1998 US Open - Men's Singles

Men's Singles
	1998 US Open
Champion	Patrick Rafter
Runner-up	Mark Philippoussis
Final score	6–3, 3–6, 6–2, 6–0

Patrick Rafter successfully defended his title, defeating compatriot Mark Philippoussis in the final, 6–3, 3–6, 6–2, 6–0 to win the Men's Singles tennis title at the 1998 US Open.

Seeds

Pete Sampras (Semifinals)
Marcelo Ríos (Third Round)
Patrick Rafter (Champion)
Petr Korda (First Round)
Richard Krajicek (Third Round)
Greg Rusedski (Third Round)
Àlex Corretja (Fourth Round)
Andre Agassi (Fourth Round)
Karol Kučera (Quarterfinals)
Carlos Moyà (Semifinals)
Yevgeny Kafelnikov (Fourth Round)
Jonas Björkman (Quarterfinals)
Tim Henman (Fourth Round)
Goran Ivanišević (Fourth Round)
Alberto Berasategui (First Round)
Albert Costa (First Round)

Qualifying

Draw

Key

Q = Qualifier
WC = Wild Card
LL = Lucky Loser
Alt = Alternate
SE = Special Exempt
PR = Protected Ranking
ITF = ITF entry
JE = Junior Exempt
w/o = Walkover
r = Retired
d = Defaulted

Finals

Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final


1	Pete Sampras	6	7	6

9	Karol Kučera	3	5	4
							1	Pete Sampras	7¹⁰	4	6	4	3

							3	Patrick Rafter	6⁸	6	2	6	6
3	Patrick Rafter	6	6	7

12	Jonas Björkman	2	3	5
														3	Patrick Rafter	6	3	6	6

															Mark Philippoussis	3	6	2	0
	Thomas Johansson	6	3	7⁷	3	6¹⁰

	Mark Philippoussis	4	6	6³	6	7¹²
								Mark Philippoussis	6	6	5	6

							10	Carlos Moyà	1	4	7	4
10	Carlos Moyà	6	6	6

	Magnus Larsson	4	3	3

Top Half

Section 1

First round						Second round							Third round						Fourth round

1	P Sampras	6	6	6
	M-K Goellner	3	2	2		1	P Sampras	7⁷	2	6	6
WC	P Goldstein	6⁷	7⁷	6	3	WC	P Goldstein	6⁴	6	3	3
	A Ilie	7⁹	6⁴	4	0^r								1	P Sampras	6	6	6
WC	A Park	5	3	1										M Tillström	2	3	1
	M Tillström	7	6	6			M Tillström	1	6	7⁷	3	6
	S Doseděl	6	3	6	6		S Doseděl	6	3	6⁵	6	3
	F Dewulf	4	6	3	4														1	P Sampras	6	6	6
WC	T Dent	4	7	2																M Safin	4	3	2
Q	A Rădulescu	6	5	1^r		WC	T Dent	3	1	6²
	M Safin	6	3	6	7⁷		M Safin	6	6	7⁷
	M Gustafsson	2	6	3	6⁴									M Safin	6	6	1	6
	J Gimelstob	6	5	3^r										T Muster	4	4	6	3
	W Black	3	7	2			W Black	7⁷	4	3	0
	T Muster	7⁷	6	6			T Muster	6⁵	6	6	6
15	A Berasategui	6¹	2	3

Section 2

First round							Second round							Third round					Fourth round

9	K Kučera	6	6	6
	S Campbell	4	2	4			9	K Kučera	7	6	6
	J Golmard	6	6	7⁷				J Golmard	5	3	0
	J Novák	3	4	6⁵										9	K Kučera	7	6	6
WC	B Bryan	3	6⁵	6	6	6									A Voinea	5	3	2
	M Ondruska	6	7⁷	1	4	4	WC	B Bryan	6	2	4	4
	A Voinea	6	3	6	2			A Voinea	0	6	6	6
	A Gaudenzi	4	6	2	0^r														9	K Kučera	6	6	6⁵	1	6
	M Damm	6	6	7															8	A Agassi	3	3	7⁷	6	3
	S Schalken	3	3	5				M Damm	6⁶	6⁵	4
Q	J Sekulov	4	4	2				D Sanguinetti	7⁸	7⁷	6
	S Sanguinetti	6	6	6											D Sanguinetti	2	3	0
	G Raoux	6	3	6	1	7⁸								8	A Agassi	6	6	6
	N Escudé	3	6	3	6	6⁶		G Raoux	3	2	7⁸	6	1
	S Grosjean	4	1	4			8	A Agassi	6	6	6⁶	3	6
8	A Agassi	6	6	6

