1998 French Open – Mixed doubles

Mixed doubles
Mixed doubles
1998 French Open
Final
Champions	Venus Williams ; Justin Gimelstob
Runners-up	Serena Williams ; Luis Lobo
Score	6–4, 6–4
Details
Seeds	16
Events

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.

Larisa Neiland / Leander Paes (second round)
Manon Bollegraf / Rick Leach (quarterfinals)
Rennae Stubbs / Mahesh Bhupathi (second round)
Lisa Raymond / Patrick Galbraith (third round)
Helena Suková / Cyril Suk (third round)
Natasha Zvereva / Andrew Florent (second round)
Alexandra Fusai / David Adams (second round)
Patricia Tarabini / Daniel Orsanic (second round)
Miriam Oremans / Ellis Ferreira (second round)
Rachel McQuillan / David Macpherson (semifinals)
Kristie Boogert / Donald Johnson (quarterfinals)
Kristine Kunce / Francisco Montana (semifinals)
Sabine Appelmans / Piet Norval (second round)
Ginger Helgeson-Nielsen / Jim Grabb (third round)
Lori McNeil / Joshua Eagle (quarterfinals)
Caroline Vis / John-Laffnie de Jager (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

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	7⁸	6

15	Lori McNeil Joshua Eagle	6⁶	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	6⁴	3
	H Vildová P Vízner	3	2			S Williams L Lobo	7⁷	6
	S Williams L Lobo	6	6								S Williams L Lobo	6	3	6
	A Kournikova M Knowles	6	7⁷							14	G Helgeson-Nielsen J Grabb	4	6	0
	E de Villiers B Haygarth	2	6⁰			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	7⁸
	L Montalvo M Hood	5	6	10		L Montalvo M Hood	2	6⁶
	B Rittner K Braasch	7	2	8						11	K Boogert D Johnson	6	6
	F Labat D Roditi	7⁷	6							5	H Suková C Suk	2	3
	L Horn P Nyborg	6⁴	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	7⁷	7
	C Cristea M Keil	5	6⁵			C Barclay M Tebbutt	6⁴	5
	C Barclay M Tebbutt	7	7⁷							4	L Raymond P Galbraith	6⁴	3
	S Krivencheva B Coupe	6	3	6						10	R McQuillan D Macpherson	7⁷	6
	J Husárová T Vanhoudt	3	6	3		S Krivencheva B Coupe	4	7⁷
					10	R McQuillan D Macpherson	6	6³	6
														10	R McQuillan D Macpherson	7⁸	6
														15	L McNeil J Eagle	6⁶	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	6⁴
WC	C Singer M Barnard	3	2	WC	I Majoli T Martin	6	7⁷
WC	I Majoli T Martin	6	6					WC	I Majoli T Martin	0	6⁴
	N Medvedeva F Wibier	1	2						V Williams J Gimelstob	6	7⁷
	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	6⁰	2		E Tatarkova A Kratzmann	3^r
	E Tatarkova A Kratzmann	7⁷	6					16	C Vis J-L de Jager	6²	6	6
	C Schneider S Noteboom	5	3					WC	A-G Sidot S Grosjean	7⁷	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	6⁷	2
	M de Swardt N Broad	6	6							12	K Kunce F Montana	7⁹	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	6⁷	2
	N Miyagi K Kinnear	1	4		WC	A Dechaume-Balleret J-P Fleurian	7⁹	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	6³
					2	M Bollegraf R Leach	6	7⁷

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