1998 Rado Open – Singles

The 1998 Rado Open was a men's tennis tournament played on Clay in Gstaad, Switzerland that was part of the International Series of the 1998 ATP Tour. It was the thirty-first edition of the tournament and was held from 6 July – 12 July 1998. This tournament is notable for being the first professional appearance of 20-time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer.

Singles
1998 Rado Open
Champion	Àlex Corretja[1]
Runner-up	Boris Becker
Final score	7–6^(7–5), 7–5, 6–3

Seeds

Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.

1. Marcelo Ríos (Semifinals)
2. Yevgeny Kafelnikov (First Round)
3. Àlex Corretja (Champions)
4. Cédric Pioline (Second Round)
5. Félix Mantilla (Quarterfinals)
6. Albert Costa (Quarterfinals)
7. Alberto Berasategui (First Round)
8. Nicolas Kiefer (Quarterfinals)

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	Marcelo Ríos	4	6^4
		Boris Becker	6	7
									Boris Becker	6^5	5	3
								3	Àlex Corretja	7	7	6
	3	Àlex Corretja	6	6^3	6
		Filip Dewulf	3	7	3

Top Half

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	M Ríos	6	6
		M Rosset	3	3				1	M Ríos	6	6
		L Arnold	6	6					L Arnold	4	1
		R Federer	4	4											1	M Ríos	6	7
		G Kuerten	6	6												F Clavet	3	5
		G Raoux	4	4					G Kuerten	6	4	4
		F Clavet	6	6					F Clavet	2	6	6
	7	A Berasategui	4	4																		1	M Ríos	4	6^4
	4	C Pioline	6	6																			B Becker	6	7
		N Lapentti	4	4				4	C Pioline	6^2	5
		B Becker	6	6^7	7				B Becker	7	7
		G Bastl	4	7	5											B Becker	6	6
		F Santoro	7	6											5	F Mantilla	4	4
		B Ulihrach	5	3					F Santoro	4	6	2
	5	F Mantilla	6	6				5	F Mantilla	6	0	6
		T Guardiola	2	2

Bottom Half

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	6	A Costa	5	6	6
		D Orsanic	7	2	3			6	A Costa	7	6
		G Blanco	6	6					G Blanco	6^3	3
		T Carbonell	4	3											6	A Costa	7	2	2
		C Doseděl	7	6											3	À Corretja	5	6	6
		I Heuberger	6^4	3					C Doseděl	0	5
	3	À Corretja	6	4	6			3	À Corretja	6	7
		O Gross	4	6	1																	3	À Corretja	6	6^3	6
	8	N Kiefer	0	7	7																		F Dewulf	3	7	3
		JA Viloca	6	5	6^8			8	N Kiefer	6	3	6
		J Alonso	6	7					J Alonso	3	6	1
		N Escudé	2	5											8	N Kiefer	6	3	4
		F Dewulf	3	7	6											F Dewulf	1	6	6
		A Portas	6	6^3	2				F Dewulf	3	7	6
		F Meligeni	6	4	6				F Meligeni	6	5	3
	2	Y Kafelnikov	3	6	3

References

1. "1998 Swiss Open". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 29 December 2014.