1998 ATP Tour

The ATP Tour is the elite tour for professional men's tennis organized by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). The ATP Tour includes the four Grand Slam tournaments, the ATP World Tour Finals, the ATP Super 9, the Championship Series and the World Series tournaments.

1998 ATP Tour

Pat Rafter won six titles in the year.
Details
Duration	January 5 – November 18
Categories	Grand Slam (4) ATP Super 9 (9) ATP Championship Series (12) ATP World Series (52)
Achievements (singles)
Most tournament titles	Pat Rafter (6) Marcelo Ríos (6)
Most tournament finals	Andre Agassi (9)
Prize money leader	Pete Sampras ($3,926,347)
Points leader	Pete Sampras (3915)
Awards
Player of the year	Pete Sampras
Doubles Team of the year	Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis
Most improved player of the year	Andre Agassi
Newcomer of the year	Marat Safin
Comeback player of the year	Younes El Aynaoui
← 1997 1999 →

Schedule

This is the complete schedule of events on the 1998 ATP Tour, with player progression documented from the quarter-final stage.[1]

Key

Grand Slam events

ATP Super 9

ATP Championship Series

ATP World Series

Team events

Year-end championships

January

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
5 Jan	Hopman Cup Perth, Australia ITF Mixed Teams Championships $1,000,000 – Hard (i) – 8 teams (RR)	Slovakia 2–1	France	Round Robin losers (Group A) Spain  Sweden  Australia	Round Robin losers (Group B) Germany  United States  South Africa
	Qatar Open Doha, Qatar World Series $975,000 – Hard – 28S/32Q/16D/4Q Singles – Doubles	Petr Korda 6–0, 6–3	Fabrice Santoro	Goran Ivanišević Andrei Medvedev	Greg Rusedski Bernd Karbacher Tim Henman Sjeng Schalken
		Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes 6–4, 3–6, 6–4	Olivier Delaître Fabrice Santoro
	Adelaide International Adelaide, Australia World Series $315,000 – Hard – 32S/32Q/16D/4Q Singles – Doubles	Lleyton Hewitt 3–6, 6–3, 7–6^(7–4)	Jason Stoltenberg	Todd Woodbridge Andre Agassi	Nicolas Escudé Jérôme Golmard Vincent Spadea Brett Steven
		Joshua Eagle Andrew Florent 6–4, 6–7, 6–3	Ellis Ferreira Rick Leach
12 Jan	Sydney International Sydney, Australia World Series $315,000 – Hard – 32S/32Q/16D/4Q Singles – Doubles	Karol Kučera 7–5, 6–4	Tim Henman	Patrick Rafter Michael Tebbutt	Todd Martin Thomas Enqvist Jason Stoltenberg Albert Costa
		Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde 6–3, 7–5	Jacco Eltingh Daniel Nestor
	Heineken Open Auckland, New Zealand World Series $315,000 – Hard – 32S/32Q/16D/4Q Singles – Doubles	Marcelo Ríos 4–6, 6–4, 7–6^(7–3)	Richard Fromberg	Byron Black Félix Mantilla	Kenneth Carlsen Christian Vinck Dominik Hrbatý Carlos Costa
		Patrick Galbraith Brett Steven 6–4, 6–2	Tom Nijssen Jeff Tarango
19 Jan 26 Jan	Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam $3,140,107 – Hard – 128S/128Q/64D/32X Singles – Doubles – Mixed Draw	Petr Korda 6–2, 6–2, 6–2	Marcelo Ríos	Karol Kučera Nicolas Escudé	Pete Sampras Jonas Björkman Nicolas Kiefer Alberto Berasategui
		Jonas Björkman Jacco Eltingh 6–2, 5–7, 2–6, 6–4, 6–3	Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde
		Justin Gimelstob Venus Williams 6–2, 6–1	Cyril Suk Helena Suková

February

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
2 Feb	Open 13 Marseille, France World Series $514,250 – Hard (i) – 32S/32Q/16D/8Q Singles – Doubles	Thomas Enqvist 6–4, 6–1	Yevgeny Kafelnikov	Mikael Tillström Richard Krajicek	Arnaud Clément Arnaud Boetsch Magnus Gustafsson Daniel Vacek
		Donald Johnson Francisco Montana 6–4, 3–6, 6–3	Mark Keil T. J. Middleton
	Croatian Indoors Split, Croatia World Series $375,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/32Q/16D/16Q Singles – Doubles	Goran Ivanišević 7–6^(7–3), 7–6^(7–5)	Greg Rusedski	Marc Rosset Martin Sinner	Martin Damm Rainer Schüttler Kenneth Carlsen Jiří Novák
		Martin Damm Jiří Novák 7–6, 6–2	Fredrik Bergh Patrik Fredriksson
9 Feb	Dubai Tennis Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates World Series $1,014,250 – Hard – 32S/31Q/16D/4Q Singles – Doubles	Àlex Corretja 7–6^(7–0), 6–1	Félix Mantilla	Jonas Björkman Wayne Ferreira	Carlos Moyà Carlos Costa Alberto Berasategui Nicolas Kiefer
		Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes 6–2, 7–5	Donald Johnson Francisco Montana
	St. Petersburg Open St. Petersburg, Russia World Series $315,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/28Q/16D/4Q Singles – Doubles	Richard Krajicek 6–4, 7–6^(7–5)	Marc Rosset	Thomas Johansson Cédric Pioline	Daniel Vacek Fabrice Santoro Dominik Hrbatý Hendrik Dreekmann
		Nicklas Kulti Mikael Tillström 3–6, 6–3, 7–6	Marius Barnard Brent Haygarth
	Sybase Open San Jose, United States World Series $315,000 – Hard (i) – 32S/32Q/16D/4Q Singles – Doubles	Andre Agassi 6–2, 6–4	Pete Sampras	John van Lottum Michael Chang	Mark Woodforde Todd Martin Jan-Michael Gambill Tommy Haas
		Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde 6–1, 7–5	Nelson Aerts André Sá
16 Feb	European Community Championships Antwerp, Belgium Championship Series $875,000 – Hard – 32S/16Q/16D/4Q Singles – Doubles	Greg Rusedski 7–6^(7–3), 3–6, 6–1, 6–4	Marc Rosset	Karol Kučera Patrick Rafter	Petr Korda Thomas Johansson Magnus Larsson Jeff Tarango
		Wayne Ferreira Yevgeny Kafelnikov 7–5, 3–6, 6–2	Tomás Carbonell Francisco Roig
	Kroger St. Jude International Memphis, United States Championship Series $700,000 – Hard (i) – 48S/32Q/34D/4Q Singles – Doubles	Mark Philippoussis 6–3, 6–2	Michael Chang	Marcelo Ríos Gustavo Kuerten	Grant Stafford Thomas Enqvist Mark Woodforde Richard Fromberg
		Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde 6–3, 6–4	Ellis Ferreira David Roditi
23 Feb	Advanta Championships Philadelphia, United States Championship Series $589,250 – Hard (i) – 32S/16Q/16D/8Q Singles – Doubles	Pete Sampras 7–5, 7–6^(7–3)	Thomas Enqvist	Tommy Haas Sébastien Lareau	Sjeng Schalken Jeff Tarango Richey Reneberg Grant Stafford
		Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis 7–6, 6–7, 6–2	David Macpherson Richey Reneberg
	Guardian Direct Cup London, Great Britain Championship Series $689,250 – Carpet (i) – 32S/16Q/16D/4Q Singles – Doubles	Yevgeny Kafelnikov 7–5, 6–4	Cédric Pioline	Jan Siemerink Wayne Ferreira	Karol Kučera Marc-Kevin Goellner Tim Henman Patrick Rafter
		Martin Damm Jim Grabb 6–4, 7–5	Yevgeny Kafelnikov Daniel Vacek