Section 3

First round							Second round						Third round					Fourth round

3	P Rafter	4	4	6	6	6
	H Arazi	6	6	3	3	1	3	P Rafter	6	6	6
	JA Marín	3	6	6	2	1		H Gumy	4	1	2
	H Gumy	6	0	4	6	6							3	P Rafter	6	6	6
Q	M Merklein	7⁷	0	4	4								Q	D Nainkin	1	1	1
Q	D Nainkin	6³	6	6	6		Q	D Nainkin	2	6	6	6
Q	N Behr	6	4	3	4			G Kuerten	6	4	3	4
	G Kuerten	4	6	6	6													3	P Rafter	6	6	4	6
	G Blanco	3	0	2														14	G Ivanišević	3	4	6	1
	G Cañas	6	6	6				G Cañas	1	1	5
	J Alonso	4	3	2				P Haarhuis	6	6	7
	P Haarhuis	6	6	6										P Haarhuis	6⁵	3	4
	T Martin	7⁷	6	7									14	G Ivanišević	7⁷	6	6
	J Tarango	6⁴	2	5				T Martin	6	6⁵	5	3
	M Woodforde	3	4	4			14	G Ivanišević	1	7⁷	7	6
14	G Ivanišević	6	6	6

Section 4

First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round

12	J Björkman	6	4	6	6³	6
	C Pioline	2	6	1	7⁷	2	12	J Björkman	6	6	6
Q	Y-i Yoon	2	4	4			WC	J Stark	2	3	1
WC	J Stark	6	6	6										12	J Björkman	6	6	6
Q	W Arthurs	6	5	6	6										F Santoro	3	1	2
	C Costa	3	7	4	4		Q	W Arthurs	6³	4	3
	N Lapentti	6	5	3	6	6⁴		F Santoro	7⁷	6	6
	F Santoro	4	7	6	3	7⁷															12	J Björkman	6	2	6	6
	D Pescariu	4	3	0																		J Siemerink	4	6	2	2
	J Siemerink	6	6	6				J Siemerink	6	6	6
	M Rosset	6⁵	6³	5				D Hrbatý	4	3	4
	D Hrbatý	7⁷	7⁷	7											J Siemerink	1	6	5	6	6
	B Ulihrach	6	6	4	6									6	G Rusedski	6	4	7	2	4
	S Sargsian	1	3	6	4			B Ulihrach	6	3	6	2	5
	W Ferreira	6	6²	7	6⁷	4	6	G Rusedski	4	6	4	6	7
6	G Rusedski	4	7⁷	5	7⁹	6

Bottom Half

Section 5

First round						Second round						Third round					Fourth round

5	R Krajicek	6	6	6
	A Clément	3	1	1		5	R Krajicek	6	7⁷	6
WC	A O'Brien	7	6	7⁹		WC	A O'Brien	1	6⁵	2
	L Paes	5	3	6⁷								5	R Krajicek	7⁷	4^r
	H Dreekmann	6	1	6	6								T Johansson	6⁵	5
	R Fromberg	3	6	3	3		H Dreekmann	6	5	2	3
	T Johansson	7⁷	6	7⁷			T Johansson	2	7	6	6
	F Meligeni	6⁵	3	6³														T Johansson	3	6	6	7⁸
	F Clavet	6¹⁰	6	7	6												11	Y Kafelnikov	6	3	3	6⁶
	A Pavel	7¹²	4	5	2		F Clavet	4	6³	1
	N Kiefer	6	6	6			N Kiefer	6	7⁷	6
	L Roux	4	3	1									N Kiefer	4	0	2
	J Burillo	3	5	4								11	Y Kafelnikov	6	6	6
	T Haas	6	7	6			T Haas	5	2	6	5
	D van Scheppingen	1	2	4		11	Y Kafelnikov	7	6	1	7
11	Y Kafelnikov	6	6	6

