title: 1998 French Open – Mixed doubles
text: # 1998 French Open – Mixed doubles
  
  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
  
  * 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
  
  ### Finals
  
  | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Serena Williams Luis Lobo | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
  | 11 | Kristie Boogert Donald Johnson | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
  | 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 | | | Rachel McQuillan David Macpherson | 1 | 0 | | | |
  | 15 | Lori McNeil Joshua Eagle | $6^6$ | 1 | | | | | | | | |
  | 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 | | | | | | | | | Venus Williams Justin Gimelstob | 6 | 6 |
  | 16 | Caroline Vis John-Laffnie de Jager | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
  | 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 | 12 | Kristine Kunce Francisco Montana | 2 | 3 | | | |
  | 2 | Manon Bollegraf Rick Leach | 5 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Top half
  
  **Section 1**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | 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 | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | 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 | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | 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 | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | 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 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
  