1998 Grand Prix de Tennis de Toulouse – Singles

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Singles
1998 Grand Prix de Tennis de Toulouse
ChampionNetherlands Jan Siemerink[1]
Runner-upUnited Kingdom Greg Rusedski
Final score6–4, 6–4
Details
Draw32
Seeds8
Events
Singles
Doubles
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The 1998 Grand Prix de Tennis de Toulouse was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor hard in Toulouse, France that was part of the International Series of the 1998 ATP Tour. It was the seventeenth edition of the tournament and was held from 28 September – 4 October.

This tournament was notable for being where future 20-time Grand Slam champion and World No. 1 Roger Federer recorded his first match win.

Seeds[]

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

  1. United Kingdom Greg Rusedski (final)
  2. Netherlands Jan Siemerink (champion)
  3. Sweden Thomas Johansson (semifinals)
  4. Germany Nicolas Kiefer (semifinals)
  5. France Fabrice Santoro (first round)
  6. Sweden Magnus Larsson (first round)
  7. Australia Richard Fromberg (second round)
  8. Unknown (withdrew)

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[]

Semifinals Final[1]
          
1 United Kingdom Greg Rusedski 6 6
4 Germany Nicolas Kiefer 4 1
1 United Kingdom Greg Rusedski 4 4
2 Netherlands Jan Siemerink 6 6
3 Sweden Thomas Johansson 3 6 5
2 Netherlands Jan Siemerink 6 3 7

Top half[]

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 United Kingdom G Rusedski 7 7
Germany M-K 65 63 1 United Kingdom G Rusedski 6 6
Ukraine A Medvedev 6 65 6 Ukraine A Medvedev 4 3
France J-P Perlant 4 7 4 1 United Kingdom G Rusedski 6 6
France A Clément 7 3 6 France A Clément 4 1
France S Grosjean 64 6 4 France A Clément 6 4 7
Germany M Sinner 6 6 Germany M Sinner 3 6 61
Netherlands P Haarhuis 2 4 1 United Kingdom G Rusedski 6 6
4 Germany N Kiefer 6 6 4 Germany N Kiefer 4 1
France J Boutter 1 2 4 Germany N Kiefer 4 6 6
France L Barthez 7 6 France L Barthez 6 3 1
Germany C Vinck 67 2 4 Germany N Kiefer 6 3 6
United States J Tarango 4 6 6 Switzerland M Rosset 3 6 1
Switzerland I Heuberger 6 1 4 United States J Tarango 3 4
Switzerland M Rosset 4 6 6 Switzerland M Rosset 6 6
5 France F Santoro 6 2 3

Bottom half[]

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
France S Huet 7 7
6 Sweden M Larsson 5 5 France S Huet 7 65 6
Armenia S Sargsian 6 7 Armenia S Sargsian 5 7 3
France L Roux 3 65 France S Huet 6 4 5
Czech Republic D Vacek 7 6 3 Sweden T Johansson 3 6 7
Italy G Pozzi 62 4 Czech Republic D Vacek 4 3
3 Sweden T Johansson 7 7 3 Sweden T Johansson 6 6
France A Di Pasquale 66 5 3 Sweden T Johansson 3 6 5
7 Australia R Fromberg 6 6 2 Netherlands J Siemerink 6 3 7
Italy D Sanguinetti 4 4 7 Australia R Fromberg 1 65
Q Switzerland R Federer 6 6 Q Switzerland R Federer 6 7
France G Raoux 2 2 Q Switzerland R Federer 65 2
France J Golmard 6 7 2 Netherlands J Siemerink 7 6
Germany D Prinosil 4 64 France J Golmard 6 3 4
2 Netherlands J Siemerink 6 6 2 Netherlands J Siemerink 3 6 6
Argentina G Cañas 3 4

References[]

  1. ^ a b "1998 Toulouse". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
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