Australian Open 1998 / men's singles

Australian Open 1998
Singles:	Men's	Ladies
Double:	Men's	Ladies	Mixed
Singles:	Juniors	Juniors
Double:	Juniors	Juniors
R. Single:	Men's	Ladies	Quad
R. Double:	Men's	Ladies	Quad
Australian Open men's singles
1997 ◄ 1998 ► 1999
Grand Slams 1998 men's singles
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Men's singles at the Australian Open 1998 .

The defending champion was Pete Sampras . The final was played by Petr Korda and Marcelo Ríos , which Korda won in three sets. This was the only Grand Slam title in his career.

Seeding list

No. player Round reached 01.  Pete Sampras Quarter finals 02.  Patrick Rafter 3rd round 03.  Michael Chang 2nd round 04th  Jonas Björkman Quarter finals 05.  Greg Rusedski 3rd round 06th  Petr Korda victory 07th  Carlos Moyá 2nd round 08th.  Thomas Muster 1 round

No. player Round reached 09.  Marcelo Ríos final 10.  Sergi Bruguera 1 round 11.  Alex Corretja 3rd round 12.  Gustavo Kuerten 2nd round 13.  Goran Ivanišević 1 round 14th  Félix Mantilla 1 round 15th  Mark Philippoussis 2nd round 16.  Albert Costa 2nd round

