1998 ATP German Open – Singles

Singles
Singles
1998 ATP German Open
Final
Champion	Albert Costa
Runner-up	Àlex Corretja
Score	6–2, 6–0, 1–0 (retired)
Details
Draw	56
Seeds	16
Events
Singles	Doubles

Albert Costa won the singles tennis title at the 1998 Hamburg European Open after Àlex Corretja retired from the final, with the scoreline at 6–2, 6–0, 1–0.

Andriy Medvedev was the defending champion, but lost in the first round to Costa.

Seeds edit

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.

Marcelo Ríos (second round)
Greg Rusedski (third round)
Yevgeny Kafelnikov (second round)
Álex Corretja (final, retired)
Gustavo Kuerten (quarterfinals)
Karol Kučera (semifinals, retired)
Richard Krajicek (third round)
Alberto Berasategui (third round)
Félix Mantilla (semifinals)
Carlos Moyà (first round)
Michael Chang (second round)
Tim Henman (second round)
Sergi Bruguera (third round)
Magnus Norman (first round)
Nicolas Kiefer (first round)
Goran Ivanišević (quarterfinals, retired)

Draw edit

Key edit

Finals edit

Semifinals					Final

	Álbert Costa	3

6	Karol Kučera	0^r
						Álbert Costa	6	6	1

					4	Álex Corretja	2	0	0^r
4	Álex Corretja	6	3	6

9	Félix Mantilla	2	6	3

Top half edit

Section 1 edit

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							7/WC	R Krajicek	5	6³
	M Rosset	2	0^r			S Schalken	6⁶	2
					7/WC	R Krajicek	7⁸	6

Section 2 edit

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
11/WC	M Chang	6	3	6										6	K Kučera	6	6
WC	D Prinosil	4	6	1	11/WC	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 edit

Section 3 edit

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 edit

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	0^r
	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

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