1998 Guardian Direct Cup – Singles
The 1998 Guardian Direct Cup was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts in London, Great Britain, that was part of the International Series Gold of the 1998 ATP Tour. It was the 21st edition of the tournament and was held 23 February – 1 March.
Singles | |
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1998 Guardian Direct Cup | |
Champion | Yevgeny Kafelnikov[1] |
Runner-up | Cédric Pioline |
Score | 7–5, 6–4 |
Draw | 32 |
Seeds | 8 |
Seeds
Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.
- Petr Korda (second round)
- Patrick Rafter (quarterfinals)
- Yevgeny Kafelnikov (champion)
- Greg Rusedski (first round)
- Richard Krajicek (first round)
- Sergi Bruguera (first round)
- Karol Kučera (quarterfinals)
- Goran Ivanišević (second round)
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
- SR = Special ranking
Finals
Semifinals | Final[1] | ||||||||||||
Cédric Pioline | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||
Jan Siemerink | 3 | 64 | |||||||||||
3 | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||
Cédric Pioline | 5 | 4 | |||||||||||
3 | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||
Wayne Ferreira | 5 | 4 |
Top half
First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | P Korda | 7 | 62 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
D Prinosil | 64 | 7 | 4 | 1 | P Korda | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
C Pioline | 6 | 7 | C Pioline | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
F Clavet | 1 | 65 | C Pioline | 6 | 4 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
F Dewulf | 6 | 7 | 7 | K Kučera | 3 | 6 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
G Blanco | 2 | 5 | F Dewulf | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | K Kučera | 62 | 7 | 6 | 7 | K Kučera | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
G Raoux | 7 | 66 | 4 | C Pioline | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
M-K Goellner | 5 | 7 | 6 | J Siemerink | 3 | 64 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 | G Rusedski | 7 | 5 | 4 | M-K Goellner | 6 | 64 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
A Richardson | 6 | 2 | A Richardson | 4 | 7 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
M Rosset | 3 | 1 | R | M-K Goellner | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
B Ulihrach | 6 | 7 | J Siemerink | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
M Lee | 4 | 64 | B Ulihrach | 3 | 7 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
J Siemerink | 6 | 7 | J Siemerink | 6 | 64 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
6 | S Bruguera | 1 | 63 |
Bottom half
First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
T Henman | 65 | 7 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | R Krajicek | 7 | 62 | 5 | T Henman | 4 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
R Schüttler | 7 | 7 | R Schüttler | 6 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
M Damm | 5 | 63 | T Henman | 6 | 4 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
D Vacek | 7 | 6 | 3 | Y Kafelnikov | 4 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
K Alami | 65 | 4 | D Vacek | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Y Kafelnikov | 6 | 6 | 3 | Y Kafelnikov | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
T Johansson | 3 | 2 | 3 | Y Kafelnikov | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
8 | G Ivanišević | 6 | 6 | W Ferreira | 5 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
K Carlsen | 1 | 2 | 8 | G Ivanišević | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
W Ferreira | 65 | 6 | 6 | W Ferreira | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
C Wilkinson | 7 | 4 | 2 | W Ferreira | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
M Gustafsson | 63 | 7 | 6 | 2 | P Rafter | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
B Steven | 7 | 63 | 2 | M Gustafsson | 3 | 66' | |||||||||||||||||||||
2 | P Rafter | 6 | 3 | 6 | 2 | P Rafter | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
H Arazi | 3 | 6 | 3 |
References
- "1998 London". International Tennis Federation. Archived from the original on 13 March 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
External links
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