Men's singles Champion Patrick Rafter Runner-up Mark Philippoussis Final score 6–3, 3–6, 6–2, 6–0 Draw 128 Seeds 16
1998 tennis event results
Main article: 1998 US Open (tennis)
Defending champion Patrick Rafter defeated Mark Philippoussis in the final, 6–3, 3–6, 6–2, 6–0 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1998 US Open.
Seeds [ ]
Pete Sampras (semifinals)
Marcelo Ríos (third round)
Patrick Rafter (champion)
Petr Korda (first round)
Richard Krajicek (third round)
Greg Rusedski (third round)
Àlex Corretja (fourth round)
Andre Agassi (fourth round)
Karol Kučera (quarterfinals)
Carlos Moyà (semifinals)
Yevgeny Kafelnikov (fourth round)
Jonas Björkman (quarterfinals)
Tim Henman (fourth round)
Goran Ivanišević (fourth round)
Alberto Berasategui (first round)
Albert Costa (first 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 [ ]
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Final
1
Pete Sampras
6
7
6
9
Karol Kučera
3
5
4
1
Pete Sampras
710
4
6
4
3
3
Patrick Rafter
68
6
2
6
6
3
Patrick Rafter
6
6
7
12
Jonas Björkman
2
3
5
3
Patrick Rafter
6
3
6
6
Mark Philippoussis
3
6
2
0
Thomas Johansson
6
3
77
3
610
Mark Philippoussis
4
6
63
6
712
Mark Philippoussis
6
6
5
6
10
Carlos Moyà
1
4
7
4
10
Carlos Moyà
6
6
6
Magnus Larsson
4
3
3
Top half [ ]
Section 1 [ ]
First round
Second round
Third round
Fourth round
1
P Sampras
6
6
6
M-K Goellner
3
2
2
1
P Sampras
77
2
6
6
WC
P Goldstein
67
77
6
3
WC
P Goldstein
64
6
3
3
A Ilie
79
64
4
0r
1
P Sampras
6
6
6
WC
A Park
5
3
1
M Tillström
2
3
1
M Tillström
7
6
6
M Tillström
1
6
77
3
6
S Doseděl
6
3
6
6
S Doseděl
6
3
65
6
3
F Dewulf
4
6
3
4
1
P Sampras
6
6
6
WC
T Dent
4
7
2
M Safin
4
3
2
Q
A Rădulescu
6
5
1r
WC
T Dent
3
1
62
M Safin
6
3
6
77
M Safin
6
6
77
M Gustafsson
2
6
3
64
M Safin
6
6
1
6
J Gimelstob
6
5
3r
T Muster
4
4
6
3
W Black
3
7
2
W Black
77
4
3
0
T Muster
77
6
6
T Muster
65
6
6
6
15
A Berasategui
61
2
3
Section 2 [ ]
First round
Second round
Third round
Fourth round
9
K Kučera
6
6
6
S Campbell
4
2
4
9
K Kučera
7
6
6
J Golmard
6
6
77
J Golmard
5
3
0
J Novák
3
4
65
9
K Kučera
7
6
6
WC
B Bryan
3
65
6
6
6
A Voinea
5
3
2
M Ondruska
6
77
1
4
4
WC
B Bryan
6
2
4
4
A Voinea
6
3
6
2
A Voinea
0
6
6
6
A Gaudenzi
4
6
2
0r
9
K Kučera
6
6
65
1
6
M Damm
6
6
7
8
A Agassi
3
3
77
6
3
S Schalken
3
3
5
M Damm
66
65
4
Q
J Sekulov
4
4
2
D Sanguinetti
78
77
6
D Sanguinetti
6
6
6
D Sanguinetti
2
3
0
G Raoux
6
3
6
1
78
8
A Agassi
6
6
6
N Escudé
3
6
3
6
66
G Raoux
3
2
78
6
1
S Grosjean
4
1
4
8
A Agassi
6
6
66
3
6
8
A Agassi
6
6
6
Section 3 [ ]
First round
Second round
Third round
Fourth round
3
P Rafter
4
4
6
6
6
H Arazi
6
6
3
3
1
3
P Rafter
6
6
6
JA Marín
3
6
6
2
1
H Gumy
4
1
2
H Gumy
6
0
4
6
6
3
P Rafter
6
6
6
Q
M Merklein
77
0
4
4
Q
D Nainkin
1
1
1
Q
D Nainkin
63
6
6
6
Q
D Nainkin
2
6
6
6
Q
N Behr
6
4
3
4
G Kuerten
6
4
3
4
G Kuerten
4
6
6
6
3
P Rafter
6
6
4
6
G Blanco
3
0
2
14
G Ivanišević
3
4
6
1
G Cañas
6
6
6
G Cañas
1
1
5
J Alonso
4
3
2
P Haarhuis
6
6
7
P Haarhuis
6
6
6
P Haarhuis
65
3
4
T Martin
77
6
7
14
G Ivanišević
77
6
6
J Tarango
64
2
5
T Martin
6
65
5
3
M Woodforde
3
4
4
14
G Ivanišević
1
77
7
6
14
G Ivanišević
6
6
6
Section 4 [ ]
First round
Second round
Third round
Fourth round
12
J Björkman
