1998 Pilot Pen International – Men's singles

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Men's singles
1998 Pilot Pen International
Final
Champion Flag of Slovakia.svg Karol Kučera [1]
Runner-up Flag of Croatia.svg Goran Ivanišević
Score6–4, 5–7, 6–2
Details
Draw56
Seeds16
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
  1997  · Pilot Pen International

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.

Contents

Seeds

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

  1. Flag of the United States.svg Pete Sampras (third round)
  2. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Patrick Rafter (third round)
  3. Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Petr Korda (third round)
  4. Flag of the Netherlands.svg Richard Krajicek (semifinals)
  5. Flag of Russia.svg Yevgeny Kafelnikov (semifinals)
  6. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tim Henman (quarterfinals)
  7. Flag of Slovakia.svg Karol Kučera (champion)
  8. Flag of Croatia.svg Goran Ivanišević (final)
  9. Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jan Siemerink (third round)
  10. Flag of Germany.svg Goran Ivanišević (third round)
  11. Flag of Brazil.svg Gustavo Kuerten (third round)
  12. Flag of France.svg Fabrice Santoro (second round)
  13. Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Bohdan Ulihrach (quarterfinals)
  14. Flag of France.svg Nicolas Escudé (first round)
  15. Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Marc Rosset (first round)
  16. Flag of France.svg Guillaume Raoux (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final [1]
          
8 Flag of Croatia.svg Goran Ivanišević 66
5 Flag of Russia.svg Yevgeny Kafelnikov 3 4
8 Flag of Croatia.svg Goran Ivanišević 4 72
7 Flag of Slovakia.svg Karol Kučera 65 6
4 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Richard Krajicek 6 4
7 Flag of Slovakia.svg Karol Kučera 76

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1 Flag of the United States.svg P Sampras 67
Flag of Australia (converted).svg L Hewitt 66 Flag of Australia (converted).svg L Hewitt 1 6
Flag of Armenia.svg S Sargsian 3 4 1 Flag of the United States.svg P Sampras 3 4
Flag of Spain.svg S Bruguera 73 6 Flag of India.svg L Paes 66
Flag of the United States.svg P McEnroe 6 63 Flag of Spain.svg S Bruguera 1 2
Flag of India.svg L Paes 66 Flag of India.svg L Paes 66
15 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg M Rosset 3 0 Flag of India.svg L Paes 2 4
10 Flag of Germany.svg N Kiefer 668 Flag of Croatia.svg G Ivanišević 66
Flag of Germany.svg L Burgsmüller 3 3 10 Flag of Germany.svg N Kiefer 67
Flag of Australia (converted).svg M Woodforde 67 Flag of Australia (converted).svg M Woodforde 0 5
Flag of Russia.svg M Safin 4 5 10 Flag of Germany.svg N Kiefer 3 5
Flag of the United States.svg G Grant 668 Flag of Croatia.svg G Ivanišević 67
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg C Doseděl 2 3 Flag of the United States.svg G Grant 3 63
8 Flag of Croatia.svg G Ivanišević 63 6

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
3 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg P Korda 63 6
Flag of Ukraine.svg A Medvedev 76 Flag of Ukraine.svg A Medvedev 3 61
Flag of Israel.svg E Erlich 6 3 3 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg P Korda 6 3
Flag of Denmark.svg K Carlsen 7613 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg B Ulihrach 76
Flag of Germany.svg D Prinosil 6 4 Flag of Denmark.svg K Carlsen 64 4
13 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg B Ulihrach 6613 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg B Ulihrach 3 66
Flag of Spain.svg J Sánchez 1 1 13 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg B Ulihrach 63 3
11 Flag of Brazil.svg G Kuerten 665 Flag of Russia.svg Y Kafelnikov 4 66
Flag of Argentina.svg M Puerta 3 4 11 Flag of Brazil.svg G Kuerten 66
Flag of the United States.svg A O'Brien 66 Flag of the United States.svg A O'Brien 3 2
Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg M Mirnyi 3 4 11 Flag of Brazil.svg G Kuerten 4 4
Flag of Australia (converted).svg T Woodbridge 3 665 Flag of Russia.svg Y Kafelnikov 66
Flag of Germany.svg M-K Goellner 64 3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg T Woodbridge 0 2
5 Flag of Russia.svg Y Kafelnikov 66

Bottom half

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
6 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg T Henman 66
Flag of Italy.svg V Santopadre 66 Flag of Italy.svg V Santopadre 2 3
Flag of Germany.svg A Rădulescu 2 3 6 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg T Henman 4 66
Flag of Italy.svg D Sanguinetti 67 Flag of Italy.svg D Sanguinetti 63 3
Flag of the United States.svg J Stark 4 5 Flag of Italy.svg D Sanguinetti 66 7
12 Flag of France.svg F Santoro 1 6612 Flag of France.svg F Santoro 1 75
Flag of Argentina.svg L Arnold 63 1 6 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg T Henman 72 6
Flag of Germany.svg R Schüttler 4 664 Flag of the Netherlands.svg R Krajicek 5 67
14 Flag of France.svg N Escudé 64 3 Flag of Germany.svg R Schüttler 3 3
Flag of Israel.svg H Levy 76 Flag of Israel.svg H Levy 66
Flag of Argentina.svg G Cañas 5 3 Flag of Israel.svg H Levy 2 4
Flag of the United States.svg M Washington 664 Flag of the Netherlands.svg R Krajicek 66
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg S Lareau 4 4 Flag of the United States.svg M Washington 5 4
4 Flag of the Netherlands.svg R Krajicek 76

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
7 Flag of Slovakia.svg K Kučera 66
Flag of Argentina.svg H Gumy 5 Flag of Argentina.svg H Gumy 3 3
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg D Vacek 3r7 Flag of Slovakia.svg K Kučera 67
Flag of the Netherlands.svg D van Scheppingen 69 Flag of the Netherlands.svg J Siemerink 4 5
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg I Heuberger 4r Flag of the Netherlands.svg D van Scheppingen 3 3
9 Flag of the Netherlands.svg J Siemerink 669 Flag of the Netherlands.svg J Siemerink 66
Flag of Ecuador.svg N Lapentti 4 3 7 Flag of Slovakia.svg K Kučera 3 66
16 Flag of France.svg G Raoux 7616 Flag of France.svg G Raoux 63 1
Flag of the United States.svg J Gimelstob 6 4 16 Flag of France.svg G Raoux 66
Flag of the Netherlands.svg J van Lottum 66 Flag of the Netherlands.svg J van Lottum 3 4
Flag of Spain.svg J Alonso 4 2 16 Flag of France.svg G Raoux 76
Flag of the United States.svg J Tarango 662 Flag of Australia (converted).svg P Rafter 6 3
Flag of France.svg L Roux 2 2 Flag of the United States.svg J Tarango 2 1
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg P Rafter 66

References

  1. 1 2 "1998 New Haven". International Tennis Federation. Archived from the original on January 2, 2015. Retrieved January 2, 2015.