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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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Main article: 1998 French Open

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

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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

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Main article: 1998 French Open – Men's singles qualifying

Draw

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Key

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Finals

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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 66 6 3

Top half

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1   P Sampras 6 6 6
  T Martin 4 3 3 1   P Sampras 66 3 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 64 4 67
  T Henman 2r   S Sargsian 6 6 65 6
  A Medvedev 65 1 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

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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 66 62   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 65 63 3
  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 62 3   T Muster 6 68 6 3 6
  S Draper 6 77 6   S Draper 3 6 77 62 2
  M Craca 1 1 1 Q   C Van Garsse 6 3 65 77 6
Q   C Van Garsse 6 6 6 Q   C Van Garsse 2 6 63 2
  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

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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 7 612 6 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 64 4 5   W Ferreira 6 6 6
  W Ferreira 77 6 7 3   M Ríos 4 6 6 6
  B Ulihrach 6 67 6 6 13   A Costa 6 4 3 3
  W Black 1 79 2 3   B Ulihrach 3 62 7 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 66 6 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

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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 66 6 3 6 1 Q   P Imaz 4 614 2
Q   P Imaz 78 3 6 3 6 12   C Moyá 6 77 6
  C Doseděl 5 1 2 Q   A Ilie 2 61 3
  M Tillström 7 6 6   M Tillström 711 3 3 4
  J Alonso 6 3 3 2 Q   A Ilie 69 6 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 61 4 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 66 4 2
Q   M Sell 6 4 2 64 Q   J Mas 3 64 5
  J Van Herck 6 6 6   J Van Herck 6 77 7
5   G Rusedski 4 4 4

Bottom half

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Section 5

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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 6 610 64 1
  D Pescariu 64 4 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 63 66 62 Q   M Martelli 65 4 67
  F Dewulf 77 7 77   F Dewulf 77 6 79
  M Larsson 60 5 65   F Dewulf 7 6 6
WC   A Di Pasquale 6 5 63 6 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 64 6
PR   A Chesnokov 1 4 1   F Clavet 3 77 6 6
Q   J van Lottum 65 6 6 3 6 11   M Chang 6 65 2 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

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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 64 7 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 69 6
  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 65 3 6 6 6

Section 7

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
8   G Kuerten 6 6 6
WC   C Auffray 0 2 2 8   G Kuerten 6 65 6 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 65 6 6
  C Pioline 6 3 7 64 6   C Pioline 7 6 3 6
Q   J Boutter 66 6 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 62 77

Section 8

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
16   A Berasategui 4 79 6 6
  G Stafford 6 67 3 1 16   A Berasategui 6 3 6 6
WC   G Solvès 6 6 3 65 8 WC   G Solvès 3 6 3 4
  R Reneberg 4 2 6 77 6 16   A Berasategui 62 6 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 66 6 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

References

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  1. ^ "Draws, ATP Tour, Tennis". ATP. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
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