The qualifying rounds for the 1998 US Open were played from 25 to 29 August 1998 at the USTA National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, New York City, United States.

Seeds

Qualifiers

Lucky losers

1. Julie Pullin / Lorna Woodroffe

Draw

First qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	1	Maureen Drake Lindsay Lee	6	6
		Surina De Beer Jessica Steck	2	1
								1	Maureen Drake Lindsay Lee	6	6
								8	Alice Canepa Tathiana Garbin	1	1
		Aleksandra Olsza Jasmin Wöhr	3	4
	8	Alice Canepa Tathiana Garbin	6	6

Second qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	2	Petra Langrová Samantha Reeves	3	6	3
	WC	Lilia Osterloh Mashona Washington	6	3	6
								WC	Lilia Osterloh Mashona Washington	6	3	6
									Sandra Cecchini Flora Perfetti	3	6	0
		Sandra Cecchini Flora Perfetti	4	6	7
	5	Rebecca Jensen Melissa Mazzotta	6	3	5

Third qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	3	Cara Black Irina Selyutina	4	7	6
		Larissa Schaerer Fabiola Zuluaga	6	5	4
								3	Cara Black Irina Selyutina	6	6
								6	Danielle Jones Renata Kolbovic	4	2
	WC	Anne Miller Ann Wunderlich	1	5
	6	Danielle Jones Renata Kolbovic	6	7

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	4	Julie Pullin Lorna Woodroffe	6	6
		Jean Okada Hana Šromová	1	4
								4	Julie Pullin Lorna Woodroffe	2	7	3
								7	Lenka Cenková Evgenia Kulikovskaya	6	5	6
	WC	Stephanie Nickitas Julie Scott	77	1	2
	7	Lenka Cenková Evgenia Kulikovskaya	61	6	6

References

• Official Results Archive (WTA)
• 1998 US Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation