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This article displays the qualifying draw for the men's singles main draw at the 1998 Australian Open.

Seeds

1. Jérôme Golmard (qualified)
2. Dick Norman (first round)
3. Rainer Schüttler (second round)
4. Jacobo Díaz (qualified)
5. Dennis van Scheppingen (qualified)
6. Fernando Vicente (second round)
7. Steve Campbell (qualified)
8. Álex López Morón (qualifying competition)
9. John van Lottum (first round)
10. Gastón Etlis (first round)
11. Marzio Martelli (qualified)
12. Christophe Van Garsse (qualified)
13. Olivier Delaître (qualifying competition)
14. Cristiano Caratti (first round)
15. Lars Burgsmüller (qualified)
16. Sébastien Grosjean (second round)
17. Andrew Richardson (qualifying competition)
18. Óscar Burrieza (first round)
19. David Wheaton (qualified)
20. Adrian Voinea (withdrew)
21. Marco Meneschincheri (first round)
22. Dirk Dier (first round)
23. Michael Sell (second round)
24. Ionuț Moldovan (first round)
25. Nicklas Kulti (first round)
26. Gérard Solvès (first round)
27. Chris Wilkinson (first round)
28. André Sá (first round)
29. Doug Flach (second round)
30. Jean-Baptiste Perlant (qualifying competition)
31. Neville Godwin (first round)
32. Attila Sávolt (first round)

Qualifiers

1. Jérôme Golmard
2. Jan-Michael Gambill
3. Mark Draper
4. Jacobo Díaz
5. Dennis van Scheppingen
6. Sébastien Lareau
7. Steve Campbell
8. Jan Apell
9. Andrew Ilie
10. Brian MacPhie
11. Marzio Martelli
12. Christophe Van Garsse
13. Karsten Braasch
14. David Wheaton
15. Lars Burgsmüller
16. David Witt

Qualifying draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

First qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	1	Jérôme Golmard	6	7
		Ivan Ljubičić	1	6
								1	Jérôme Golmard	6	6
									Takao Suzuki	4	4
		Takao Suzuki	6	7
		Hideki Kaneko	4	5
															1	Jérôme Golmard	6	3	6
																Wayne Arthurs	4	6	3
		Wayne Arthurs	6	7
		Régis Lavergne	3	6
									Wayne Arthurs	6	6
									João Cunha-Silva	4	3
		João Cunha-Silva	6	4	6
	31	Neville Godwin	0	6	3

Second qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	2	Dick Norman	6	3	4
		James Holmes	4	6	6
									James Holmes	2	6	9
									Markus Hipfl	6	3	7
	WC	Peter Clarke	5	0
		Markus Hipfl	7	6
																James Holmes	6	1	3
																Jan-Michael Gambill	3	6	6
		Jean-François Bachelot	4	6	6
		Fabio Maggi	6	3	2
									Jean-François Bachelot	4	6	3
									Jan-Michael Gambill	6	3	6
		Jan-Michael Gambill	6	6
	32	Attila Sávolt	3	2

Third qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	3	Rainer Schüttler	5	6
		Nuno Marques	7	6
								3	Rainer Schüttler	4	7	3
									Mark Draper	6	5	6
		Mark Draper	6	7
		Louis Vosloo	4	6
																Mark Draper	7	3	6
																Ivo Heuberger	5	6	3
		Filippo Messori	4	6	3
		Ivo Heuberger	6	4	6
									Ivo Heuberger	6	7
								29	Doug Flach	4	5
		Ivica Ančić	2	6
	29	Doug Flach	6	7

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	4	Jacobo Díaz	3	6	6
		Andrei Cherkasov	6	4	1
								4	Jacobo Díaz	6	6
									Martijn Belgraver	4	4
		Martijn Belgraver	6	7
		Igor Šarić	1	5
															4	Jacobo Díaz	4	6	6
															30	Jean-Baptiste Perlant	6	4	4
		Danny Sapsford	6	2
		Gabriel Trifu	7	6
									Gabriel Trifu	2	2
								30	Jean-Baptiste Perlant	6	6
		Dušan Vemić	4	4
	30	Jean-Baptiste Perlant	6	6

Fifth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	5	Dennis van Scheppingen	6	6
		Glenn Weiner	4	3
								5	Dennis van Scheppingen	4	6	8
									Joseph Sirianni	6	3	6
		Joseph Sirianni	7	6
		Amir Hadad	5	4
															5	Dennis van Scheppingen	6	6	6
																Iztok Božič	2	7	3
		Yasufumi Yamamoto	5	0
		Iztok Božič	7	6
									Iztok Božič	6	6
								WC	Paul Hanley	4	1
	WC	Paul Hanley	7	3	11
	28	André Sá	5	6	9

Sixth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	6	Fernando Vicente	7	6
		Thomas Larsen	5	1
								6	Fernando Vicente	3	2
									Sébastien Lareau	6	6
		Sébastien Lareau	6	6
		Răzvan Sabău	2	2
																Sébastien Lareau	2	6	6
																David Nainkin	6	2	2
		Toby Mitchell	6	6
		Adam Peterson	4	1
									Toby Mitchell	1	6	2
									David Nainkin	6	2	6
		David Nainkin	6	6
	27	Chris Wilkinson	2	2

