1998 Paris Open – Singles

1998 Paris Open GBR Greg Rusedski USA Pete Sampras 6–4, 7–6(7–4), 6–3 48 (6 Q Qualifiers / 4 WC Wild cards) 16 singles doubles 1998 Paris Open Greg Rusedski defeated the defending champion Pete Sampras in the final, 6–4, 7–6(7–4), 6–3 to win the singles tennis title at the 1998 Paris Open. Seeds A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. All sixteen seeds received a bye into the second round. USA Pete Sampras (final) CHI Marcelo Ríos (quarterfinals) AUS Patrick Rafter (third round) ESP Carlos Moyà (second round) USA Andre Agassi (quarterfinals) ESP Álex Corretja (second round) SVK Karol Kučera (third round) RUS Yevgeny Kafelnikov (semifinals) GBR Tim Henman (third round) CZE Petr Korda (second round) NED Richard Krajicek (second round) SWE Jonas Björkman (second round) GBR Greg Rusedski (champion) CRO Goran Ivanišević (second round) NED Jan Siemerink (second round) ESP Álbert Costa (second round) Draw Finals 3/3/5 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 175 1 USA Pete Sampras 6 6 AUS Mark Philippoussis 3 3 USA Todd Martin 4 6 6 5 USA Andre Agassi 6 4 4 SWE Magnus Gustafsson 3 2 13 GBR Greg Rusedski 6 6 8 RUS Yevgeny Kafelnikov 6 6 2 CHI Marcelo Ríos 3 2 1 USA Pete Sampras 6 77     USA Todd Martin 4 65   13 GBR Greg Rusedski 6 4 6 8 RUS Yevgeny Kafelnikov 4 6 3 1 USA Pete Sampras 4 64 3     13 GBR Greg Rusedski 6 77 6     Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals WC FRA S Grosjean 64 77 4   SWE T Johansson 77 63 6 WC FRA J Golmard 77 6     ZIM B Black 62 4     CZE D Vacek 65 66     AUS M Philippoussis 77 78     FRA F Santoro 4 6 6   MAR H Arazi 6 4 1 1 USA P Sampras 79 6     SWE T Johansson 67 1   WC FRA J Golmard 3 7 7 16 ESP Á Costa 6 5 5 10 CZE P Korda 6 4 4   AUS M Philippoussis 2 6 6   FRA F Santoro 2 6 0 7 SVK K Kučera 6 3 6 1 USA P Sampras 64 6 6 WC FRA J Golmard 77 4 4   AUS M Philippoussis 6 4 7 7 SVK K Kučera 4 6 5 1 USA P Sampras 6 6     AUS M Philippoussis 3 3   Section 2 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals WC GER B Becker 77 5 4   FRA N Escudé 62 7 6 Q NED P Haarhuis 77 4 4   USA T Martin 64 6 6 Q SUI M Rosset 6 6     RSA W Ferreira 3 4   Q ITA G Pozzi 6 6     SWE T Enqvist 3 3   3 AUS P Rafter 6 6     FRA N Escudé 3 1     USA T Martin 4 6 77 14 CRO G Ivanišević 6 1 64 11 NED R Krajicek 4 7 5/r Q SUI M Rosset 6 5 2 Q ITA G Pozzi 4 2   5 USA A Agassi 6 6   3 AUS P Rafter 7 65 66   USA T Martin 5 77 78 Q SUI M Rosset 4 4   5 USA A Agassi 6 6     USA T Martin 4 6 6 5 USA A Agassi 6 4 4 Bottom half Section 3 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals   ESP C Costa 5 1     GER T Haas 7 6     USA M Chang 4 6 3   SWE M Gustafsson 6 3 6   GER N Kiefer 7 6   Q SVK J Krošlák 5 1     FRA G Raoux 6 61 4   AUS J Stoltenberg 2 77 6 6 ESP Á Corretja 62 6 3   GER T Haas 77 2 6   SWE M Gustafsson 6 6   12 SWE J Björkman 3 2   13 GBR G Rusedski 6 6     GER N Kiefer 3 4     AUS J Stoltenberg 2 6 6 4 ESP C Moyà 6 2 3   GER T Haas 4 2     SWE M Gustafsson 6 6   13 GBR G Rusedski 78 6     AUS J Stoltenberg 66 4     SWE M Gustafsson 3 2   13 GBR G Rusedski 6 6   Section 4 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals   SWE M Norman 77 6   Q FRA A Clément 65 3     AUS R Fromberg 3 4   WC FRA A Di Pasquale 6 6     FRA C Pioline 4 4     USA V Spadea 6 6   Q AUS T Woodbridge 6 2 77   CZE B Ulihrach 3 6 63 8 RUS Y Kafelnikov 3 6 6   SWE M Norman 6 3 4 WC FRA A Di Pasquale 3 3   9 GBR T Henman 6 6   15 NED J Siemerink 63 6 64   USA V Spadea 77 3 77 Q AUS T Woodbridge 0 4   2 CHI M Ríos 6 6   8 RUS Y Kafelnikov 6 65 77 9 GBR T Henman 3 77 62   USA V Spadea 5 4   2 CHI M Ríos 7 6   8 RUS Y Kafelnikov 6 6   2 CHI M Ríos 3 2   External links 1998 Paris Open draw Singles