1998 ATP German Open – Singles

Singles
1998 ATP German Open
1997 Champion	Andriy Medvedev
Champion	Álbert Costa
Runner-up	Álex Corretja
Final score	6–2, 6–0, 1–0 (retired)

Seeds

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

1. Marcelo Ríos (Second Round)
2. Greg Rusedski (Third Round)
3. Yevgeny Kafelnikov (Second Round)
4. Álex Corretja (Final, retired)
5. Gustavo Kuerten (Quarterfinals)
6. Karol Kučera (Semifinals, retired)
7. Richard Krajicek (Third Round)
8. Alberto Berasategui (Third Round)
9. Félix Mantilla (Semifinals)
10. Carlos Moyà (First Round)
11. Michael Chang (Second Round)
12. Tim Henman (Second Round)
13. Sergi Bruguera (Third Round)
14. Magnus Norman (First Round)
15. Nicolas Kiefer (First Round)
16. Goran Ivanišević (Quarterfinals, retired)

Draw

Key

• 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

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
		Álbert Costa	3
	6	Karol Kučera	0^r
									Álbert Costa	6	6	1
								4	Álex Corretja	2	0	0^r
	4	Álex Corretja	6	3	6
	9	Félix Mantilla	2	6	3

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
								1	M Ríos	6	4	3
		W Ferreira	6	6					W Ferreira	4	6	6
		J Siemerink	4	2												W Ferreira	3	3
		A Medvedev	3	6	6^3											Á Costa	6	6
		Á Costa	6	1	7^7				Á Costa	6	6
	WC	O Gross	3	6	6			WC	O Gross	2	2
	15	N Kiefer	6	2	1																		Á Costa	6	6
	10	C Moyà	2	5																			F Santoro	3	4
		T Haas	6	7					T Haas	4	4
		C Costa	3	3					F Santoro	6	6
		F Santoro	6	6												F Santoro	7	7^7
		S Schalken	6	1											7/WC	R Krajicek	5	6^3
		M Rosset	2	0^r					S Schalken	6^6	2
								7/WC	R Krajicek	7^8	6

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
								3	Y Kafelnikov	4	2
		T Muster	6	6					T Muster	6	6
		A Portas	2	0												T Muster	6	6
	Q	F Vicente	5	4											Q	J Knippschild	1	4
		F Dewulf	7	6					F Dewulf	4	3
	Q	J Knippschild	6	6				Q	J Knippschild	6	6
	14	M Norman	3	0																			T Muster	3	2
	11/WC	M Chang	6	3	6																	6	K Kučera	6	6
	WC	D Prinosil	4	6	1			11/WC	M Chang	3	7^7	2
		F Clavet	6	2	6				F Clavet	6	6^4	6
		M-K Goellner	4	6	4											F Clavet	2	2
		R Fromberg	6	6^7	6										6	K Kučera	6	6
		M Filippini	3	7^9	4				R Fromberg	2	1
								6	K Kučera	6	6

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
								5	G Kuerten	6	6
		D Hrbatý	0	2					S Doseděl	4	4
		S Doseděl	6	6											5	G Kuerten	6	4	6
		H Arazi	7	7												H Arazi	1	6	2
		A Gaudenzi	5	5					H Arazi	6	6
	Q	J Apell	3	2				12	T Henman	3	3
	12	T Henman	6	6																		5	G Kuerten	6	6^8	4
	13	S Bruguera	6	6																		4	Á Corretja	4	7^10	6
	Q	J Díaz	2	1				13	S Bruguera	6	6
		N Escudé	6	7^8					N Escudé	0	2
		J Alonso	4	6^6											13	S Bruguera	7^7	4	3
		K Alami	7	6											4	Á Corretja	6^0	6	6
	WC	M Sinner	5	2					K Alami	2	6	3
								4	Á Corretja	6	4	6

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
								8	A Berasategui	6	6
		B Becker	5	4					M Gustafsson	3	3
		M Gustafsson	7	6											8	A Berasategui	6	6^5	6^4
		B Ulihrach	6	4	6										9	F Mantilla	1	7^7	7^7
	Q	B Karbacher	3	6	2				B Ulihrach	4	2
		G Raoux	4	r				9	F Mantilla	6	6
	9	F Mantilla	6																			9	F Mantilla	6	2
	16	G Ivanišević	4	6	6																	16	G Ivanišević	0	0^r
		G Blanco	6	4	3			16	G Ivanišević	4	6	6
		B Steven	4	4					N Lapentti	6	1	4
		N Lapentti	6	6											16	G Ivanišević	6	6
	Q	M Martelli	1	5											2	G Rusedski	4	2
	Q	E Benfele Álvarez	6	7				Q	E Benfele Álvarez	6^3	6	3
								2	G Rusedski	7^7	0	6

References

• 1998 ATP German Open Draw