1998 French Open – Men's singles

Carlos Moyá defeated Àlex Corretja in the final, 6–3, 7–5, 6–3 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1998 French Open. It was his first and only major singles title.

Men's singles
1998 French Open
Final
ChampionSpain Carlos Moyá
Runner-upSpain Àlex Corretja
Score6–3, 7–5, 6–3
Details
Draw128
Seeds16
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends −45 45+ women
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Gustavo Kuerten was the defending champion, but he lost in the second round to future world No. 1 and two-time major champion Marat Safin, who was appearing in the main draw of a major for the first time.

Seeds edit

01.     Pete Sampras (second round)
02.     Petr Korda (first round)
03.     Marcelo Ríos (quarterfinals)
04.     Pat Rafter (second round)
05.     Greg Rusedski (first round)
06.     Yevgeny Kafelnikov (second round)
07.     Jonas Björkman (first round)
08.     Gustavo Kuerten (second round)
09.     Karol Kučera (first round)
10.     Richard Krajicek (third round)
11.     Michael Chang (third round)
12.     Carlos Moyá (champion)
13.     Albert Costa (fourth round)
14.     Àlex Corretja (final)
15.     Félix Mantilla (semifinals)
16.     Alberto Berasategui (fourth round)

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

Qualifying edit

Draw edit

Key edit

Finals edit

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
15   Félix Mantilla 6 6 4 6
    Thomas Muster 4 2 6 3
15   Félix Mantilla 7 2 4 2
12   Carlos Moyá 5 6 6 6
3   Marcelo Ríos 1 6 2 4
12   Carlos Moyá 6 2 6 6
12   Carlos Moyá 6 7 6
14   Àlex Corretja 3 5 3
    Filip Dewulf 5 4 3
14   Àlex Corretja 7 6 6
14   Àlex Corretja 6 6 6
    Cédric Pioline 3 4 2
    Cédric Pioline 3 6 78 4 6
    Hicham Arazi 6 2 666 3

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Section 1 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1   P Sampras 6 6 6
  T Martin 4 3 3 1   P Sampras 663 4
  R Delgado 6 0   R Delgado 78 6 6
  M Damm 2 0r   R Delgado 2 77 6 79
  S Sargsian 5   S Sargsian 6 644 67
  T Henman 2r   S Sargsian 6 6 656
  A Medvedev 651 6 6 1   A Gaudenzi 4 2 77 4
  A Gaudenzi 77 6 0 2 6   R Delgado 2 2 4
  L Arnold Ker 4 6 6 6 15   F Mantilla 6 6 6
  D Sanguinetti 6 4 1 4   L Arnold Ker 6 6 4 0 3
  F Santoro 6 6 6   F Santoro 4 4 6 6 6
WC   J-F Bachelot 3 1 2   F Santoro 6 2 2 5
  A Clément 4 1 2 15   F Mantilla 4 6 6 7
  B Black 6 6 6   B Black 2 2 62
Q   W Schranz 2 4 2 15   F Mantilla 6 6 77
15   F Mantilla 6 6 6

Section 2 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
9   K Kučera 6 2 4 3
  T Woodbridge 1 6 6 6   T Woodbridge 6 4 6 6
  JA Marín 3 6662   G Raoux 4 6 3 0
  G Raoux 6 78 77   T Woodbridge 5 3 2
  V Spadea 5 5   F Meligeni 7 6 6
  D Nestor 7 2r   V Spadea 65633
  F Meligeni 6 6 6   F Meligeni 77 77 6
  T Johansson 4 2 4   F Meligeni 4 710 3 6 3
  T Nydahl 3 623   T Muster 6 686 3 6
  S Draper 6 77 6   S Draper 3 6 77 622
  M Craca 1 1 1 Q   C Van Garsse 6 3 6577 6
Q   C Van Garsse 6 6 6 Q   C Van Garsse 2 6 632
  N Kiefer 6 6 77   T Muster 6 4 77 6
  T Haas 1 2 63   N Kiefer 2 1 3
  T Muster 6 6 6   T Muster 6 6 6
7   J Björkman 3 3 3

Section 3 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
3   M Ríos 7 6 3 6
  B Steven 5 2 6 3 3   M Ríos 6 6 6
  E Benfele Álvarez 5 7 6126 6   E Benfele Álvarez 4 2 2
  M Tebbutt 7 5 714 4 3 3   M Ríos 6 3
Q   B Karbacher 2 6 3 1   W Ferreira 1 3r
  M Norman 6 1 6 6   M Norman 4 4 4
  M Sinner 644 5   W Ferreira 6 6 6
  W Ferreira 77 6 7 3   M Ríos 4 6 6 6
  B Ulihrach 6 676 6 13   A Costa 6 4 3 3
  W Black 1 79 2 3   B Ulihrach 3 627 6 9
  M Philippoussis 6 7 6   M Philippoussis 6 77 5 4 7
LL   O Gross 1 5 4   B Ulihrach 3 3 0
  J Burillo 78 3 2 3 13   A Costa 6 6 6
  M-K Goellner 666 6 6   M-K Goellner 4 6 2
  K Carlsen 3 2 2 13   A Costa 6 7 6
13   A Costa 6 6 6

