1998 Grand Prix de Tennis de Toulouse – Singles

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.

Singles
1998 Grand Prix de Tennis de Toulouse
Champion	Jan Siemerink[1]
Runner-up	Greg Rusedski
Final score	6–4, 6–4
Draw	32
Seeds	8

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. Greg Rusedski (Final)
2. Jan Siemerink (Champion)
3. Thomas Johansson (Semifinals)
4. Nicolas Kiefer (Semifinals)
5. Fabrice Santoro (First Round)
6. Magnus Larsson (First Round)
7. 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	Greg Rusedski	6	6
	4	Nicolas Kiefer	4	1
								1	Greg Rusedski	4	4
								2	Jan Siemerink	6	6
	3	Thomas Johansson	3	6	5
	2	Jan Siemerink	6	3	7

Top Half

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	G Rusedski	7	7
		M-K	6^5	6^3				1	G Rusedski	6	6
		A Medvedev	6	6^5	6				A Medvedev	4	3
		J-P Perlant	4	7	4										1	G Rusedski	6	6
		A Clément	7	3	6											A Clément	4	1
		S Grosjean	6^4	6	4				A Clément	6	4	7
		M Sinner	6	6					M Sinner	3	6	6^1
		P Haarhuis	2	4																		1	G Rusedski	6	6
	4	N Kiefer	6	6																		4	N Kiefer	4	1
		J Boutter	1	2				4	N Kiefer	4	6	6
		L Barthez	7	6					L Barthez	6	3	1
		C Vinck	6^7	2											4	N Kiefer	6	3	6
		J Tarango	4	6	6											M Rosset	3	6	1
		I Heuberger	6	1	4				J Tarango	3	4
		M Rosset	4	6	6				M Rosset	6	6
	5	F Santoro	6	2	3

Bottom Half

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
		S Huet	7	7
	6	M Larsson	5	5					S Huet	7	6^5	6
		S Sargsian	6	7					S Sargsian	5	7	3
		L Roux	3	6^5												S Huet	6	4	5
		D Vacek	7	6											3	T Johansson	3	6	7
		G Pozzi	6^2	4					D Vacek	4	3
	3	T Johansson	7	7				3	T Johansson	6	6
		A Di Pasquale	6^6	5																		3	T Johansson	3	6	5
	7	R Fromberg	6	6																		2	J Siemerink	6	3	7
		D Sanguinetti	4	4				7	R Fromberg	1	6^5
	Q	R Federer	6	6				Q	R Federer	6	7
		G Raoux	2	2											Q	R Federer	6^5	2
		J Golmard	6	7											2	J Siemerink	7	6
		D Prinosil	4	6^4					J Golmard	6	3	4
	2	J Siemerink	6	6				2	J Siemerink	3	6	6
		G Cañas	3	4

References

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