1998 ATP Tour World Championships – Singles

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Singles
1998 ATP Tour World Championships
Champion Spain Àlex Corretja
Runner-up Spain Carlos Moyá
Final score 3–6, 3–6, 7–5, 6–3, 7–5
Events
Singles Doubles

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Pete Sampras was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Àlex Corretja.

Àlex Corretja won in the final 3–6, 3–6, 7–5, 6–3, 7–5, against Carlos Moyá.

Seeds

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2

Draw

Key

Finals

  Semifinals Final
                             
  4  Spain Carlos Moyá 6 3 7  
7  United Kingdom Tim Henman 4 6 5  
  4  Spain Carlos Moyá 6 6 5 3 5
  5  Spain Àlex Corretja 3 3 7 6 7
5  Spain Àlex Corretja 4 6 77
  1  United States Pete Sampras 6 3 63  

Red Group

  United States Sampras Spain Moyá Slovakia Kučera Russia Kafelnikov RR W–L Set W–L Game W–L Standings
1 United States Pete Sampras 6–3, 6–3 6–2, 6–1 6–2, 6–4 3–0 6–0 36–15 1
4 Spain Carlos Moyá 3–6, 3–6 6–7(5–7), 7–5, 6–3 7–5, 7–5 2–1 4–3 39–37 2
6 Slovakia Karol Kučera 2–6, 1–6 7–6(7–5), 5–7, 3–6 7–6(7–3), 3–6, 2–6 0–3 2–6 30–49 4
8 Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov 2–6, 4–6 5–7, 5–7 6–7(3–7), 6–3, 6–2 1–2 2–5 34–38 3

Standings are determined by: 1) Number of wins; 2) Number of matches; 3) In two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4) In three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5) Steering Committee decision.

White Group

  Chile Rios
Spain Costa
United States Agassi
United Kingdom Rusedski
Spain Corretja United Kingdom Henman RR W–L Set W–L Game W–L Standings
2
10
Chile Marcelo Ríos
Spain Albert Costa
6–7(5–7), 1–6
(w/ Costa & Rusedski)
2–6, 4–6
(w/ Costa)
5–7, 1–6
(w/ Ríos)
0–1
0–2
0–2
0–4
6–13
13–25
4
6
3
9
United States Andre Agassi
United Kingdom Greg Rusedski
7–6(7–5), 6–1
(w/ Rusedski & Costa)
7–5, 3–6, 1–2r
(w/ Agassi)
6–2, 6–4
(w/ Rusedski)
0–1
2–0
1–2
4–0
11–13
25–13
3
5
5 Spain Àlex Corretja 6–2, 6–4
(w/ Costa)
5–7, 6–3, 2–1r
(w/ Agassi)
6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–4), 2–6 2–1 5–3 40–36 2
7 United Kingdom Tim Henman 7–5, 6–1
(w/ Ríos)
2–6, 4–6
(w/ Rusedski)
7–6(7–4), 6–7(4–7), 6–2 2–1 4–3 38–33 1

Standings are determined by: 1) Number of wins; 2) Number of matches; 3) In two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4) In three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5) Steering Committee decision.

See also

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