March

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
2 Mar	ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament Rotterdam, Netherlands World Series $725,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/32Q/16D/4Q Singles – Doubles	Jan Siemerink 7–6^(7–2), 6–2	Thomas Johansson	Richard Krajicek Brett Steven	Patrick Rafter Greg Rusedski Johan Van Herck Tomás Carbonell
		Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis 7–6, 6–3	Neil Broad Piet Norval
	Tennis Channel Open Scottsdale, United States World Series $315,000 – Hard – 32S/32Q/16D/4Q Singles – Doubles	Andre Agassi 6–4, 7–6^(7–3)	Jason Stoltenberg	Tommy Haas Sjeng Schalken	Sébastien Lareau Jan-Michael Gambill Andrea Gaudenzi Albert Costa
		Cyril Suk Michael Tebbutt 4–6, 6–1, 7–6	Kent Kinnear David Wheaton
9 Mar	Copenhagen Open Copenhagen, Denmark World Series $315,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/32Q/16D/4Q Singles – Doubles	Magnus Gustafsson 3–6, 6–1, 6–1	David Prinosil	Jan Siemerink Kenneth Carlsen	Olivier Delaître Brett Steven Gianluca Pozzi Andrei Pavel
		Tom Kempers Menno Oosting 6–4, 7–6	Jan Siemerink Brett Steven
	Newsweek Champions Cup Indian Wells, United States Tennis Masters Series $2,200,000 – Hard – 56S/32Q/28D/8Q Singles – Doubles	Marcelo Ríos 6–3, 6–7^(15–17), 7–6^(7–4), 6–4	Greg Rusedski	Thomas Muster Jan-Michael Gambill	Andrei Medvedev Thomas Enqvist Andre Agassi Petr Korda
		Jonas Björkman Patrick Rafter 6–4, 7–6	Todd Martin Richey Reneberg
16 Mar 23 Mar	Lipton Championships Miami, United States Tennis Masters Series $2,450,000 – Hard – 96S/64Q/48D/8Q Singles – Doubles	Marcelo Ríos 7–5, 6–3, 6–4	Andre Agassi	Àlex Corretja Tim Henman	Steve Campbell Jeff Tarango Thomas Enqvist Gustavo Kuerten
		Ellis Ferreira Rick Leach 6–3, 2–6, 6–0	Alex O'Brien Jonathan Stark
23 Mar	Grand Prix Hassan II Casablanca, Morocco World Series $210,000 – Clay (Red) – 32S/32Q/16D/4Q Singles – Doubles	Andrea Gaudenzi 6–4, 5–7, 6–4	Álex Calatrava	Karim Alami Sébastien Grosjean	Albert Portas Fernando Vicente Juan Antonio Marín Hicham Arazi
		Andrea Gaudenzi Diego Nargiso 6–4, 7–6	Cristian Brandi Filippo Messori
30 Mar	1998 Davis Cup First Round Bratislava, Slovakia – Clay (i) Bremen, Germany – Carpet (i) Moinhos de Vento Park, Brazil – Clay (Red) Zürich, Switzerland – Carpet (i) Genoa, Italy – Clay (Red) Victoria, Australia – Grass Brussels, Belgium – Clay (Red) Atlanta, United States – Hard	First Round winners Sweden 3–2  Germany 5–0  Spain 3–2   Switzerland 3–2  Italy 4–1  Zimbabwe 3–2  Belgium 3–2  United States 3–2	First Round losers Slovakia  South Africa  Brazil  Czech Republic  India  Australia  Netherlands  Russia

April

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
6 Apr	Salem Open Hong Kong, Hong Kong World Series $315,000 – Hard – 32S/32Q/16D/4Q Singles – Doubles	Kenneth Carlsen 6–2, 6–0	Byron Black	Sébastien Lareau Thomas Johansson	Gianluca Pozzi Oscar Burrieza Sandon Stolle Neville Godwin
		Byron Black Alex O'Brien 7–5, 6–1	Neville Godwin Tuomas Ketola
	Estoril Open Estoril, Portugal World Series $600,000 – Clay (Red) – 32S/32Q/16D/4Q Singles – Doubles	Alberto Berasategui 3–6, 6–1, 6–3	Thomas Muster	Karim Alami Carlos Moyà	Félix Mantilla Albert Costa Juan Antonio Marín Carlos Costa
		Donald Johnson Francisco Montana 6–1, 2–6, 6–1	David Roditi Fernon Wibier
	Gold Flake Open Chennai, India World Series $405,000 – Hard – 32S/22Q/16D/3Q Singles – Doubles	Patrick Rafter 6–3, 6–4	Mikael Tillström	Leander Paes Todd Woodbridge	Lars Burgsmüller Gérard Solvès Mark Woodforde Andrei Pavel
		Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes 6–7, 6–3, 6–2	Olivier Delaître Max Mirnyi
13 Apr	Torneo Godó Barcelona, Spain Championship Series $825,000 – Clay (Red) – 56S/32Q/28D/8Q Singles – Doubles	Todd Martin 6–2, 1–6, 6–3, 6–2	Alberto Berasategui	Carlos Moyà Andrea Gaudenzi	Yevgeny Kafelnikov Dominik Hrbatý Carlos Costa Sergi Bruguera
		Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis 6–2, 6–4	Ellis Ferreira Rick Leach
	Japan Open Tennis Championships Tokyo, Japan Championship Series $755,000 – Hard – 56S/32Q/28D/5Q Singles – Doubles	Andrei Pavel 6–3, 6–4	Byron Black	Jan-Michael Gambill Daniel Vacek	David DiLucia Tim Henman David Prinosil Hendrik Dreekmann
		Sébastien Lareau Daniel Nestor 6–4, 3–6, 6–4	Olivier Delaître Stefano Pescosolido
20 Apr	Monte Carlo Open Monte Carlo, Monaco Tennis Masters Series $2,200,000 – Clay (Red) – 56S/32Q/28D/8Q Singles – Doubles	Carlos Moyà 6–3, 6–0, 7–5	Cédric Pioline	Alberto Berasategui Richard Krajicek	Fabrice Santoro Boris Becker Àlex Corretja Petr Korda
		Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis 6–2, 6–4	Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde
	U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships Orlando, United States World Series $264,250 – Clay (Red) – 32S/32Q/16D/4Q Singles – Doubles	Jim Courier 7–5, 3–6, 7–5	Michael Chang	Mikael Tillström Andrei Pavel	Marcio Carlsson Andrew Ilie Marcello Craca Álex Calatrava
		Grant Stafford Kevin Ullyett 4–6, 6–4, 7–5	Michael Tebbutt Mikael Tillström
27 Apr	Prague Open Prague, Czech Republic World Series $340,000 – Clay (Red) – 32S/32Q/16D/4Q Singles – Doubles	Fernando Meligeni 6–1, 6–4	Slava Doseděl	Nicolás Lapentti Dinu Pescariu	Jacobo Díaz Fernando Vicente Javier Sánchez Andrei Chesnokov
		Wayne Arthurs Andrew Kratzmann 6–1, 6–1	Fredrik Bergh Nicklas Kulti
	AT&T Challenge Atlanta, United States World Series $315,000 – Clay (Red) – 32S/32Q/16D/4Q Singles – Doubles	Pete Sampras 6–7^(2–7), 6–3, 7–6^(7–4)	Jason Stoltenberg	Álex Calatrava Andrei Pavel	Ramón Delgado Steve Campbell Franco Squillari Richey Reneberg
		Ellis Ferreira Brent Haygarth 6–3, 0–6, 6–2	Alex O'Brien Richey Reneberg
	BMW Open Munich, Germany World Series $500,000 – Clay (Red) – 32S/32Q/16D/8Q Singles – Doubles	Thomas Enqvist 6–7^(4–7), 7–6^(8–6), 6–3	Andre Agassi	Magnus Gustafsson Galo Blanco	Oliver Gross Nicolas Escudé Tomas Nydahl Jonas Björkman
		Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde 6–0, 6–3	Joshua Eagle Andrew Florent

May

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
4 May	ATP German Open Hamburg, Germany Tennis Masters Series $2,200,000 – Clay (Red) – 56S/28Q/28D/5Q Singles – Doubles	Albert Costa 6–2, 6–0, 1–0, retired	Àlex Corretja	Karol Kučera Félix Mantilla	Fabrice Santoro Thomas Muster Gustavo Kuerten Goran Ivanišević
		Donald Johnson Francisco Montana 6–4, 6–4	David Adams Brett Steven
	International Tennis Championships Coral Springs, United States World Series $245,000 – Clay (Red) – 32S/32Q/16D/4Q Singles – Doubles	Andrew Ilie 7–5, 6–4	Davide Sanguinetti	Justin Gimelstob Johan Van Herck	Sébastien Grosjean Xavier Malisse Michael Tebbutt Ramón Delgado
		Grant Stafford Kevin Ullyett 7–5, 6–4	Mark Merklein Vincent Spadea
11 May	Italian Open Rome, Italy Tennis Masters Series $2,200,000 – Clay (Red) – 64S/32Q/32D/4Q Singles – Doubles	Marcelo Ríos walkover	Albert Costa	Alberto Berasategui Gustavo Kuerten	Michael Chang Brett Steven Richard Krajicek Fernando Vicente
		Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes 6–4, 4–6, 7–6	Ellis Ferreira Rick Leach
18 May	International Raiffeisen Grand Prix St. Pölten, Austria World Series $400,000 – Clay (Red) – 32S/32Q/16D/4Q Singles – Doubles	Marcelo Ríos 6–2, 6–0	Vincent Spadea	Andrea Gaudenzi Marcelo Filippini	Galo Blanco Francisco Clavet Thomas Muster Sjeng Schalken
		Jim Grabb David Macpherson 6–4, 6–4	David Adams Wayne Black
	World Team Cup Düsseldorf, Germany – Clay (Red)	Germany 3–0	Czech Republic
25 May 1 Jun	French Open Paris, France Grand Slam $5,026,607 – Clay (Red) – 128S/128Q/64D/32X Singles – Doubles – Mixed Draw	Carlos Moyà 6–3, 7–5, 6–3	Àlex Corretja	Félix Mantilla Cédric Pioline	Thomas Muster Marcelo Ríos Filip Dewulf Hicham Arazi
		Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis 6–3, 3–6, 6–3	Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor
		Justin Gimelstob Venus Williams 6–4, 6–4	Luis Lobo Serena Williams

June

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
8 Jun	Gerry Weber Open Halle, Germany World Series $875,000 – Grass – 32S/32Q/16D/4Q Singles – Doubles	Yevgeny Kafelnikov 6–4, 6–4	Magnus Larsson	Paul Haarhuis Thomas Johansson	Gianluca Pozzi Richard Krajicek Hendrik Dreekmann Magnus Norman
		Ellis Ferreira Rick Leach 4–6, 6–4, 7–6	John-Laffnie de Jager Marc-Kevin Goellner
	Stella Artois Championships London, Great Britain World Series $725,000 – Grass – 56S/64Q/28D/8Q Singles – Doubles	Scott Draper 7–6^(7–5), 6–4	Laurence Tieleman	Mark Woodforde Byron Black	Thomas Enqvist Doug Flach Brian MacPhie Tim Henman
		Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde vs. Jonas Björkman / Patrick Rafter, cancelled
	Internazionali di Carisbo Bologna, Italy World Series $315,000 – Clay (Red) – 32S/19Q/16D/4Q Singles – Doubles	Julian Alonso 6–1, 6–4	Karim Alami	Juan Antonio Marín Dominik Hrbatý	Mariano Puerta Carlos Costa Marzio Martelli Franco Squillari
		Brandon Coupe Paul Rosner 7–6, 6–3	Giorgio Galimberti Massimo Valeri
15 Jun	Heineken Trophy 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands World Series $475,000 – Grass – 32S/25Q/16D/4Q Singles – Doubles	Patrick Rafter 7–6^(7–2), 6–2	Martin Damm	Dennis van Scheppingen Jan Siemerink	Sjeng Schalken Richard Krajicek Karol Kučera Steve Campbell
		Guillaume Raoux Jan Siemerink 6–3, 3–6, 6–1	Joshua Eagle Andrew Florent
	Nottingham Open Nottingham, Great Britain World Series $315,000 – Grass – 32S/32Q/16D/4Q Singles – Doubles	Jonas Björkman 6–3, 6–2	Byron Black	Sargis Sargsian Jérôme Golmard	Gianluca Pozzi Brett Steven Scott Draper David Prinosil
		Justin Gimelstob Byron Talbot 7–5, 6–7, 6–4	Sébastien Lareau Daniel Nestor
22 Jun 29 Jun	Wimbledon Championships London, Great Britain Grand Slam $5,638,006 – Grass – 128S/128Q/64D|32Q/32X Singles – Doubles – Mixed Draw	Pete Sampras 6–7^(2–7), 7–6^(11–9), 6–4, 3–6, 6–2	Goran Ivanišević	Tim Henman Richard Krajicek	Mark Philippoussis Petr Korda Jan Siemerink Davide Sanguinetti
		Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis 2–6, 6–4, 7–6^(7–3), 5–7, 10–8	Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde
		Max Mirnyi Serena Williams 6–4, 6–4	Mahesh Bhupathi Mirjana Lučić

July

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
6 Jul	Rado Open Gstaad, Switzerland World Series $525,000 – Clay (Red) – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Àlex Corretja 7–6^(7–5), 7–5, 6–3	Boris Becker	Marcelo Ríos Filip Dewulf	Francisco Clavet Félix Mantilla Albert Costa Nicolas Kiefer
		Gustavo Kuerten Fernando Meligeni 6–4, 7–5	Daniel Orsanic Cyril Suk
	Miller Lite Hall of Fame Tennis Championships Newport, United States World Series $275,000 – Grass – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Leander Paes 6–3, 6–2	Neville Godwin	Jason Stoltenberg Laurence Tieleman	John van Lottum Justin Gimelstob Rainer Schüttler Mark Knowles
		Doug Flach Sandon Stolle 6–2, 4–6, 7–6	Scott Draper Jason Stoltenberg
	Investor Swedish Open Båstad, Sweden World Series $315,000 – Clay (Red) – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Magnus Gustafsson 6–2, 6–3	Andrei Medvedev	Thomas Johansson Dominik Hrbatý	Jérôme Golmard Karim Alami Andrea Gaudenzi Jiří Novák
		Magnus Gustafsson Magnus Larsson 6–4, 6–2	Lan Bale Piet Norval
13 Jul	1998 Davis Cup Quarterfinals Hamburg, Germany – Hard A Coruña, Spain – Clay (Red) Prato, Italy – Clay (Red) Indianapolis, United States – Hard	Quarterfinal winners Sweden 3–2  Spain 4–1  Italy 5–0  United States 4–1	Quarterfinal losers Germany   Switzerland  Zimbabwe  Belgium
20 Jul	Mercedes Cup Stuttgart, Germany Championship Series $915,000 – Clay (Red) – 48S/24D Singles – Doubles	Gustavo Kuerten 4–6, 6–2, 6–4	Karol Kučera	Marcelo Ríos Carlos Moyà	Boris Becker Bohdan Ulihrach Albert Costa Fernando Vicente
		Olivier Delaître Fabrice Santoro 4–6, 7–5, 6–3	Joshua Eagle Jim Grabb
	Legg Mason Tennis Classic Washington, D.C., United States Championship Series $575,000 – Hard – 58S/28D Singles – Doubles	Andre Agassi 6–2, 6–0	Scott Draper	Michael Chang Wayne Ferreira	Jim Courier Filip Dewulf Vincent Spadea Sébastien Lareau
		Grant Stafford Kevin Ullyett 6–3, 7–5	Wayne Ferreira Patrick Galbraith
27 Jul	Mercedes-Benz Cup Los Angeles, United States World Series $315,000 – Hard – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Andre Agassi 6–4, 6–4	Tim Henman	Justin Gimelstob Guillaume Raoux	Patrick Rafter Sandon Stolle Michael Joyce Byron Black
		Patrick Rafter Sandon Stolle 6–4, 6–4	Jeff Tarango Daniel Vacek
	Croatia Open Umag Umag, Croatia World Series $375,000 – Clay (Red) – 32S/16D Singles – Doubles	Bohdan Ulihrach 6–3, 7–6^(7–0)	Magnus Norman	Juan Antonio Marín Mariano Puerta	Paul Haarhuis Karol Kučera Gustavo Kuerten Félix Mantilla
		Neil Broad Piet Norval 6–1, 3–6, 6–3	Jiří Novák David Rikl
	Generali Open Kitzbühel, Austria World Series $500,000 – Clay (Red) – 48S/28D Singles – Doubles	Albert Costa 6–2, 1–6, 6–2, 3–6, 6–1	Andrea Gaudenzi	Franco Squillari Francisco Clavet	Richard Fromberg Filip Dewulf Fernando Meligeni Nicolás Lapentti
		Tom Kempers Daniel Orsanic 4–6, 6–4, 6–4	Joshua Eagle Andrew Kratzmann

August

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
3 Aug	du Maurier Open Toronto, Ontario, Canada Tennis Masters Series $2,200,000 – Hard – 56S/28Q/28D/4Q Singles – Doubles	Patrick Rafter 7–6^(7–3), 6–4	Richard Krajicek	Andre Agassi Tim Henman	Pete Sampras Yevgeny Kafelnikov Jonas Björkman Daniel Vacek
		Martin Damm Jim Grabb 6–7, 6–2, 7–6	Ellis Ferreira Rick Leach
	Dutch Open Amsterdam, Netherlands World Series $475,000 – Clay (Red) – 32S/32Q/16D/4Q Singles – Doubles	Magnus Norman 6–3, 6–3, 2–6, 6–4	Richard Fromberg	Karol Kučera Mariano Zabaleta	Dominik Hrbatý Adrian Voinea Galo Blanco Slava Doseděl
		Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis 6–3, 6–2	Dominik Hrbatý Karol Kučera
10 Aug	Great American Insurance ATP Championships Mason, United States Tennis Masters Series $2,200,000 – Hard – 56S/28Q/28D/4Q Singles – Doubles	Patrick Rafter 1–6, 7–6^(7–2), 6–4	Pete Sampras	Magnus Larsson Yevgeny Kafelnikov	Vincent Spadea Thomas Johansson Petr Korda Daniel Vacek
		Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor 6–1, 2–1 ret.	Olivier Delaître Fabrice Santoro
	Campionati Internazionali di San Marino City of San Marino, San Marino World Series $275,000 – Clay (Red) – 32S/23Q/16D/2Q Singles – Doubles	Dominik Hrbatý 6–2, 7–5	Mariano Puerta	Carlos Costa Richard Fromberg	Andrea Gaudenzi Juan Albert Viloca Mariano Zabaleta Vincenzo Santopadre
		Jiří Novák David Rikl 6–4, 7–6	Mariano Hood Sebastián Prieto
17 Aug	RCA Championships Indianapolis, United States Championship Series $915,000 – Hard – 56S/28Q/28D/4Q Singles – Doubles	Àlex Corretja 2–6, 6–2, 6–3	Andre Agassi	Ramón Delgado Todd Martin	Byron Black Wayne Ferreira Greg Rusedski Hicham Arazi
		Jiří Novák David Rikl 7–5, 4–6, 6–1	Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor
	Pilot Pen International New Haven, United States Championship Series $745,000 – Hard – 56S/28Q/28D/8Q Singles – Doubles	Karol Kučera 6–4, 5–7, 6–2	Goran Ivanišević	Yevgeny Kafelnikov Richard Krajicek	Leander Paes Bohdan Ulihrach Tim Henman Guillaume Raoux
		Wayne Arthurs Peter Tramacchi 7–6, 6–3	Sébastien Lareau Alex O'Brien
24 Aug	Waldbaum's Hamlet Cup Long Island, United States World Series $315,000 – Hard – 32S/32Q/16D/4Q Singles – Doubles	Patrick Rafter 7–6^(7–3), 6–2	Félix Mantilla	Marat Safin Greg Rusedski	Gustavo Kuerten David Prinosil Daniel Vacek Nicolas Escudé
		Julian Alonso Javier Sánchez 6–4, 6–4	Brandon Coupe Dave Randall
	MFS Pro Tennis Championships Boston, United States World Series $315,000 – Hard – 32S/32Q/16D/3Q Singles – Doubles	Michael Chang 6–3, 6–4	Paul Haarhuis	Sébastien Grosjean Cédric Pioline	Jonas Björkman Gianluca Pozzi Thomas Muster Sjeng Schalken
		Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis 6–3, 6–2	Chris Haggard Jack Waite
31 Aug 7 Sep	US Open New York, United States Grand Slam $6,032,000 – Hard – 128S/128Q/64D|16Q/32X Singles – Doubles – Mixed Draw	Patrick Rafter 6–3, 3–6, 6–2, 6–0	Mark Philippoussis	Pete Sampras Carlos Moyà	Karol Kučera Jonas Björkman Thomas Johansson Magnus Larsson
		Cyril Suk Sandon Stolle 4–6, 7–6, 6–2	Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor
		Max Mirnyi Serena Williams 6–2, 6–2	Patrick Galbraith Lisa Raymond

