1998 Waldbaum's Hamlet Cup – Singles

The 1998 Waldbaum's Hamlet Cup was a men's tennis tournament played on Hard courts in Long Island, United that was part of the International Series of the 1998 ATP Tour. It was the eighteenth edition of the tournament and was held from 24 to 30 August 1998.

Singles
1998 Waldbaum's Hamlet Cup
Champions	Patrick Rafter[1]
Runners-up	Felix Mantilla
Final score	7–6^(7–3), 6–2

Seeds

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

1. Marcelo Ríos (First Round)
2. Patrick Rafter (Champion)
3. Carlos Moyá (Second Round)
4. Greg Rusedski (Semifinals)
5. Unknown (Withdrew)
6. Alberto Berasategui (First Round)
7. Goran Ivanišević (First Round)
8. Felix Mantilla (Final)
9. Jan Siemerink (Second Round)

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]
	8	Felix Mantilla	6	5	6
		Marat Safin	3	7	4
								8	Felix Mantilla	6^3	2
								2	Patrick Rafter	7	6
	4	Greg Rusedski	4	5
	2	Patrick Rafter	6	7

Top Half

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
		G Kuerten	6	7
	1	M Ríos	3	6^4					G Kuerten	2	6	7
		F Clavet	6	6					F Clavet	6	3	6^8
		L Mor	2	1												G Kuerten	4	6	6
		B Ulihrach	6	7											8	F Mantilla	6	2	4
		C Doseděl	4	6^5					B Ulihrach	6^4	3
	8	F Mantilla	6	6				8	F Mantilla	7	6
		S Bruguera	4	4																		8	F Mantilla	6	5	6
	3	C Moyá	7	6																			M Safin	3	7	4
		B Steven	5	3				3	C Moyá	2	2
		D Prinosil	0	6	6				D Prinosil	6	6
		D Hrbatý	6	3	1											D Prinosil	1	6^2
		F Dewulf	6	7												M Safin	6	7
		M Woodforde	4	6^6					F Dewulf	6^6	1
		M Safin	6	6					M Safin	7	6
	6	A Berasategui	3	2

Bottom Half

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	9	J Siemerink	4	6	6
		J Alonso	6	1	4			9	J Siemerink	1	6	3
		D Vacek	6	6					D Vacek	6	4	6
		M Rosset	1	4												D Vacek	2	3
		F Meligeni	6^2	6	6										4	G Rusedski	6	6
		G Raoux	7	4	3				F Meligeni	2	6^6
	4	G Rusedski	6	6				4	G Rusedski	6	7
		M Norman	3	4																		4	G Rusedski	4	5
		H Arazi	5	6	7																	2	P Rafter	6	7
	7	G Ivanišević	7	3	6^2				H Arazi	3	6	3
		N Escudé	6	6					N Escudé	6	3	6
		T Johansson	1	4												N Escudé	3	2
		M Damm	3	6	6										2	P Rafter	6	6
		J Burillo	6	2	3				M Damm	4	3
	2	P Rafter	6	4	6			2	P Rafter	6	6
		J Sánchez	2	6	4

References

1. "1998 Long Island". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 1 January 2015.