1998 Australian Open
Date19 January – 1 February 1998
Edition86th
CategoryGrand Slam (ITF)
SurfaceHardcourt (Rebound Ace)
LocationMelbourne, Australia
VenueMelbourne Park
Champions
Men's singles
Czech Republic Petr Korda
Women's singles
Switzerland Martina Hingis
Men's doubles
Sweden Jonas Björkman / Netherlands Jacco Eltingh
Women's doubles
Switzerland Martina Hingis / Croatia Mirjana Lučić
Mixed doubles
United States Venus Williams / United States Justin Gimelstob
Boys' singles
France Julien Jeanpierre
Girls' singles
Croatia Jelena Kostanić
Boys' doubles
France Jérôme Haehnel / France Julien Jeanpierre
Girls' doubles
Australia Evie Dominikovic / Australia Alicia Molik
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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.

Seniors

Men's singles

Main article: 1998 Australian Open – Men's singles

Czech Republic Petr Korda defeated Chile Marcelo Ríos 6–2, 6–2, 6–2

Women's singles

Main article: 1998 Australian Open – Women's singles

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

Men's doubles

Main article: 1998 Australian Open – Men's doubles

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

Women's doubles

Main article: 1998 Australian Open – Women's doubles

Switzerland Martina Hingis / Croatia Mirjana Lučić[a] defeated United States Lindsay Davenport / Belarus Natasha Zvereva 6–4, 2–6, 6–3

Mixed doubles

Main article: 1998 Australian Open – Mixed doubles

United States Venus Williams / United States Justin Gimelstob defeated Czech Republic Helena Suková / Czech Republic Cyril Suk 6–2, 6–1

Juniors

Boys' singles

Main article: 1998 Australian Open – Boys' singles

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

Girls' singles

Main article: 1998 Australian Open – Girls' singles

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

Boys' doubles

Main article: 1998 Australian Open – Boys' doubles

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

Girls' doubles

Main article: 1998 Australian Open – Girls' doubles

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

Notes

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

References

  1. ^ "WTA | Women's Tennis News, Tournaments, Videos, Scores and Player Info". Archived from the original on 2 March 2011. Retrieved 4 January 2011.
Preceded by1997 US Open Grand Slams Succeeded by1998 French Open