1998 Mercedes Cup – Singles

1998 Mercedes Cup BRA Gustavo Kuerten SVK Karol Kučera 4–6, 6–2, 6–4 48 16 singles doubles The 1998 Mercedes Cup was a men's tennis tournament played on clay courts in Stuttgart, Germany, that was part of the International Series Gold of the 1998 ATP Tour. It was the fiftieth edition of the tournament and was held 20 July – 26 July. Gustavo Kuerten, who was seeded 13th, won the singles title, by defeating Karol Kučera 4–6, 6–2, 6–4 in the final. Seeds Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated. 30em CHL Marcelo Ríos (semifinals) ESP Carlos Moyá (quarterfinals) ESP Àlex Corretja (second round) RUS Yevgeny Kafelnikov (second round) SVK Karol Kučera (finale) ESP Albert Costa (quarterfinals) GER Félix Mantilla (third round) ESP Alberto Berasategui (second round) FRA Cédric Pioline (second round) AUT Thomas Muster (second round) SWE Magnus Gustafsson (third round) FRA Fabrice Santoro (second round) BRA Gustavo Kuerten (champion) ESP Francisco Clavet (third round) SWE Hendrik Dreekmann (second round) FRA Nicolas Escudé (second round) Draw Finals Semifinals Finalhttp://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/tournaments/men%27s-tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1010001373 1998 Stuttgart Outdoor International Tennis Federation 29 December 2014 29 December 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141229164957/http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/tournaments/men%27s-tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1010001373 dead 175 5 SVK Karol Kučera 1 CHL Marcelo Ríos 6 1 6 7 6 4 13 BRA Gustavo Kuerten 2 ESP Carlos Moyá 7 6 6 4 13 BRA Gustavo Kuerten 5 SVK Karol Kučera 4 6 6 2 6 4 Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals DEU J Knippschild DEU M Kohlmann 3 6 6 3 6 3 DEU H Dreekmann SWE M Tillström 6 3 6 0 DEU B Becker ITA A Gaudenzi 6 1 7 5 AUS R Fromberg CRI JA Marín 7 6 6 1 1 CHL M Ríos DEU J Knippschild 7 6 6 2 DEU H Dreekmann 15 SWE M Larsson 6 4 7 5 DEU B Becker 9 FRA C Pioline 7 6 6 1 7 ESP F Mantilla AUS R Fromberg 7 6 7 5 1 CHL M Ríos DEU H Dreekmann 6 3 6 4 DEU B Becker 7 ESP F Mantilla 7 6 7 5 1 CHL M Ríos DEU B Becker 6 2 6 0 Section 2 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals CZE B Ulihrach FRA S Grosjean 7 5 6 2 ESP G Blanco RUS M Safin 2 6 7 6 6 2 DEU T Haas DEU M-K Goellner 7 6 7 5 CZE C Doseděl CHE M Rosset 6 3 6 4 CZE B Ulihrach 4 RUS Y Kafelnikov 6 3 3 6 6 3 14 ESP F Clavet ESP G Blanco 7 6 7 5 11 SWE M Gustafsson DEU T Haas 6 3 6 1 5 SVK K Kučera CZE C Doseděl 6 1 6 1 CZE B Ulihrach 14 ESP F Clavet 7 6 6 2 5 SVK K Kučera 11 SWE M Gustafsson 6 1 6 3 5 SVK K Kučera CZE B Ulihrach 6 4 6 4 Bottom half Section 3 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals ARG F Squillari ECU N Lapentti 6 2 3 6 6 1 ESP A Portas SWE T Johansson 7 6 6 4 BRA F Meligeni DEU D Prinosil 3 6 6 4 6 4 ESP C Costa CZE R Vašek 6 2 6 0 6 ESP A Costa ARG F Squillari 6 3 6 4 ESP A Portas 12 FRA F Santoro 1 6 6 2 7 6 13 BRA G Kuerten BRA F Meligeni 7 6 6 4 ESP C Costa 3 ESP À Corretja 7 6 6 7 7 5 6 ESP A Costa ESP A Portas 6 1 6 3 13 BRA G Kuerten ESP C Costa 6 2 6 4 13 BRA G Kuerten 6 ESP A Costa 7 5 6 0 Section 4 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals FRA G Raoux ITA D Sanguinetti 6 2 7 6 ESP F Vicente ITA M Meneschincheri 6 7 7 5 4 0R SVK D Hrbatý SWE M Norman 6 3 6 2 ESP J Alonso ESP S Bruguera 6 4 6 2 FRA G Raoux 8 ESP A Berasategui 6 1 6 2 ESP F Vicente 10 AUT T Muster 6 3 6 7 7 5 SVK D Hrbatý 16 FRA N Escudé 2 6 6 3 6 3 2 ESP C Moyá ESP J Alonso 7 6 7 5 ESP F Vicente FRA G Raoux 6 7 6 3 6 2 2 ESP C Moyá SVK D Hrbatý 6 2 6 2 2 ESP C Moyá ESP F Vicente 3 6 6 3 6 2 References Singles Singles 1998