Players who neither had high enough rankings nor received wild cards to enter the main draw of the annual French Open Tennis Championships participated in a qualifying tournament held in the week before the event.^[1]

Seeds

Qualifiers

Lucky losers

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	1	Guillermo Cañas	6	6
	PR	Michael Joyce	2	3
								1	Guillermo Cañas	4	5
									Noam Behr	6	7
	WC	Jean-René Lisnard	3	1
		Noam Behr	6	6
																Noam Behr	1	1
															31	Christophe Van Garsse	6	6
		Roberto Carretero	64	1r
		Andrei Merinov	77	4
									Andrei Merinov	4	4
								31	Christophe Van Garsse	6	6
		Dušan Vemić	2	64
	31	Christophe Van Garsse	6	77

Second qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	2	Franco Squillari	6	6
		Salvador Navarro	4	2
								2	Franco Squillari	2	64
									Radek Štěpánek	6	77
		Bobby Kokavec	3	2
		Radek Štěpánek	6	6
																Radek Štěpánek	4	6	3
															WC	Julien Boutter	6	3	6
	WC	Julien Boutter	6	7
		Andrey Cherkasov	3	5
								WC	Julien Boutter	6	6
								32	Peter Tramacchi	3	3
	WC	Grégory Carraz	4	4
	32	Peter Tramacchi	6	6

Third qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	3	Oliver Gross	6	6
		Andrew Richardson	1	2
								3	Oliver Gross	6	6
									Gastón Etlis	2	3
		Neville Godwin	3	2
		Gastón Etlis	6	6
															3	Oliver Gross	65	5
															30	Pepe Imaz	77	7
		Tati Rascón	6	6
		Mark Petchey	4	2
									Tati Rascón	6	3	4
								30	Pepe Imaz	4	6	6
		Lleyton Hewitt	4	63
	30	Pepe Imaz	6	77

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	4	Mariano Puerta	1	3
	WC	Thierry Champion	6	6
								WC	Thierry Champion	6	3	4
									Bernd Karbacher	4	6	6
	WC	Pier Gauthier	2	3
		Bernd Karbacher	6	6
																Bernd Karbacher	77	6
																Renzo Furlan	65	4
		Renzo Furlan	710	6
		Agustín Calleri	68	3
									Renzo Furlan	4	77	6
									Tamer El-Sawy	6	65	2
		Tamer El-Sawy	6	77
	29	Alex Lopez-Moron	3	65

Fifth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	5	John van Lottum	6	6
		Thomas Larsen	2	4
								5	John van Lottum	6	6
								WC	Rodolphe Cadart	4	2
	WC	Rodolphe Cadart	6	6
		Régis Lavergne	4	4
															5	John van Lottum	6	6
																Iztok Božič	1	3
		Iztok Božič	6	6
		Grant Doyle	4	2
									Iztok Božič	6	6
								27	Jonathan Stark	2	2
	WC	Jean-Michel Pequery	65	4
	27	Jonathan Stark	77	6

Sixth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	6	Leander Paes	6	6
		Fabio Maggi	3	4
								6	Leander Paes	4	6	7
									Ben Ellwood	6	4	5
		Ben Ellwood	4	6	6
		Fernon Wibier	6	4	4
															6	Leander Paes	65	4
															28	Michael Sell	77	6
		Marco Osorio	0	4
	WC	Nicolas Coutelot	6	6
								WC	Nicolas Coutelot	1	2
								28	Michael Sell	6	6
		Danny Sapsford	1	2
	28	Michael Sell	6	6

Seventh qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	7	Vincenzo Santopadre	7
		Gouichi Motomura	5r
								7	Vincenzo Santopadre	7	6
									Marco Meneschincheri	5	3
		Marco Meneschincheri	3	6	6
		David Sanchez-Munoz	6	2	3
															7	Vincenzo Santopadre	4	2
															25	Marzio Martelli	6	6
		Dick Norman	0	3r
		Mark Merklein	6	4
									Mark Merklein	2	2
								25	Marzio Martelli	6	6
		Stéphane Huet	3	3
	25	Marzio Martelli	6	6

Eighth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	8	Jens Knippschild	7	6
		Wade McGuire	5	4
								8	Jens Knippschild	6	6
									Jaime Oncins	4	2
		Chris Wilkinson	2	0
		Jaime Oncins	6	6
															8	Jens Knippschild	6	6
																Jean-Philippe Fleurian	2	4
		Julian Knowle	6	65	4
		Jean-Philippe Fleurian	4	77	6
									Jean-Philippe Fleurian	6	77
									Andrés Schneiter	4	63
		Andrés Schneiter	6	6
	26	Óscar Burrieza	3	3

