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1998 Eurocard Open – Singles

Richard Krajicek defeated Yevgeny Kafelnikov in the final, 6–4, 6–3, 6–3 to win the singles tennis title at the 1998 Eurocard Open.

Singles
1998 Eurocard Open
Final
ChampionNetherlands Richard Krajicek
Runner-upRussia Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Score6–4, 6–3, 6–3
Events
Singles Doubles
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Main article: 1998 Eurocard Open

Petr Korda was the defending champion, but lost in the second round to Thomas Johansson.

Seeds edit

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. All sixteen seeds received a bye into the second round.

  1.   Pete Sampras (semifinals)
  2.   Marcelo Ríos (quarterfinals)
  3.   Patrick Rafter (third round)
  4.   Carlos Moyá (second round)
  5.   Petr Korda (second round)
  6.   Andre Agassi (third round)
  7.   Álex Corretja (second round)
  8.   Karol Kučera (second round)
  9.   Tim Henman (third round)
  10.   Yevgeny Kafelnikov (final)
  11.   Richard Krajicek (champion)
  12.   Jonas Björkman (semifinals)
  13.   Greg Rusedski (quarterfinals)
  14.   Goran Ivanišević (quarterfinals)
  15.   Jan Siemerink (third round)
  16.   Álbert Costa (second round)

Draw edit

Key edit

Finals edit

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                 
1   Pete Sampras 4    
  Jan-Michael Gambill 1 r  
1   Pete Sampras 77 4 65
11   Richard Krajicek 62 6 77
14   Goran Ivanišević 63 65  
11   Richard Krajicek 77 77  
11   Richard Krajicek 6 6 6    
10   Yevgeny Kafelnikov 4 3 3    
12   Jonas Björkman 6 6  
13   Greg Rusedski 3 2  
12   Jonas Björkman 2 5  
10   Yevgeny Kafelnikov 6 7  
10   Yevgeny Kafelnikov w/o
2   Marcelo Ríos

Top half edit

Section 1 edit

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1   P Sampras 6 6  
    B Black 6 65 60     N Kiefer 3 4  
    N Kiefer 4 77 77 1   P Sampras 6 6  
    B Ulihrach 3 77 6     B Ulihrach 3 3  
    R Fromberg 6 63 4     B Ulihrach 6 6  
16   Á Costa 2 2  
1   P Sampras 4    
    J-M Gambill 1 r  
9   T Henman 7 6  
Q   M Woodforde 6 2 77 Q   M Woodforde 5 1  
    H Arazi 2 6 64 9   T Henman 62 6 65
    D Vacek 3 6 3     J-M Gambill 77 1 77
    J-M Gambill 6 4 6     J-M Gambill 6 6  
7   Á Corretja 2 4  

Section 2 edit

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
4   C Moyà 77 4 4
WC   B Becker 6 7   WC   B Becker 64 6 6
Q   S Schalken 2 5   WC   B Becker 65 65  
    W Ferreira 6 3 7 14   G Ivanišević 77 77  
    V Spadea 2 6 5     W Ferreira 4 66  
14   G Ivanišević 6 78  
14   G Ivanišević 63 65  
11   R Krajicek 77 77  
11   R Krajicek 6 6  
WC   M Rosset 65 6 4     M Norman 4 1  
    M Norman 77 3 6 11   R Krajicek 6 6  
LL   A Pavel 7 6   6   A Agassi 3 4  
Q   P Haarhuis 5 3   LL   A Pavel 1 77 3
6   A Agassi 6 64 6

Bottom half edit

Section 3 edit

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
5   P Korda 2 4  
Q   M Damm 7 3 2     T Johansson 6 6  
    T Johansson 5 6 6     T Johansson 6 4 2
Q   G Pozzi 77 6   12   J Björkman 2 6 6
LL   J Stark 64 3   Q   G Pozzi 4 6 2
12   J Björkman 6 3 6
12   J Björkman 6 6  
13   G Rusedski 3 2  
13   G Rusedski 77 62 77
WC   D Prinosil 65 1       J Stoltenberg 65 77 64
    J Stoltenberg 77 6   13   G Rusedski 77 65 6
WC   O Gross 0 3   3   P Rafter 64 77 4
    M Gustafsson 6 6       M Gustafsson 1 4  
3   P Rafter 6 6  

Section 4 edit

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
8   K Kučera 2 4  
    T Martin 6 6       T Martin 6 6  
LL   S Lareau 3 3       T Martin 4 5  
    F Santoro 1 7 2 10   Y Kafelnikov 6 7  
    M Philippoussis 6 5 6     M Philippoussis 6 4 64
10   Y Kafelnikov 4 6 77
10   Y Kafelnikov w/o    
2   M Ríos      
15   J Siemerink 63 77 6
    G Raoux 77 6       G Raoux 77 65 3
    M Chang 65 3   15   J Siemerink 2 r  
    T Haas 6 6   2   M Ríos 6    
LL   D Nainkin 4 4       T Haas 3 5  
2   M Ríos 6 7  

External links edit

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