1998 Compaq Grand Slam Cup – Men's singles
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Marcelo Ríos won in the final 6–4, 2–6, 7–6(7–1), 5–7, 6–3 against Andre Agassi. It was Ríos' 6th title of the year and the 11th of his career.[1][2][3]
| Men's singles | |
|---|---|
| 1998 Compaq Grand Slam Cup | |
| Champion |  Marcelo Ríos |
| Runner-up |  Andre Agassi |
| Score | 6–4, 2–6, 7–6(7–1), 5–7, 6–3 |
Seeds edit
Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.
Petr Korda (quarterfinals)
Marcelo Ríos (champion)
Mark Philippoussis (semifinals)
Goran Ivanišević (quarterfinals)
Draw edit
Key edit
- 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 edit
| First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 |  Petr Korda
| 6 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Cédric Pioline
| 0 | 0 | WC | Andre Agassi
| 4 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WC | Andre Agassi
| 6 | 6 | WC | Andre Agassi
| 77 | 65 | 2 | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Karol Kučera
| 61 | 77 | 6 | 5 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 |  Goran Ivanišević
| 7 | 4 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Karol Kučera
| 6 | 6 | Karol Kučera
| 5 | 6 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alt |  Hicham Arazi
| 4 | 4 | WC | Andre Agassi
| 4 | 6 | 61 | 7 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Tim Henman
| 5 | 3 | 2 | Marcelo Ríos
| 6 | 2 | 77 | 5 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alt |  Jonas Björkman
| 7 | 6 | Alt | Jonas Björkman
| 6 | 61 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 |  Mark Philippoussis
| 4 | 77 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Mark Philippoussis
| 64 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alt | Nicolas Escudé
| 3 | 3 | 2 | Marcelo Ríos
| 77 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alt |  Félix Mantilla
| 6 | 6 | Alt | Félix Mantilla
| 62 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Marcelo Ríos
| 77 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
References edit
- ^ "GRAND SLAM CUP; Rios Outlasts Agassi As Williams Prevails". The New York Times. Associated Press. 5 October 1998. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
- ^ "Marcelo Rios gewinnt Grand Slam Cup" [Marcelo Ríos wins the Grand Slam Cup]. Die Tageszeitung (in German). 5 October 1998. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
- ^ "Ríos supera dores e vence Grand Slam Cup" [Ríos overcomes pain and wins the Grand Slam Cup]. Folha de S.Paulo (in Portuguese). São Paulo. 5 October 1998. Retrieved 9 April 2022.