1998 US Open – Boys' singles

January 2025 March 2026 1998 US Open ARG David Nalbandian SUI Roger Federer 6–3, 7–5 1998 US Open (tennis) Arnaud Di Pasquale was the defending champion, but did not compete this year. David Nalbandian won the title by defeating Roger Federer 6–3, 7–5 in the final. Seeds 30em FRA Julien Jeanpierre (third round) CHI Fernando González (quarterfinals) SWE Andreas Vinciguerra (first round) SUI Roger Federer (final) ARG Guillermo Coria (first round) TPE Cheng Wei-jen (third round) BRA Flávio Saretta (first round) PAK Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi (first round) USA Taylor Dent (third round) ARG David Nalbandian (champion) VEN 1954 José de Armas (first round) CZE Ladislav Chramosta (first round) BEL Olivier Rochus (third round) CRO Lovro Zovko (semifinals) CIV Valentin Sanon (third round) ISR Andy Ram (quarterfinals) Draw Finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 175 16 ISR Andy Ram 6 5 3 10 ARG David Nalbandian 4 7 6 14 CRO Lovro Zovko 6 3 77 USA Zack Fleishman 0 6 61 FRA Jérôme Haehnel 5 6 1 4 SUI Roger Federer 7 3 6 DEN Kristian Pless 6 6 2 CHI Fernando González 4 3 10 ARG David Nalbandian 6 6 14 CRO Lovro Zovko 2 2 4 SUI Roger Federer 6 4 6 DEN Kristian Pless 3 6 3 10 ARG David Nalbandian 6 7 4 SUI Roger Federer 3 5 Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals 1 FRA J Jeanpierre 6 6 ARG M Boeker 4 3 CZE Jakub Hašek 6 3 6 MEX Jorge Haro 3 6 3 KAZ A Kedryuk 2 6 3 AUT J Melzer 6 3 6 IND Sanzaruz Zaman 2 1 16 ISR A Ram 6 6 10 ARG D Nalbandian 6 6 HUN B Veress 0 2 MKD L Magdinčev 6 2 3 CAN R Steckley 3 6 6 RUS M Youzhny 6 6 GER Sebastien Aickele 0 2 SWE Johan Kareld 6 6 7 BRA F Saretta 4 1 1 FRA J Jeanpierre 6 6 6 CZE J Hašek 7 4 2 AUT J Melzer 6 7 4 16 ISR A Ram 7 6 6 10 ARG D Nalbandian 6 6 CAN R Steckley 0 1 RUS M Youzhny 6 5 7 SWE J Kareld 2 7 5 1 FRA J Jeanpierre 3 2 16 ISR A Ram 6 6 10 ARG D Nalbandian 6 6 RUS M Youzhny 3 2 16 ISR A Ram 6 5 3 10 ARG D Nalbandian 4 7 6 Section 2 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals 3 SWE A Vinciguerra 6 4 DEN Bob Borella 7 6 IND Manoj Mahadevan 4 4 FIN J Nieminen 6 6 LAT Raimonds Sproga 6 4 4 MON Cyril Martin 3 6 6 USA S Lipsky 4 1 14 CRO L Zovko 6 6 11 VEN 1954 J de Armas 6 7 3 USA Z Fleishman 7 5 6 GER Christian-Michael Straka 6 7 USA L Joseph 3 5 AUS Mark Kovacs 7 6 3 GER Philipp Hammer 6 7 6 GBR Simon Dickson 6 4 2 6 TPE Cheng Wei-jen 3 6 6 DEN B Borella 2 4 FIN J Nieminen 6 6 MON C Martin 6 3 14 CRO L Zovko 7 6 USA Z Fleishman 6 6 GER CM Straka 3 3 GER P Hammer 7 3 2 6 TPE W-j Cheng 5 6 6 FIN J Nieminen 7 1 4 14 CRO L Zovko 6 6 6 USA Z Fleishman 7 6 6 TPE W-j Cheng 5 1 14 CRO L Zovko 6 3 7 USA Z Fleishman 0 6 6 Bottom half Section 3 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals 5 ARG G Coria 4 6 USA KJ Hippensteel 6 7 IND Vijay Kannan 6 6 USA A Bogomolov Jr. 3 2 SLO A Kračman 3 6 3 GBR M Hilton 6 2 6 FRA J Haehnel 6 6 12 CZE Ladislav Chramosta 3 4 13 BEL O Rochus 3 6 6 SWE J Adaktusson 6 2 3 USA L Harper-Griffith 1 0 USA P King 6 6 USA Stephen Moros 2 2 AUT Philip Langer 6 6 GER Boris Bachert 2 2 4 SUI R Federer 6 6 USA KJ Hippensteel 4 6 6 IND V Kannan 6 3 2 GBR M Hilton 4 4 FRA J Haehnel 6 6 13 BEL O Rochus 6 6 USA P King 2 3 AUT P Langer 3 2 4 SUI R Federer 6 6 USA KJ Hippensteel 4 4 FRA J Haehnel 6 6 13 BEL O Rochus 2 5 4 SUI R Federer 6 7 FRA J Haehnel 5 6 1 4 SUI R Federer 7 3 6 Section 4 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals 8 PAK A Qureshi 6 2 DEN K Pless 7 6 USA Robert Kowalczyk 7 6 USA M Fish 6 3 AUT L Pampoulov 2 7 6 AHO JJ Rojer 6 6 3 CZE Jiří Vrbka 4 3 9 USA T Dent 6 6 15 CIV V Sanon 6 6 JPN Ryota Taguchi 4 4 USA D Martin 6 6 SVK K Beck 2 4 SWE Alexander Hartman 0 4 GER L Uebel 6 6 USA A Roddick 6 4 2 2 CHI F González 3 6 6 DEN K Pless 6 6 USA R Kowalczyk 2 3 AUT L Pampoulov 4 1 9 USA T Dent 6 6 15 CIV V Sanon 7 6 USA D Martin 5 0 GER L Uebel 2 1 2 CHI F González 6 6 DEN K Pless 6 6 9 USA T Dent 4 2 15 CIV V Sanon 6 4 2 CHI F González 7 6 DEN K Pless 6 6 2 CHI F González 4 3 References ITF tournament profile Unofficial results archive (since Quarterfinals) Boys' Singles 1998