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1998 U.S. Pro Tennis Championships – Singles

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Singles
1998 U.S. Pro Tennis Championships
Final
ChampionsUnited States Michael Chang[1]
Runners-upNetherlands Paul Haarhuis
Score6–3, 6–4
Details
Draw32
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
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The 1998 U.S. Pro Tennis Championships was a men's tennis tournament played on Hard courts in Boston, United States that was part of the International Series of the 1998 ATP Tour. It was the seventieth edition of the tournament and was held from 24 to 30 August 1998.

Seeds

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Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.

  1. Sweden Jonas Björkman (quarterfinals)
  2. Slovakia Karol Kučera (first round)
  3. France Cédric Pioline (semifinals)
  4. United States Michael Chang (champion)
  5. Austria Thomas Muster (first round)
  6. France Fabrice Santoro (first round)
  7. Italy Andrea Gaudenzi (first round)
  8. Unknown (withdrew)

Draw

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Key

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Finals

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Semifinals Final[1]
          
  France Sébastien Grosjean 5 6 6
4 United States Michael Chang 7 4 3
4 United States Michael Chang 6 6
  Netherlands Paul Haarhuis 3 4
3 France Cédric Pioline 5 6 3
  Netherlands Paul Haarhuis 7 4 6

Top half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Sweden J Björkman 6 6
France A Clément 2 3 1 Sweden J Björkman 6 7
Spain G Blanco 3 6 6 Spain G Blanco 2 65
Argentina H Gumy 6 1 4 1 Sweden J Björkman 67 1
France S Grosjean 6 6 France S Grosjean 7 6
Netherlands J van Lottum 2 0 France S Grosjean 6 7
Belgium X Malisse 6 6 Belgium X Malisse 4 5
United States S Campbell 3 1 France S Grosjean 5 6 6
4 United States M Chang 7 6 4 United States M Chang 7 4 3
Romania A Pavel 5 2 4 United States M Chang 4 6 6
Denmark K Carlsen 3 6 6 Denmark K Carlsen 6 3 4
France J Golmard 6 3 4 4 United States M Chang 6 2 6
France L Roux 6 6 Italy G Pozzi 4 6 1
Paraguay R Delgado 4 2 France L Roux 7 2 63
Italy G Pozzi 6 6 Italy G Pozzi 5 6 7
6 France F Santoro 2 2

Bottom half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
5 Austria T Muster 6 6
Uruguay M Filippini 0 2 5 Austria T Muster 6 6
Ecuador N Lapentti 68 6 7 Ecuador N Lapentti 2 4
Spain C Costa 7 4 5 5 Austria T Muster 5 3
Australia A Ilie 6 6 3 France C Pioline 7 6
Argentina F Squillari 4 2 Australia A Ilie 4 2
3 France C Pioline 6 6 3 France C Pioline 6 6
Romania A Voinea 4 0 3 France C Pioline 5 6 3
Czech Republic J Novák 4 6 6 Netherlands P Haarhuis 7 4 6
7 Italy A Gaudenzi 6 1 1 Czech Republic J Novák 1 6 5
Netherlands P Haarhuis 6 6 Netherlands P Haarhuis 6 4 7
Argentina L Arnold 1 3 Netherlands P Haarhuis 0 6 6
Netherlands S Schalken 7 7 Netherlands S Schalken 6 4 3
Italy D Sanguinetti 63 63 Netherlands S Schalken 6 6
United States J Tarango 6 6 United States J Tarango 1 1
2 Slovakia K Kučera 2 3

References

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  1. ^ a b "1998 Boston". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved January 2, 2015.