1998 Eurocard Open – Singles

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.

Singles
1998 Eurocard Open
1997 Champion Petr Korda
Champion Richard Krajicek
Runner-up Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Final score6–4, 6–3, 6–3

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.

  1. Pete Sampras (Semifinals)
  2. Marcelo Ríos (Quarterfinals)
  3. Patrick Rafter (Third Round)
  4. Carlos Moyà (Second Round)
  5. Petr Korda (Second Round)
  6. Andre Agassi (Third Round)
  7. Álex Corretja (Second Round)
  8. Karol Kučera (Second Round)
  9. Tim Henman (Third Round)
  10. Yevgeny Kafelnikov (Final)
  11. Richard Krajicek (Champion)
  12. Jonas Björkman (Semifinals)
  13. Greg Rusedski (Quarterfinals)
  14. Goran Ivanišević (Quarterfinals)
  15. Jan Siemerink (Third Round)
  16. Álbert Costa (Second Round)

Draw

Key

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
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