1998 Australian Open

The 1998 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at Melbourne Park in Melbourne in Victoria in Australia. It was the 86th edition of the Australian Open and was held from 19 January through 1 February 1998.

1998 Australian Open
Date19 January – 1 February
Edition86th
CategoryGrand Slam (ITF)
SurfaceHardcourt (Rebound Ace)
LocationMelbourne, Australia
VenueMelbourne Park
Champions
Men's Singles
Petr Korda
Women's Singles
Martina Hingis
Men's Doubles
Jonas Björkman / Jacco Eltingh
Women's Doubles
Martina Hingis / Mirjana Lučić
Mixed Doubles
Venus Williams / Justin Gimelstob
Boys' Singles
Julien Jeanpierre
Girls' Singles
Jelena Kostanić
Boys' Doubles
Jérôme Haehnel / Julien Jeanpierre
Girls' Doubles
Evie Dominikovic / Alicia Molik

Seniors

Men's Singles
Main article: 1998 Australian Open – Men's Singles

Petr Korda defeated Marcelo Ríos 6–2, 6–2, 6–2

  • It was Korda's only Grand Slam title.

Women's Singles
Main article: 1998 Australian Open – Women's Singles

Martina Hingis defeated Conchita Martínez 6–3, 6–3

  • It was Hingis' 4th career Grand Slam title and her 2nd Australian Open title.[1]

Men's Doubles
Main article: 1998 Australian Open – Men's Doubles

Jonas Björkman / Jacco Eltingh defeated Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde 6–2, 5–7, 2–6, 6–4, 6–3

  • It was Björkman's 1st career Grand Slam title and his 1st Australian Open title. It was Eltingh's 4th career Grand Slam title and his 2nd and last Australian Open title.

Women's Doubles
Main article: 1998 Australian Open – Women's Doubles

Martina Hingis / Mirjana Lučić[lower-alpha 1] defeated Lindsay Davenport / Natasha Zvereva 6–4, 2–6, 6–3

  • It was Hingis' 7th career Grand Slam title and her 4th Australian Open title. It was Lučić's only career Grand Slam title.

Mixed Doubles
Main article: 1998 Australian Open – Mixed Doubles

Venus Williams / Justin Gimelstob defeated Helena Suková / Cyril Suk 6–2, 6–1

  • It was Williams' 1st career Grand Slam title and her 1st Australian Open title. It was Gimelstob's 1st career Grand Slam title and his only Australian Open title.

Juniors

Boys' Singles

Julien Jeanpierre defeated Andreas Vinciguerra 4–6, 6–4, 6–3

Girls' Singles

Jelena Kostanić defeated Wynne Prakusya 6–0, 7–5

Boys' Doubles

Jérôme Haehnel / Julien Jeanpierre defeated Mirko Pehar / Lovro Zovko 6–3, 6–3

Girls' Doubles

Evie Dominikovic / Alicia Molik defeated Leanne Baker / Rewa Hudson 6–3, 3–6, 6–2

Notes
  1. Lučić became the first Croatian tennis player to win the Australian Open.

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2 March 2011. Retrieved 4 January 2011.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)


Preceded by
1997 US Open		 Grand Slams Succeeded by
1998 French Open
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