September

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
14 Sep	Bournemouth International Bournemouth, Great Britain World Series $375,000 – Clay (Red) – 32S/29Q/16D/4Q Singles – Doubles	Félix Mantilla 6–3, 7–5	Albert Costa	Marc-Kevin Goellner Vincenzo Santopadre	Alberto Berasategui Stefan Koubek Álex López Morón Arnaud Clément
		Neil Broad Kevin Ullyett 7–6, 6–3	Wayne Arthurs Alberto Berasategui
	President's Cup Tashkent, Uzbekistan World Series $380,000 – Hard – 32S/27Q/16D/4Q Singles – Doubles	Tim Henman 7–5, 6–4	Yevgeny Kafelnikov	Cédric Pioline Nicolas Escudé	Gastón Etlis Marat Safin Karsten Braasch Stefano Pescosolido
		Stefano Pescosolido Laurence Tieleman 7–5, 4–6, 7–5	Kenneth Carlsen Sjeng Schalken
	Romanian Open Bucharest, Romania World Series $470,000 – Clay (Red) – 32S/32Q/16D/4Q Singles – Doubles	Francisco Clavet 6–4, 2–6, 7–5	Arnaud Di Pasquale	Albert Portas Adrian Voinea	Julian Alonso Andrei Pavel Galo Blanco Emilio Benfele Álvarez
		Andrei Pavel Gabriel Trifu 7–6, 7–6	George Cosac Dinu Pescariu
21 Sep	1998 Davis Cup Semifinals Stockholm, Sweden – Carpet (i) Milwaukee, United States – Hard (i)	Semifinal winners Sweden 4–1  Italy 4–1	Semifinal losers Spain  United States
28 Sep	Majorca Open Majorca, Spain World Series $425,000 – Clay (Red) – 32S/29Q/16D/4Q Singles – Doubles	Gustavo Kuerten 6–7^(5–7), 6–2, 6–3	Carlos Moyà	Fernando Vicente Thomas Muster	Thomas Schiessling Tomás Carbonell Tommy Haas Sergi Bruguera
		Daniel Orsanic Pablo Albano 7–6, 6–3	Jiří Novák David Rikl
	Grand Prix de Tennis de Toulouse Toulouse, France World Series $375,000 – Hard (i) – 32S/32Q/16D/4Q Singles – Doubles	Jan Siemerink 6–4, 6–4	Greg Rusedski	Nicolas Kiefer Thomas Johansson	Arnaud Clément Marc Rosset Stéphane Huet Roger Federer
		Fabrice Santoro Olivier Delaître 6–2, 6–4	Paul Haarhuis Jan Siemerink
	Grand Slam Cup Munich, Germany Grand Slam point event $2,450,000 – Hard (i) – 12S Singles	Marcelo Ríos 6–4, 2–6, 7–6^(7–1), 5–7, 6–3	Andre Agassi	Karol Kučera Mark Philippoussis	Petr Korda Yevgeny Kafelnikov Jonas Björkman Félix Mantilla

October

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
5 Oct	Davidoff Swiss Indoors Basel, Switzerland World Series $975,000 – Hard (i) – 32S/32Q/16D/4Q Singles – Doubles	Tim Henman 6–4, 6–3, 3–6, 6–4	Andre Agassi	Marc Rosset Thomas Johansson	David Prinosil Magnus Gustafsson Nicolas Kiefer Fabrice Santoro
		Fabrice Santoro Olivier Delaître 6–3, 7–6	Piet Norval Kevin Ullyett
	Campionati Internazionali di Sicilia Palermo, Italy World Series $315,000 – Clay (Red) – 32S/32Q/16D/4Q Singles – Doubles	Mariano Puerta 6–3, 6–2	Franco Squillari	Àlex Corretja Galo Blanco	Nicolás Lapentti Fernando Vicente Mariano Zabaleta Arnaud Di Pasquale
		Francisco Montana Donald Johnson 6–4, 7–6	Pablo Albano Daniel Orsanic
	Shanghai Open Shanghai, China World Series $315,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/32Q/16D/4Q Singles – Doubles	Michael Chang 4–6, 6–1, 6–2	Goran Ivanišević	Ramón Delgado Paul Haarhuis	Kenneth Carlsen Michael Tebbutt Mark Woodforde Todd Woodbridge
		Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes 6–4, 6–7, 7–6	Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde
12 Oct	Singapore Open Singapore, Singapore Championship Series $575,000 – Hard (i) – 32S/16Q/16D/4Q Singles – Doubles	Marcelo Ríos 6–4, 6–2	Mark Woodforde	Jim Courier Sjeng Schalken	Lleyton Hewitt Jan-Michael Gambill John Van Lottum Kenneth Carlsen
		Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde 6–2, 6–3	Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes
	CA-TennisTrophy Vienna, Austria Championship Series $675,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/16Q/16D/4Q Singles – Doubles	Pete Sampras 6–3, 7–6^(7–3), 6–1	Karol Kučera	Todd Martin Greg Rusedski	Tim Henman Cédric Pioline Jonas Björkman Patrick Rafter
		Yevgeny Kafelnikov Daniel Vacek 7–5, 6–3	David Adams John-Laffnie de Jager
19 Oct	Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon Lyon, France World Series $725,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/16Q/16D/4Q Singles – Doubles	Àlex Corretja 2–6, 7–6^(8–6), 6–1	Tommy Haas	Marcelo Ríos Wayne Ferreira	Pete Sampras Arnaud Di Pasquale Olivier Delaître Patrick Rafter
		Olivier Delaître Fabrice Santoro 6–2, 6–2	Tomás Carbonell Francisco Roig
	IPB Czech Indoor Ostrava, Czech Republic World Series $975,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/16Q/16D/4Q Singles – Doubles	Andre Agassi 6–2, 3–6, 6–3	Ján Krošlák	Thomas Enqvist Wayne Black	Nicklas Kulti Andrei Medvedev Martin Damm Thomas Johansson
		Nicolas Kiefer David Prinosil 6–4, 6–3	David Adams Pavel Vízner
26 Oct	Abierto Mexicano Telcel Mexico City, Mexico World Series $315,000 – Clay (Red) – 32S/16Q/16D/4Q Singles – Doubles	Jiří Novák 6–3, 6–3	Xavier Malisse	Francisco Clavet Mariano Puerta	Juan Antonio Marín Davide Sanguinetti Alejandro Hernández Jordi Burillo
		Jiří Novák David Rikl 6–4, 6–2	Daniel Orsanic David Roditi
	Eurocard Open Stuttgart, Germany Tennis Masters Series $2,200,000 – Hard (i) – 48S/28Q/32D/3Q Singles – Doubles	Richard Krajicek 6–4, 6–3, 6–3	Yevgeny Kafelnikov	Pete Sampras Jonas Björkman	Jan-Michael Gambill Goran Ivanišević Greg Rusedski Marcelo Ríos
		Sébastien Lareau Alex O'Brien 6–3, 3–6, 7–5	Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes

