1998 Eurocard Open – Singles

Singles
1998 Eurocard Open
1997 Champion	Petr Korda
Champion	Richard Krajicek
Runner-up	Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Final score	6–4, 6–3, 6–3

The 1998 Stuttgart Masters (known as the Eurocard Open for sponsorship reasons) was a tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 3rd edition of the Stuttgart Masters, and was part of the ATP Super 9 of the 1998 ATP Tour. It took place at the Schleyerhalle in Stuttgart, Germany, from October 26 through November 2, 1998.

Seeds

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

Draw

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Pete Sampras	77	4	65
	11	Richard Krajicek	62	6	77
								11	Richard Krajicek	6	6	6
								10	Yevgeny Kafelnikov	4	3	3
	12	Jonas Björkman	2	5
	10	Yevgeny Kafelnikov	6	7

Top Half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
								1	P Sampras	6	6
		B Black	6	65	60				N Kiefer	3	4
		N Kiefer	4	77	77										1	P Sampras	6	6
		B Ulihrach	3	77	6											B Ulihrach	3	3
		R Fromberg	6	63	4				B Ulihrach	6	6
								16	Á Costa	2	2
																						1	P Sampras	4
																							J-M Gambill	1	r
								9	T Henman	7	6
	Q	M Woodforde	6	2	77			Q	M Woodforde	5	1
		H Arazi	2	6	64										9	T Henman	62	6	65
		D Vacek	3	6	3											J-M Gambill	77	1	77
		J-M Gambill	6	4	6				J-M Gambill	6	6
								7	Á Corretja	2	4

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
								4	C Moyà	77	4	4
	WC	B Becker	6	7				WC	B Becker	64	6	6
	Q	S Schalken	2	5											WC	B Becker	65	65
		W Ferreira	6	3	7										14	G Ivanišević	77	77
		V Spadea	2	6	5				W Ferreira	4	66
								14	G Ivanišević	6	78
																						14	G Ivanišević	63	65
																						11	R Krajicek	77	77
								11	R Krajicek	6	6
	WC	M Rosset	65	6	4				M Norman	4	1
		M Norman	77	3	6										11	R Krajicek	6	6
	LL	A Pavel	7	6											6	A Agassi	3	4
	Q	P Haarhuis	5	3				LL	A Pavel	1	77	3
								6	A Agassi	6	64	6

Bottom Half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
								5	P Korda	2	4
	Q	M Damm	7	3	2				T Johansson	6	6
		T Johansson	5	6	6											T Johansson	6	4	2
	Q	G Pozzi	77	6											12	J Björkman	2	6	6
	LL	J Stark	64	3				Q	G Pozzi	4	6	2
								12	J Björkman	6	3	6
																						12	J Björkman	6	6
																						13	G Rusedski	3	2
								13	G Rusedski	77	62	77
	WC	D Prinosil	65	1					J Stoltenberg	65	77	64
		J Stoltenberg	77	6											13	G Rusedski	77	65	6
	WC	O Gross	0	3											3	P Rafter	64	77	4
		M Gustafsson	6	6					M Gustafsson	1	4
								3	P Rafter	6	6

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
								8	K Kučera	2	4
		T Martin	6	6					T Martin	6	6
	LL	S Lareau	3	3												T Martin	4	5
		F Santoro	1	7	2										10	Y Kafelnikov	6	7
		M Philippoussis	6	5	6				M Philippoussis	6	4	64
								10	Y Kafelnikov	4	6	77
																						10	Y Kafelnikov	w/o
																						2	M Ríos
								15	J Siemerink	63	77	6
		G Raoux	77	6					G Raoux	77	65	3
		M Chang	65	3											15	J Siemerink	2	r
		T Haas	6	6											2	M Ríos	6
	LL	D Nainkin	4	4					T Haas	3	5
								2	M Ríos	6	7

References