1998 Australian Open – Men's singles

Petr Korda defeated Marcelo Ríos in the final, 6–2, 6–2, 6–2 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1998 Australian Open. It was his first and only major title, and Ríos' only major final; Ríos remains the only man to have held the world No. 1 singles ranking without ever winning a major singles title.

Men's singles
1998 Australian Open
Final
ChampionCzech Republic Petr Korda
Runner-upChile Marcelo Ríos
Score6–2, 6–2, 6–2
Details
Draw128
Seeds16
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends men women mixed
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Pete Sampras was the defending champion, but lost to Karol Kučera in the quarterfinals.

No Americans made the semifinals for the first time since 1990.

Seeds

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  1.   Pete Sampras (quarterfinals)
  2.   Patrick Rafter (third round)
  3.   Michael Chang (second round)
  4.   Jonas Björkman (quarterfinals)
  5.   Greg Rusedski (third round)
  6.   Petr Korda (champion)
  7.   Carlos Moyà (second round)
  8.   Thomas Muster (first round)
  9.   Marcelo Ríos (final)
  10.   Sergi Bruguera (first round)
  11.   Àlex Corretja (third round)
  12.   Gustavo Kuerten (second round)
  13.   Goran Ivanišević (first round)
  14.   Félix Mantilla (first round)
  15.   Mark Philippoussis (second round)
  16.   Albert Costa (second round)

Qualifying

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Draw

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
1   Pete Sampras 4 2 77 3
    Karol Kučera 6 6 65 6
    Karol Kučera 1 4 6 2
6   Petr Korda 6 6 1 6
4   Jonas Björkman 6 7 3 4 2
6   Petr Korda 3 5 6 6 6
6   Petr Korda 6 6 6
9   Marcelo Ríos 2 2 2
    Nicolas Escudé 4 3 6 6 6
    Nicolas Kiefer 6 6 4 1 2
    Nicolas Escudé 1 3 2
9   Marcelo Ríos 6 6 6
9   Marcelo Ríos 66 6 6 6
    Alberto Berasategui 78 4 4 0

Top half

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1   P Sampras 7 6 6
  S Schalken 5 4 2 1   P Sampras 6 6 6
  A Martín 0 6 68 3   D Sanguinetti 2 1 2
  D Sanguinetti 6 3 710 6 1   P Sampras 7 6 6
  M Gustafsson 6 6 6   M Gustafsson 5 3 4
Q   D van Scheppingen 4 3 0   M Gustafsson 4 6 6 6
  S Doseděl 6 3 6 77   S Doseděl 6 2 1 3
  A Boetsch 4 6 3 62 1   P Sampras 711 6 6
  F Clavet 2 6 6 6   H Arazi 69 4 4
Q   L Burgsmüller 6 2 3 4   F Clavet w/o
  R Vašek 2 4 6 5   M Washington
  M Washington 6 6 4 7   F Clavet 6 4 6 2 1
  H Dreekmann 62 3 2   H Arazi 4 6 3 6 6
  H Arazi 77 6 6   H Arazi 1 6 4 6 9
  Á Calatrava 60 4 64 15   M Philippoussis 6 2 6 1 7
15   M Philippoussis 77 6 77

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
10   S Bruguera 6 5 1 r
  K Kučera 3 7 6   K Kučera 77 65 2 6 6
  D Vacek 6 6 1 2 6   D Vacek 64 77 6 0 1
WC   L Hewitt 2 4 6 6 3   K Kučera 6 77 6
  G Schaller 3 0 66   D Nestor 2 63 1
  D Nestor 6 6 78   D Nestor 5 7 6 6
  M Damm 6 77 3   M Damm 7 5 2 1
  M Woodforde 4 63 0 r   K Kučera 6 3 6 7
  M Tillström 6 6 6   R Fromberg 2 6 2 5
WC   L Paes 3 2 2   M Tillström 77 3 3 6 4
Q   S Lareau 6 65 78 64 7 Q   S Lareau 61 6 6 4 6
  M Norman 4 77 66 77 5 Q   S Lareau 0 2 6 3
  R Fromberg 2 6 6 3 6   R Fromberg 6 6 4 6
WC   T Larkham 6 3 4 6 3   R Fromberg 4 6 77 6
WC   P Tramacchi 4 3 78 63 7   C Moyà 6 4 62 4
7   C Moyà 6 6 66 77

Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
4   J Björkman 2 6 6 6
WC   A Belobrajdic 6 1 1 1 4   J Björkman 63 4 6 6 6
  W Ferreira 6 3 6 6   W Ferreira 77 6 4 2 3
  J Krošlák 4 6 2 3 4   J Björkman 7 6 6
  N Lapentti 5 6 6 63 6   F Santoro 5 3 4
  JA Viloca 7 3 4 77 1   N Lapentti 4 6 6 2 4
  E Benfele Álvarez 6 0 3 7 4   F Santoro 6 3 3 6 6
  F Santoro 4 6 6 5 6 4   J Björkman 6 6 6
  J Gimelstob 6 3 6 3 4   B Black 2 1 4
Q   S Campbell 3 6 3 6 6 Q   S Campbell 6 6 6
Q   J-M Gambill 6 5 1 3   A O'Brien 4 3 4
  A O'Brien 3 7 6 6 Q   S Campbell 4 0 2
  A Clément 4 6 7 2 4   B Black 6 6 6
  G Pozzi 6 4 5 6 6   G Pozzi 2 0 r
  B Black 6 6 4 6   B Black 6 5
14   F Mantilla 4 0 6 4