November

Week	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
2 Nov	Cerveza Club Colombia Open Bogotá, Colombia World Series $315,000 – Clay (Red) – 32S/32Q/16D/4Q Singles – Doubles	Mariano Zabaleta 6–4, 6–4	Ramón Delgado	Sargis Sargsian Jiří Novák	Jim Courier Juan Balcells Mauricio Hadad Davide Sanguinetti
		Diego del Río Mariano Puerta 6–7, 6–3, 6–2	Gábor Köves Eric Taino
	Paris Open Paris, France Tennis Masters Series $2,300,000 – Carpet (i) – 48S/24Q/24D/4Q Singles – Doubles	Greg Rusedski 6–4, 7–6^(7–4), 6–3	Pete Sampras	Todd Martin Yevgeny Kafelnikov	Mark Philippoussis Andre Agassi Magnus Gustafsson Marcelo Ríos
		Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes 6–4, 6–2	Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis
9 Nov	Kremlin Cup Moscow, Russia World Series $1,125,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/32Q/16D/4Q Singles – Doubles	Yevgeny Kafelnikov 7–6^(7–2), 7–6^(7–5)	Goran Ivanišević	Arnaud Clément Marc Rosset	Sébastien Lareau Lars Burgsmüller Ján Krošlák Guillaume Raoux
		Jared Palmer Jeff Tarango 6–4, 6–7, 6–2	Yevgeny Kafelnikov Daniel Vacek
	Chevrolet Cup Santiago, Chile World Series $315,000 – Clay (Red) – 32S/32Q/16D/4Q Singles – Doubles	Francisco Clavet 6–2, 6–4	Younes El Aynaoui	Juan Antonio Marín Félix Mantilla	Marcelo Ríos Nicolás Lapentti Mariano Puerta Jim Courier
		Mariano Hood Sebastián Prieto 7–6, 6–7, 7–6	Massimo Bertolini Devin Bowen
	Stockholm Open Stockholm, Sweden World Series $800,000 – Hard (i) – 32S/32Q/16D/4Q Singles – Doubles	Todd Martin 6–3, 6–4, 6–4	Thomas Johansson	Greg Rusedski Tim Henman	Jason Stoltenberg Daniel Nestor Magnus Gustafsson Takao Suzuki
		Nicklas Kulti Mikael Tillström 7–5, 3–6, 7–5	Chris Haggard Peter Nyborg
16 Nov	ATP Tour World Championships Doubles Hartford, United States Year-end championships $ – Carpet (i) – 8D (RR) Doubles	Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis 6–4, 6–2, 7–5	Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor	Donald Johnson / Francisco Montana Olivier Delaître / Fabrice Santoro
23 Nov	ATP Tour World Championships Singles Hanover, Germany Year-end championships $ – Hard (i) – 8S (RR) Singles	Àlex Corretja 3–6, 3–6, 7–5, 6–3, 7–5	Carlos Moyà	Tim Henman Pete Sampras	Round Robin Albert Costa Greg Rusedski Yevgeny Kafelnikov Karol Kučera Andre Agassi Marcelo Ríos
30 Nov	Davis Cup by BNP Paribas Final Milan, Italy – Clay (i)	Sweden 4–1	Italy

ATP rankings

These are the rankings of the top twenty players of the ATP Tour, at the end of the 1997 ATP Tour, and of the 1998 season, with number of rankings points, highest and lowest position during the year, and number of spots gained or lost from 1997 to 1998.[2][3]

Singles

as of December 15, 1997 Rk Player Nation 1 Pete Sampras  USA 2 Patrick Rafter  AUS 3 Michael Chang  USA 4 Jonas Björkman  SWE 5 Yevgeny Kafelnikov  RUS 6 Greg Rusedski  GBR 7 Carlos Moyá  ESP 8 Sergi Bruguera  ESP 9 Thomas Muster  AUT 10 Marcelo Ríos  CHI 11 Richard Krajicek  NED 12 Àlex Corretja  ESP 13 Petr Korda  CZE 14 Gustavo Kuerten  BRA 15 Goran Ivanišević  CRO 16 Félix Mantilla  ESP 17 Tim Henman  GBR 18 Mark Philippoussis  AUS 19 Albert Costa  ESP 20 Cédric Pioline  FRA

as of December 14, 1998 Rk Player Points High Low Change 1 Pete Sampras 3915 1 2 2 Marcelo Ríos 3670 1 10 8 3 Àlex Corretja 3398 3 14 9 4 Patrick Rafter 3315 2 6 2 5 Carlos Moyà 3159 4 21 2 6 Andre Agassi 2879 6 110 104 7 Tim Henman 2620 7 21 10 8 Karol Kučera 2579 6 25 16 9 Greg Rusedski 2573 4 15 3 10 Richard Krajicek 2548 5 14 1 11 Yevgeny Kafelnikov 2515 4 12 6 12 Goran Ivanišević 2137 12 25 3 13 Petr Korda 2114 2 13 14 Albert Costa 1823 13 27 5 15 Mark Philippoussis 1792 13 28 3 16 Todd Martin 1774 16 81 65 17 Thomas Johansson 1761 17 54 20 18 Cédric Pioline 1710 10 20 2 19 Jan Siemerink 1669 14 78 59 20 Félix Mantilla 1643 11 22 4

Statistical information

These tables present the number of singles (S), doubles (D), and mixed doubles (X) titles won by each player and each nation during the season, within all the tournament categories of the 1998 ATP Tour: the Grand Slam tournaments, the ATP Tour World Championships, the ATP Super 9, the ATP Championship Series, and the ATP World Series.