Seventh qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	7	Steve Campbell	6	6
		Carlos Gómez-Díaz	2	4
								7	Steve Campbell	6	6	2
									Jim Thomas	4	7	1
		Steven Randjelovic	1	6
		Jim Thomas	6	7
															7	Steve Campbell	6	6	6
															WC	Joshua Eagle	7	3	2
		Grant Doyle	6	2
	WC	Joshua Eagle	7	6
								WC	Joshua Eagle	7	6
									Fernon Wibier	5	3
		Fernon Wibier	6	6
	26	Gérard Solvès	4	4

Eighth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	8	Álex López Morón	6	6
		Paradorn Srichaphan	4	2
								8	Álex López Morón	6	5	8
									Carsten Arriens	3	7	6
		Barry Cowan	7	3	4
		Carsten Arriens	6	6	6
															8	Álex López Morón	4	2
																Jan Apell	6	6
		Miles Maclagan	6	7
		Laurence Tieleman	2	6
									Miles Maclagan	4	0
									Jan Apell	6	6
		Jan Apell	6	3	6
	25	Nicklas Kulti	3	6	3

Ninth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	9	John van Lottum	6	7	3
		David Caldwell	7	6	6
									David Caldwell	0	6	6
									Jean-Philippe Fleurian	6	1	0
		Denis van Uffelen	7	2	5
		Jean-Philippe Fleurian	6	6	7
																David Caldwell	6	6	5
																Andrew Ilie	7	1	7
		Chris Groer	5	3
		Andrew Ilie	7	6
									Andrew Ilie	7	6
								23	Michael Sell	6	3
		Tetsuya Chaen	4	0
	23	Michael Sell	6	6

Tenth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	10	Gastón Etlis	1	6	4
		Brian MacPhie	6	4	6
									Brian MacPhie	7	3	6
									Lars Jönsson	5	6	2
		Lars Jönsson	6	3	7
		Mark Knowles	4	6	5
																Brian MacPhie	4	6	8
															WC	Jordan Kerr	6	4	6
	WC	Jordan Kerr	3	7	10
		Michael Hill	6	5	8
								WC	Jordan Kerr	6	6
									Bill Behrens	2	1
		Bill Behrens	6	6
	24	Ionuț Moldovan	3	3

Eleventh qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	11	Marzio Martelli	6	3	6
		Tom Vanhoudt	3	6	2
								11	Marzio Martelli	6	6
									Mahesh Bhupathi	3	3
		Wynn Criswell	5	3
		Mahesh Bhupathi	7	6
															11	Marzio Martelli	6	6
																Alex Reichel	4	4
		Lior Mor	6	7
		Tomáš Čatár	3	6
									Lior Mor	3	6	3
									Alex Reichel	6	1	6
		Alex Reichel	6	7
	21	Marco Meneschincheri	1	6

Twelfth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	12	Christophe Van Garsse	7	6
		Luis Morejón	6	4
								12	Christophe Van Garsse	7	1	6
									Márcio Carlsson	6	6	4
		Márcio Carlsson	4	6	6
		Paul Kilderry	6	4	1
															12	Christophe Van Garsse	6	6
																Ben Ellwood	3	4
		Teo Susnjak	2	3
		Ben Ellwood	6	6
									Ben Ellwood	6	6
									Yoon Yong-il	2	4
		Yoon Yong-il	2	7	6
	22	Dirk Dier	6	6	3

Thirteenth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	13	Olivier Delaître	6	6
		Justin Bower	4	2
								13	Olivier Delaître	6	5	6
									Frédéric Fontang	3	7	1
		Frédéric Fontang	6	6
		Alistair Hunt	2	1
															13	Olivier Delaître	4	4
																Karsten Braasch	6	6
		David Sánchez	7	6
		James Sekulov	5	2
									David Sánchez	4	6
									Karsten Braasch	6	7
		Karsten Braasch	6	6
	Alt	Marcus Hilpert	0	3

Fourteenth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	14	Cristiano Caratti	3	4
		Fredrik Jonsson	6	6
									Fredrik Jonsson	6	6
									Nir Welgreen	3	3
	WC	Tate Roberts	2	0
		Nir Welgreen	6	6
																Fredrik Jonsson	4	2
															19	David Wheaton	6	6
		Michael Kohlmann	6	5
		Tamer El-Sawy	7	7
									Tamer El-Sawy	5	4
								19	David Wheaton	7	6
		Tomas Behrend	4	4
	19	David Wheaton	6	6

Fifteenth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	15	Lars Burgsmüller	6	6
	WC	Grant Silcock	4	4
								15	Lars Burgsmüller	2	7	6
									Markus Hantschk	6	6	4
		Max Mirnyi	5	4
		Markus Hantschk	7	6
															15	Lars Burgsmüller	6	6
															WC	Dejan Petrović	3	1
		Wolfgang Schranz	6	1	6
		Kevin Ullyett	3	6	2
									Wolfgang Schranz	3	4
								WC	Dejan Petrović	6	6
	WC	Dejan Petrović	7	6
	18	Óscar Burrieza	6	4

Sixteenth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	16	Sébastien Grosjean	6	6
		Oren Motevassel	0	2
								16	Sébastien Grosjean	5	6	3
									David Witt	7	2	6
		David Witt	6	6
		Eyal Ran	1	4
																David Witt	6	5	6
															17	Andrew Richardson	3	7	4
		Andrei Stoliarov	6	3	6
	WC	Sebastien Swierk	4	6	3
									Andrei Stoliarov	1	7	7
								17	Andrew Richardson	6	5	9
	WC	Nathan Healey	5	4
	17	Andrew Richardson	7	6

References

• 1998 Australian Open – Men's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation

• 1998 Australian Open
• Australian Open (tennis) by year – Qualifying