1998 ATP Tour

1998 ATP Tour
Pete Sampras finished the year ranked world No. 1 for the record-breaking sixth time in his career. He won four titles during the season, including a major at the Wimbledon Championships.
Details
Duration5 January 1998 – 18 November 1998
CategoriesGrand Slam (4)
ATP Super 9 (9)
ATP Championship Series (12)
ATP World Series (52)
Achievements (singles)
Most titles Marcelo Ríos (7)
Most 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
Most improved
player of the year
Andre Agassi
Newcomer
of the year
Marat Safin
Comeback
player of the year
Younes El Aynaoui
1997
1999

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.

Schedule

This is the complete schedule of events on the 1998 ATP Tour, with player progression documented from the quarter-final stage.[1]
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Key
Grand Slam events
ATP Tour World Championships
ATP Super 9
ATP International Series Gold
ATP International Series
Team events

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January

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
5 Jan Hopman Cup
Perth, Australia
ITF Mixed Teams Championships
Hard (i) – $1,000,000 – 8 teams (RR)
 Slovakia
2–1
 France
Round robin (Group A)
 Spain
 Sweden
 Australia
Round robin (Group B)
 Germany
 United States
 South Africa
Qatar Open
Doha, Qatar
ATP World Series
Hard – $975,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
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
ATP World Series
Hard – $315,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
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
ATP World Series
Hard – $315,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
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
ATP World Series
Hard – $315,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
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
Hard – $3,140,107 – 128S/64D/32X
SinglesDoubles
Mixed doubles
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
ATP World Series
Hard (i) – $514,250 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
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
ATP World Series
Carpet (i) – $375,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
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
ATP World Series
Hard – $1,014,250 – 32S/31Q/16D
SinglesDoubles
Àlex Corretja
7–6(7–0), 6–1
Félix Mantilla Jonas Björkman
Wayne Ferreira
Carlos Moyá
Carlos Costa
Alberto Berasategui
Nicolas Kiefer
Mahesh Bhupathi
Leander Paes
6–2, 7–5
Donald Johnson
Francisco Montana
St. Petersburg Open
St. Petersburg, Russia
ATP World Series
Carpet (i) – $315,000 – 32S/28Q/16D
SinglesDoubles
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
ATP World Series
Hard (i) – $315,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
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
ATP Championship Series
Hard – $875,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
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
ATP Championship Series
Hard (i) – $700,000 – 48S/34D
SinglesDoubles
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
ATP Championship Series
Hard (i) – $589,250 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
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
ATP Championship Series
Carpet (i) – $689,250 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
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
ATP World Series
Carpet (i) – $725,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
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
ATP World Series
Hard – $315,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
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
ATP World Series
Carpet (i) – $315,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
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
ATP Super 9
Hard – $2,200,000 – 56S/28D
SinglesDoubles
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
Key Biscayne, United States
ATP Super 9
Hard – $2,450,000 – 96S/64Q/48D
SinglesDoubles
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
6–2, 6–4
Alex O'Brien
Jonathan Stark
23 Mar Grand Prix Hassan II
Casablanca, Morocco
ATP World Series
Clay – $210,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
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
Zürich, Switzerland – carpet (i)
Genoa, Italy – clay
Victoria, Australia – grass
Brussels, Belgium – clay
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 SAR
ATP World Series
Hard – $315,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
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
Oeiras, Portugal
ATP World Series
Clay – $600,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
Alberto Berasategui
3–6, 6–1, 6–3
Thomas Muster Karim Alami
Carlos Moyá
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
ATP World Series
Hard – $405,000 – 32S/22Q/16D/3Q
SinglesDoubles
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
ATP Championship Series
Clay – $825,000 – 56S/28D
SinglesDoubles
Todd Martin
6–2, 1–6, 6–3, 6–2
Alberto Berasategui Carlos Moyá
Andrea Gaudenzi
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Dominik Hrbatý
Carlos Costa
Sergi Bruguera
Jacco Eltingh
Paul Haarhuis
7–5, 6–0
Ellis Ferreira
Rick Leach
Japan Open Tennis Championships
Tokyo, Japan
ATP Championship Series
Hard – $755,000 – 56S/28D/5Q
SinglesDoubles
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
6–3, 6–4
Olivier Delaître
Stefano Pescosolido
20 Apr Monte Carlo Open
Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France
ATP Super 9
Clay – $2,200,000 – 56S/28D
SinglesDoubles
Carlos Moyá
6–3, 6–0, 7–5
Cédric Pioline Alberto Berasategui
Richard Krajicek
Fabrice Santoro
Boris Becker
Àlex Corretja
Petr Korda
Jacco Eltingh
Paul Haarhuis
6–4, 6–2
Todd Woodbridge
Mark Woodforde
U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships
Orlando, United States
ATP World Series
Clay – $264,250 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
Jim Courier
7–5, 3–6, 7–5
Michael Chang Mikael Tillström
Andrei Pavel
Márcio 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
ATP World Series
Clay – $340,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
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
ATP World Series
Clay – $315,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
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
ATP World Series
Clay – $500,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
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
ATP Super 9
Clay – $2,200,000 – 56S/28D
SinglesDoubles
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
6–2, 7–5
David Adams
Brett Steven
International Tennis Championships
Coral Springs, United States
ATP World Series
Clay – $245,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
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
ATP Super 9
Clay – $2,200,000 – 64S/32D
SinglesDoubles
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
ATP World Series
Clay – $400,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
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