6
4
6
63
6
C Pioline
2
6
1
77
2
12
J Björkman
6
6
6
Q
Y-i Yoon
2
4
4
WC
J Stark
2
3
1
WC
J Stark
6
6
6
12
J Björkman
6
6
6
Q
W Arthurs
6
5
6
6
F Santoro
3
1
2
C Costa
3
7
4
4
Q
W Arthurs
63
4
3
N Lapentti
6
5
3
6
64
F Santoro
77
6
6
F Santoro
4
7
6
3
77
12
J Björkman
6
2
6
6
D Pescariu
4
3
0
J Siemerink
4
6
2
2
J Siemerink
6
6
6
J Siemerink
6
6
6
M Rosset
65
63
5
D Hrbatý
4
3
4
D Hrbatý
77
77
7
J Siemerink
1
6
5
6
6
B Ulihrach
6
6
4
6
6
G Rusedski
6
4
7
2
4
S Sargsian
1
3
6
4
B Ulihrach
6
3
6
2
5
W Ferreira
6
62
7
67
4
6
G Rusedski
4
6
4
6
7
6
G Rusedski
4
77
5
79
6
Bottom half [ ]
Section 5 [ ]
First round
Second round
Third round
Fourth round
5
R Krajicek
6
6
6
A Clément
3
1
1
5
R Krajicek
6
77
6
WC
A O'Brien
7
6
79
WC
A O'Brien
1
65
2
L Paes
5
3
67
5
R Krajicek
77
4r
H Dreekmann
6
1
6
6
T Johansson
65
5
R Fromberg
3
6
3
3
H Dreekmann
6
5
2
3
T Johansson
77
6
77
T Johansson
2
7
6
6
F Meligeni
65
3
63
T Johansson
3
6
6
78
F Clavet
610
6
7
6
11
Y Kafelnikov
6
3
3
66
A Pavel
712
4
5
2
F Clavet
4
63
1
N Kiefer
6
6
6
N Kiefer
6
77
6
L Roux
4
3
1
N Kiefer
4
0
2
J Burillo
3
5
4
11
Y Kafelnikov
6
6
6
T Haas
6
7
6
T Haas
5
2
6
5
D van Scheppingen
1
2
4
11
Y Kafelnikov
7
6
1
7
11
Y Kafelnikov
6
6
6
Section 6 [ ]
First round
Second round
Third round
Fourth round
13
T Henman
6
77
77
S Draper
3
64
63
13
T Henman
6
5
7
6
F Mantilla
6
3
6
7
F Mantilla
3
7
5
4
B Steven
3
6
4
5
13
T Henman
6
7
1
6
T Woodbridge
77
60
4r
Q
M Kohlmann
3
5
6
4
Q
M Kohlmann
65
77
4
Q
M Kohlmann
7
6
6
Q
D Wheaton
4
1
4
Q
A Di Pasquale
5
4
4
Q
A Di Pasquale
6
6
6
13
T Henman
5
6
4
1
C Ruud
5
4
3
M Philippoussis
7
0
6
6
M Philippoussis
7
6
6
M Philippoussis
63
6
6
6
S Lareau
7
77
6
S Lareau
77
3
3
4
R Delgado
5
63
3
M Philippoussis
77
6
6
K Carlsen
60
4
6
1
L Arnold Ker
65
3
3
L Arnold Ker
77
6
4
6
L Arnold Ker
7
3
6
6
Q
B Karbacher
2
6
6
6
Q
B Karbacher
5
6
2
3
4
P Korda
6
3
2
1
Section 7 [ ]
First round
Second round
Third round
Fourth round
7
A Corretja
2
6
7
7
G Pozzi
6
3
5
5
7
A Corretja
6
5
68
6
6
Q
J-B Perlant
1
7
6
6
Q
J-B Perlant
4
7
710
1
0
J Stoltenberg
6
5
3
3
7
A Corretja
6
4
6
77
V Spadea
4
1
2
B Black
3
6
2
65
B Black
6
6
6
B Black
77
6
7
D Prinosil
4
3
6
4
F Vicente
64
1
5
F Vicente
6
6
2
6
7
A Corretja
64
5
3
M Norman
79
66
64
6
6
10
C Moyà
77
7
6
D Nestor
67
78
77
4
4
M Norman
4
2
710
3
J-M Gambill
6
1
6
7
J-M Gambill
6
6
68
6
Q
K Braasch
3
6
3
5
J-M Gambill
2
6
6
3
64
Q
E Erlich
1
3
1
10
C Moyà
6
3
3
6
77
M Chang
6
6
6
M Chang
6
6
65
4
3
M Puerta
1
64
77
4r
10
C Moyà
3
1
77
6
6
10
C Moyà
6
77
63
4
Section 8 [ ]
First round
Second round
Third round
Fourth round
16
A Costa
6
6
5
2
4
O Gross
2
4
7
6
6
O Gross
6
6
6
Q
M Rodríguez
1
2
2
S Bruguera
1
3
4
S Bruguera
6
6
6
O Gross
7
65
5
6
7
A Medvedev
6
7
6
WC
G Grant
5
77
7
3
5
J van Lottum
4
5
2
A Medvedev
6
3
64
4
J Sánchez
2
5
6
3
WC
G Grant
4
6
77
6
WC
G Grant
6
7
4
6
O Gross
4
5
7
2
M Larsson
3
6
1
6
6
M Larsson
6
7
5
6
M Washington
6
3
6
4
4
M Larsson
6
6
6
F Squillari
65
0
1
M Filippini
3
2
2
M Filippini
77
6
6
M Larsson
6
63
2
6
6
M Russell
5
4
6
3
2
M Ríos
1
77
6
3
2
Q
G Galimberti
7
6
3
6
Q
G Galimberti
2
77
2
2
D Vacek
4
2
3
2
M Ríos
6
64
6
6
2
M Ríos
6
6
6
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