1998 ATP German Open – Singles

Singles
1998 ATP German Open
1997 Champion Ukraine Andriy Medvedev
Champion Spain Álbert Costa
Runner-up Spain Álex Corretja
Final score 62, 60, 10 (retired)

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top eight seeds received a bye into the second round.

  1. Chile Marcelo Ríos (Second Round)
  2. United Kingdom Greg Rusedski (Third Round)
  3. Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov (Second Round)
  4. Spain Álex Corretja (Final, retired)
  5. Brazil Gustavo Kuerten (Quarterfinals)
  6. Slovakia Karol Kučera (Semifinals, retired)
  7. Netherlands Richard Krajicek (Third Round)
  8. Spain Alberto Berasategui (Third Round)
  9. Spain Félix Mantilla (Semifinals)
  10. Spain Carlos Moyà (First Round)
  11. United States Michael Chang (Second Round)
  12. United Kingdom Tim Henman (Second Round)
  13. Spain Sergi Bruguera (Third Round)
  14. Sweden Magnus Norman (First Round)
  15. Germany Nicolas Kiefer (First Round)
  16. Croatia Goran Ivanišević (Quarterfinals, retired)

Draw

Key

Finals

  Semifinals Final
                             
     Spain Álbert Costa 3      
6  Slovakia Karol Kučera 0r    
     Spain Álbert Costa 6 6 1    
  4  Spain Álex Corretja 2 0 0r  
4  Spain Álex Corretja 6 3 6
  9  Spain Félix Mantilla 2 6 3  

Top Half

Section 1

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    1  Chile M Ríos 6 4 3  
   South Africa W Ferreira 6 6          South Africa W Ferreira 4 6 6  
   Netherlands J Siemerink 4 2            South Africa W Ferreira 3 3    
   Ukraine A Medvedev 3 6 63          Spain Á Costa 6 6    
   Spain Á Costa 6 1 77        Spain Á Costa 6 6  
WC  Germany O Gross 3 6 6     WC  Germany O Gross 2 2    
15  Germany N Kiefer 6 2 1          Spain Á Costa 6 6  
10  Spain C Moyà 2 5            France F Santoro 3 4  
   Germany T Haas 6 7          Germany T Haas 4 4    
   Spain C Costa 3 3          France F Santoro 6 6    
   France F Santoro 6 6            France F Santoro 7 77  
   Netherlands S Schalken 6 1         WC/7  Netherlands R Krajicek 5 63    
   Switzerland M Rosset 2 0r        Netherlands S Schalken 66 2  
    WC/7  Netherlands R Krajicek 78 6    
 

Section 2

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    3  Russia Y Kafelnikov 4 2    
   Austria T Muster 6 6          Austria T Muster 6 6    
   Spain A Portas 2 0            Austria T Muster 6 6    
Q  Spain F Vicente 5 4         Q  Germany J Knippschild 1 4    
   Belgium F Dewulf 7 6          Belgium F Dewulf 4 3  
Q  Germany J Knippschild 6 6       Q  Germany J Knippschild 6 6    
14  Sweden M Norman 3 0            Austria T Muster 3 2  
WC/11  United States M Chang 6 3 6       6  Slovakia K Kučera 6 6  
WC  Germany D Prinosil 4 6 1     WC/11  United States M Chang 3 77 2  
   Spain F Clavet 6 2 6        Spain F Clavet 6 64 6  
   Germany M-K Goellner 4 6 4          Spain F Clavet 2 2  
   Australia R Fromberg 6 67 6       6  Slovakia K Kučera 6 6    
   Uruguay M Filippini 3 79 4        Australia R Fromberg 2 1  
    6  Slovakia K Kučera 6 6    
 

Bottom Half

Section 3

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    5  Brazil G Kuerten 6 6    
   Slovakia D Hrbatý 0 2          Czech Republic S Doseděl 4 4    
   Czech Republic S Doseděl 6 6         5  Brazil G Kuerten 6 4 6  
   Morocco H Arazi 7 7            Morocco H Arazi 1 6 2  
   Italy A Gaudenzi 5 5          Morocco H Arazi 6 6  
Q  Sweden J Apell 3 2       12  United Kingdom T Henman 3 3    
12  United Kingdom T Henman 6 6         5  Brazil G Kuerten 6 68 4
13  Spain S Bruguera 6 6         4  Spain Á Corretja 4 710 6
Q  Spain J Díaz 2 1       13  Spain S Bruguera 6 6    
   France N Escudé 6 78          France N Escudé 0 2    
   Spain J Alonso 4 66         13  Spain S Bruguera 77 4 3
   Morocco K Alami 7 6         4  Spain Á Corretja 60 6 6  
WC  Germany M Sinner 5 2          Morocco K Alami 2 6 3
    4  Spain Á Corretja 6 4 6  
 

Section 4

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    8  Spain A Berasategui 6 6    
   Germany B Becker 5 4          Sweden M Gustafsson 3 3    
   Sweden M Gustafsson 7 6         8  Spain A Berasategui 6 65 64  
   Czech Republic B Ulihrach 6 4 6       9  Spain F Mantilla 1 77 77  
Q  Germany B Karbacher 3 6 2        Czech Republic B Ulihrach 4 2  
   France G Raoux 4 r       9  Spain F Mantilla 6 6    
9  Spain F Mantilla 6           9  Spain F Mantilla 6 2  
16  Croatia G Ivanišević 4 6 6       16  Croatia G Ivanišević 0 0r
   Spain G Blanco 6 4 3     16  Croatia G Ivanišević 4 6 6  
   New Zealand B Steven 4 4          Ecuador N Lapentti 6 1 4  
   Ecuador N Lapentti 6 6         16  Croatia G Ivanišević 6 6  
Q  Italy M Martelli 1 5         2  United Kingdom G Rusedski 4 2    
Q  Spain E Benfele Álvarez 6 7       Q  Spain E Benfele Álvarez 63 6 3
    2  United Kingdom G Rusedski 77 0 6  
 

References

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