1998 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles

Men's singles
Men's singles
1998 Wimbledon Championships
Champion	Pete Sampras
Runner-up	Goran Ivanišević
Score	6–7(2–7), 7–6(11–9), 6–4, 3–6, 6–2
Draw	128 (16 Q / 8 WC )
Seeds	16

Defending champion Pete Sampras defeated Goran Ivanišević in the final, 6–7^(2–7), 7–6^(11–9), 6–4, 3–6, 6–2 to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 1998 Wimbledon Championships.[1] With the win, Sampras equalled Björn Borg's Open Era record of five Wimbledon titles.

Seeds

01.

Pete Sampras (champion)

02.

Marcelo Ríos (first round)

03.

Petr Korda (quarterfinals)

04.

Greg Rusedski (first round, retired)

05.

Carlos Moyá (second round)

06.

Patrick Rafter (fourth round)

07.

Yevgeny Kafelnikov (first round)

08.

Cédric Pioline (first round)

09.

Richard Krajicek (semifinals)

10.

Àlex Corretja (first round)

11.

Jonas Björkman (third round)

12.

Tim Henman (semifinals)

13.

Andre Agassi (second round)

14.

Goran Ivanišević (final)

15.

Karol Kučera (first round)

16.

Félix Mantilla (third round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Qualifying

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals					Semifinals							Final

1	Pete Sampras	7⁷	6	6

	Mark Philippoussis	6⁵	4	4
					1	Pete Sampras	6	4	7	6

					12	Tim Henman	3	6	5	3
3	Petr Korda	3	4	2

12	Tim Henman	6	6	6
												1	Pete Sampras	6²	7¹¹	6	3	6

												14	Goran Ivanišević	7⁷	6⁹	4	6	2
	Jan Siemerink	6¹⁰	6⁵	6⁶

14	Goran Ivanišević	7¹²	7⁷	7⁸
					14	Goran Ivanišević	6	6	5	6⁵	15

					9	Richard Krajicek	3	4	7	7⁷	13
9	Richard Krajicek	6	6	6

	Davide Sanguinetti	2	3	4

Section 1

First round							Second round						Third round					Fourth round

1	P Sampras	6	6	6
	D Hrbatý	3	3	2			1	P Sampras	6	6	7⁷
	M Tillström	6	6⁵	7	6			M Tillström	4	4	6⁴
Q	A Rădulescu	4	7⁷	5	3								1	P Sampras	6	7⁷	7⁷
	D Nestor	7⁷	7¹⁰	4	0	0								T Enqvist	3	6⁴	6³
	T Enqvist	6²	6⁸	6	6	6		T Enqvist	6⁵	6	6	6
	S Draper	6	7	3	6			S Draper	7⁷	1	4	3
	R Schüttler	3	5	6	3													1	P Sampras	6	6	6
	K Alami	6	3	4	6	5												Q	S Grosjean	3	4	4
Q	B MacPhie	4	6	6	3	7	Q	B MacPhie	4	6	1	4
	M Damm	3	6⁸	3			Q	S Grosjean	6	3	6	6
Q	S Grosjean	6	7¹⁰	6									Q	S Grosjean	6	7¹⁰	6
	R Vašek	7⁷	6	6									16	F Mantilla	0	6⁸	2
	O Gross	6⁴	3	1				R Vašek	6⁴	6	3	4
LL	C Van Garsse	2	2	6	6	3	16	F Mantilla	7⁷	3	6	6
16	F Mantilla	6	6	1	4	6

Section 2

First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round

10	À Corretja	6³	2	3
	J Gimelstob	7⁷	6	6				J Gimelstob	6	1	4	4
	J Knippschild	6	3	6⁷	1			M Woodforde	2	6	6	6
	M Woodforde	4	6	7⁹	6										M Woodforde	1	6	3	6	3
	P Haarhuis	6	3	3	0										J Stoltenberg	6	3	6	3	6
	J Tarango	1	6	6	6			J Tarango	4	6	2	7⁷	3
	G Kuerten	6	3	1	6	8		J Stoltenberg	6	2	6	6³	6
	J Stoltenberg	4	6	6	4	10																J Stoltenberg	7	1	3	3
	L Arnold Ker	6	6⁶	3	3																	M Philippoussis	5	6	6	6
	B Ulihrach	2	7⁸	6	6			B Ulihrach	4	4	6	2
Q	D Bracciali	4	6⁶	7⁸	6	6	Q	D Bracciali	6	6	3	6
WC	M Lee	6	7⁸	6⁶	2	2								Q	D Bracciali	3	4	4
Q	A O'Brien	4	4	6	6	6									M Philippoussis	6	6	6
	K Carlsen	6	6	4	3	4	Q	A O'Brien	7⁷	4	6²	3
	M Philippoussis	6⁵	7⁷	6	6			M Philippoussis	6³	6	7⁷	6
7	Y Kafelnikov	7⁷	6¹	4	2