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
11   À Corretja 6 7 2 6
  L Arnold Ker 4 5 6 3 11   À Corretja 6 6 6
  D Prinosil 3 62 6 6 6   D Prinosil 4 3 0
  J Van Herck 6 77 1 4 1 11   À Corretja 2 1 4
  F Meligeni 4 6 5 r   C Pioline 6 6 6
  C Pioline 6 1 6   C Pioline 6 7 3 6
  S Sargsian 3 4 6 6 7   J Burillo 3 5 6 3
  J Burillo 6 6 1 3 9   C Pioline 4 4 6 3
Q   B MacPhie 4 6 4 6 4 6   P Korda 6 6 3 6
  M Rosset 6 0 6 3 6   M Rosset 3 6 4 3
  V Spadea 64 6 6 63 6   V Spadea 6 4 6 6
WC   J Stasiak 77 1 4 77 3   V Spadea 2 68 2
  S Draper 6 7 7 6   P Korda 6 710 6
  D Hrbatý 4 5 5   S Draper 63 3 3
  A Portas 3 6 1 4 6   P Korda 77 6 6
6   P Korda 6 4 6 6

Bottom half

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Section 5

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
5   G Rusedski 77 6 6
Q   D Witt 64 3 4 5   G Rusedski 6 6 1
  J Stark 6 4   J Stark 4 4 0 r
  C Costa 3 1 r 5   G Rusedski 65 4 2
  T Woodbridge 7 6 7   T Woodbridge 77 6 6
  F Dewulf 5 3 5   T Woodbridge 6 4 6 6
  C Ruud 64 6 6 4 3 Q   C Van Garsse 4 6 3 4
Q   C Van Garsse 77 4 1 6 6   T Woodbridge 64 3 2
  T Johansson 4 6 3 78 6   N Escudé 77 6 6
  F Squillari 6 2 6 66 8   F Squillari 0 4 6 6 3
  M Ondruska 3 1 1   R Reneberg 6 6 1 4 6
  R Reneberg 6 6 6   R Reneberg 6 77 2 5 4
  N Escudé 5 4 7 6 10   N Escudé 1 60 6 7 6
  M Larsson 7 6 5 1 8   N Escudé 5 6 6 7
Q   J Díaz 3 6 3 2 12   G Kuerten 7 3 1 5
12   G Kuerten 6 3 6 6

Section 6

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
13   G Ivanišević 2 63 6 4
  J Siemerink 6 77 3 6   J Siemerink 62 5 77 6 1
Q   J Golmard 6 63 6 3 11 Q   J Golmard 77 7 65 3 6
  T Henman 3 77 2 6 9 Q   J Golmard 5 0 r
  M Craca 4 6 3 3   N Kiefer 7 4
Q   D Wheaton 6 3 6 6 Q   D Wheaton 6 6 2 63 2
  N Kiefer 6 6 6   N Kiefer 2 1 6 77 6
Q   M Draper 4 4 0   N Kiefer 6 6 7
WC   M Tebbutt 7 7 65 6   G Raoux 3 4 5
  M Filippini 5 5 77 4 WC   M Tebbutt 2 4 7 4
  W Black 6 6 6   W Black 6 6 5 6
  B Steven 4 2 2   W Black 3 2 5
  G Raoux 2 6 4 6 6   G Raoux 6 6 7
  S Stolle 6 3 6 2 0   G Raoux 6 77 77
  K Carlsen 3 62 7 3 3   M Chang 4 64 65
3   M Chang 6 77 5 6

Section 7

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
8   T Muster 4 65 5
Q   J Apell 6 77 7 Q   J Apell 3 77 3 6 3
  T Nydahl 3 65 3   L Roux 6 65 6 3 6
  L Roux 6 77 6   L Roux 77 6 6
  A Rădulescu 60 7 3 2   K Alami 62 2 4
  K Alami 77 5 6 6   K Alami 65 6 77 6
  R Furlan 69 2 6 2   J Alonso 77 3 64 4
  J Alonso 711 6 2 6   L Roux 2 6 2 4
  J Stoltenberg 6 9   M Ríos 6 4 6 6
  G Blanco 2 r   J Stoltenberg 3 2 66
Q   A Ilie 6 6 6 Q   A Ilie 6 6 78
  J Knippschild 4 2 3 Q   A Ilie 2 3 2
  T Enqvist 6 6 6 9   M Ríos 6 6 6
  JA Marín 3 4 3   T Enqvist 4 64 6 4
  G Stafford 1 3 3 9   M Ríos 6 77 4 6
9   M Ríos 6 6 6

Section 8

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
16   A Costa 77 6 6
  T Haas 65 2 4 16   A Costa 4 4 6 5
Q   M Martelli 6 63 2 2   A Agassi 6 6 2 7
  A Agassi 3 77 6 6   A Agassi 6 6 6
  O Gross 710 6 6   A Gaudenzi 2 2 0
  M-K Goellner 68 4 2   O Gross 6 1 4 4
  A Gaudenzi 6 4 6 6   A Gaudenzi 4 6 6 6
  D Pescariu 2 6 2 2   A Agassi 6 6 2 3 3
  A Berasategui 3 6 6 6   A Berasategui 3 3 6 6 6
Q   K Braasch 6 3 4 3   A Berasategui 6 77 6
WC   L Smith 2 0 2   A Medvedev 4 61 4
  A Medvedev 6 6 6   A Berasategui 62 79 6 77
  J Sánchez 1 4 1 2   P Rafter 77 67 2 64
  T Martin 6 6 6   T Martin 6 62 77 4 3
  J Tarango 64 64 77 5 2   P Rafter 2 77 64 6 6
2   P Rafter 77 77 64 7
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