1998 Pilot Pen International – Men's singles

Men's singles
1998 Pilot Pen International
Champion	Karol Kučera
Runner-up	Goran Ivanišević
Score	6–4, 5–7, 6–2
Draw	56
Seeds	16

The 1998 Pilot Pen International was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Cullman-Heyman Tennis Center in New Haven, Connecticut, in the United States that was part of the International Series Gold of the 1998 ATP Tour and of Tier II of the 1998 WTA Tour. The men's tournament was held from August 17 through August 23, 1998, while the women's tournament was held from August 24 through August 30, 1998.

Seeds

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

1. Pete Sampras (third round)
2. Patrick Rafter (third round)
3. Petr Korda (third round)
4. Richard Krajicek (semifinals)
5. Yevgeny Kafelnikov (semifinals)
6. Tim Henman (quarterfinals)
7. Karol Kučera (champion)
8. Goran Ivanišević (final)
9. Jan Siemerink (third round)
10. Goran Ivanišević (third round)
11. Gustavo Kuerten (third round)
12. Fabrice Santoro (second round)
13. Bohdan Ulihrach (quarterfinals)
14. Nicolas Escudé (first round)
15. Marc Rosset (first round)
16. Guillaume Raoux (quarterfinals)

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
	8	Goran Ivanišević	6	6
	5	Yevgeny Kafelnikov	3	4
								8	Goran Ivanišević	4	7	2
								7	Karol Kučera	6	5	6
	4	Richard Krajicek	6	4
	7	Karol Kučera	7	6

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	P Sampras	6	7
		L Hewitt	6	6					L Hewitt	1	6
		S Sargsian	3	4											1	P Sampras	3	4
		S Bruguera	7	3	6											L Paes	6	6
		P McEnroe	6	6	3				S Bruguera	1	2
		L Paes	6	6					L Paes	6	6
	15	M Rosset	3	0																			L Paes	2	4
	10	N Kiefer	6	6																		8	G Ivanišević	6	6
		L Burgsmüller	3	3				10	N Kiefer	6	7
		M Woodforde	6	7					M Woodforde	0	5
		M Safin	4	5											10	N Kiefer	3	5
		G Grant	6	6											8	G Ivanišević	6	7
		C Doseděl	2	3					G Grant	3	6	3
								8	G Ivanišević	6	3	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								3	P Korda	6	3	6
		A Medvedev	7	6					A Medvedev	3	6	1
		E Erlich	6	3											3	P Korda	6	3
		K Carlsen	7	6											13	B Ulihrach	7	6
		D Prinosil	6	4					K Carlsen	6	4	4
	13	B Ulihrach	6	6				13	B Ulihrach	3	6	6
		J Sánchez	1	1																		13	B Ulihrach	6	3	3
	11	G Kuerten	6	6																		5	Y Kafelnikov	4	6	6
		M Puerta	3	4				11	G Kuerten	6	6
		A O'Brien	6	6					A O'Brien	3	2
		M Mirnyi	3	4											11	G Kuerten	4	4
		T Woodbridge	3	6	6										5	Y Kafelnikov	6	6
		M-K Goellner	6	4	3				T Woodbridge	0	2
								5	Y Kafelnikov	6	6

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								6	T Henman	6	6
		V Santopadre	6	6					V Santopadre	2	3
		A Rădulescu	2	3											6	T Henman	4	6	6
		D Sanguinetti	6	7												D Sanguinetti	6	3	3
		J Stark	4	5					D Sanguinetti	6	6	7
	12	F Santoro	1	6	6			12	F Santoro	1	7	5
		L Arnold	6	3	1																	6	T Henman	7	2	6
		R Schüttler	4	6	6																	4	R Krajicek	5	6	7
	14	N Escudé	6	4	3				R Schüttler	3	3
		H Levy	7	6					H Levy	6	6
		G Cañas	5	3												H Levy	2	4
		M Washington	6	6											4	R Krajicek	6	6
		S Lareau	4	4					M Washington	5	4
								4	R Krajicek	7	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								7	K Kučera	6	6
		H Gumy	5						H Gumy	3	3
		D Vacek	3r												7	K Kučera	6	7
		D van Scheppingen	6												9	J Siemerink	4	5
		I Heuberger	4r						D van Scheppingen	3	3
	9	J Siemerink	6	6				9	J Siemerink	6	6
		N Lapentti	4	3																		7	K Kučera	3	6	6
	16	G Raoux	7	6																		16	G Raoux	6	3	1
		J Gimelstob	6	4				16	G Raoux	6	6
		J van Lottum	6	6					J van Lottum	3	4
		J Alonso	4	2											16	G Raoux	7	6
		J Tarango	6	6											2	P Rafter	6	3
		L Roux	2	2					J Tarango	2	1
								2	P Rafter	6	6

External links

• ATP main draw