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1998 tennis event results
Carlos Moyá defeated Àlex Corretja in the final, 6–3, 7–5, 6–3 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1998 French Open.
Gustavo Kuerten was the defending champion, but he lost in the second round to Marat Safin , who was appearing in the main draw of a major for the first time.
Seeds [ ]
Pete Sampras (second round)
Petr Korda (first round)
Marcelo Ríos (quarterfinals)
Patrick Rafter (second round)
Greg Rusedski (first round)
Yevgeny Kafelnikov (second round)
Jonas Björkman (first round)
Gustavo Kuerten (second round)
Karol Kučera (first round)
Richard Krajicek (third round)
Michael Chang (third round)
Carlos Moyá (champion)
Albert Costa (fourth round)
Àlex Corretja (final)
Félix Mantilla (semifinals)
Alberto Berasategui (fourth round)
Qualifying [ ]
Draw [ ]
Key [ ]
Q = Qualifier
WC = Wild card
LL = Lucky loser
Alt = Alternate
SE = Special exempt
PR = Protected ranking
ITF = ITF entry
JE = Junior exempt
w/o = Walkover
r = Retired
d = Defaulted
Finals [ ]
Top half [ ]
Section 1 [ ]
Section 2 [ ]
First round
Second round
Third round
Fourth round
9
K Kučera
6
2
4
3
T Woodbridge
1
6
6
6
T Woodbridge
6
4
6
6
JA Marín
3
66
62
G Raoux
4
6
3
0
G Raoux
6
78
77
T Woodbridge
5
3
2
V Spadea
5
5
F Meligeni
7
6
6
D Nestor
7
2r
V Spadea
65
63
3
F Meligeni
6
6
6
F Meligeni
77
77
6
T Johansson
4
2
4
F Meligeni
4
710
3
6
3
T Nydahl
3
62
3
T Muster
6
68
6
3
6
S Draper
6
77
6
S Draper
3
6
77
62
2
M Craca
1
1
1
Q
C Van Garsse
6
3
65
77
6
Q
C Van Garsse
6
6
6
Q
C Van Garsse
2
6
63
2
N Kiefer
6
6
77
T Muster
6
4
77
6
T Haas
1
2
63
N Kiefer
2
1
3
T Muster
6
6
6
T Muster
6
6
6
7
J Björkman
3
3
3
Section 3 [ ]
First round
Second round
Third round
Fourth round
3
M Ríos
7
6
3
6
B Steven
5
2
6
3
3
M Ríos
6
6
6
E Benfele Álvarez
5
7
612
6
6
E Benfele Álvarez
4
2
2
M Tebbutt
7
5
714
4
3
3
M Ríos
6
3
Q
B Karbacher
2
6
3
1
W Ferreira
1
3r
M Norman
6
1
6
6
M Norman
4
4
4
M Sinner
64
4
5
W Ferreira
6
6
6
W Ferreira
77
6
7
3
M Ríos
4
6
6
6
B Ulihrach
6
67
6
6
13
A Costa
6
4
3
3
W Black
1
79
2
3
B Ulihrach
3
62
7
6
9
M Philippoussis
6
7
6
M Philippoussis
6
77
5
4
7
LL
O Gross
1
5
4
B Ulihrach
3
3
0
J Burillo
78
3
2
3
13
A Costa
6
6
6
M-K Goellner
66
6
6
6
M-K Goellner
4
6
2
K Carlsen
3
2
2
13
A Costa
6
7
6
13
A Costa
6
6
6
Section 4 [ ]
First round
Second round
Third round
Fourth round
12
C Moyá
7
6
6
WC
S Grosjean
5
1
4
12
C Moyá
6
716
6
WC
J-B Perlant
66
6
3
6
1
Q
P Imaz
4
614
2
Q
P Imaz
78
3
6
3
6
12
C Moyá
6
77
6
C Doseděl
5
1
2
Q
A Ilie
2
61
3
M Tillström
7
6
6
M Tillström
711
3
3
4
J Alonso
6
3
3
2
Q
A Ilie
69
6
6
6
Q
A Ilie
4
6
6
6
12
C Moyá
6
7
3
6
J Courier
77
6
0
6
Q
J Knippschild
3
5
6
4
R Fromberg
61
4
6
4
J Courier
4
2
3
Q
J Knippschild
6
6
6
Q
J Knippschild
6
6
6
C Costa
4
2
4
Q
J Knippschild