3–0
Czech Republic
25 May
1 Jun
French Open
Paris, France
Grand Slam
Clay – $5,026,607 – 128S/64D/32X
SinglesDoublesMixed doubles
Carlos Moyá
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
ATP World Series
Grass – $875,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
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
ATP World Series
Grass – $725,000 – 56S/64Q/28D
SinglesDoubles
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
ATP World Series
Clay – $315,000 – 32S/19Q/16D
SinglesDoubles
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
ATP World Series
Grass – $475,000 – 32S/25Q/16D
SinglesDoubles
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
7–6(7–5), 6–2
Joshua Eagle
Andrew Florent
Nottingham Open
Nottingham, Great Britain
ATP World Series
Grass – $315,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
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
Grass – $5,638,006 – 128S/64D/32X
SinglesDoubles
Mixed doubles
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
ATP World Series
Clay – $525,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
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
ATP World Series
Grass – $275,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
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
ATP World Series
Clay – $315,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
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
Prato, Italy – clay
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
ATP Championship Series
Clay – $915,000 – 48S/24D
SinglesDoubles
Gustavo Kuerten
4–6, 6–2, 6–4
Karol Kučera Marcelo Ríos
Carlos Moyá
Boris Becker
Bohdan Ulihrach
Albert Costa
Fernando Vicente
Olivier Delaître
Fabrice Santoro
6–1, 3–6, 6–3
Joshua Eagle
Jim Grabb
Legg Mason Tennis Classic
Washington, D.C., United States
ATP Championship Series
Hard – $575,000 – 58S/28D
SinglesDoubles
Andre Agassi
6–2, 6–0
Scott Draper Michael Chang
Wayne Ferreira
Jim Courier
Filip Dewulf
Vincent Spadea
Sébastien Lareau
Grant Stafford
Kevin Ullyett
6–2, 6–4
Wayne Ferreira
Patrick Galbraith
27 Jul Mercedes-Benz Cup
Los Angeles, United States
ATP World Series
Hard – $315,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
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
ATP World Series
Clay – $375,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
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
ATP World Series
Clay – $500,000 – 48S/28D
SinglesDoubles
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
6–3, 6–4
Joshua Eagle
Andrew Kratzmann

