1998 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles

Pete Sampras successfully defended his title, defeating Goran Ivanišević in the final, 6–7(2–7), 7–6(11–9), 6–4, 3–6, 6–2 to win the Gentlemen's Singles tennis title at the 1998 Wimbledon Championships.[1] With this win, Sampras equalled Björn Borg's Open Era then record of five Wimbledon titles.

Men's Singles
1998 Wimbledon Championships
Champion Pete Sampras
Runner-up Goran Ivanišević
Final score6–7(2–7), 7–6(11–9), 6–4, 3–6, 6–2
Draw128 (16 Q / 8 WC )
Seeds16
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Seeds
01.   Pete Sampras (Champion)
02.   Marcelo Ríos (First round)
03.   Petr Korda (Quarterfinals)
04.   Greg Rusedski (First round, withdrew)
05.   Carlos Moyá (Second round)
06.   Pat Rafter (Fourth round)
07.   Yevgeny Kafelnikov (First round)
08.   Cédric Pioline (First round)
09.   Richard Krajicek (Semifinals)
10.   Àlex Corretja (First round)
11.   Jonas Björkman (Third round)
12.   Tim Henman (Semifinals)
13.   Andre Agassi (Second round)
14.   Goran Ivanišević (Final)
15.   Karol Kučera (First round)
16.   Félix Mantilla (Third round)

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Qualifying
Main article: 1998 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles Qualifying

Draw

Key

Finals
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
1 Pete Sampras 77 6 6
Mark Philippoussis 65 4 4
1 Pete Sampras 6 4 7 6
12 Tim Henman 3 6 5 3
3 Petr Korda 3 4 2
12 Tim Henman 6 6 6
1 Pete Sampras 62 711 6 3 6
14 Goran Ivanišević 77 69 4 6 2
Jan Siemerink 610 65 66
14 Goran Ivanišević 712 77 78
14 Goran Ivanišević 6 6 5 65 15
9 Richard Krajicek 3 4 7 77 13
9 Richard Krajicek 6 6 6
Davide Sanguinetti 2 3 4

Section 1
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
1 P Sampras 6 6 6
D Hrbatý 3 3 2 1 P Sampras 6 6 77
M Tillström 6 65 7 6 M Tillström 4 4 64
Q A Rădulescu 4 77 5 3 1 P Sampras 6 77 77
D Nestor 77 710 4 0 0 T Enqvist 3 64 63
T Enqvist 62 68 6 6 6 T Enqvist 65 6 6 6
S Draper 6 7 3 6 S Draper 77 1 4 3
R Schüttler 3 5 6 3 1 P Sampras 6 6 6
K Alami 6 3 4 6 5 Q S Grosjean 3 4 4
Q B MacPhie 4 6 6 3 7 Q B MacPhie 4 6 1 4
M Damm 3 68 3 Q S Grosjean 6 3 6 6
Q S Grosjean 6 710 6 Q S Grosjean 6 710 6
R Vašek 77 6 6 16 F Mantilla 0 68 2
O Gross 64 3 1 R Vašek 64 6 3 4
LL C Van Garsse 2 2 6 6 3 16 F Mantilla 77 3 6 6
16 F Mantilla 6 6 1 4 6

Section 2
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
10 À Corretja 63 2 3
J Gimelstob 77 6 6 J Gimelstob 6 1 4 4
J Knippschild 6 3 67 1 M Woodforde 2 6 6 6
M Woodforde 4 6 79 6 M Woodforde 1 6 3 6 3
P Haarhuis 6 3 3 0 J Stoltenberg 6 3 6 3 6
J Tarango 1 6 6 6 J Tarango 4 6 2 77 3
G Kuerten 6 3 1 6 8 J Stoltenberg 6 2 6 63 6
J Stoltenberg 4 6 6 4 10 J Stoltenberg 7 1 3 3
L Arnold Ker 6 66 3 3 M Philippoussis 5 6 6 6
B Ulihrach 2 78 6 6 B Ulihrach 4 4 6 2
Q D Bracciali 4 66 78 6 6 Q D Bracciali 6 6 3 6
WC M Lee 6 78 66 2 2 Q D Bracciali 3 4 4
Q A O'Brien 4 4 6 6 6 M Philippoussis 6 6 6
K Carlsen 6 6 4 3 4 Q A O'Brien 77 4 62 3
M Philippoussis 65 77 6 6 M Philippoussis 63 6 77 6
7 Y Kafelnikov 77 61 4 2

Section 3
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
3 P Korda 6 6 6
J Sánchez 3 4 3 3 P Korda 6 6 6
S Campbell 3 6 1 0 F Dewulf 4 3 2
F Dewulf 6 2 6 6 3 P Korda 4 7 7 7
WC D Sapsford 66 2 3 J Golmard 6 5 5 5
J Golmard 78 6 6 J Golmard 6 6 4 78
WC D Wheaton 1 63 4 N Escudé 3 4 6 66
N Escudé 6 77 6 3 P Korda 6 6 77
S Lareau 6 6 6 J van Lottum 3 4 64
R Reneberg 4 3 3 S Lareau 2 7 4 3
J van Lottum 77 6 4 77 J van Lottum 6 5 6 6
G Raoux 61 3 6 63 J van Lottum 6 6 6
T Haas 64 6 6 6 T Haas 3 3 3
R Delgado 77 3 3 3 T Haas 4 6 77 6
Á Calatrava 2 4 3 13 A Agassi 6 1 64 4
13 A Agassi 6 6 6