Section 3

First round						Second round						Third round						Fourth round

3	P Korda	6	6	6
	J Sánchez	3	4	3		3	P Korda	6	6	6
	S Campbell	3	6	1	0		F Dewulf	4	3	2
	F Dewulf	6	2	6	6							3	P Korda	4	7	7	7
WC	D Sapsford	6⁶	2	3									J Golmard	6	5	5	5
	J Golmard	7⁸	6	6			J Golmard	6	6	4	7⁸
WC	D Wheaton	1	6³	4			N Escudé	3	4	6	6⁶
	N Escudé	6	7⁷	6														3	P Korda	6	6	7⁷
	S Lareau	6	6	6															J van Lottum	3	4	6⁴
	R Reneberg	4	3	3			S Lareau	2	7	4	3
	J van Lottum	7⁷	6	4	7⁷		J van Lottum	6	5	6	6
	G Raoux	6¹	3	6	6³								J van Lottum	6	6	6
	T Haas	6⁴	6	6	6								T Haas	3	3	3
	R Delgado	7⁷	3	3	3		T Haas	4	6	7⁷	6
	Á Calatrava	2	4	3		13	A Agassi	6	1	6⁴	4
13	A Agassi	6	6	6

Section 4

First round							Second round							Third round						Fourth round

12	T Henman	7⁷	7	5	4	6
	J Novák	6⁴	5	7	6	2	12	T Henman	6	5	6	6
Q	T Ketola	1	6⁴	4			Q	D Nainkin	3	7	4	2
Q	D Nainkin	6	7⁷	6										12	T Henman	6	6	3	7
	J-M Gambill	7⁸	6	6⁵	4	8									B Black	4	4	6	5
	S Schalken	6⁶	4	7⁷	6	6		J-M Gambill	5	4	5
	B Black	7	3	3	7⁹	6		B Black	7	6	7
	R Fromberg	5	6	6	6⁷	2														12	T Henman	6	6³	6	6
WC	M Petchey	2	6	3	2															6	P Rafter	3	7⁷	3	2
	M Gustafsson	6	1	6	6			M Gustafsson	6	5	6	1	6
	JA Viloca	4	3	6	6	2		M Chang	2	7	2	6	2
	M Chang	6	6	3	3	6									M Gustafsson	3	7⁹	2	1
	T Nydahl	7	6	7⁷										6	P Rafter	6	6⁷	6	6
	H Gumy	5	2	6⁴				T Nydahl	6³	2	6³
Q	I Heuberger	1	2	6	1		6	P Rafter	7⁷	6	7⁷
6	P Rafter	6	6	4	6

Section 5

First round							Second round						Third round							Fourth round

5	C Moyá	6	4	6	2	6
Q	M Bhupathi	4	6	4	6	3	5	C Moyá	6	4	3	4
WC	A Richardson	4	6	3	2			H Arazi	4	6	6	6
	H Arazi	6	2	6	6									H Arazi	3	3	2
	S Sargsian	6	7	6										M Larsson	6	6	6
	A Portas	0	5	2				S Sargsian	3	7⁷	3	5
	M Filippini	5	1	4				M Larsson	6	6⁵	6	7
	M Larsson	7	6	6																	M Larsson	6	3	3	2
	N Lapentti	6	3	4	3																J Siemerink	4	6	6	6
	D Prinosil	4	6	6	6			D Prinosil	4	7⁷	4	2
	J Siemerink	6	6	7⁷				J Siemerink	6	6²	6	6
	C Doseděl	1	4	6³										J Siemerink	7⁸	5	2	6	7
Q	S Pescosolido	6	6	6									11	J Björkman	6⁶	7	6	4	5
	JA Marín	2	1	1			Q	S Pescosolido	6	4	4	2
Q	D DiLucia	4	6	3	2		11	J Björkman	4	6	6	6
11	J Björkman	6	3	6	6

