1998 Australian Open – Men's Singles

Sixth-seeded Petr Korda defeated Marcelo Ríos in the final 6–2, 6–2, 6–2, to win the Men's Singles tennis title at the 1998 Australian Open. This would be Korda's only Grand Slam title, and Ríos' only Grand Slam final.

Men's Singles
1998 Australian Open
Champion Petr Korda
Runner-up Marcelo Ríos
Final score6–2, 6–2, 6–2
Draw128
Seeds16

Pete Sampras was the defending champion, but lost to Karol Kučera in the quarterfinals.

Seeds
  1. Pete Sampras (Quarterfinals)
  2. Patrick Rafter (Third Round)
  3. Michael Chang (Second Round)
  4. Jonas Björkman (Quarterfinals)
  5. Greg Rusedski (Third Round)
  6. Petr Korda (Champion)
  7. Carlos Moyà (Second Round)
  8. Thomas Muster (First Round)
  9. Marcelo Ríos (Final)
  10. Sergi Bruguera (First Round)
  11. Àlex Corretja (Third Round)
  12. Gustavo Kuerten (Second Round)
  13. Goran Ivanišević (First Round)
  14. Félix Mantilla (First Round)
  15. Mark Philippoussis (Second Round)
  16. Albert Costa (Second Round)

Qualifying
Main article: 1998 Australian Open – Men's Singles Qualifying

Draw

Key

Finals
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
1 Pete Sampras 4 2 77 3
  Karol Kučera 6 6 65 6
  Karol Kučera 1 4 6 2
6 Petr Korda 6 6 1 6
4 Jonas Björkman 6 7 3 4 2
6 Petr Korda 3 5 6 6 6
6 Petr Korda 6 6 6
9 Marcelo Ríos 2 2 2
  Nicolas Escudé 4 3 6 6 6
  Nicolas Kiefer 6 6 4 1 2
  Nicolas Escudé 1 3 2
9 Marcelo Ríos 6 6 6
9 Marcelo Ríos 66 6 6 6
  Alberto Berasategui 78 4 4 0

Top Half

Section 1
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1 P Sampras 7 6 6
S Schalken 5 4 2 1 P Sampras 6 6 6
A Martín 0 6 68 3 D Sanguinetti 2 1 2
D Sanguinetti 6 3 710 6 1 P Sampras 7 6 6
M Gustafsson 6 6 6 M Gustafsson 5 3 4
Q D van Scheppingen 4 3 0 M Gustafsson 4 6 6 6
S Doseděl 6 3 6 77 S Doseděl 6 2 1 3
A Boetsch 4 6 3 62 1 P Sampras 711 6 6
F Clavet 2 6 6 6 H Arazi 69 4 4
Q L Burgsmüller 6 2 3 4 F Clavet w/o
R Vašek 2 4 6 5 M Washington
M Washington 6 6 4 7 F Clavet 6 4 6 2 1
H Dreekmann 62 3 2 H Arazi 4 6 3 6 6
H Arazi 77 6 6 H Arazi 1 6 4 6 9
Á Calatrava 60 4 64 15 M Philippoussis 6 2 6 1 7
15 M Philippoussis 77 6 77

Section 2
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
10 S Bruguera 6 5 1 r
K Kučera 3 7 6 K Kučera 77 65 2 6 6
D Vacek 6 6 1 2 6 D Vacek 64 77 6 0 1
WC L Hewitt 2 4 6 6 3 K Kučera 6 77 6
G Schaller 3 0 66 D Nestor 2 63 1
D Nestor 6 6 78 D Nestor 5 7 6 6
M Damm 6 77 3 M Damm 7 5 2 1
M Woodforde 4 63 0 r K Kučera 6 3 6 7
M Tillström 6 6 6 R Fromberg 2 6 2 5
WC L Paes 3 2 2 M Tillström 77 3 3 6 4
Q S Lareau 6 65 78 64 7 Q S Lareau 61 6 6 4 6
M Norman 4 77 66 77 5 Q S Lareau 0 2 6 3
R Fromberg 2 6 6 3 6 R Fromberg 6 6 4 6
WC T Larkham 6 3 4 6 3 R Fromberg 4 6 77 6
WC P Tramacchi 4 3 78 63 7 C Moyà 6 4 62 4
7 C Moyà 6 6 66 77

Section 3
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
4 J Björkman 2 6 6 6
WC A Belobrajdic 6 1 1 1 4 J Björkman 63 4 6 6 6
W Ferreira 6 3 6 6 W Ferreira 77 6 4 2 3
J Krošlák 4 6 2 3 4 J Björkman 7 6 6
N Lapentti 5 6 6 63 6 F Santoro 5 3 4
JA Viloca 7 3 4 77 1 N Lapentti 4 6 6 2 4
E Benfele Álvarez 6 0 3 7 4 F Santoro 6 3 3 6 6
F Santoro 4 6 6 5 6 4 J Björkman 6 6 6
J Gimelstob 6 3 6 3 4 B Black 2 1 4
Q S Campbell 3 6 3 6 6 Q S Campbell 6 6 6
Q J-M Gambill 6 5 1 3 A O'Brien 4 3 4
A O'Brien 3 7 6 6 Q S Campbell 4 0 2
A Clément 4 6 7 2 4 B Black 6 6 6
G Pozzi 6 4 5 6 6 G Pozzi 2 0 r
B Black 6 6 4 6 B Black 6 5
14 F Mantilla 4 0 6 4

