Àlex Corretja defeated Carlos Moyá in the final, 3–6, 3–6, 7–5, 6–3, 7–5 to win the singles tennis title at the 1998 ATP Tour World Championships. He would ultimately become the first player to win the title without ever winning a major in his career. The final was a rematch of that year's French Open final, where Moyá prevailed.[1]
Singles | |
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1998 ATP Tour World Championships | |
Champion | |
Runner-up | |
Score | 3–6, 3–6, 7–5, 6–3, 7–5 |
Draw | 8 |
Pete Sampras was the two-time defending champion, but was defeated in the semifinals by Corretja.
Seeds
editPete Sampras (semifinals)
Marcelo Ríos (round robin, withdrew due to a back injury)
Andre Agassi (round robin, retired due to a back injury)
Carlos Moyá (final)
Àlex Corretja (champion)
Karol Kučera (round robin)
Tim Henman (semifinals)
Yevgeny Kafelnikov (round robin)
Greg Rusedski (round robin)
Albert Costa (round robin)
Draw
editKey
edit- 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
- SR = Special ranking
Finals
editSemifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||
1 | 6 | 3 | 63 | ||||||||||||
5 | 4 | 6 | 77 | ||||||||||||
5 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||
4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 5 | ||||||||||
7 | 4 | 6 | 5 | ||||||||||||
4 | 6 | 3 | 7 |
Red group
editRR W–L | Set W–L | Game W–L | Standings | ||||||
1 | 6–3, 6–3 | 6–2, 6–1 | 6–2, 6–4 | 3–0 | 6–0 | 36–15 | 1 | ||
4 | 3–6, 3–6 | 6–7(5–7), 7–5, 6–3 | 7–5, 7–5 | 2–1 | 4–3 | 39–37 | 2 | ||
6 | 2–6, 1–6 | 7–6(7–5), 5–7, 3–6 | 7–6(7–3), 3–6, 2–6 | 0–3 | 2–6 | 30–49 | 4 | ||
8 | 2–6, 4–6 | 5–7, 5–7 | 6–7(3–7), 6–3, 6–2 | 1–2 | 2–5 | 34–38 | 3 |
Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2. number of matches; 3. in two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4. in three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5. steering-committee decision.
White group
editRR W–L | Set W–L | Game W–L | Standings | ||||||
2 10 |
6–7(5–7), 1–6 (w/ Costa & Rusedski) |
2–6, 4–6 (w/ Costa) |
5–7, 1–6 (w/ Ríos) |
0–1 0–2 |
0–2 0–4 |
6–13 13–25 |
6 4 | ||
3 9 |
7–6(7–5), 6–1 (w/ Rusedski & Costa) |
7–5, 3–6, 1–2r (w/ Agassi) |
6–2, 6–4 (w/ Rusedski) |
0–1 2–0 |
1–2 4–0 |
11–13 25–13 |
5 3 | ||
5 | 6–2, 6–4 (w/ Costa) |
5–7, 6–3, 2–1r (w/ Agassi) |
6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–4), 2–6 | 2–1 | 5–3 | 40–36 | 2 | ||
7 | 7–5, 6–1 (w/ Ríos) |
2–6, 4–6 (w/ Rusedski) |
7–6(7–4), 6–7(4–7), 6–2 | 2–1 | 4–3 | 38–33 | 1 |
Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2. number of matches; 3. in two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4. in three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5. steering-committee decision.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "1998 ATP Tour World Championships – Singles results". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).