1998 ATP German Open – Singles

Main article: 1998 ATP German Open

Singles
1998 ATP German Open
Champion	Albert Costa
Runner-up	Àlex Corretja
Score	6–2, 6–0, 1–0 (retired)
Draw	56
Seeds	16

Albert Costa won the singles tennis title at the 1998 Hamburg European Open after Àlex Corretja retired from the final, with the scoreline at 6–2, 6–0, 1–0.

Andriy Medvedev was the defending champion, but lost in the first round to Costa.

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
• SR = Special ranking

Finals

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

Top half

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	63											Á Costa	6	6
		Á Costa	6	1	77				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	77
		S Schalken	6	1											7/WC	R Krajicek	5	63
		M Rosset	2	0r					S Schalken	66	2
								7/WC	R Krajicek	78	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	77	2
		F Clavet	6	2	6				F Clavet	6	64	6
		M-K Goellner	4	6	4											F Clavet	2	2
		R Fromberg	6	67	6										6	K Kučera	6	6
		M Filippini	3	79	4				R Fromberg	2	1
								6	K Kučera	6	6

Bottom half

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	68	4
	13	S Bruguera	6	6																		4	Á Corretja	4	710	6
	Q	J Díaz	2	1				13	S Bruguera	6	6
		N Escudé	6	78					N Escudé	0	2
		J Alonso	4	66											13	S Bruguera	77	4	3
		K Alami	7	6											4	Á Corretja	60	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	65	64
		B Ulihrach	6	4	6										9	F Mantilla	1	77	77
	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	0r
		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	63	6	3
								2	G Rusedski	77	0	6

External links

• Main draw