1998 Japan Open Tennis Championships – Men's Singles

Men's Singles
1998 Japan Open Tennis Championships
Champion Romania Andrei Pavel[1]
Runner-up Zimbabwe Byron Black
Final score 6–3, 6–4

The 1998 Japan Open Tennis Championships was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo in Japan that was part of the International Series Gold of the 1998 ATP Tour and of Tier III of the 1998 WTA Tour. The tournament was held from April 13 through April 19, 1998.

Seeds

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

  1. Australia Patrick Rafter (Second Round)
  2. United States Michael Chang (Third Round)
  3. United States Jan-Michael Gambill (Quarterfinals)
  4. Sweden Thomas Johansson (Second Round)
  5. United States Vince Spadea (Second Round)
  6. Czech Republic Martin Damm (Second Round)
  7. Italy Gianluca Pozzi (Second Round)
  8. Denmark Kenneth Carlsen (Second Round)
  9. United States Steve Campbell (Second Round)
  10. Zimbabwe Byron Black (Final)
  11. United States Jan-Michael Gambill (Semifinals)
  12. Czech Republic Byron Black (Semifinals)
  13. Sweden Mikael Tillström (Third Round)
  14. France Jérôme Golmard (Third Round)
  15. France Arnaud Clément (First Round)
  16. Romania Andrei Pavel (Champions)

Draw

Key

Finals

  Semifinals Final[1]
                         
     Romania Andrei Pavel 6 6  
11  United States Jan-Michael Gambill 4 3  
  16  Romania Andrei Pavel 6 6  
  10  Zimbabwe Byron Black 3 4  
10  Zimbabwe Byron Black 6 7
  12  Czech Republic Daniel Vacek 3 5  

Top Half

Section 1

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    1  Australia P Rafter 3 6  
 United States B MacPhie 7 6      United States B MacPhie 6 7  
 Sweden K Flygt 6 4        United States B MacPhie 6 3 4  
 Czech Republic R Vašek 6 4 7       16  Romania A Pavel 3 6 6  
 Canada S Lareau 4 6 6      Czech Republic R Vašek 7 0 5
16  Romania A Pavel 6 6     16  Romania A Pavel 5 6 7  
 France O Delaître 3 0       16  Romania A Pavel 6 7  
9  United States S Campbell 6 7        United States D DiLucia 3 6  
 United Kingdom A Richardson 1 6     9  United States S Campbell 3 6  
 Switzerland I Heuberger 6 6      Switzerland I Heuberger 6 7  
 Japan S Matsuoka 3 3        Switzerland I Heuberger 3 6 3
 United States D DiLucia 6 3 6        United States D DiLucia 6 0 6  
 United States David Wheaton 3 6 3      United States D DiLucia 4 6 6
    8  Denmark K Carlsen 6 3 3  
 

Section 2

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    3  United Kingdom T Henman 6 7  
 Canada D Nestor 6 6      Canada D Nestor 2 5  
 South Africa N Godwin 2 2       3  United Kingdom T Henman 6 6  
 Japan S Iwabuchi 7 0       14  France J Golmard 4 1  
 United Kingdom D Sapsford 5 1r      Japan S Iwabuchi 4 4
14  France J Golmard 6 3 6     14  France J Golmard 6 6  
 Japan T Chaen 2 6 1       3  United Kingdom T Henman 3 6 3
11  United States J-M Gambill 6 6       11  United States J-M Gambill 6 4 6
 Italy S Pescosolido 3 2     11  United States J-M Gambill 6 6  
 Japan K Miyachi 6 6      Japan K Miyachi 0 ;3  
 Australia A Belobrajdic 2 1       11  United States J-M Gambill 6 6
 Germany R Schüttler 6 3 6        Germany R Schüttler 0 0  
 Germany C Vinck 4 6 3      Germany R Schüttler 6 6
    6  Czech Republic M Damm 2 4  
 

Bottom Half

Section 3

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    5  United States V Spadea 3 0  
 Australia S Stolle 6 6      Australia S Stolle 6 6  
 Japan T Suzuki 2 3        Australia S Stolle 5 3  
 Japan G Motomura 4 6 7       12  Czech Republic D Vacek 7 6  
 United Kingdom C Wilkinson 6 4 5      Japan G Motomura 2 2
12  Czech Republic D Vacek 6 6     12  Czech Republic D Vacek 6 6  
 Italy V Santopadre 1 1       12  Czech Republic D Vacek 6 6
13  Sweden M Tillström 4 6 6        Germany D Prinosil 4 1
 Japan K Masuda 6 3 0     13  Sweden M Tillström 5 6 6  
 United States A O'Brien 6 6      United States A O'Brien 7 4 4  
 Spain Ó Burrieza 2 0       13  Sweden M Tillström 4 6
 Germany D Prinosil 6 6        Germany D Prinosil 6 7  
 United States M Sell 2 1      Germany D Prinosil 6 6
    4  Sweden T Johansson 3 3  
 

Section 4

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    7  Italy G Pozzi 3 6  
 Italy C Caratti 6 7      Italy C Caratti 6 7  
 Australia B Ellwood 0 6        Italy C Caratti 3 4  
 Germany L Burgsmüller 6 6       10  Zimbabwe B Black 6 6  
 Austria S Koubek 4 1      Germany L Burgsmüller 4 2
10  Zimbabwe B Black 3 7 6     10  Zimbabwe B Black 6 6  
 United States J Stark 6 6 4       10  Zimbabwe B Black 6 6
 Germany H Dreekmann 6 6        Germany H Dreekmann 2 3
15  France A Clément 3 4      Germany H Dreekmann 7 7  
 Finland T Ketola 6 6      Finland T Ketola 6 6  
 Australia M Tebbutt 4 4        Germany H Dreekmann 6 5 6
 Netherlands J van Lottum 6 0 7       2  United States M Chang 2 7 4  
 Japan H Kaneko 4 6 5      Netherlands J van Lottum 4 1
    2  United States M Chang 6 6  
 

References

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