1998 Stella Artois Championships – Singles

1998 Stella Artois Championships
1997 champion   Mark Philippoussis
Champion   Scott Draper
Runner-up   Laurence Tieleman
Final score   7–6 (7–5), 6–4
Events
Singles   Doubles

Mark Philippoussis was the defending champion but lost in the first round to Jordi Burillo.

Scott Draper won in the final 7–6 (7–5), 6–4 against Laurence Tieleman.

Contents

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top eight seeds received a bye to the second round.

  1. Pete Sampras (Third Round)
  2. Greg Rusedski (Third Round)
  3. Patrick Rafter (Second Round)
  4. Jonas Björkman (Third Round)
  5. Karol Kučera (Second Round)
  6. n/a
  7. Tim Henman (Third Round)
  8. Thomas Enqvist (Quarterfinals)
  1. Mark Philippoussis (First Round)
  2. Goran Ivanišević (Second Round)
  3. Todd Martin (First Round)
  4. Todd Woodbridge (Third Round)
  5. Brett Steven (Third Round)
  6. Byron Black (Semifinals)
  7. Mark Woodforde (Semifinals)
  8. Jason Stoltenberg (First Round)

Draw

Key

Finals

  Semifinals Final
                         
  15   Mark Woodforde 3 2    
    Scott Draper 6 6    
      Scott Draper 77 6  
  Q   Laurence Tieleman 65 4  
14   Byron Black 6 3 2
  Q   Laurence Tieleman 3 6 6  

Top Half

Section 1

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    WC/1   P Sampras 6 6    
Q   A Hernández 711 2 2         W Black 2 3    
    W Black 69 6 6       WC/1   P Sampras 3 2    
WC   C Wilkinson 7 3 7           M Woodforde 6 6    
    S Stolle 5 6 5     WC   C Wilkinson 1 67  
    J Gimelstob 7 3 2     15   M Woodforde 6 79    
15   M Woodforde 5 6 6       15   M Woodforde 6 1 6
9   M Philippoussis 69 5         8   T Enqvist 3 6 2
    J Burillo 711 7           J Burillo 6 6    
Q   M Merklein 3 3       LL   D Nainkin 4 2    
LL   D Nainkin 6 6             J Burillo 4 6 2
WC   M Petchey 3 3         8   T Enqvist 6 3 6  
    A O'Brien 6 6           A O'Brien 4 6 2
    8   T Enqvist 6 3 6  
 

Section 2

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    3   P Rafter 6 5 4  
    M Tebbutt 4 6 4         S Draper 4 7 6  
    S Draper 6 2 6           S Draper 78 77    
    J van Lottum 1 0         13   B Steven 66 63    
    A Clément 6 6           A Clément 2 1  
    A Pavel 3 6 2     13   B Steven 6 6    
13   B Steven 6 4 6           S Draper 79 77  
12   T Woodbridge 6 6             D Flach 67 65  
    A Sá 2 3       12   T Woodbridge 6 2 77  
    S Grosjean 77 77           S Grosjean 4 6 63  
    D van Scheppingen 63 65         12   T Woodbridge 4 64  
    D Vacek 6 1 3           D Flach 6 77    
    D Flach 4 6 6         D Flach 5 6 6
    6   K Kučera 7 4 3  
 

Bottom Half

Section 3

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    LL   B MacPhie 77 6    
    T Nydahl 1 1       Q   M Mirnyi 63 4    
Q   M Mirnyi 6 6         LL   B MacPhie 6 6    
    G Stafford 3 7 6       Q   I Heuberger 3 3    
    L Paes 6 5 4         G Stafford 3 4  
Q   I Heuberger 6 6       Q   I Heuberger 6 6    
11   T Martin 4 2         LL   B MacPhie 5 1  
14   B Black 6 5 6       14   B Black 7 6  
    G Cañas 2 7 3     14   B Black 5 6 6  
    L Burgsmüller 6 0 4         J-M Gambill 7 4 4  
    J-M Gambill 4 6 6       14   B Black 6 4 6
    D Nestor 6 2 6       4   J Björkman 3 6 3  
    A Richardson 4 6 1         D Nestor 2 5  
    4   J Björkman 6 7    
 

Section 4

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    7   T Henman 6 6    
    S Sargsian 6 6           S Sargsian 3 4    
WC   M Lee 2 3         7   T Henman 6 65 6  
    M Sinner 6 3 5       10   G Ivanišević 1 77 4  
    P Tramacchi 4 6 7         P Tramacchi 4 6 1
    D Wheaton 1 68       10   G Ivanišević 6 3 6  
10   G Ivanišević 6 710         7   T Henman 6 64 4
16   J Stoltenberg 6 65 2       Q   L Tieleman 2 77 6
Q   L Tieleman 3 77 6     Q   L Tieleman 0 6 6  
Q   L Hewitt 6 66 4         S Lareau 6 1 4  
    S Lareau 3 78 6       Q   L Tieleman 2    
    J Golmard 3 6 6       2   G Rusedski 2 r    
    K Carlsen 6 4 4         J Golmard 77 4 1
    2   G Rusedski 64 6 6  
 

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