1998 Grand Prix de Tennis de Toulouse – Singles

1998 Grand Prix de Tennis de Toulouse NED Jan Siemerink GBR Greg Rusedski 6–4, 6–4 singles doubles 32 (2WC Wild cards/4Q Qualifiers/2LL Lucky losers) 8 The 1998 Grand Prix de Tennis de Toulouse was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor hard in Toulouse, France that was part of the International Series of the 1998 ATP Tour. It was the seventeenth edition of the tournament and was held from 28 September – 4 October. Nicolas Kiefer was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Greg Rusedski. Jan Siemerink won the title by defeating Greg Rusedski 6–4, 6–4 in the final.TENNIS: ROUNDUP -- GRAND SLAM CUP; Rios Outlasts Agassi As Williams Prevails https://www.nytimes.com/1998/10/05/sports/tennis-roundup-grand-slam-cup-rios-outlasts-agassi-as-williams-prevails.html 19 December 2022 The New York Times Associated Press 5 October 1998 TOULOUSE OPEN [...] Jan Siemerink of the Netherlands beat top-seeded Greg Rusedski, 6-4, 6-4, to win the Toulouse Open in France. It was Siemerink's first victory since the Rotterdam A.T.P. tournament in March and his fourth over all.Toulouse — Sunday’s Results https://lasvegassun.com/news/1998/oct/05/toulouse----sundays-results/ 19 December 2022 Las Vegas Sun 5 October 1998 Singles / Championship / Jan Siemerink (2), Netherlands, def. Greg Rusedski (1), Britain, 6-4, 6-4. This tournament was notable for being where future 20-time Grand Slam champion and world No. 1 Roger Federer recorded his first match win. Seeds Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated. 30em GBR Greg Rusedski (final) NLD Jan Siemerink (champion) SWE Thomas Johansson (semifinals) DEU Nicolas Kiefer (semifinals) FRA Fabrice Santoro (first round) SWE Magnus Larsson (first round) AUS Richard Fromberg (second round) Unknown (withdrew) Draw Finals Semifinals Finalhttp://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/tournaments/men%27s-tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1010005115 1998 Toulouse International Tennis Federation 4 January 2015 5 January 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150105002434/http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/tournaments/men%27s-tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1010005115 dead 175 1 GBR Greg Rusedski 4 DEU Nicolas Kiefer 6 4 6 1 2 NLD Jan Siemerink 3 SWE Thomas Johansson 6 3 3 6 7 5 2 NLD Jan Siemerink 1 GBR Greg Rusedski 6 4 6 4 Top half First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals 1 GBR G Rusedski DEU M-K Goellner 7 65 7 63 UKR A Medvedev WC FRA J-P Perlant 6 4 65 7 6 4 FRA A Clément FRA S Grosjean 7 64 3 6 6 4 LL DEU M Sinner NLD P Haarhuis 6 2 6 4 4 DEU N Kiefer Q FRA J Boutter 6 1 6 2 Q FRA L Barthez DEU C Vinck 7 67 6 2 USA J Tarango LL CHE I Heuberger 4 6 6 1 6 4 CHE M Rosset 5 FRA F Santoro 4 6 6 2 6 3 1 GBR G Rusedski UKR A Medvedev 6 4 6 3 FRA A Clément LL DEU M Sinner 6 3 4 6 7 61 4 DEU N Kiefer Q FRA L Barthez 4 6 6 3 6 1 CHE M Rosset USA J Tarango 6 3 6 4 1 GBR G Rusedski FRA A Clément 6 4 6 1 4 DEU N Kiefer CHE M Rosset 6 3 3 6 6 1 1 GBR G Rusedski 4 DEU N Kiefer 6 4 6 1 Bottom half First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals Q FRA S Huet 6 SWE M Larsson 7 5 7 5 ARM S Sargsian FRA L Roux 6 3 7 65 CZE D Vacek ITA G Pozzi 7 62 6 4 3 SWE T Johansson WC FRA A Di Pasquale 7 66 7 5 7 AUS R Fromberg ITA D Sanguinetti 6 4 6 4 Q CHE R Federer FRA G Raoux 6 2 6 2 FRA J Golmard DEU D Prinosil 6 4 7 64 2 NLD J Siemerink ARG G Cañas 6 3 6 4 Q FRA S Huet ARM S Sargsian 7 5 65 7 6 3 3 SWE T Johansson CZE D Vacek 6 4 6 3 Q CHE R Federer 7 AUS R Fromberg 6 1 7 65 2 NLD J Siemerink FRA J Golmard 3 6 6 3 6 4 3 SWE T Johansson Q FRA S Huet 3 6 6 4 7 5 2 NLD J Siemerink Q CHE R Federer 7 65 6 2 2 NLD J Siemerink 3 SWE T Johansson 6 3 3 6 7 5 Qualifying Qualifying seeds All seeds receive a bye into the second round. 30em GER Martin Sinner (qualifying competition, lucky loser) SUI Ivo Heuberger (qualifying competition, lucky loser) GER Alex Rădulescu (second round) CZE Petr Luxa (qualifying competition) FR Yugoslavia Nenad Zimonjić (second round) FRA Olivier Delaître (qualifying competition) FRA Régis Lavergne (second round) FRA Julien Boutter (qualified) Qualifiers 30em FRA Julien Boutter FRA Stéphane Huet SUI Roger Federer FRA Lionel Barthez Lucky losers 30em GER Martin Sinner SUI Ivo Heuberger Qualifying draw First qualifier First round Second round Qualifying competition 175 1 FRA Sébastien de Chaunac 4 6 6 WC FRA Mathieu Cordelier 6 3 2 ARG José María Arnedo 2 3 FRA Guillaume Marx 6 6 1 GER Martin Sinner 6 6 FRA Sébastien de Chaunac 4 4 FRA Guillaume Marx 6 6 8 FRA Julien Boutter 7 7 1 GER Martin Sinner 3 6 4 8 FRA Julien Boutter 6 3 6 Second qualifier First round Second round Qualifying competition 175 1 MKD Aleksandar Kitinov 2 3 RSA David Adams 6 6 FRA Stéphane Huet 6 6 FRA Vincent Lavergne 2 4 2 SUI Ivo Heuberger 4 6 7 RSA David Adams 6 1 6 FRA Stéphane Huet 7 6 7 FRA Régis Lavergne 5 2 2 SUI Ivo Heuberger 0 6 2 FRA Stéphane Huet 6 0 6 Third qualifier First round Second round Qualifying competition 175 1 ARG Marcello Wowk 6 2 SUI Roger Federer 7 6 FRA Jérôme Hanquez 6 7 FRA Gregory Zavialoff 4 6 3 GER Alex Rădulescu 6 6 SUI Roger Federer 7 7 FRA Jérôme Hanquez 0 1 6 FRA Olivier Delaître 6 6 SUI Roger Federer 6 6 6 FRA Olivier Delaître 4 4 Fourth qualifier First round Second round Qualifying competition 175 1 POL Aleksander Mierzwiński 6 2 WC FRA Romain Ambert 7 6 FRA Lionel Barthez 6 7 SWE Peter Nyborg 3 6 4 CZE Petr Luxa 6 6 WC FRA Romain Ambert 4 2 FRA Lionel Barthez 6 7 5 FR Yugoslavia Nenad Zimonjić 2 5 4 CZE Petr Luxa 6 4 1 FRA Lionel Barthez 3 6 6 References External links Official results archive (ATP) Official results archive (ITF) Singles Category:Grand Prix de Tennis de Toulouse