1998 Australian Open – Men's singles

Men's singles
Men's singles
1998 Australian Open
Champion	Petr Korda
Runner-up	Marcelo Ríos
Score	6–2, 6–2, 6–2
Draw	128
Seeds	16

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. It was Korda's only major title, and Ríos' only major final.

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

No American men made the semifinals for the first time since 1990.

Seeds

Pete Sampras (quarterfinals)
Patrick Rafter (third round)
Michael Chang (second round)
Jonas Björkman (quarterfinals)
Greg Rusedski (third round)
Petr Korda (champion)
Carlos Moyà (second round)
Thomas Muster (first round)
Marcelo Ríos (final)
Sergi Bruguera (first round)
Àlex Corretja (third round)
Gustavo Kuerten (second round)
Goran Ivanišević (first round)
Félix Mantilla (first round)
Mark Philippoussis (second round)
Albert Costa (second round)

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

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

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	6²	7⁹	6	7⁷
	J Sánchez	1	4	1									2	P Rafter	7⁷	6⁷	2	6⁴
	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

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Australian Open (Open Era) singles drawsheets
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1998 ATP Tour « 1997 1999 »
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Team events	Davis Cup World Group Qualifying round World Team Cup
ATP Tour World Championships, Hanover (singles), Hartford (doubles) (S, D) Compaq Grand Slam Cup, Munich (S)