1998 ATP German Open – Singles

Singles
1998 ATP German Open
1997 Champion	Andriy Medvedev
Champion	Álbert Costa
Runner-up	Álex Corretja
Final score	6–2, 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.

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											WC/7	R Krajicek	5	63
	M Rosset	2	0r					S Schalken	66	2
							WC/7	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
WC/11	M Chang	6	3	6																	6	K Kučera	6	6
WC	D Prinosil	4	6	1			WC/11	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

• 1998 ATP German Open Draw