1998 US Open – Men's singles

Defending champion Patrick Rafter defeated Mark Philippoussis in the final, 6–3, 3–6, 6–2, 6–0 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1998 US Open. It was his second (and last) major singles title.

Men's singles
1998 US Open
Final
ChampionAustralia Patrick Rafter
Runner-upAustralia Mark Philippoussis
Score6–3, 3–6, 6–2, 6–1
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 men women mixed
← 1997 · US Open · 1999 →

Seeds

edit
  1.   Pete Sampras (semifinals)
  2.   Marcelo Ríos (third round)
  3.   Patrick Rafter (champion)
  4.   Petr Korda (first round)
  5.   Richard Krajicek (third round)
  6.   Greg Rusedski (third round)
  7.   Àlex Corretja (fourth round)
  8.   Andre Agassi (fourth round)
  9.   Karol Kučera (quarterfinals)
  10.   Carlos Moyà (semifinals)
  11.   Yevgeny Kafelnikov (fourth round)
  12.   Jonas Björkman (quarterfinals)
  13.   Tim Henman (fourth round)
  14.   Goran Ivanišević (fourth round)
  15.   Alberto Berasategui (first round)
  16.   Albert Costa (first round)

Qualifying

edit

Draw

edit

Finals

edit
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
1   Pete Sampras 6 7 6
9   Karol Kučera 3 5 4
1   Pete Sampras 710 4 6 4 3
3   Patrick Rafter 68 6 2 6 6
3   Patrick Rafter 6 6 7
12   Jonas Björkman 2 3 5
3   Patrick Rafter 6 3 6 6
  Mark Philippoussis 3 6 2 0
    Thomas Johansson 6 3 77 3 610
  Mark Philippoussis 4 6 63 6 712
  Mark Philippoussis 6 6 5 6
10   Carlos Moyà 1 4 7 4
10   Carlos Moyà 6 6 6
  Magnus Larsson 4 3 3

Top half

edit

Section 1

edit
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1   P Sampras 6 6 6
  M-K Goellner 3 2 2 1   P Sampras 77 2 6 6
WC   P Goldstein 67 77 6 3 WC   P Goldstein 64 6 3 3
  A Ilie 79 64 4 0r 1   P Sampras 6 6 6
WC   A Park 5 3 1   M Tillström 2 3 1
  M Tillström 7 6 6   M Tillström 1 6 77 3 6
  S Doseděl 6 3 6 6   S Doseděl 6 3 65 6 3
  F Dewulf 4 6 3 4 1   P Sampras 6 6 6
WC   T Dent 4 7 2   M Safin 4 3 2
Q   A Rădulescu 6 5 1r WC   T Dent 3 1 62
  M Safin 6 3 6 77   M Safin 6 6 77
  M Gustafsson 2 6 3 64   M Safin 6 6 1 6
  J Gimelstob 6 5 3r   T Muster 4 4 6 3
  W Black 3 7 2   W Black 77 4 3 0
  T Muster 77 6 6   T Muster 65 6 6 6
15   A Berasategui 61 2 3

Section 2

edit
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
9   K Kučera 6 6 6
  S Campbell 4 2 4 9   K Kučera 7 6 6
  J Golmard 6 6 77   J Golmard 5 3 0
  J Novák 3 4 65 9   K Kučera 7 6 6
WC   B Bryan 3 65 6 6 6   A Voinea 5 3 2
  M Ondruska 6 77 1 4 4 WC   B Bryan 6 2 4 4
  A Voinea 6 3 6 2   A Voinea 0 6 6 6
  A Gaudenzi 4 6 2 0r 9   K Kučera 6 6 65 1 6
  M Damm 6 6 7 8   A Agassi 3 3 77 6 3
  S Schalken 3 3 5   M Damm 66 65 4
Q   J Sekulov 4 4 2   D Sanguinetti 78 77 6
  D Sanguinetti 6 6 6   D Sanguinetti 2 3 0
  G Raoux 6 3 6 1 78 8   A Agassi 6 6 6
  N Escudé 3 6 3 6 66   G Raoux 3 2 78 6 1
  S Grosjean 4 1 4 8   A Agassi 6 6 66 3 6
8   A Agassi 6 6 6

Section 3

edit
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
3   P Rafter 4 4 6 6 6
  H Arazi 6 6 3 3 1 3   P Rafter 6 6 6
  JA Marín 3 6 6 2 1   H Gumy 4 1 2
  H Gumy 6 0 4 6 6 3   P Rafter 6 6 6
Q   M Merklein 77 0 4 4 Q   D Nainkin 1 1 1
Q   D Nainkin 63 6 6 6 Q   D Nainkin 2 6 6 6
Q   N Behr 6 4 3 4   G Kuerten 6 4 3 4
  G Kuerten 4 6 6 6 3   P Rafter 6 6 4 6
  G Blanco 3 0 2 14   G Ivanišević 3 4 6 1
  G Cañas 6 6 6   G Cañas 1 1 5
  J Alonso 4 3 2   P Haarhuis 6 6 7
  P Haarhuis 6 6 6   P Haarhuis 65 3 4
  T Martin 77 6 7 14   G Ivanišević 77 6 6
  J Tarango 64 2 5   T Martin 6 65 5 3
  M Woodforde 3 4 4 14   G Ivanišević 1 77 7 6
14   G Ivanišević 6 6 6