Section 4 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
12   C Moyá 7 6 6
WC   S Grosjean 5 1 4 12   C Moyá 6 716 6
WC   J-B Perlant 666 3 6 1 Q   P Imaz 4 6142
Q   P Imaz 78 3 6 3 6 12   C Moyá 6 77 6
  C Doseděl 5 1 2 Q   A Ilie 2 613
  M Tillström 7 6 6   M Tillström 711 3 3 4
  J Alonso 6 3 3 2 Q   A Ilie 696 6 6
Q   A Ilie 4 6 6 6 12   C Moyá 6 7 3 6
  J Courier 77 6 0 6 Q   J Knippschild 3 5 6 4
  R Fromberg 614 6 4   J Courier 4 2 3
Q   J Knippschild 6 6 6 Q   J Knippschild 6 6 6
  C Costa 4 2 4 Q   J Knippschild 2 0 78 6 6
Q   J Mas 0 6 6 77   J Van Herck 6 6 664 2
Q   M Sell 6 4 2 64 Q   J Mas 3 645
  J Van Herck 6 6 6   J Van Herck 6 77 7
5   G Rusedski 4 4 4

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Section 5 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
6   Y Kafelnikov 6 4 6 6
Q   M Navarra 4 6 1 4 6   Y Kafelnikov 6 610641
  D Pescariu 644 4   T Enqvist 4 712 77 6
  T Enqvist 77 6 6   T Enqvist 3 2 3
Q   M Martelli 77 78 77   F Dewulf 6 6 6
  G Ivanišević 636662 Q   M Martelli 654 67
  F Dewulf 77 7 77   F Dewulf 77 6 79
  M Larsson 605 65   F Dewulf 7 6 6
WC   A Di Pasquale 6 5 636 0   F Clavet 5 3 1
WC   O Delaître 2 7 77 1 6 WC   O Delaître 2 4 77 1
  F Clavet 6 6 6   F Clavet 6 6 646
PR   A Chesnokov 1 4 1   F Clavet 3 77 6 6
Q   J van Lottum 656 6 3 6 11   M Chang 6 652 4
  J Siemerink 77 3 2 6 2 Q   J van Lottum 5 2 0r
  Á Calatrava 5 3 2 11   M Chang 7 6 3
11   M Chang 7 6 6

Section 6 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
14   À Corretja 6 6 0 6
  K Alami 3 2 6 4 14   À Corretja 6 6 6
  F Vicente 4 6 6 6   F Vicente 3 2 3
  M Woodforde 6 4 2 1 14   À Corretja 6 5 647 9
  M Rosset 2 1 6 4   H Gumy 1 7 77 5 7
  G Pozzi 6 6 4 6   G Pozzi 2 3 6 7 9
  H Gumy 6 6 6   H Gumy 6 6 3 5 11
  S Bruguera 2 2 3 14   À Corretja 6 6 6
WC   O Mutis 4 6 6 3 2   J Stoltenberg 4 4 3
  D Prinosil 6 1 4 6 6   D Prinosil 4 3 711 1
  M Gustafsson 6 4 6 6   M Gustafsson 6 6 696
  A O'Brien 2 6 2 2   M Gustafsson 1 6 4 4
  J Stoltenberg 6 4 6 4 10   J Stoltenberg 6 2 6 6
  G Blanco 2 6 0 6 8   J Stoltenberg 6 2 6 6
  S Lareau 77 6 1 3 2 4   P Rafter 4 6 3 2
4   P Rafter 653 6 6 6

Section 7 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
8   G Kuerten 6 6 6
WC   C Auffray 0 2 2 8   G Kuerten 6 656 1 4
Q   M Safin 5 7 6 3 6 Q   M Safin 3 77 3 6 6
  A Agassi 7 5 2 6 2 Q   M Safin 6 3 6 7
  S Schalken 6 2 4 5   D Vacek 3 6 3 5
  D Vacek 1 6 6 7   D Vacek 6 2 7 77
Q   M Rodríguez 3 2 4   J-M Gambill 4 6 5 60
  J-M Gambill 6 6 6 Q   M Safin 5 6 77 4 4
  M Filippini 1 6 5 77 4   C Pioline 7 4 656 6
  C Pioline 6 3 7 646   C Pioline 7 6 3 6
Q   J Boutter 666 6 77 Q   J Boutter 5 3 6 4
  C Vinck 78 3 4 65   C Pioline 6 6 7
Q   R Gilbert 6 6 2 2 11 10   R Krajicek 3 2 5
  A Portas 3 3 6 6 9 Q   R Gilbert 5 4 1
  N Lapentti 4 4 77 65 10   R Krajicek 7 6 6
10   R Krajicek 6 6 6277

Section 8 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
16   A Berasategui 4 79 6 6
  G Stafford 6 673 1 16   A Berasategui 6 3 6 6
WC   G Solvès 6 6 3 658 WC   G Solvès 3 6 3 4
  R Reneberg 4 2 6 77 6 16   A Berasategui 626 7 7
  D Hrbatý 2 6 6 6   D Hrbatý 77 3 5 5
  S Campbell 6 3 3 3   D Hrbatý 6 6 6
  J Sánchez 666 7 4 3   JA Viloca 3 3 3
  JA Viloca 78 3 5 6 6 16   A Berasategui 2 4 6 3
  J Novák 0 2 61   H Arazi 6 6 3 6
  H Arazi 6 6 77   H Arazi 6 6 6
  J Golmard 1 2 0   N Escudé 3 4 2
  N Escudé 6 6 6   H Arazi 6 0 6 77
  J Tarango 6 6 77 Q   M Zabaleta 4 6 4 63
  P Haarhuis 4 1 64   J Tarango 0 2 2
Q   M Zabaleta 6 6 3 4 6 Q   M Zabaleta 6 6 6
2   P Korda 0 2 6 6 3

External links edit

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