See main article: 1998 Australian Men's Hardcourt Championships.
Patrick Rafter and Bryan Shelton were the defending champions, but did not participate this year.
Joshua Eagle and Andrew Florent won the title, defeating Ellis Ferreira and Rick Leach 6–4, 6–7, 6–3 in the final.
Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.