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

Seeds

Qualifiers

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	1	Jérôme Golmard	6	79
		Ivan Ljubičić	1	67
								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	78
		Régis Lavergne	3	66
									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	6r
								3	Rainer Schüttler	4	7	3
									Mark Draper	6	5	6
		Mark Draper	6	78
		Louis Vosloo	4	66
																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	66
	29	Doug Flach	6	78

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	65	2
		Gabriel Trifu	77	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	61	6
																Iztok Božič	2	77	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	68	2
									Jim Thomas	4	710	1r
		Steven Randjelovic	1	65
		Jim Thomas	6	77
															7	Steve Campbell	62	6	6
															WC	Joshua Eagle	77	3	2
		Grant Doyle	63	2
	WC	Joshua Eagle	77	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	77	3	4
		Carsten Arriens	62	6	6
															8	Álex López Morón	4	2
																Jan Apell	6	6
		Miles Maclagan	6	78
		Laurence Tieleman	2	66
									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	68	77	3
		David Caldwell	710	65	6
									David Caldwell	0	6	6
									Jean-Philippe Fleurian	6	1	0
		Denis van Uffelen	78	2	5
		Jean-Philippe Fleurian	66	6	7
																David Caldwell	65	6	5
																Andrew Ilie	77	1	7
		Chris Groer	5	3
		Andrew Ilie	7	6
									Andrew Ilie	77	6
								23	Michael Sell	64	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	77
		Tomáš Čatár	3	64
									Lior Mor	3	6	3
									Alex Reichel	6	1	6
		Alex Reichel	6	77
	21	Marco Meneschincheri	1	65

Twelfth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	12	Christophe Van Garsse	77	6
		Luis Morejón	63	4
								12	Christophe Van Garsse	77	1	6
									Márcio Carlsson	65	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	77	6
	22	Dirk Dier	6	62	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	63
									Karsten Braasch	6	77
		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	65	5
		Tamer El-Sawy	77	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	77	6
									Markus Hantschk	6	65	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	77	6
	18	Óscar Burrieza	64	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