norval (second round) USA Ginger Helgeson-Nielsen / USA Jim Grabb (third round) USA Lori McNeil / AUS Joshua Eagle (quarterfinals) NED Caroline Vis / RSA John-Laffnie de Jager (quarterfinals) Draw Finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 175 USA Serena WilliamsARG Luis Lobo 6 7   11 NED Kristie Boogert USA Donald Johnson 3 5   10 AUS Rachel McQuillan AUS David Macpherson 78 6   15 USA Lori McNeil AUS Joshua Eagle 66 1     USA Venus WilliamsUSA Justin Gimelstob 6 6   16 NED Caroline VisRSA John-Laffnie de Jager 4 3   12 AUS Kristine Kunce USA Francisco Montana 7 3 6 2 NED Manon Bollegraf USA Rick Leach 5 6 2 USA Serena WilliamsARG Luis Lobo 6 6 10 AUS Rachel McQuillan AUS David Macpherson 1 0   USA Venus WilliamsUSA Justin Gimelstob 6 6   12 AUS Kristine Kunce USA Francisco Montana 2 3   USA Serena WilliamsARG Luis Lobo 4 4   USA Venus WilliamsUSA Justin Gimelstob 6 6 Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals   CZE H Vildová CZE P Vízner 3 2 USA S Williams ARG L Lobo 6 6   RUS A Kournikova BAH M Knowles 6 77 RSA E de Villiers RSA B Haygarth 2 60 ARG L Montalvo ARG M Hood 5 6 10 GER B Rittner GER K Braasch 7 2 8 ARG F Labat MEX D Roditi 77 6 RSA L Horn SWE P Nyborg 64 2 1 LAT L Neiland IND L Paes 64 3 USA S Williams ARG L Lobo 77 6   RUS A Kournikova BAH M Knowles 6 4 3 14 USA G Helgeson-Nielsen USA J Grabb 3 6 6 11 NED K Boogert USA D Johnson 6 78 ARG L Montalvo ARG M Hood 2 66   ARG F Labat MEX D Roditi 0 3 5 CZE H Suková CZE C Suk 6 6   USA S Williams ARG L Lobo 6 3 6 14 USA G Helgeson-Nielsen USA J Grabb 4 6 0 11 NED K Boogert USA D Johnson 6 6 5 CZE H Suková CZE C Suk 2 3 USA S Williams ARG L Lobo 6 7 11 NED K Boogert USA D Johnson 3 5 Section 2 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals   ROU C Cristea USA M Keil 5 65 AUS C Barclay AUS M Tebbutt 7 77   BUL S Krivencheva USA B Coupe 6 3 6 SVK J Husárová BEL T Vanhoudt 3 6 3 USA K Po USA J Waite 7 6 USA K Adams RSA R Koenig 5 3 JPN R Hiraki AUS P Kilderry 3 6 6 USA D Graham USA L Jensen 6 2 2 4 USA L Raymond USA P Galbraith 77 7 AUS C Barclay AUS M Tebbutt 64 5   BUL S Krivencheva USA B Coupe 4 77 10 AUS R McQuillan AUS D Macpherson 6 63 6 15 USA L McNeil AUS J Eagle 7 5 6 USA K Po USA J Waite 5 7 2   JPN R Hiraki AUS P Kilderry 6 2 6 7 FRA A Fusai RSA D Adams 2 6 2 4 USA L Raymond USA P Galbraith 64 3 10 AUS R McQuillan AUS D Macpherson 77 6 15 USA L McNeil AUS J Eagle 6 6 JPN R Hiraki AUS P Kilderry 2 2 10 AUS R McQuillan AUS D Macpherson 78 6 15 USA L McNeil AUS J Eagle 66 1 Bottom half Section 3 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals WC GER C Singer RSA M Barnard 3 2 WC CRO I Majoli USA T Martin 6 6   UKR N Medvedeva NED F Wibier 1 2 USA V WilliamsUSA J Gimelstob 6 6 CZE E Melicharová MKD A Kitinov 60 2 UKR E Tatarkova AUS A Kratzmann 77 6 GER C Schneider NED S Noteboom 5 3 WC FRA A-G Sidot FRA S Grosjean 7 6 6 BLR N Zvereva AUS A Florent 4 64 WC CRO I Majoli USA T Martin 6 77   USA V WilliamsUSA J Gimelstob 6 6 9 NED M Oremans RSA E Ferreira 4 4 16 NED C Vis RSA J-L de Jager 3 UKR E Tatarkova AUS A Kratzmann 3r WC FRA A-G Sidot FRA S Grosjean 6 6 3 AUS R Stubbs IND M Bhupathi 4 4 WC CRO I Majoli USA T Martin 0 64 USA V WilliamsUSA J Gimelstob 6 77 16 NED C Vis RSA J-L de Jager 62 6 6 WC FRA A-G Sidot FRA S Grosjean 77 2 3 USA V WilliamsUSA J Gimelstob 6 6 16 NED C Vis RSA J-L de Jager 4 3 Section 4 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals   ITA L Golarsa ESP J Alonso 5 2 ARG M Paz ARG P Albano 7 6   RSA M de Swardt GBR N Broad 6 6 RUS E Likhovtseva RUS A Olhovskiy 4 1 JPN N Miyagi USA K Kinnear 1 4 WC FRA A Dechaume-Balleret FRA J-P Fleurian 6 6 WC FRA A Mauresmo FRA J Golmard 7 3 2 INA Y Basuki NED T Nijssen 5 6 6 8 ARG P Tarabini ARG D Orsanic 6 2 5 ARG M Paz ARG P Albano 3 6 7   RSA M de Swardt GBR N Broad 4 7 5 12 AUS K Kunce USA F Montana 6 5 7 13 BEL S Appelmans RSA P Norval 67 2 WC FRA A Dechaume-Balleret FRA J-P Fleurian 79 6   INA Y Basuki NED T Nijssen 3 63 2 NED M Bollegraf USA R Leach 6 77   ARG M Paz ARG P Albano 67 2 12 AUS K Kunce USA F Montana 79 6   FRA A Dechaume-Balleret FRA J-P Fleurian 1 6 4 2 NED M Bollegraf USA R Leach 6 2 6 12 AUS K Kunce USA F Montana 7 3 6 2 NED M Bollegraf USA R Leach 5 6 2 External links Draw 1998 French Open – Doubles draws and results at the International Tennis Federation Mixed Doubles Category:French Open by year – Mixed doubles