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Men's singles
Men's singles
1998 French Open
Final
Champion	Carlos Moyá
Runner-up	Àlex Corretja
Score	6–3, 7–5, 6–3
Details
Draw	128
Seeds	16
Events

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.

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

1.

Pete Sampras (second round)

2.

Petr Korda (first round)

3.

Marcelo Ríos (quarterfinals)

4.

Pat Rafter (second round)

5.

Greg Rusedski (first round)

6.

Yevgeny Kafelnikov (second round)

7.

Jonas Björkman (first round)

8.

Gustavo Kuerten (second round)

9.

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

Draw

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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
NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant

Finals

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

Section 1

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	0^r												R Delgado	2	7⁷	6	7⁹
	S Sargsian	5													S Sargsian	6	6⁴	4	6⁷
	T Henman	2^r						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

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	2^r				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

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	3^r
	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

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

Section 5

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	0^r
	Á Calatrava	5	3	2			11	M Chang	7	6	3
11	M Chang	7	6	6

Section 6

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

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

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

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

External links

Preceded by 1998 Australian Open – Men's singles	Grand Slam men's singles	Succeeded by 1998 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles

[:draw-1] "Draws, ATP Tour, Tennis". ATP. Retrieved 16 October 2024.

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1998 French Open – Men's singles