1998 US Open – Boys' singles

Boys' singles
Boys' singles
1998 US Open
Final
Champion	David Nalbandian
Runner-up	Roger Federer
Score	6–3, 7–5
Events

Last updated January 27, 2025

Arnaud Di Pasquale was the defending champion, but did not compete this year.

Seeds

Julien Jeanpierre (third round)
Fernando González (quarterfinals)
Andreas Vinciguerra (first round)
Roger Federer (final)
Guillermo Coria (first round)
Cheng Wei-jen (third round)
Flávio Saretta (first round)
Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi (first round)
Taylor Dent (third round)
David Nalbandian (champion)
José de Armas (first round)
Ladislav Chramosta (first round)
Olivier Rochus (third round)
Lovro Zovko (semifinals)
Valentin Sanon (third round)
Andy Ram (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final

16	Andy Ram	6	5	3

10	David Nalbandian	4	7	6
					10	David Nalbandian	6	6

					14	Lovro Zovko	2	2
14	Lovro Zovko	6	3	7⁷

	Zack Fleishman	0	6	6¹
										10	David Nalbandian	6	7

										4	Roger Federer	3	5
	Jérôme Haehnel	5	6	1

4	Roger Federer	7	3	6
					4	Roger Federer	6	4	6

						Kristian Pless	3	6	3
	Kristian Pless	6	6

2	Fernando González	4	3

Top half

Section 1

First round					Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

1	J Jeanpierre	6	6
	M Boeker	4	3		1	J Jeanpierre	6	6	6
	Jakub Hašek	6	3	6		J Hašek	7	4	2
	Jorge Haro	3	6	3						1	J Jeanpierre	3	2
	A Kedryuk	2	6	3						16	A Ram	6	6
	J Melzer	6	3	6		J Melzer	6	7	4
	Sanzaruz Zaman	2	1		16	A Ram	7	6	6
16	A Ram	6	6											16	A Ram	6	5	3
10	D Nalbandian	6	6											10	D Nalbandian	4	7	6
	B Veress	0	2		10	D Nalbandian	6	6
	L Magdinčev	6	2	3		R Steckley	0	1
	R Steckley	3	6	6						10	D Nalbandian	6	6
	M Youzhny	6	6								M Youzhny	3	2
	Sebastien Aickele	0	2			M Youzhny	6	5	7
	Johan Kareld	6	6			J Kareld	2	7	5
7	F Saretta	4	1

Section 2

First round					Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

3	A Vinciguerra	6	4
	Bob Borella	7	6			B Borella	2	4
	Manoj Mahadevan	4	4			J Nieminen	6	6
	J Nieminen	6	6								J Nieminen	7	1	4
	Raimonds Sproga	6	4	4						14	L Zovko	6	6	6
	Cyril Martin	3	6	6		C Martin	6	3
	S Lipsky	4	1		14	L Zovko	7	6
14	L Zovko	6	6												14	L Zovko	6	3	7
11	J de Armas	6	7	3												Z Fleishman	0	6	6
	Z Fleishman	7	5	6		Z Fleishman	6	6
	Christian-Michael Straka	6	7			CM Straka	3	3
	L Joseph	3	5								Z Fleishman	7	6
	Mark Kovacs	7	6	3						6	W-j Cheng	5	1
	Philipp Hammer	6	7	6		P Hammer	7	3	2
	Simon Dickson	6	4	2	6	W-j Cheng	5	6	6
6	Cheng Wei-jen	3	6	6

Bottom half

Section 3

First round					Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

5	G Coria	4	6
	KJ Hippensteel	6	7			KJ Hippensteel	4	6	6
	Vijay Kannan	6	6			V Kannan	6	3	2
	A Bogomolov Jr.	3	2								KJ Hippensteel	4	4
	A Kračman	3	6	3							J Haehnel	6	6
	M Hilton	6	2	6		M Hilton	4	4
	J Haehnel	6	6			J Haehnel	6	6
12	Ladislav Chramosta	3	4												J Haehnel	5	6	1
13	O Rochus	3	6	6										4	R Federer	7	3	6
	J Adaktusson	6	2	3	13	O Rochus	6	6
	L Harper-Griffith	1	0			P King	2	3
	P King	6	6							13	O Rochus	2	5
	Stephen Moros	2	2							4	R Federer	6	7
	Philip Langer	6	6			P Langer	3	2
	Boris Bachert	2	2		4	R Federer	6	6
4	R Federer	6	6

Section 4

First round					Second round				Third round				Quarterfinals

8	A Qureshi	6	2
	K Pless	7	6			K Pless	6	6
	Robert Kowalczyk	7	6			R Kowalczyk	2	3
	M Fish	6	3							K Pless	6	6
	L Pampoulov	2	7	6					9	T Dent	4	2
	JJ Rojer	6	6	3		L Pampoulov	4	1
	Jiří Vrbka	4	3		9	T Dent	6	6
9	T Dent	6	6											K Pless	6	6
15	V Sanon	6	6										2	F González	4	3
	Ryota Taguchi	4	4		15	V Sanon	7	6
	D Martin	6	6			D Martin	5	0
	K Beck	2	4						15	V Sanon	6	4
	Alexander Hartman	0	4						2	F González	7	6
	L Uebel	6	6			L Uebel	2	1
	A Roddick	6	4	2	2	F González	6	6
2	F González	3	6	6

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