Section 6

First round							Second round						Third round						Fourth round

14	G Ivanišević	6	6	6
	G Stafford	3	3	2			14	G Ivanišević	6	7⁷	4	6
WC	M Safin	3	4	6	4			A Medvedev	3	6⁴	6	0
	A Medvedev	6	6	3	6								14	G Ivanišević	6⁶	7⁷	6	6
	G Pozzi	6¹	6⁴	3										D Vacek	7⁸	6⁴	3	4
	D Vacek	7⁷	7⁷	6				D Vacek	6	7	6
	J Burillo	6	7	3	1	2		M-K Goellner	4	5	3
	M-K Goellner	4	5	6	6	6													14	G Ivanišević	7⁷	6	3	7⁷
	T Woodbridge	6	6	6																T Martin	6⁵	3	6	6²
	G Blanco	1	2	1				T Woodbridge	6	3	6	6
	W Black	6	7	6				W Black	1	6	3	2
	L Paes	4	5	4										T Woodbridge	4	6	6¹	4
	T Martin	6	6	6										T Martin	6	4	7⁷	6
	A Sá	3	4	4				T Martin	6	7	6
Q	M Draper	4	6	5			Q	M Draper	3	5	2
4	G Rusedski	6	2	4^r

Section 7

First round							Second round						Third round						Fourth round

8	C Pioline	4	6	6	6⁵	11
	M Rosset	6	3	4	7⁷	13		M Rosset	4	4	6³
Q	M Knowles	5	0	1			WC	C Wilkinson	6	6	7⁷
WC	C Wilkinson	7	6	6									WC	C Wilkinson	2	6	3	1
	M Norman	5	5	6⁵										W Ferreira	6	4	6	6
	A Costa	7	7	7⁷				A Costa	6	5	3	3
	A Clément	6	3	4	2			W Ferreira	3	7	6	6
	W Ferreira	4	6	6	6															W Ferreira	3	3	5
	J Alonso	2	2	3															9	R Krajicek	6	6	7
	N Kiefer	6	6	6				N Kiefer	6	6	1	6
	H Dreekmann	6³	7¹²	6	3	6		H Dreekmann	4	3	6	4
WC	B Cowan	7⁷	6¹⁰	3	6	3								N Kiefer	4	6²	6⁴
Q	N Godwin	4	2	3									9	R Krajicek	6	7⁷	7⁷
	D Pescariu	6	6	6				D Pescariu	1	3	2
	B Steven	3	6⁷	6	2		9	R Krajicek	6	6	6
9	R Krajicek	6	7⁹	4	6

Section 8

First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round

15	K Kučera	6⁶	3	4
Q	V Voltchkov	7⁸	6	6			Q	V Voltchkov	6	6	7⁷
Q	W McGuire	3	0	5				M Tebbutt	4	3	6⁴
	M Tebbutt	6	6	7										Q	V Voltchkov	6	1	7	2	1
	M Puerta	7⁷	3	5	4										D Sanguinetti	3	6	5	6	6
	F Squillari	6⁵	6	7	6			F Squillari	1	3	2
	D Sanguinetti	6⁰	6	6	2			D Sanguinetti	6	6	6
	J Van Herck	7⁷	1	1	0^r																	D Sanguinetti	7⁷	6	6
	A Pavel	3	3	3																		F Clavet	6³	1	4
	V Spadea	6	6	6				V Spadea	5	1	3
	J Courier	4	6⁶	4				T Johansson	7	6	6
	T Johansson	6	7⁸	6											T Johansson	6⁴	3	3
	M Sinner	2	2	4											F Clavet	7⁷	6	6
	G Cañas	6	6	6				G Cañas	7⁷	6	6⁴	1	4
	F Clavet	6	3	7	3	6		F Clavet	6²	2	7⁷	6	6
2	M Ríos	3	6	5	6	3

References

Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.

External links

Source for the draw at Wimbledon.com
"Wimbledon 1998 – Singles Draw". atpworldtour.com. ATP World Tour. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
1998 Wimbledon Championships – Men's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation

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[Barrett-1] Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.

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