French Open 1998 / men's singles

French 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
French Open men's singles
1997 ◄ 1998 ► 1999
Grand Slams 1998 men's singles
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Men's singles at the 1998 French Open .

The defending champion was Gustavo Kuerten . The final was played by Carlos Moyá and Àlex Corretja , which Moyá won in three sets. This was his first and only Grand Slam title.

Seeding list

No. player Round reached 01.  Pete Sampras 2nd round 02.  Petr Korda 1 round 03.  Marcelo Ríos Quarter finals 04th  Patrick Rafter 2nd round 05.  Greg Rusedski 1 round 06th  Yevgeny Kafelnikov 2nd round 07th  Jonas Björkman 1 round 08th.  Gustavo Kuerten 2nd round

No. player Round reached 09.  Karol Kučera 1 round 10.  Richard Krajicek 3rd round 11.  Michael Chang 3rd round 12.  Carlos Moyá victory 13.  Albert Costa Round of 16 14th  Alex Corretja final 15th  Félix Mantilla Semifinals 16.  Alberto Berasategui Round of 16

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

15th

Félix Mantilla

6th

6th

4th

6th

Thomas Muster

4th

2

6th

3

15th

Félix Mantilla

7th

2

4th

2

12

Carlos Moyá

5

6th

6th

6th

3

Marcelo Ríos

1

6th

2

4th

12

Carlos Moyá

6th

2

6th

6th

12

Carlos Moyá

6th

7th

6th

14th

Alex Corretja

3

5

3

Filip Dewulf

5

4th

3

14th

Alex Corretja

7th

6th

6th

14th

Alex Corretja

6th

6th

6th

Cédric Pioline

3

4th

2

Cédric Pioline

3

6th

7th

4th

6th

Hicham Arazi

6th

2

6 6

6th

3

Upper half

Upper half 1

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

1

P. Sampras

6th

6th

6th

T. Martin

4th

3

3

1

P. Sampras

6 6

3

4th

R. Delgado

6th

R. Delgado

7th

6th

6th

M. dam

2

r

R. Delgado

2

7th

6th

7th

S. Sargsian

5

S. Sargsian

6th

6 4

4th

6 7

T. Henman

2

r

S. Sargsian

6th

6th

6 5

6th

A. Medvedev

6 5

1

6th

6th

1

A. Gaudenzi

4th

2

7th

4th

A. Gaudenzi

7th

6th

0

2

6th

R. Delgado

2

2

4th

L. Arnold Ker

4th

6th

6th

6th

15th

F. Mantilla

6th

6th

6th

D. Sanguinetti

6th

4th

1

4th

L. Arnold Ker

6th

6th

4th

0

3

F. Santoro

6th

6th

6th

F. Santoro

4th

4th

6th

6th

6th

WC

J.-F. Bachelot

3

1

2

F. Santoro

6th

2

2

5

A. Clement

4th

1

2

15th

F. Mantilla

4th

6th

6th

7th

B. Black

6th

6th

6th

B. Black

2

2

6 2

Q

W. Schranz

2

4th

2

15th

F. Mantilla

6th

6th

7th

15th

F. Mantilla

6th

6th

6th

Upper half 2

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

9

K. Kučera

6th

2

4th

3

T. Woodbridge

1

6th

6th

6th

T. Woodbridge

6th

4th

6th

6th

JA Marín

3

6 6

6 2

G. Raoux

4th

6th

3

0

G. Raoux

6th

7th

7th

T. Woodbridge

5

3

2

V. Spadea

5

5

F. Meligeni

7th

6th

6th

D. Nestor

7th

2

r

V. Spadea

6 5

6 3

3

F. Meligeni

6th

6th

6th

F. Meligeni

7th

7th

6th

T. Johansson

4th

2

4th

F. Meligeni

4th

7th

3

6th

3

T. Nydahl

3

6 2

3

T. pattern

6th

6 8

6th

3

6th

S. Draper

6th

7th

6th

S. Draper

3

6th

7th

6 2

2

M. Craca

1

1

1

Q

C. van Garsse

6th

3

6 5

7th