Section 6

First round						Second round						Third round						Fourth round

13	T Henman	6	7⁷	7⁷
	S Draper	3	6⁴	6³		13	T Henman	6	5	7	6
	F Mantilla	6	3	6	7		F Mantilla	3	7	5	4
	B Steven	3	6	4	5							13	T Henman	6	7	1	6
	T Woodbridge	7⁷	6⁰	4^r								Q	M Kohlmann	3	5	6	4
Q	M Kohlmann	6⁵	7⁷	4		Q	M Kohlmann	7	6	6
Q	D Wheaton	4	1	4		Q	A Di Pasquale	5	4	4
Q	A Di Pasquale	6	6	6														13	T Henman	5	6	4	1
	C Ruud	5	4	3															M Philippoussis	7	0	6	6
	M Philippoussis	7	6	6			M Philippoussis	6³	6	6	6
	S Lareau	7	7⁷	6			S Lareau	7⁷	3	3	4
	R Delgado	5	6³	3									M Philippoussis	7⁷	6	6
	K Carlsen	6⁰	4	6	1								L Arnold Ker	6⁵	3	3
	L Arnold Ker	7⁷	6	4	6		L Arnold Ker	7	3	6	6
Q	B Karbacher	2	6	6	6	Q	B Karbacher	5	6	2	3
4	P Korda	6	3	2	1

Section 7

First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round

7	A Corretja	2	6	7	7
	G Pozzi	6	3	5	5		7	A Corretja	6	5	6⁸	6	6
Q	J-B Perlant	1	7	6	6		Q	J-B Perlant	4	7	7¹⁰	1	0
	J Stoltenberg	6	5	3	3									7	A Corretja	6	4	6	7⁷
	V Spadea	4	1	2											B Black	3	6	2	6⁵
	B Black	6	6	6				B Black	7⁷	6	7
	D Prinosil	4	3	6	4			F Vicente	6⁴	1	5
	F Vicente	6	6	2	6																7	A Corretja	6⁴	5	3
	M Norman	7⁹	6⁶	6⁴	6	6															10	C Moyà	7⁷	7	6
	D Nestor	6⁷	7⁸	7⁷	4	4		M Norman	4	2	7¹⁰	3
	J-M Gambill	6	1	6	7			J-M Gambill	6	6	6⁸	6
Q	K Braasch	3	6	3	5										J-M Gambill	2	6	6	3	6⁴
Q	E Erlich	1	3	1										10	C Moyà	6	3	3	6	7⁷
	M Chang	6	6	6				M Chang	6	6	6⁵	4	3
	M Puerta	1	6⁴	7⁷	4^r		10	C Moyà	3	1	7⁷	6	6
10	C Moyà	6	7⁷	6³	4

Section 8

First round							Second round						Third round							Fourth round

16	A Costa	6	6	5	2	4
	O Gross	2	4	7	6	6		O Gross	6	6	6
Q	M Rodríguez	1	2	2				S Bruguera	1	3	4
	S Bruguera	6	6	6										O Gross	7	6⁵	5	6	7
	A Medvedev	6	7	6									WC	G Grant	5	7⁷	7	3	5
	J van Lottum	4	5	2				A Medvedev	6	3	6⁴	4
	J Sánchez	2	5	6	3		WC	G Grant	4	6	7⁷	6
WC	G Grant	6	7	4	6																O Gross	4	5	7	2
	M Larsson	3	6	1	6	6															M Larsson	6	7	5	6
	M Washington	6	3	6	4	4		M Larsson	6	6	6
	F Squillari	6⁵	0	1				M Filippini	3	2	2
	M Filippini	7⁷	6	6										M Larsson	6	6³	2	6	6
	M Russell	5	4	6	3								2	M Ríos	1	7⁷	6	3	2
Q	G Galimberti	7	6	3	6		Q	G Galimberti	2	7⁷	2	2
	V Vacek	4	2	3			2	M Ríos	6	6⁴	6	6
2	M Ríos	6	6	6

1998 US Open - Men's Singles

Seeds

Qualifying

Draw

Key

Finals

Top Half

Section 1

Section 2

Section 3

Section 4

Bottom Half

Section 5

Section 6

Section 7

Section 8

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