Section 4

edit
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
12   J Björkman 6 4 6 63 6
  C Pioline 2 6 1 77 2 12   J Björkman 6 6 6
Q   Y-i Yoon 2 4 4 WC   J Stark 2 3 1
WC   J Stark 6 6 6 12   J Björkman 6 6 6
Q   W Arthurs 6 5 6 6   F Santoro 3 1 2
  C Costa 3 7 4 4 Q   W Arthurs 63 4 3
  N Lapentti 6 5 3 6 64   F Santoro 77 6 6
  F Santoro 4 7 6 3 77 12   J Björkman 6 2 6 6
  D Pescariu 4 3 0   J Siemerink 4 6 2 2
  J Siemerink 6 6 6   J Siemerink 6 6 6
  M Rosset 65 63 5   D Hrbatý 4 3 4
  D Hrbatý 77 77 7   J Siemerink 1 6 5 6 6
  B Ulihrach 6 6 4 6 6   G Rusedski 6 4 7 2 4
  S Sargsian 1 3 6 4   B Ulihrach 6 3 6 2 5
  W Ferreira 6 62 7 67 4 6   G Rusedski 4 6 4 6 7
6   G Rusedski 4 77 5 79 6

Bottom half

edit

Section 5

edit
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
5   R Krajicek 6 6 6
  A Clément 3 1 1 5   R Krajicek 6 77 6
WC   A O'Brien 7 6 79 WC   A O'Brien 1 65 2
  L Paes 5 3 67 5   R Krajicek 77 4r
  H Dreekmann 6 1 6 6   T Johansson 65 5
  R Fromberg 3 6 3 3   H Dreekmann 6 5 2 3
  T Johansson 77 6 77   T Johansson 2 7 6 6
  F Meligeni 65 3 63   T Johansson 3 6 6 78
  F Clavet 610 6 7 6 11   Y Kafelnikov 6 3 3 66
  A Pavel 712 4 5 2   F Clavet 4 63 1
  N Kiefer 6 6 6   N Kiefer 6 77 6
  L Roux 4 3 1   N Kiefer 4 0 2
  J Burillo 3 5 4 11   Y Kafelnikov 6 6 6
  T Haas 6 7 6   T Haas 5 2 6 5
  D van Scheppingen 1 2 4 11   Y Kafelnikov 7 6 1 7
11   Y Kafelnikov 6 6 6

Section 6

edit
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
13   T Henman 6 77 77
  S Draper 3 64 63 13   T Henman 6 5 7 6
  F Mantilla 6 3 6 7   F Mantilla 3 7 5 4
  B Steven 3 6 4 5 13   T Henman 6 7 1 6
  T Woodbridge 77 60 4r Q   M Kohlmann 3 5 6 4
Q   M Kohlmann 65 77 4 Q   M Kohlmann 7 6 6
Q   D Wheaton 4 1 4 Q   A Di Pasquale 5 4 4
Q   A Di Pasquale 6 6 6 13   T Henman 5 6 4 1
  C Ruud 5 4 3   M Philippoussis 7 0 6 6
  M Philippoussis 7 6 6   M Philippoussis 63 6 6 6
  S Lareau 7 77 6   S Lareau 77 3 3 4
  R Delgado 5 63 3   M Philippoussis 77 6 6
  K Carlsen 60 4 6 1   L Arnold Ker 65 3 3
  L Arnold Ker 77 6 4 6   L Arnold Ker 7 3 6 6
Q   B Karbacher 2 6 6 6 Q   B Karbacher 5 6 2 3
4   P Korda 6 3 2 1

Section 7

edit
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
7   A Corretja 2 6 7 7
  G Pozzi 6 3 5 5 7   A Corretja 6 5 68 6 6
Q   J-B Perlant 1 7 6 6 Q   J-B Perlant 4 7 710 1 0
  J Stoltenberg 6 5 3 3 7   A Corretja 6 4 6 77
  V Spadea 4 1 2   B Black 3 6 2 65
  B Black 6 6 6   B Black 77 6 7
  D Prinosil 4 3 6 4   F Vicente 64 1 5
  F Vicente 6 6 2 6 7   A Corretja 64 5 3
  M Norman 79 66 64 6 6 10   C Moyà 77 7 6
  D Nestor 67 78 77 4 4   M Norman 4 2 710 3
  J-M Gambill 6 1 6 7   J-M Gambill 6 6 68 6
Q   K Braasch 3 6 3 5   J-M Gambill 2 6 6 3 64
Q   E Erlich 1 3 1 10   C Moyà 6 3 3 6 77
  M Chang 6 6 6   M Chang 6 6 65 4 3
  M Puerta 1 64 77 4r 10   C Moyà 3 1 77 6 6
10   C Moyà 6 77 63 4

Section 8

edit
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
16   A Costa 6 6 5 2 4
  O Gross 2 4 7 6 6   O Gross 6 6 6
Q   M Rodríguez 1 2 2   S Bruguera 1 3 4
  S Bruguera 6 6 6   O Gross 7 65 5 6 7
  A Medvedev 6 7 6 WC   G Grant 5 77 7 3 5
  J van Lottum 4 5 2   A Medvedev 6 3 64 4
  J Sánchez 2 5 6 3 WC   G Grant 4 6 77 6
WC   G Grant 6 7 4 6   O Gross 4 5 7 2
  M Larsson 3 6 1 6 6   M Larsson 6 7 5 6
  M Washington 6 3 6 4 4   M Larsson 6 6 6
  F Squillari 65 0 1   M Filippini 3 2 2
  M Filippini 77 6 6   M Larsson 6 63 2 6 6
  M Russell 5 4 6 3 2   M Ríos 1 77 6 3 2
Q   G Galimberti 7 6 3 6 Q   G Galimberti 2 77 2 2
  D Vacek 4 2 3 2   M Ríos 6 64 6 6
2   M Ríos 6 6 6
edit
Preceded by Grand Slam men's singles Succeeded by