6th

Q

C. van Garsse

6th

6th

6th

Q

C. van Garsse

2

6th

6 3

2

N. jaw

6th

6th

7th

T. pattern

6th

4th

7th

6th

T. Haas

1

2

6 3

N. jaw

2

1

3

T. pattern

6th

6th

6th

T. pattern

6th

6th

6th

7th

J. Bjorkman

3

3

3

Upper half 3

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

3

M. Rios

7th

6th

3

6th

B. Steven

5

2

6th

3

3

M. Rios

6th

6th

6th

E. Benfele Álvarez

5

7th

6 12

6th

6th

E. Benfele Álvarez

4th

2

2

M. Tebbutt

7th

5

7th

4th

3

3

M. Rios

6th

3

Q

B. Karbacher

2

6th

3

1

W. Ferreira

1

3

r

M. Norman

6th

1

6th

6th

M. Norman

4th

4th

4th

M. Sinner

6 4

4th

5

W. Ferreira

6th

6th

6th

W. Ferreira

7th

6th

7th

3

M. Rios

4th

6th

6th

6th

B. Ulihrach

6th

6 7

6th

6th

13

A. Costa

6th

4th

3

3

W. Black

1

7th

2

3

B. Ulihrach

3

6 2

7th

6th

9

M. Philippoussis

6th

7th

6th

M. Philippoussis

6th

7th

5

4th

7th

LL

O. Gross

1

5

4th

B. Ulihrach

3

3

0

J. Burillo

7th

3

2

3

13

A. Costa

6th

6th

6th

M.-K. Goellner

6 6

6th

6th

6th

M.-K. Goellner

4th

3

1

K. Carlsen

3

2

2

13

A. Costa

6th

6th

6th

13

A. Costa

6th

6th

6th

Upper half 4

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

12

C. Moyá

7th

6th

6th

WC

S. Grosjean

5

1

4th

12

C. Moyá

6th

7th

6th

WC

J.-B. Perlant

6 6

6th

3

6th

1

Q

P. Imaz

4th

6 14

2

Q

P. Imaz

7th

3

6th

3

6th

12

C. Moyá

6th

7th

6th

C. Doseděl

5

1

2

Q

A. Ilie

2

6 1

3

M. Tillström

7th

6th

6th

M. Tillström

7th

3

3

4th

J. Alonso

6th

3

3

2

Q

A. Ilie

6 9

6th

6th

6th

Q

A. Ilie

4th

6th

6th

6th

12

C. Moyá

6th

7th

3

6th

J. Courier

7th

6th

0

6th

Q

J. Knippschild

3

5

6th

4th

R. Fromberg

6 1

4th

6th

4th

J. Courier

4th

2

3

Q

J. Knippschild

6th

6th

6th

Q

J. Knippschild

6th

6th

6th

C. Costa

4th

2

4th

Q

J. Knippschild

2

0

7th

6th

6th

Q

J. Mas

0

6th

6th

7th

J. van Herck

6th

6th

6 6

4th

2

Q

M. Sell

6th

4th

2

6 4

Q

J. Mas

3

6 4

5

J. van Herck

6th

6th

6th

J. van Herck

6th

7th

7th

5

G. Rusedski

4th

4th

4th

Bottom half

Lower half 1

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

6th

J. Kafelnikow

6th

4th

6th

6th

Q

M. Navarre

4th

6th

1

4th

6th

J. Kafelnikow

6th

6 10

6 4

1

D. Pescariu

6 4

4th

4th

T. Enqvist

4th

7th

7th

6th

T. Enqvist

7th

6th

6th

T. Enqvist

3

2

3

Q

M. Martelli

7th

7th

7th

F. Dewulf

6th

6th

6th

G. Ivanišević

6 3

6 6

6 2

Q

M. Martelli

6 5

4th

6 7

F. Dewulf

7th

7th

7th

F. Dewulf

7th

6th

7th

M. Larsson

6 0

5

6 5

F. Dewulf

7th

6th

6th

WC

A. Di Pasquale

6th

5

6 4

6th

0

F. Clavet

5

3

1

WC

O. Delaître

2

7th

7th

1

6th

WC

O. Delaître

2

4th

7th

1

F. Clavet

6th

6th

6th

F. Clavet

6th

6th

6 4

6th

PR

A. Chesnokov

1

4th

1

F. Clavet

3

7th

6th

6th

Q

J. van Lottum

6 5

6th

6th

3

6th

11

M. Chang

6th

6 5

2

4th

J. Siemerink

7th

3

2

6th

2

Q

J. van Lottum

5

2

0

r

Á. Calatrava

5

3

2

11

M. Chang