Section 4
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
11 À Corretja 6 7 2 6
L Arnold Ker 4 5 6 3 11 À Corretja 6 6 6
D Prinosil 3 62 6 6 6 D Prinosil 4 3 0
J Van Herck 6 77 1 4 1 11 À Corretja 2 1 4
F Meligeni 4 6 5 r C Pioline 6 6 6
C Pioline 6 1 6 C Pioline 6 7 3 6
S Sargsian 3 4 6 6 7 J Burillo 3 5 6 3
J Burillo 6 6 1 3 9 C Pioline 4 4 6 3
Q B MacPhie 4 6 4 6 4 6 P Korda 6 6 3 6
M Rosset 6 0 6 3 6 M Rosset 3 6 4 3
V Spadea 64 6 6 63 6 V Spadea 6 4 6 6
WC J Stasiak 77 1 4 77 3 V Spadea 2 68 2
S Draper 6 7 7 6 P Korda 6 710 6
D Hrbatý 4 5 5 S Draper 63 3 3
A Portas 3 6 1 4 6 P Korda 77 6 6
6 P Korda 6 4 6 6

Bottom Half

Section 5
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
5 G Rusedski 77 6 6
Q D Witt 64 3 4 5 G Rusedski 6 6 1
J Stark 6 4 J Stark 4 4 0 r
C Costa 3 1 r 5 G Rusedski 65 4 2
T Woodbridge 7 6 7 T Woodbridge 77 6 6
F Dewulf 5 3 5 T Woodbridge 6 4 6 6
C Ruud 64 6 6 4 3 Q C Van Garsse 4 6 3 4
Q C Van Garsse 77 4 1 6 6 T Woodbridge 64 3 2
T Johansson 4 6 3 78 6 N Escudé 77 6 6
F Squillari 6 2 6 66 8 F Squillari 0 4 6 6 3
M Ondruska 3 1 1 R Reneberg 6 6 1 4 6
R Reneberg 6 6 6 R Reneberg 6 77 2 5 4
N Escudé 5 4 7 6 10 N Escudé 1 60 6 7 6
M Larsson 7 6 5 1 8 N Escudé 5 6 6 7
Q J Díaz 3 6 3 2 12 G Kuerten 7 3 1 5
12 G Kuerten 6 3 6 6

Section 6
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
13 G Ivanišević 2 63 6 4
J Siemerink 6 77 3 6 J Siemerink 62 5 77 6 1
Q J Golmard 6 63 6 3 11 Q J Golmard 77 7 65 3 6
T Henman 3 77 2 6 9 Q J Golmard 5 0 r
M Craca 4 6 3 3 N Kiefer 7 4
Q D Wheaton 6 3 6 6 Q D Wheaton 6 6 2 63 2
N Kiefer 6 6 6 N Kiefer 2 1 6 77 6
Q M Draper 4 4 0 N Kiefer 6 6 7
WC M Tebbutt 7 7 65 6 G Raoux 3 4 5
M Filippini 5 5 77 4 WC M Tebbutt 2 4 7 4
W Black 6 6 6 W Black 6 6 5 6
B Steven 4 2 2 W Black 3 2 5
G Raoux 2 6 4 6 6 G Raoux 6 6 7
S Stolle 6 3 6 2 0 G Raoux 6 77 77
K Carlsen 3 62 7 3 3 M Chang 4 64 65
3 M Chang 6 77 5 6

Section 7
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
8 T Muster 4 65 5
Q J Apell 6 77 7 Q J Apell 3 77 3 6 3
T Nydahl 3 65 3 L Roux 6 65 6 3 6
L Roux 6 77 6 L Roux 77 6 6
A Rădulescu 60 7 3 2 K Alami 62 2 4
K Alami 77 5 6 6 K Alami 65 6 77 6
R Furlan 69 2 6 2 J Alonso 77 3 64 4
J Alonso 711 6 2 6 L Roux 2 6 2 4
J Stoltenberg 6 9 M Ríos 6 4 6 6
G Blanco 2 r J Stoltenberg 3 2 66
Q A Ilie 6 6 6 Q A Ilie 6 6 78
J Knippschild 4 2 3 Q A Ilie 2 3 2
T Enqvist 6 6 6 9 M Ríos 6 6 6
JA Marín 3 4 3 T Enqvist 4 64 6 4
G Stafford 1 3 3 9 M Ríos 6 77 4 6
9 M Ríos 6 6 6

Section 8
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
16 A Costa 77 6 6
T Haas 65 2 4 16 A Costa 4 4 6 5
Q M Martelli 6 63 2 2 A Agassi 6 6 2 7
A Agassi 3 77 6 6 A Agassi 6 6 6
O Gross 710 6 6 A Gaudenzi 2 2 0
M-K Goellner 68 4 2 O Gross 6 1 4 4
A Gaudenzi 6 4 6 6 A Gaudenzi 4 6 6 6
D Pescariu 2 6 2 2 A Agassi 6 6 2 3 3
A Berasategui 3 6 6 6 A Berasategui 3 3 6 6 6
Q K Braasch 6 3 4 3 A Berasategui 6 77 6
WC L Smith 2 0 2 A Medvedev 4 61 4
A Medvedev 6 6 6 A Berasategui 6 7 6 7
J Sánchez 1 4 1 2 P Rafter 7 6 2 6
T Martin 6 6 6 T Martin 6 62 77 4 3
J Tarango 64 64 77 5 2 P Rafter 2 77 64 6 6
2 P Rafter 77 77 64 7
Preceded by
1997 US Open – Men's Singles		 Grand Slam men's singles Succeeded by
1998 French Open – Men's Singles
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