1998 Waldbaum's Hamlet Cup – Singles

1998 Waldbaum's Hamlet Cup
Champions   Australia Patrick Rafter[1]
Runners-up   Spain Felix Mantilla
Final score   7–6(7–3), 6–2
Events
Singles   men   women
Doubles   men   women
Waldbaum's Hamlet Cup
 < 1997 1999 > 

The 1998 Waldbaum's Hamlet Cup was a men's tennis tournament played on Hard courts in Long Island, United that was part of the International Series of the 1998 ATP Tour. It was the eighteenth edition of the tournament and was held from 24–30 August 1998.

Seeds

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

  1. Chile Marcelo Ríos (First Round)
  2. Australia Patrick Rafter (Champion)
  3. Spain Carlos Moyá (Second Round)
  4. United Kingdom Greg Rusedski (Semifinals)
  5. Unknown (Withdrew)
  6. Spain Alberto Berasategui (First Round)
  7. Croatia Goran Ivanišević (First Round)
  8. Spain Felix Mantilla (Final)
  9. Netherlands Jan Siemerink (Second Round)

Draw

Key

Finals

  Semifinals Final[1]
                         
  8  Spain Felix Mantilla 6 5 6  
   Russia Marat Safin 3 7 4  
  8  Spain Felix Mantilla 63 2  
  2  Australia Patrick Rafter 7 6  
4  United Kingdom Greg Rusedski 4 5  
  2  Australia Patrick Rafter 6 7    

Top Half

First Round   Second Round   Quarterfinals   Semifinals
 Brazil G Kuerten 6 7  
1  Chile M Ríos 3 64      Brazil G Kuerten 2 6 7  
 Spain F Clavet 6 6      Spain F Clavet 6 3 68  
 Israel L Mor 2 1        Brazil G Kuerten 4 6 6  
 Czech Republic B Ulihrach 6 7       8  Spain F Mantilla 6 2 4  
 Czech Republic C Doseděl 4 65      Czech Republic B Ulihrach 64 3
8  Spain F Mantilla 6 6     8  Spain F Mantilla 7 6  
 Spain S Bruguera 4 4       8  Spain F Mantilla 6 5 6
3  Spain C Moyá 7 6        Russia M Safin 3 7 4
 New Zealand B Steven 5 3     3  Spain C Moyá 2 2  
 Germany D Prinosil 0 6 6      Germany D Prinosil 6 6  
 Slovakia D Hrbatý 6 3 1        Germany D Prinosil 1 62
 Belgium F Dewulf 6 7        Russia M Safin 6 7  
 Australia M Woodforde 4 66      Belgium F Dewulf 66 1
 Russia M Safin 6 6      Russia M Safin 7 6  
6  Spain A Berasategui 3 2  

Bottom Half

First Round   Second Round   Quarterfinals   Semifinals
9  Netherlands J Siemerink 4 6 6  
 Spain J Alonso 6 1 4     9  Netherlands J Siemerink 1 6 3  
 Czech Republic D Vacek 6 6      Czech Republic D Vacek 6 4 6  
 Switzerland M Rosset 1 4        Czech Republic D Vacek 2 3  
 Brazil F Meligeni 62 6 6       4  United Kingdom G Rusedski 6 6  
 France G Raoux 7 4 3      Brazil F Meligeni 2 66
4  United Kingdom G Rusedski 6 6     4  United Kingdom G Rusedski 6 7  
 Sweden M Norman 3 4       4  United Kingdom G Rusedski 4 5  
 Morocco H Arazi 5 6 7       2  Australia P Rafter 6 7  
7  Croatia G Ivanišević 7 3 62      Morocco H Arazi 3 6 3  
 France N Escudé 6 6      France N Escudé 6 3 6  
 Sweden T Johansson 1 4        France N Escudé 3 2
 Czech Republic M Damm 3 6 6       2  Australia P Rafter 6 6  
 Spain J Burillo 6 2 3      Czech Republic M Damm 4 3
2  Australia P Rafter 6 4 6     2  Australia P Rafter 6 6  
 Spain J Sánchez 2 6 4  

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "1998 Long Island". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 1 January 2015.