7th

6th

3

11

M. Chang

7th

6th

6th

Lower half 2

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

14th

À. Corretja

6th

6th

0

6th

K. Alami

3

2

6th

4th

14th

À. Corretja

6th

6th

6th

F. Vicente

4th

6th

6th

6th

F. Vicente

3

2

3

M. Woodforde

6th

4th

2

1

14th

À. Corretja

6th

5

6 4

7th

9

M. Rosset

2

1

6th

4th

H. Gumy

1

7th

7th

5

7th

G. Pozzi

6th

6th

4th

6th

G. Pozzi

2

3

6th

7th

9

H. Gumy

6th

6th

6th

H. Gumy

6th

6th

3

5

11

S. Bruguera

2

2

3

14th

À. Corretja

6th

6th

6th

WC

O. Mutis

4th

6th

6th

3

2

J. Stoltenberg

4th

4th

3

D. Prinosil

6th

1

4th

6th

6th

D. Prinosil

4th

3

7th

1

M. Gustafsson

6th

4th

6th

6th

M. Gustafsson

6th

6th

6 9

6th

A. O'Brien

2

6th

2

2

M. Gustafsson

1

6th

4th

4th

J. Stoltenberg

6th

4th

6th

4th

10

J. Stoltenberg

6th

2

6th

6th

G. Blanco

2

6th

0

6th

8th

J. Stoltenberg

6th

2

6th

6th

S. Lareau

7th

6th

1

3

2

4th

P. Rafter

4th

6th

3

2

4th

P. Rafter

6 5

3

6th

6th

6th

Lower half 3

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

8th

G. Kuerten

6th

6th

6th

WC

C. Request

0

2

2

8th

G. Kuerten

6th

6 5

6th

1

4th

Q

M. Safin

5

7th

6th

3

6th

Q

M. Safin

3

7th

3

6th

6th

A. Agassi

7th

5

2

6th

2

Q

M. Safin

6th

3

6th

7th

S. Schalken

6th

2

4th

5

D. Vacek

3

6th

3

5

D. Vacek

1

6th

6th

7th

D. Vacek

6th

2

7th

7th

Q

M. Rodríguez

3

2

4th

J.-M. Gambill

4th

6th

5

6 0

J.-M. Gambill

6th

6th

6th

Q

M. Safin

5

6th

7th

4th

4th

M. Filippini

1

6th

5

7th

4th

C. Pioline

7th

4th

6 5

6th

6th

C. Pioline

6th

3

7th

6 4

6th

C. Pioline

7th

6th

3

6th

Q

J. Boutter

6 6

6th

6th

7th

Q

J. Boutter

5

0

6th

4th

C. Vinck

7th

3

4th

6 5

C. Pioline

6th

6th

7th

Q

R. Gilbert

6th

6th

2

2

11

10

R. Krajicek

3

2

5

A. Portas

3

3

6th

6th

9

Q

R. Gilbert

5

4th

1

N. Lapentti

4th

4th

7th

6 5

10

R. Krajicek

7th

6th

6th

10

R. Krajicek

6th

6th

6 2

7th

Lower half 4

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

16

A. Berasategui

4th

7th

6th

6th

G. Stafford

6th

6 7

3

1

16

A. Berasategui

6th

3

6th

6th

WC

G. Solves

6th

6th

3

6 5

8th

WC

G. Solves

3

6th

3

4th

R. Reneberg

4th

2

6th

7th

6th

16

A. Berasategui

6 2

6th

7th

7th

D. Hrbatý

2

6th

6th

6th

D. Hrbatý

7th

3

5

5

S. Campbell

6th

3

3

3

D. Hrbatý

6th

6th

6th

J. Sanchez

6 6

6th

7th

4th

3

YES Viloca

3

3

3

YES Viloca

7th

3

5

6th

6th

16

A. Berasategui

2

4th

6th

3

J. Novák

0

2

6 1

H. Arazi

6th

6th

3

6th

H. Arazi

6th

6th

7th

H. Arazi

6th

6th

6th

J. Golmard

1

2

0

N. Escudé

3

4th

2

N. Escudé

6th

6th

6th

H. Arazi

6th

0

6th

7th

J. Tarango

6th

6th

7th

Q

M. Zabaleta

4th

6th

4th

6 3

P. Haarhuis

4th

1

6 4

J. Tarango

0

2

2

Q

M. Zabaleta

6th

6th

3

4th

6th

Q

M. Zabaleta

6th

6th

6th

2

P. Korda

0

2

6th

6th

3

Web links

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