1998 Monte Carlo Open – Singles

Singles
1998 Monte Carlo Open
Champion Carlos Moyà[1]
Runner-up Cédric Pioline
Score6–3, 6–0, 7–5
Draw56 (7Q / 4WC)
Seeds16

Carlos Moyá defeated Cédric Pioline in the final, 6–3, 6–0, 7–5 to win the singles tennis title at the 1998 Monte Carlo Open.

Marcelo Ríos was the reigning champion, but did not participate this year.

Seeds

The top eight seeds received a bye to the second round.

  1. Pete Sampras (third round)
  2. Petr Korda (quarterfinals)
  3. Greg Rusedski (second round)
  4. Yevgeny Kafelnikov (third round)
  5. Jonas Björkman (second round)
  6. Álex Corretja (quarterfinals)
  7. Richard Krajicek (semifinals)
  8. Gustavo Kuerten (third round)
  9. Félix Mantilla (first round)
  10. Cédric Pioline (final)
  11. Tim Henman (first round)
  12. Alberto Berasategui (semifinals)
  13. Mark Philippoussis (third round)
  14. Carlos Moyà (champion)
  15. Sergi Bruguera (second round)
  16. Álbert Costa (third round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final[1]
            
10 Cédric Pioline 6 0 77
12 Alberto Berasategui 3 6 65
10 Cédric Pioline 3 0 5    
14 Carlos Moyà 6 6 7    
14 Carlos Moyà 4 6 6
7 Richard Krajicek 6 1 4

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1 P Sampras 6 7  
  A Agassi 6 6     A Agassi 4 5  
  T Martin 2 1   1 P Sampras 1 1  
  F Santoro 6 6     F Santoro 6 6  
WC A Clément 2 1     F Santoro 6 6  
Q J Tarango 1 6 5 15 S Bruguera 3 0  
15 S Bruguera 6 1 7   F Santoro 6 2 4
10 C Pioline 6 3 6 10 C Pioline 1 6 6
  C Costa 2 6 3 10 C Pioline 6 77  
Q N Lapentti 2 4   WC S Grosjean 1 65  
WC S Grosjean 6 6   10 C Pioline 78 6  
  A Portas 2 1   8 G Kuerten 66 1  
  F Clavet 6 6     F Clavet 5 5  
8 G Kuerten 7 7  

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
3 G Rusedski 4 6 3
WC B Becker 5 6 6 WC B Becker 6 3 6
  J Siemerink 7 3 1 WC B Becker 6 6  
  M Filippini 6 2 64 13 M Philippoussis 1 1  
  M Norman 2 6 77   M Norman 4 3  
  J Alonso 69 6 4 13 M Philippoussis 6 6  
13 M Philippoussis 711 4 6 WC B Becker 77 5 1
12 A Berasategui 6 7   12 A Berasategui 64 7 6
  T Woodbridge 0 5   12 A Berasategui 6 77  
Q J Sánchez 3 6 4 WC D Vacek 0 61  
WC D Vacek 6 4 6 12 A Berasategui 3 6 6
  S Doseděl 77 6     S Doseděl 6 3 3
  R Fromberg 65 4     S Doseděl 6 6  
5 J Björkman 1 0  

Bottom half

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
6 Á Corretja 77 6  
  A Medvedev 4 6 79   A Medvedev 64 4  
  G Ivanišević 6 2 67 6 Á Corretja 77 6  
  B Steven 3 1   SE A Gaudenzi 61 4  
SE A Gaudenzi 6 6   SE A Gaudenzi 6 4 6
Q G Blanco 6 6   Q G Blanco 4 6 3
11 T Henman 2 4   6 Á Corretja 3 2  
14 C Moyà 6 6   14 C Moyà 6 6  
  T Muster 0 3   14 C Moyà 6 6  
  H Arazi 6 6     H Arazi 1 1  
Q J Burillo 4 0   14 C Moyà 6 6  
  T Johansson 7 610 3 4 Y Kafelnikov 2 3  
  M Woodforde 5 712 6   M Woodforde 6 2 2
4 Y Kafelnikov 4 6 6

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
7 R Krajicek 6 6  
LL J A Viloca 6 6   LL J A Viloca 4 2  
Q D Nargiso 3 4   7 R Krajicek 6 6  
  M Rosset 1 0r   B Ulihrach 4 0  
  B Ulihrach 6 3     B Ulihrach 6 6  
  N Kiefer 6 6     N Kiefer 4 2  
9 F Mantilla 1 4   7 R Krajicek 4 77 6
16 Á Costa 6 6   2 P Korda 6 61 1
  T Enqvist 1 3   16 Á Costa 6 6  
  M Gustafsson 6 7     M Gustafsson 4 2  
LL K Alami 3 5   16 Á Costa 7 4 4
Q S Schalken 6 2 4 2 P Korda 5 6 6
  W Ferreira 4 6 6   W Ferreira 1 3  
2 P Korda 6 6  

References

  1. ^ a b "1998 Monte Carlo". International Tennis Federation. Archived from the original on 21 March 2016. Retrieved 15 December 2014.