2
0
78
6
6
Q
J Mas
0
6
6
77
J Van Herck
6
6
66
4
2
Q
M Sell
6
4
2
64
Q
J Mas
3
64
5
J Van Herck
6
6
6
J Van Herck
6
77
7
5
G Rusedski
4
4
4
Bottom half [ ]
Section 5 [ ]
First round
Second round
Third round
Fourth round
6
Y Kafelnikov
6
4
6
6
Q
M Navarra
4
6
1
4
6
Y Kafelnikov
6
610
64
1
D Pescariu
64
4
4
T Enqvist
4
712
77
6
T Enqvist
77
6
6
T Enqvist
3
2
3
Q
M Martelli
77
78
77
F Dewulf
6
6
6
G Ivanišević
63
66
62
Q
M Martelli
65
4
67
F Dewulf
77
7
77
F Dewulf
77
6
79
M Larsson
60
5
65
F Dewulf
7
6
6
WC
A Di Pasquale
6
5
63
6
0
F Clavet
5
3
1
WC
O Delaître
2
7
77
1
6
WC
O Delaître
2
4
77
1
F Clavet
6
6
6
F Clavet
6
6
64
6
PR
A Chesnokov
1
4
1
F Clavet
3
77
6
6
Q
J van Lottum
65
6
6
3
6
11
M Chang
6
65
2
4
J Siemerink
77
3
2
6
2
Q
J van Lottum
5
2
0r
Á Calatrava
5
3
2
11
M Chang
7
6
3
11
M Chang
7
6
6
Section 6 [ ]
First round
Second round
Third round
Fourth round
14
À Corretja
6
6
0
6
K Alami
3
2
6
4
14
À Corretja
6
6
6
F Vicente
4
6
6
6
F Vicente
3
2
3
M Woodforde
6
4
2
1
14
À Corretja
6
5
64
7
9
M Rosset
2
1
6
4
H Gumy
1
7
77
5
7
G Pozzi
6
6
4
6
G Pozzi
2
3
6
7
9
H Gumy
6
6
6
H Gumy
6
6
3
5
11
S Bruguera
2
2
3
14
À Corretja
6
6
6
WC
O Mutis
4
6
6
3
2
J Stoltenberg
4
4
3
D Prinosil
6
1
4
6
6
D Prinosil
4
3
711
1
M Gustafsson
6
4
6
6
M Gustafsson
6
6
69
6
A O'Brien
2
6
2
2
M Gustafsson
1
6
4
4
J Stoltenberg
6
4
6
4
10
J Stoltenberg
6
2
6
6
G Blanco
2
6
0
6
8
J Stoltenberg
6
2
6
6
S Lareau
77
6
1
3
2
4
P Rafter
4
6
3
2
4
P Rafter
65
3
6
6
6
Section 7 [ ]
First round
Second round
Third round
Fourth round
8
G Kuerten
6
6
6
WC
C Auffray
0
2
2
8
G Kuerten
6
65
6
1
4
Q
M Safin
5
7
6
3
6
Q
M Safin
3
77
3
6
6
A Agassi
7
5
2
6
2
Q
M Safin
6
3
6
7
S Schalken
6
2
4
5
D Vacek
3
6
3
5
D Vacek
1
6
6
7
D Vacek
6
2
7
77
Q
M Rodríguez
3
2
4
J-M Gambill
4
6
5
60
J-M Gambill
6
6
6
Q
M Safin
5
6
77
4
4
M Filippini
1
6
5
77
4
C Pioline
7
4
65
6
6
C Pioline
6
3
7
64
6
C Pioline
7
6
3
6
Q
J Boutter
66
6
6
77
Q
J Boutter
5
3
6
4
C Vinck
78
3
4
65
C Pioline
6
6
7
Q
R Gilbert
6
6
2
2
11
10
R Krajicek
3
2
5
A Portas
3
3
6
6
9
Q
R Gilbert
5
4
1
N Lapentti
4
4
77
65
10
R Krajicek
7
6
6
10
R Krajicek
6
6
62
77
Section 8 [ ]
First round
Second round
Third round
Fourth round
16
A Berasategui
4
79
6
6
G Stafford
6
67
3
1
16
A Berasategui
6
3
6
6
WC
G Solvès
6
6
3
65
8
WC
G Solvès
3
6
3
4
R Reneberg
4
2
6
77
6
16
A Berasategui
62
6
7
7
D Hrbatý
2
6
6
6
D Hrbatý
77
3
5
5
S Campbell
6
3
3
3
D Hrbatý
6
6
6
J Sánchez
66
6
7
4
3
JA Viloca
3
3
3
JA Viloca
78
3
5
6
6
16
A Berasategui
2
4
6
3
J Novák
0
2
61
H Arazi
6
6
3
6
H Arazi
6
6
77
H Arazi
6
6
6
J Golmard
1
2
0
N Escudé
3
4
2
N Escudé
6
6
6
H Arazi
6
0
6
77
J Tarango
6
6
77
Q
M Zabaleta
4
6
4
63
P Haarhuis
4
1
64
J Tarango
0
2
2
Q
M Zabaleta
6
6
3
4
6
Q
M Zabaleta
6
6
6
2
P Korda
0
2
6
6
3
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