Ninth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	9	André Sá	2	77	5
		Mosé Navarra	6	61	7
									Mosé Navarra	6	2	6
									Ivo Heuberger	4	6	4
		Ivo Heuberger	6	6
		Germán Puentes	2	1
																Mosé Navarra	7	66	6
																Alberto Martín	5	78	4
		Lars Jonsson	1	4
		Alberto Martín	6	6
									Alberto Martín	2	77	8
									Frédéric Fontang	6	63	6
		Frédéric Fontang	6	6
	24	Sebastian Prieto	2	1

Tenth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	10	Justin Gimelstob	4	4
		Joan Balcells	6	6
									Joan Balcells	6	4	8
									Jordi Mas	4	6	10
		Giorgio Galimberti	3	3
		Jordi Mas	6	6
																Jordi Mas	3	7	6
																Răzvan Sabău	6	5	4
		Răzvan Sabău	6	65	6
		Maurice Ruah	3	77	3
									Răzvan Sabău	6	7
								23	Márcio Carlsson	4	5
		Allen Belobrajdic	612	0
	23	Márcio Carlsson	714	6

Eleventh qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	11	Rainer Schüttler	6	6
		Clemens Trimmel	4	1
								11	Rainer Schüttler	1	77	5
									Rodolphe Gilbert	6	63	7
		Rodolphe Gilbert	6	6
		Cecil Mamiit	3	2
																Rodolphe Gilbert	6	6
															22	Cristiano Caratti	4	1
		Amir Hadad	4	1
		Antony Dupuis	6	6
									Antony Dupuis	3	6	2
								22	Cristiano Caratti	6	3	6
		Tomas Behrend	3	5
	22	Cristiano Caratti	6	7

Twelfth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	12	Marat Safin	61	6	6
		Davide Scala	77	3	4
								12	Marat Safin	77	6
									Christian Ruud	65	4
		Christian Ruud	6	6
		David DiLucia	4	1
															12	Marat Safin	6	6
															21	Francisco Cabello	3	3
		David Nainkin	6	6
		Brian MacPhie	2	4
									David Nainkin	4	2
								21	Francisco Cabello	6	6
		Laurence Tieleman	66	6	2
	21	Francisco Cabello	78	2	6

Thirteenth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	13	Andrew Ilie	7	77
		Stéphane Simian	5	64
								13	Andrew Ilie	2	6	6
									Todd Larkham	6	3	4
		Todd Larkham	6	6
		Jan-Frode Andersen	4	4
															13	Andrew Ilie	6	3	6
															19	Sandon Stolle	4	6	3
		Petr Luxa	6	0	8
	WC	Julien Varlet	1	6	6
									Petr Luxa	3	60
								19	Sandon Stolle	6	77
		Eyal Ran	6	4	2
	19	Sandon Stolle	4	6	6

Fourteenth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	14	Adrian Voinea	65	6	2
		Takao Suzuki	77	3	6
									Takao Suzuki	6	6
									Luis Morejón	1	2
		Daniele Musa	7	4	9
		Luis Morejón	5	6	11
																Takao Suzuki	6	3	3
																Wolfgang Schranz	3	6	6
		Wolfgang Schranz	6	6
		Nicklas Kulti	3	4
									Wolfgang Schranz	65	6	6
									Christophe Rochus	77	3	4
		Christophe Rochus	7	63	6
	20	Tuomas Ketola	5	77	3

Fifteenth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	15	Jacobo Diaz-Ruiz	6	77
		Ionuț Moldovan	2	65
								15	Jacobo Diaz-Ruiz	5	4
									Younes El Aynaoui	7	6
		Mariano Sanchez	5	61
		Younes El Aynaoui	7	77
																Younes El Aynaoui	4	77	3
																Mariano Zabaleta	6	62	6
		Martin Lee	3	4
		Stefano Pescosolido	6	6
									Stefano Pescosolido	4	3
									Mariano Zabaleta	6	6
		Mariano Zabaleta	6	77
	18	Lars Burgsmüller	1	65

Sixteenth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	16	Dennis van Scheppingen	1	3
		Peter Wessels	6	6
									Peter Wessels	65	67
									Edwin Kempes	77	79
		Alejandro Hernandez	6	65	2
		Edwin Kempes	4	77	6
																Edwin Kempes	67	6	4
																Martin Rodriguez	79	3	6
		Tapio Nurminen	2	2
		Patrik Fredriksson	6	6
									Patrik Fredriksson	1	4
									Martin Rodriguez	6	6
		Martin Rodriguez	6	6
	17	Dirk Dier	2	0

References

External links

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