1998 Kroger St. Jude International – Singles

The 1998 Kroger St. Jude International was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor Hard courts in Memphis, United States, that was part of the International Series Gold of the 1998 ATP Tour. It was the 28th edition of the tournament and was held 16–22 February 1998.

Singles
1998 Kroger St. Jude International
Final
ChampionAustralia Mark Philippoussis[1]
Runner-upUnited States Michael Chang
Score6–3, 6–2
Details
Draw48
Seeds16
Events
Singles Doubles
← 1997 · U.S. National Indoor Championships · 1999 →

Seeds

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Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.

  1.   Marcelo Ríos (semifinals)
  2.   Michael Chang (final)
  3.   Gustavo Kuerten (semifinals)
  4.   Mark Philippoussis (champion)
  5.   Thomas Enqvist (quarterfinals)
  6.   Todd Woodbridge (second round)
  7.   Jim Courier (second round)
  8.   Grant Stafford (third round)
  9.   Richard Fromberg (quarterfinals)
  10.   Tommy Haas (second round)
  11.   Jason Stoltenberg (third round)
  12.   Mark Woodforde (quarterfinals)
  13.   Sjeng Schalken (third round)
  14.   Byron Black (second round)
  15.   Andrea Gaudenzi (third round)
  16.   Vince Spadea (second round)

Draw

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Finals

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Semifinals Final[1]
          
4   Mark Philippoussis 6 7
1   Marcelo Ríos 4 6
4   Mark Philippoussis 6 6
2   Michael Chang 3 2
2   Michael Chang 7 7
3   Gustavo Kuerten 6 6

Top half

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
  S Campbell 2 4
  S Campbell 7 6 1   M Ríos 6 6
  G Doyle 6 0 1   M Ríos 6 6
  V Spadea 6 6   V Spadea 2 3
  A O'Brien 3 4   V Spadea 7 6
16   J Sánchez 6 4
1   M Ríos 6 6
  G Stafford 2 3
10   T Haas 1 3
  G Stafford 6 6   G Stafford 6 6
  A Martín 3 0   G Stafford 6 7
  MV Washington 7 6 8   J Alonso 1 5
  S Sargsian 6 4   MV Washington 6 3 3
8   J Alonso 4 6 6

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
  W Black 1 2
  W Black 5 6 7 4   M Philippoussis 6 6
  E Benfele Álvarez 7 3 5 4   M Philippoussis 6 6
  T Nydahl 6 7 13   S Schalken 4 4
  N Lapentti 3 6   T Nydahl 6 3 4
13   S Schalken 4 6 6
4   M Philippoussis 3 6 7
5   T Enqvist 6 2 6
  JA Viloca 6 4
  JA Viloca 4 7 6 11   J Stoltenberg 7 6
  E Ran 6 6 4 11   J Stoltenberg 3 1
  P Haarhuis 6 6 6 5   T Enqvist 6 6
  L Jensen 7 4 4   P Haarhuis 2 3
5   T Enqvist 6 6

Bottom half

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Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
6   T Woodbridge 2 4
  T Martin 7 7   T Martin 6 6
  F Meligeni 6 5   T Martin 5 3
  J Burillo 6 6 6 12   M Woodforde 7 6
  J Stark 7 3 2   J Burillo 3 4
12   M Woodforde 6 6
12   M Woodforde 6 4 4
3   G Kuerten 4 6 6
14   B Black 7 5 6
  J-M Gambill 6 6 6   J-M Gambill 5 7 7
  S Stolle 3 7 4   J-M Gambill 4 6
  G Weiner 2 7 6 3   G Kuerten 6 7
  C Vinck 6 5 3   G Weiner 6 3
3   G Kuerten 7 6

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
7   J Courier 2 3
  B MacPhie 6 7   B MacPhie 6 6
  T. J. Middleton 3 5   B MacPhie 6 3 4
  R Reneberg 6 6 9   R Fromberg 4 6 6
  J Oncins 2 4   R Reneberg 7 2 3
9   R Fromberg 5 6 6
9   R Fromberg 1 4
2   M Chang 6 6
  R Delgado 6 2 6
  R Delgado 3 7 6 15   A Gaudenzi 3 6 7
  D Sanguinetti 6 5 4 15   A Gaudenzi 3 3
  D Nestor 6 4 6 2   M Chang 6 6
  M Craca 4 6 3   D Nestor 4 4
2   M Chang 6 6

References

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  1. ^ a b "1998 Memphis". International Tennis Federation. Archived from the original on March 17, 2016. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
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