Main round

Explanation of symbols

Q = qualifier WC = wildcard LL = Lucky Loser ITF = qualified via ITF ranking

ALT = replacement (alternate) PR = Protected Ranking SE = Special Exempt

r = retired d = disqualification where = walkover

Quarter-finals, semi-finals, finals

Quarter finals

Semifinals

final

1

Pete Sampras

4th

2

7th

3

Karol Kučera

6th

6th

6 5

6th

Karol Kučera

1

4th

6th

2

6th

Petr Korda

6th

6th

1

6th

4th

Jonas Björkman

6th

7th

3

4th

2

6th

Petr Korda

3

5

6th

6th

6th

6th

Petr Korda

6th

6th

6th

9

Marcelo Ríos

2

2

2

Nicolas Escudé

4th

3

6th

6th

6th

Nicolas Kiefer

6th

6th

4th

1

2

Nicolas Escudé

1

3

2

9

Marcelo Ríos

6th

6th

6th

9

Marcelo Ríos

6 6

6th

6th

6th

Alberto Berasategui

7th

4th

4th

0

Upper half

Upper half 1

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

1

P. Sampras

7th

6th

6th

S. Schalken

5

4th

2

1

P. Sampras

6th

6th

6th

A. Martín

0

6th

6 8

3

D. Sanguinetti

2

1

2

D. Sanguinetti

6th

3

7th

6th

1

P. Sampras

7th

6th

6th

M. Gustafsson

6th

6th

6th

M. Gustafsson

5

3

4th

Q

D. van Scheppingen

4th

3

0

M. Gustafsson

4th

6th

6th

6th

C. Doseděl

6th

3

6th

7th

C. Doseděl

6th

2

1

3

A. Boetsch

4th

6th

3

6 2

1

P. Sampras

7th

6th

6th

F. Clavet

2

6th

6th

6th

H. Arazi

6 9

4th

4th

Q

L. Burgsmüller

6th

2

3

4th

F. Clavet

Where

R. Vašek

2

4th

6th

5

PR

M. Washington

PR

M. Washington

6th

6th

4th

7th

F. Clavet

6th

4th

6th

2

1

H. Dreekmann

6 2

3

2

H. Arazi

4th

6th

3

6th

6th

H. Arazi

7th

6th

6th

H. Arazi

1

6th

4th

6th

9

Á. Calatrava

6 0

4th

6 4

15th

M. Philippoussis

6th

2

6th

1

7th

15th

M. Philippoussis

7th

6th

7th

Upper half 2

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

10

S. Bruguera

6th

5

1

r

K. Kučera

3

7th

6th

K. Kučera

7th

6 5

2

6th

6th

D. Vacek

6th

6th

1

2

6th

D. Vacek

6 4

7th

6th

0

1

WC

L. Hewitt

2

4th

6th

6th

3

K. Kučera

6th

7th

6th

G. Schaller

3

0

6 6

D. Nestor

2

6 3

1

D. Nestor

6th

6th

7th

D. Nestor

5

7th

6th

6th

M. dam

6th

7th

3

M. dam

7th

5

2

1

M. Woodforde

4th

6 3

0

r

K. Kučera

6th

3

6th

7th

M. Tillström

6th

6th

6th

R. Fromberg

2

6th

2

5

WC

L. Paes

3

2

2

M. Tillström

7th

3

3

6th

4th

Q

S. Lareau

6th

6 5

7th

6 4

7th

Q

S. Lareau

6 1

6th

6th

4th

6th

M. Norman

4th

7th

6 6

7th

5

Q

S. Lareau

0

2

6th

3

R. Fromberg

2

6th

6th

3

6th

R. Fromberg

6th

6th

4th

6th

WC

T. Larkham

6th

3

4th

6th

3

R. Fromberg

4th

6th

7th

6th

WC

P. Tramacchi

4th

3

7th

6 3

7th

C. Moyá

6th

4th

6 2

4th

7th

C. Moyá

6th

6th

6 6

7th

Upper half 3

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

4th

J. Bjorkman

2

6th

6th

6th

WC

A. Belobrajdic

6th

1

1

1

4th

J. Bjorkman

6 3

4th

6th

6th

6th

W. Ferreira

6th

3

6th

6th

W. Ferreira

7th

6th

4th

2

3

J. Krošlák

4th

6th

2

3

4th

J. Bjorkman

7th

6th

6th

N. Lapentti

5

6th

6th

6 3

6th

F. Santoro

5

3

4th

YES Viloca

7th

3

4th

7th

1

N. Lapentti

4th

6th

6th

2

4th

E. Benfele Álvarez

6th

0

3

7th

4th

F. Santoro

6th

3

3

6th

6th

F. Santoro

4th

6th

6th

5

6th

4th

J. Bjorkman

6th

6th

6th

J. Gimelstob

6th

3

6th

3

4th

B. Black

2

1

4th

Q

S. Campbell

3

6th

3

6th

6th

Q

S. Campbell

6th

6th

6th

Q

J.-M. Gambill

6th

5

1

3

A. O'Brien

4th

3

4th

A. O'Brien

3

7th

6th

6th

Q

S. Campbell

4th

0

2

A. Clement

4th

6th

7th

2

4th

B. Black

6th

6th

6th

G. Pozzi

6th

4th

5

6th

6th

G. Pozzi

2

0

r

B. Black

6th

6th

4th

6th

B. Black

6th

5

14th

F. Mantilla

4th

0

6th

4th

Upper half 4

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

11

À. Corretja

6th

7th

2

6th

L. Arnold Ker

4th

5

6th

3

11

À. Corretja

6th

6th

6th

D. Prinosil

3

6 2

6th

6th

6th

D. Prinosil

4th

3

0

J. van Herck

6th

7th

1

4th

1

11

À. Corretja

2

1

4th

F. Meligeni

4th

6th

5

r

C. Pioline

6th

6th

6th

C. Pioline

6th

1

6th

C. Pioline

6th

7th

3

6th

S. Sargsian

3

4th

6th

6th

7th

J. Burillo

3

5

6th

3

J. Burillo

6th

6th

1

3

9

C. Pioline

4th

4th

6th

3

