1998 ATP German Open – Singles

Singles
1998 ATP German Open
1997 Champion Andriy Medvedev
Champion Álbert Costa
Runner-up Álex Corretja
Final score6–2, 6–0, 1–0 (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. Marcelo Ríos (Second Round)
  2. Greg Rusedski (Third Round)
  3. Yevgeny Kafelnikov (Second Round)
  4. Álex Corretja (Final, retired)
  5. Gustavo Kuerten (Quarterfinals)
  6. Karol Kučera (Semifinals, retired)
  7. Richard Krajicek (Third Round)
  8. Alberto Berasategui (Third Round)
  9. Félix Mantilla (Semifinals)
  10. Carlos Moyà (First Round)
  11. Michael Chang (Second Round)
  12. Tim Henman (Second Round)
  13. Sergi Bruguera (Third Round)
  14. Magnus Norman (First Round)
  15. Nicolas Kiefer (First Round)
  16. Goran Ivanišević (Quarterfinals, retired)

Draw

Key

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

Top Half

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

Section 2
First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
3 Y Kafelnikov 4 2  
  T Muster 6 6     T Muster 6 6  
  A Portas 2 0     T Muster 6 6  
Q F Vicente 5 4   Q J Knippschild 1 4  
  F Dewulf 7 6     F Dewulf 4 3  
Q J Knippschild 6 6   Q J Knippschild 6 6  
14 M Norman 3 0     T Muster 3 2  
11/WC M Chang 6 3 6 6 K Kučera 6 6  
WC D Prinosil 4 6 1 11/WC M Chang 3 77 2
  F Clavet 6 2 6   F Clavet 6 64 6
  M-K Goellner 4 6 4   F Clavet 2 2  
  R Fromberg 6 67 6 6 K Kučera 6 6  
  M Filippini 3 79 4   R Fromberg 2 1  
6 K Kučera 6 6  

Bottom Half

Section 3
First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
5 G Kuerten 6 6  
  D Hrbatý 0 2     S Doseděl 4 4  
  S Doseděl 6 6   5 G Kuerten 6 4 6
  H Arazi 7 7     H Arazi 1 6 2
  A Gaudenzi 5 5     H Arazi 6 6  
Q J Apell 3 2   12 T Henman 3 3  
12 T Henman 6 6   5 G Kuerten 6 68 4
13 S Bruguera 6 6   4 Á Corretja 4 710 6
Q J Díaz 2 1   13 S Bruguera 6 6  
  N Escudé 6 78     N Escudé 0 2  
  J Alonso 4 66   13 S Bruguera 77 4 3
  K Alami 7 6   4 Á Corretja 60 6 6
WC M Sinner 5 2     K Alami 2 6 3
4 Á Corretja 6 4 6

Section 4
First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
8 A Berasategui 6 6  
  B Becker 5 4     M Gustafsson 3 3  
  M Gustafsson 7 6   8 A Berasategui 6 65 64
  B Ulihrach 6 4 6 9 F Mantilla 1 77 77
Q B Karbacher 3 6 2   B Ulihrach 4 2  
  G Raoux 4 r   9 F Mantilla 6 6  
9 F Mantilla 6     9 F Mantilla 6 2  
16 G Ivanišević 4 6 6 16 G Ivanišević 0 0r
  G Blanco 6 4 3 16 G Ivanišević 4 6 6
  B Steven 4 4     N Lapentti 6 1 4
  N Lapentti 6 6   16 G Ivanišević 6 6  
Q M Martelli 1 5   2 G Rusedski 4 2  
Q E Benfele Álvarez 6 7   Q E Benfele Álvarez 63 6 3
2 G Rusedski 77 0 6

References
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