August

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
3 Aug du Maurier Open
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
ATP Super 9
Hard – $2,200,000 – 56S/28Q/28D
SinglesDoubles
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
ATP World Series
Clay – $475,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
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
ATP Super 9
Hard – $2,200,000 – 56S/28Q/28D
SinglesDoubles
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
ATP World Series
Clay – $275,000 – 32S/23Q/16D/2Q
SinglesDoubles
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
ATP Championship Series
Hard – $915,000 – 56S/28Q/28D
SinglesDoubles
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
6–2, 7–6
Mark Knowles
Daniel Nestor
Pilot Pen International
New Haven, United States
ATP Championship Series
Hard – $745,000 – 56S/28Q/28D
SinglesDoubles
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, 1–6, 6–3
Sébastien Lareau
Alex O'Brien
24 Aug Waldbaum's Hamlet Cup
Long Island, United States
ATP World Series
Hard – $315,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
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
ATP World Series
Hard – $315,000 – 32S/16D/3Q
SinglesDoubles
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 City, United States
Grand Slam
Hard – $6,032,000 – 128S/64D/32X
SinglesDoubles
Mixed doubles
Patrick Rafter
6–3, 3–6, 6–2, 6–0
Mark Philippoussis Pete Sampras
Carlos Moyá
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
ATP World Series
Clay – $375,000 – 32S/29Q/16D
SinglesDoubles
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
ATP World Series
Hard – $380,000 – 32S/27Q/16D
SinglesDoubles
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
ATP World Series
Clay – $470,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
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
ATP World Series
Clay – $425,000 – 32S/29Q/16D
SinglesDoubles
Gustavo Kuerten
6–7(5–7), 6–2, 6–3
Carlos Moyá 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
ATP World Series
Hard (i) – $375,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
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 Cup
Hard (i) – $4,250,000 – 12S
Singles
Marcelo Ríos
6–4, 2–6, 7–6(7–1), 5–7, 6–3
Andre Agassi Karol Kučera
Mark Philippoussis
Petr Korda
Goran Ivanišević
Jonas Björkman
Félix Mantilla

October

Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
5 Oct Davidoff Swiss Indoors
Basel, Switzerland
ATP World Series
Hard (i) – $975,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
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
ATP World Series
Clay – $315,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
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
ATP World Series
Carpet (i) – $315,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
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
ATP Championship Series
Hard (i) – $575,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
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
ATP Championship Series
Carpet (i) – $675,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
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
ATP World Series
Carpet (i) – $725,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
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
ATP World Series
Carpet (i) – $975,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
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
ATP World Series
Clay – $315,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
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
ATP Super 9
Hard (i) – $2,200,000 – 48S/28Q/32D/3Q
SinglesDoubles
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
ATP World Series
Clay – $315,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
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
ATP Super 9
Carpet (i) – $2,300,000 – 48S/24Q/24D
SinglesDoubles
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
ATP World Series
Carpet (i) – $1,125,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
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
ATP World Series
Clay – $315,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
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
ATP World Series
Hard (i) – $800,000 – 32S/16D
SinglesDoubles
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
ATP Tour World 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
ATP Tour World Championships
Hard (i) – $ – 8S (RR)
Singles
Àlex Corretja
3–6, 3–6, 7–5, 6–3, 7–5
Carlos Moyá 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
Year-end rankings 1998 (28 December 1998)[4]
Rk Player Nation Points High Low Change
1 Pete Sampras USA 3915 1 2
2 Marcelo Ríos CHI 3670 1 10 8
3 Àlex Corretja ESP 3398 3 14 9
4 Patrick Rafter AUS 3315 2 6 2
5 Carlos Moyá ESP 3159 4 21 2
6 Andre Agassi USA 2879 6 110 104
7 Tim Henman GBR 2620 7 21 10
8 Karol Kučera SVK 2579 6 25 16
9 Greg Rusedski GBR 2573 4 15 3
10 Richard Krajicek NED 2548 5 14 1
11 Yevgeny Kafelnikov RUS 2515 4 12 6
12 Goran Ivanišević CRO 2137 12 25 3
13 Petr Korda CZE 2114 2 13
14 Albert Costa ESP 1823 13 27 5
15 Mark Philippoussis AUS 1792 13 28 3
16 Todd Martin USA 1774 16 81 65
17 Thomas Johansson SWE 1761 17 54 20
18 Cédric Pioline FRA 1710 10 20 2
19 Jan Siemerink NED 1669 14 78 59
20 Félix Mantilla ESP 1643 10 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
7 Marcelo Ríos 3 1 2 7^ 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 Moyá 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

^ Rios also won the Grand Slam Cup, which on December 9, 1999, merged with the ATP Tour World Championship, the ATP's year-end tournament also held annually in Germany. This gave birth to the present ATP World Tour Finals.

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 7 (Auckland, Indian Wells Masters, Miami Masters, Rome Masters, St. Poelten, Grand Slam Cup, 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:

See also

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.
  4. ^ "ATP Year-end top 20". ATP. Retrieved 15 September 2023.