Q

B. MacPhie

4th

6th

4th

6th

4th

6th

P. Korda

6th

6th

3

6th

M. Rosset

6th

0

6th

3

6th

M. Rosset

3

6th

4th

3

V. Spadea

6 4

6th

6th

4th

6th

V. Spadea

6th

4th

6th

6th

WC

J. Stasiak

7th

1

4th

6th

3

V. Spadea

2

6 8

2

S. Draper

6th

7th

7th

6th

P. Korda

6th

7th

6th

D. Hrbatý

4th

5

5

S. Draper

6 3

3

3

A. Portas

3

6th

1

4th

6th

P. Korda

7th

6th

6th

6th

P. Korda

6th

4th

6th

6th

Bottom half

Lower half 1

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

5

G. Rusedski

7th

6th

6th

Q

D. Witt

6 4

3

4th

5

G. Rusedski

6th

6th

1

J. Stark

6th

4th

J. Stark

4th

4th

0

r

C. Costa

3

1

r

5

G. Rusedski

6 5

4th

2

T. Woodbridge

7th

6th

7th

T. Woodbridge

7th

6th

6th

F. Dewulf

5

3

5

T. Woodbridge

6th

4th

6th

6th

C. Ruud

6 4

6th

6th

4th

3

Q

C. van Garsse

4th

6th

3

4th

Q

C. van Garsse

7th

4th

1

6th

6th

T. Woodbridge

6 4

3

2

T. Johansson

4th

6th

3

7th

6th

N. Escudé

7th

6th

6th

F. Squillari

6th

2

6th

6 6

8th

F. Squillari

0

4th

6th

6th

3

M. Ondruska

3

1

1

R. Reneberg

6th

6th

1

4th

6th

R. Reneberg

6th

6th

6th

R. Reneberg

6th

7th

2

5

4th

N. Escudé

5

4th

7th

6th

10

N. Escudé

1

6 0

6th

7th

6th

M. Larsson

7th

6th

5

1

8th

N. Escudé

5

6th

6th

7th

Q

J. Díaz

3

6th

3

2

12

G. Kuerten

7th

3

1

5

12

G. Kuerten

6th

3

6th

6th

Lower half 2

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

13

G. Ivanišević

2

6 3

6th

4th

J. Siemerink

6th

7th

3

6th

J. Siemerink

6 2

5

7th

6th

1

Q

J. Golmard

6th

6 3

6th

3

11

Q

J. Golmard

7th

7th

6 5

3

6th

T. Henman

3

7th

2

6th

9

Q

J. Golmard

5

0

r

M. Craca

4th

6th

3

3

N. jaw

7th

4th

Q

D. Wheaton

6th

3

6th

6th

Q

D. Wheaton

6th

6th

2

6 3

2

N. jaw

6th

6th

6th

N. jaw

2

1

6th

7th

6th

Q

M. Draper

4th

4th

0

N. jaw

6th

6th

7th

WC

M. Tebbutt

7th

7th

6 5

6th

G. Raoux

3

4th

5

M. Filippini

5

5

7th

4th

WC

M. Tebbutt

2

4th

7th

4th

W. Black

6th

6th

6th

W. Black

6th

6th

5

6th

B. Steven

4th

2

2

W. Black

3

2

5

G. Raoux

2

6th

4th

6th

6th

G. Raoux

6th

6th

7th

S. Stolle

6th

3

6th

2

0

G. Raoux

6th

7th

7th

K. Carlsen

3

6 2

7th

3

3

M. Chang

4th

6 4

6 5

3

M. Chang

6th

7th

5

6th

Lower half 3

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

8th

T. pattern

4th

6 5

5

Q

J. Appell

6th

7th

7th

Q

J. Appell

3

7th

3

6th

3

T. Nydahl

3

6 5

3

L. Roux

6th

6 5

6th

3

6th

L. Roux

6th

7th

6th

L. Roux

7th

6th

6th

A. Rădulescu

6 0

7th

3

2

K. Alami

6 2

2

4th

K. Alami

7th

5

6th

6th

K. Alami

6 5

6th

7th

6th

R. Furlan

6 9

2

6th

2

J. Alonso

7th

3

6 4

4th

J. Alonso

7th

6th

2

6th

L. Roux

2

6th

2

4th

J. Stoltenberg

6th

9

M. Rios

6th

4th

6th

6th

G. Blanco

2

r

J. Stoltenberg

3

2

6 6

Q

A. Ilie

6th

6th

6th

Q

A. Ilie

6th

6th

7th

J. Knippschild

4th

2

3

Q

A. Ilie

2

3

2

T. Enqvist

6th

6th

6th

9

M. Rios

6th

6th

6th

JA Marín

3

4th

3

T. Enqvist

4th

6 4

6th

4th

G. Stafford

1

0

3

9

M. Rios

6th

7th

4th

6th

9

M. Rios

6th

6th

6th

Lower half 4

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

16

A. Costa

7th

6th

6th

T. Haas

6 5

2

4th

16

A. Costa

4th

4th

6th

5

Q

M. Martelli

6th

6 3

2

2

A. Agassi

6th

6th

2

7th

A. Agassi

3

7th

6th

6th

A. Agassi

6th

6th

6th

O. Gross

7th

6th

6th

A. Gaudenzi

2

2

0

M.-K. Goellner

6 8

4th

2

O. Gross

6th

1

4th

4th

A. Gaudenzi

6th

4th

6th

6th

A. Gaudenzi

4th

6th

6th

6th

D. Pescariu

2

6th

2

2

A. Agassi

6th

6th

2

3

3

A. Berasategui

3

6th

6th

6th

A. Berasategui

3

3

6th

6th

6th

Q

K. Braasch

6th

3

4th

3

A. Berasategui

6th

7th

6th

WC

L. Smith

2

0

2

A. Medvedev

4th

6 1

4th

A. Medvedev

6th

6th

6th

A. Berasategui

6 2

7th

6th

7th

J. Sanchez

1

4th

1

2

P. Rafter

7th

6 7

2

6 4

T. Martin

6th

6th

6th

T. Martin

6th

6 2

7th

4th

3

J. Tarango

6 4

6 4

7th

5

2

P. Rafter

2

7th

6 4

6th

6th

2

P. Rafter

7th

7th

6 4

7th

Web links

• Draw on ATPWorldTour.com (English)
• Draw on ITFtennis.com (English)