Titles won by player

Total titles	Player	Grand Slam tournaments			ATP Tour Finals		ATP Tour Super 9		ATP Tour Championship Series		ATP Tour World Series		All titles
		S	D	X	S	D	S	D	S	D	S	D	S	D	X
9	Jacco Eltingh		3					1		2		3	0	9	0
	Patrick Rafter	1					2	1			3	1	6	2	0
8	Paul Haarhuis		2					1		2		3	0	8	0
6	Marcelo Ríos						3		1		2		6	0	0
5	Leander Paes							1			1	3	1	4	0
4	Pete Sampras	1							2		1		4	0	0
	Andre Agassi								1		3		4	0	0
	Mahesh Bhupathi							1				3	0	4	0
	Todd Woodbridge									1		3	0	4	0
	Mark Woodforde									1		3	0	4	0
	Kevin Ullyett									1		3	0	4	0
3	Jonas Björkman		1					1			1		1	2	0
	Àlex Corretja				1				1		3		5	0	5
	Martin Damm									1		2	0	3	0
	Ellis Ferreira							1				2	0	3	0
	Justin Gimelstob			2								1	0	1	2
	Jim Grabb									1		2	0	3	0
	Magnus Gustafsson										2	1	2	1	0
	Paul Haarhuis									2		1	0	3	0
	Donald Johnson							1				2	0	3	0
	Yevgeny Kafelnikov								1	1	2		3	1	0
	Francisco Montana							1				2	0	3	0
	Jiří Novák									1		2	0	3	0
	Grant Stafford									1		2	0	3	0
	Sandon Stolle		1									2	0	3	0
2	Julian Alonso										1	1	1	1	0
	Wayne Arthurs									1		1	0	2	0
	Neil Broad											1	0	1	0
	Albert Costa						1				1		2	0	0
	Thomas Enqvist										2		2	0	0
	Andrea Gaudenzi										1	1	1	1	0
	Tom Kempers											2	0	2	0
	Petr Korda	1									1		2	0	0
	Karol Kučera								1		1		2	0	0
	Gustavo Kuerten								1			1	1	1	0
	Rick Leach							1				1	0	2	0
	Fernando Meligeni										1	1	1	1	0
	Max Mirnyi			2									0	0	2
	Carlos Moyà	1					1						2	0	0
	Daniel Nestor							1		1			0	2	0
	Andrei Pavel								1			1	1	1	0
	David Rikl									1		1	0	2	0
	Jan Siemerink										1	1	1	1	0
	Cyril Suk		1									1	0	2	0
1	Alberto Berasategui										1		1	0	0
	Byron Black											1	0	1	0
	Kenneth Carlsen										1		1	0	0
	Michael Chang										1		1	0	0
	Francisco Clavet										1		1	0	0
	Brandon Coupe											1	0	1	0
	Jim Courier										1		1	0	0
	Olivier Delaître									1			0	1	0
	Scott Draper										1		1	0	0
	Joshua Eagle											1	0	1	0
	Wayne Ferreira									1			0	1	0
	Doug Flach											1	0	1	0
	Andrew Florent											1	0	1	0
	Patrick Galbraith											1	0	1	0
	Brent Haygarth											1	0	1	0
	Mark Philippoussis										1		1	0	0
	Lleyton Hewitt										1		1	0	0
	Dominik Hrbatý										1		1	0	0
	Andrew Ilie										1		1	0	0
	Goran Ivanišević										1		1	0	0
	Mark Knowles							1					0	1	0
	Richard Krajicek										1		1	0	0
	Andrew Kratzmann											1	0	1	0
	Nicklas Kulti											1	0	1	0
	Sébastien Lareau									1			0	1	0
	Magnus Larsson											1	0	1	0
	David Macpherson											1	0	1	0
	Félix Mantilla										1		1	0	0
	Todd Martin								1				1	0	0
	Diego Nargiso											1	0	1	0
	Magnus Norman										1		1	0	0
	Piet Norval											1	0	1	0
	Menno Oosting											1	0	1	0
	Alex O'Brien											1	0	1	0
	Daniel Orsanic											1	0	1	0
	Stefano Pescosolido											1	0	1	0
	Mark Philippoussis								1				1	0	0
	Guillaume Raoux											1	0	1	0
	Paul Rosner											1	0	1	0
	Greg Rusedski								1				1	0	0
	Javier Sánchez											1	0	1	0
	Fabrice Santoro									1			0	1	0
	Brett Steven											1	0	1	0
	Byron Talbot											1	0	1	0
	Michael Tebbutt											1	0	1	0
	Laurence Tieleman											1	0	1	0
	Mikael Tillström											1	0	1	0
	Peter Tramacchi									1			0	1	0
	Gabriel Trifu											1	0	1	0
	Bohdan Ulihrach										1		1	0	0

Titles won by nation (singles):

•  United States 13 (San Jose, Philadelphia, Scottsdale, Barcelona, Orlando, Atlanta, Wimbledon, Washington, D.C., Los Angeles, Boston, Shanghai, Vienna, Ostrava, Stockholm)
•  Spain 12 (Dubai, Estoril, Monte Carlo Masters, Hamburg Masters, French Open, Bologna, Gstaad, Kitzbühel, Indianapolis, Bournemouth, Bucharest, Lyon, Santiago, ATP Finals)
•  Australia 10 (Adelaide, Memphis, Chennai, Coral Springs, London, 's-Hertogenbosch, Canada Masters, Cincinnati Masters, Long Island, US Open)
•  Chile 6 (Auckland, Indian Wells Masters, Miami Masters, Rome Masters, St. Poelten, Singapore)
•  Sweden 6 (Marseille, Copenhagen, Munich, Nottingham, Båstad, Amsterdam)
•  Czech Republic 4 (Doha, Australian Open, Umag, Mexico City)
•  United Kingdom 4 (Antwerp, Tashkent, Basel, Paris Masters)
•  Netherlands 4 (St. Petersburg, Rotterdam, Toulouse, Stuttgart Masters)
•  Brazil 3 (Prague, Stuttgart, Mallorca)
•  Russia 3 (London, Halle, Moscow)
•  Slovakia 3 (Sydney, San Marino, New Haven)
•  Argentina 2 (Palermo, Bogotá)
•  Russia 2 (London, Halle)
•  Croatia 1 (Split)
•  Denmark 1 (Hong Kong)
•  India 1 (Newport)
•  Italy 1 (Casablanca)
•  Romania 1 (Tokyo)

The following players won their first career title:

• Kenneth Carlsen - Hong Kong
• Scott Draper - London
• Andrea Gaudenzi - Casablanca
• Lleyton Hewitt - Adelaide
• Dominik Hrbatý - San Marino
• Andrew Ilie - Coral Springs
• Leander Paes - Newport
• Andrei Pavel - Tokyo
• Mariano Puerta - Palermo
• Mariano Zabaleta - Bogotá

See also

• 1998 WTA Tour – women's tour
• Association of Tennis Professionals
• International Tennis Federation

References

1. "1998 Results Archive". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
2. "ATP Rankings (singles) as of December 15, 1997". atptour.com. 1997-12-15.
3. "ATP Rankings (singles) as of December 14, 1998". atptour.com. 1998-12-14.