Section 4
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
12 T Henman 77 7 5 4 6
J Novák 64 5 7 6 2 12 T Henman 6 5 6 6
Q T Ketola 1 64 4 Q D Nainkin 3 7 4 2
Q D Nainkin 6 77 6 12 T Henman 6 6 3 7
J-M Gambill 78 6 65 4 8 B Black 4 4 6 5
S Schalken 66 4 77 6 6 J-M Gambill 5 4 5
B Black 7 3 3 79 6 B Black 7 6 7
R Fromberg 5 6 6 67 2 12 T Henman 6 63 6 6
WC M Petchey 2 6 3 2 6 P Rafter 3 77 3 2
M Gustafsson 6 1 6 6 M Gustafsson 6 5 6 1 6
JA Viloca 4 3 6 6 2 M Chang 2 7 2 6 2
M Chang 6 6 3 3 6 M Gustafsson 3 79 2 1
T Nydahl 7 6 77 6 P Rafter 6 67 6 6
H Gumy 5 2 64 T Nydahl 63 2 63
Q I Heuberger 1 2 6 1 6 P Rafter 77 6 77
6 P Rafter 6 6 4 6

Section 5
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
5 C Moyá 6 4 6 2 6
Q M Bhupathi 4 6 4 6 3 5 C Moyá 6 4 3 4
WC A Richardson 4 6 3 2 H Arazi 4 6 6 6
H Arazi 6 2 6 6 H Arazi 3 3 2
S Sargsian 6 7 6 M Larsson 6 6 6
A Portas 0 5 2 S Sargsian 3 77 3 5
M Filippini 5 1 4 M Larsson 6 65 6 7
M Larsson 7 6 6 M Larsson 6 3 3 2
N Lapentti 6 3 4 3 J Siemerink 4 6 6 6
D Prinosil 4 6 6 6 D Prinosil 4 77 4 2
J Siemerink 6 6 77 J Siemerink 6 62 6 6
C Doseděl 1 4 63 J Siemerink 78 5 2 6 7
Q S Pescosolido 6 6 6 11 J Björkman 66 7 6 4 5
JA Marín 2 1 1 Q S Pescosolido 6 4 4 2
Q D DiLucia 4 6 3 2 11 J Björkman 4 6 6 6
11 J Björkman 6 3 6 6

Section 6
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
14 G Ivanišević 6 6 6
G Stafford 3 3 2 14 G Ivanišević 6 77 4 6
WC M Safin 3 4 6 4 A Medvedev 3 64 6 0
A Medvedev 6 6 3 6 14 G Ivanišević 66 77 6 6
G Pozzi 61 64 3 D Vacek 78 64 3 4
D Vacek 77 77 6 D Vacek 6 7 6
J Burillo 6 7 3 1 2 M-K Goellner 4 5 3
M-K Goellner 4 5 6 6 6 14 G Ivanišević 77 6 3 77
T Woodbridge 6 6 6 T Martin 65 3 6 62
G Blanco 1 2 1 T Woodbridge 6 3 6 6
W Black 6 7 6 W Black 1 6 3 2
L Paes 4 5 4 T Woodbridge 4 6 61 4
T Martin 6 6 6 T Martin 6 4 77 6
A Sá 3 4 4 T Martin 6 7 6
Q M Draper 4 6 5 Q M Draper 3 5 2
4 G Rusedski 6 2 4r

Section 7
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
8 C Pioline 4 6 6 65 11
M Rosset 6 3 4 77 13 M Rosset 4 4 63
Q M Knowles 5 0 1 WC C Wilkinson 6 6 77
WC C Wilkinson 7 6 6 WC C Wilkinson 2 6 3 1
M Norman 5 5 65 W Ferreira 6 4 6 6
A Costa 7 7 77 A Costa 6 5 3 3
A Clément 6 3 4 2 W Ferreira 3 7 6 6
W Ferreira 4 6 6 6 W Ferreira 3 3 5
J Alonso 2 2 3 9 R Krajicek 6 6 7
N Kiefer 6 6 6 N Kiefer 6 6 1 6
H Dreekmann 63 712 6 3 6 H Dreekmann 4 3 6 4
WC B Cowan 77 610 3 6 3 N Kiefer 4 62 64
Q N Godwin 4 2 3 9 R Krajicek 6 77 77
D Pescariu 6 6 6 D Pescariu 1 3 2
B Steven 3 67 6 2 9 R Krajicek 6 6 6
9 R Krajicek 6 79 4 6

Section 8
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
15 K Kučera 66 3 4
Q V Voltchkov 78 6 6 Q V Voltchkov 6 6 77
Q W McGuire 3 0 5 M Tebbutt 4 3 64
M Tebbutt 6 6 7 Q V Voltchkov 6 1 7 2 1
M Puerta 77 3 5 4 D Sanguinetti 3 6 5 6 6
F Squillari 65 6 7 6 F Squillari 1 3 2
D Sanguinetti 60 6 6 2 D Sanguinetti 6 6 6
J Van Herck 77 1 1 0r D Sanguinetti 77 6 6
A Pavel 3 3 3 F Clavet 63 1 4
V Spadea 6 6 6 V Spadea 5 1 3
J Courier 4 66 4 T Johansson 7 6 6
T Johansson 6 78 6 T Johansson 64 3 3
M Sinner 2 2 4 F Clavet 77 6 6
G Cañas 6 6 6 G Cañas 77 6 64 1 4
F Clavet 6 3 7 3 6 F Clavet 62 2 77 6 6
2 M Ríos 3 6 5 6 3

References
  1. Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.
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