1998 French Open – Mixed Doubles

Mixed Doubles
1998 French Open
Champions	Venus Williams Justin Gimelstob
Runners-up	Serena Williams Luis Lobo
Final score	6–4, 6–4

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 teamed up with Rennae Stubbs and lost in the second round.

Venus Williams and Justin Gimelstob won in the final 6-4, 6-4 against Serena Williams and Luis Lobo.

Seeds

All seeds received a bye into the second round.

1. Larisa Neiland / Leander Paes (Second Round)
2. Manon Bollegraf / Rick Leach (Quarterfinals)
3. Rennae Stubbs / Mahesh Bhupathi (Second Round)
4. Lisa Raymond / Patrick Galbraith (Third Round)
5. Helena Suková / Cyril Suk (Third Round)
6. Natasha Zvereva / Andrew Florent (Second Round)
7. Alexandra Fusai / David Adams (Second Round)
8. Patricia Tarabini / Daniel Orsanic (Second Round)
9. Miriam Oremans / Ellis Ferreira (Second Round)
10. Rachel McQuillan / David Macpherson (Semifinals)
11. Kristie Boogert / Donald Johnson (Quarterfinals)
12. Kristine Kunce / Francisco Montana (Semifinals)
13. Sabine Appelmans / Piet Norval (Second Round)
14. Ginger Helgeson-Nielsen / Jim Grabb (Third Round)
15. Lori McNeil / Joshua Eagle (Quarterfinals)
16. Caroline Vis / John-Laffnie de Jager (Quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

Q = Qualifier WC = Wild Card LL = Lucky Loser

Alt = Alternate SE = Special Exempt PR = Protected Ranking

w/o = Walkover r = Retired d = Defaulted

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
		Serena Williams   Luis Lobo	6	7
	11	Kristie Boogert   Donald Johnson	3	5
									Serena Williams   Luis Lobo	6	6
									Rachel McQuillan   David Macpherson	1	0
	10	Rachel McQuillan   David Macpherson	7^8	6
	15	Lori McNeil   Joshua Eagle	6^6	1
																Serena Williams   Luis Lobo	4	4
																Venus Williams   Justin Gimelstob	6	6
		Venus Williams   Justin Gimelstob	6	6
	16	Caroline Vis   John-Laffnie de Jager	4	3
									Venus Williams   Justin Gimelstob	6	6
								12	Kristine Kunce   Francisco Montana	2	3
	12	Kristine Kunce   Francisco Montana	7	3	6
	2	Manon Bollegraf   Rick Leach	5	6	2

Top Half

Section 1

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							1	L Neiland   L Paes	6^4	3
	H Vildová   P Vízner	3	2					S Williams   L Lobo	7^7	6
	S Williams   L Lobo	6	6												S Williams   L Lobo	6	3	6
	A Kournikova   M Knowles	6	7^7											14	G Helgeson-Nielsen   J Grabb	4	6	0
	E De Villiers   B Haygarth	2	6^0					A Kournikova   M Knowles	6	4	3
							14	G Helgeson-Nielsen   J Grabb	3	6	6
																						S Williams   L Lobo	6	7
																					11	K Boogert   D Johnson	3	5
							11	K Boogert   D Johnson	6	7^8
	L Montalvo   M Hood	5	6	10				L Montalvo   M Hood	2	6^6
	B Rittner   K Braasch	7	2	8										11	K Boogert   D Johnson	6	6
	F Labat   D Roditi	7^7	6											5	H Suková   C Suk	2	3
	L Horn   P Nyborg	6^4	2					F Labat   D Roditi	0	3
							5	H Suková   C Suk	6	6

Section 2

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							4	L Raymond   P Galbraith	7^7	7
	C Cristea   M Keil	5	6^5					C Barclay   M Tebbutt	6^4	5
	C Barclay   M Tebbutt	7	7^7											4	L Raymond   P Galbraith	6^4	3
	S Krivencheva   B Coupe	6	3	6										10	R McQuillan   D Macpherson	7^7	6
	J Husárová   T Vanhoudt	3	6	3				S Krivencheva   B Coupe	4	7^7
							10	R McQuillan   D Macpherson	6	6^3	6
																					10	R McQuillan   D Macpherson	7^8	6
																					15	L McNeil   J Eagle	6^6	1
							15	L McNeil   J Eagle	7	5	6
	K Po   J Waite	7	6					K Po   J Waite	5	7	2
	K Adams   R Koenig	5	3											15	L McNeil   J Eagle	6	6
	R Hiraki   P Kilderry	3	6	6											R Hiraki   P Kilderry	2	2
	D Graham   L Jensen	6	2	2				R Hiraki   P Kilderry	6	2	6
							7	A Fusai   D Adams	2	6	2

Bottom Half

Section 3

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							6	N Zvereva   A Florent	4	6^4
WC	C Singer   M Barnard	3	2				WC	I Majoli   T Martin	6	7^7
WC	I Majoli   T Martin	6	6											WC	I Majoli   T Martin	0	6^4
	N Medvedeva   F Wibier	1	2												V Williams   J Gimelstob	6	7^7
	V Williams   J Gimelstob	6	6					V Williams   J Gimelstob	6	6
							9	M Oremans   E Ferreira	4	4
																						V Williams   J Gimelstob	6	6
																					16	C Vis   J-L de Jager	4	3
							16	C Vis   J-L de Jager	3
	E Melicharová   A Kitinov	6^0	2					E Tatarkova   A Kratzmann	3^r
	E Tatarkova   A Kratzmann	7^7	6											16	C Vis   J-L de Jager	6^2	6	6
	C Schneider   S Noteboom	5	3											WC	A-G Sidot   S Grosjean	7^7	2	3
WC	A-G Sidot   S Grosjean	7	6				WC	A-G Sidot   S Grosjean	6	6
							3	R Stubbs   M Bhupathi	4	4

Section 4

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							8	P Tarabini   D Orsanic	6	2	5
	L Golarsa   J Alonso	5	2					M Paz   P Albano	3	6	7
	M Paz   P Albano	7	6												M Paz   P Albano	6^7	2
	M de Swardt   N Broad	6	6											12	K Kunce   F Montana	7^9	6
	E Likhovtseva   A Olhovskiy	4	1					M de Swardt   N Broad	4	7	5
							12	K Kunce   F Montana	6	5	7
																					12	K Kunce   F Montana	7	3	6
																					2	M Bollegraf   R Leach	5	6	2
							13	S Appelmans   P Norval	6^7	2
	N Miyagi   K Kinnear	1	4				WC	A Dechaume-Balleret   J-P Fleurian	7^9	6
WC	A Dechaume-Balleret   J-P Fleurian	6	6												A Dechaume-Balleret   J-P Fleurian	1	6	4
WC	A Mauresmo   J Golmard	7	3	2										2	M Bollegraf   R Leach	6	2	6
	Y Basuki   T Nijssen	5	6	6				Y Basuki   T Nijssen	3	6^3
							2	M Bollegraf   R Leach	6	7^7

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