1998 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles

April 2022 1998 Wimbledon Championships USA Pete Sampras CRO Goran Ivanišević 6–7(2–7), 7–6(11–9), 6–4, 3–6, 6–2 128 (16 Q Qualifiers / 8 WC Wildcards) 16 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles 1998 Wimbledon Championships Defending champion Pete Sampras defeated 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.Barrett John Wimbledon: The Official History 2014 Vision Sports Publishing 9-781909-534230 4th With the win, Sampras equalled Björn Borg's Open Era records of five Wimbledon titles and eleven major men's singles titles. It was Ivanišević's third runner-up finish at the event (he would win the title three years later). Seeds 1 1 USA Pete Sampras (champion) 2 8 CHI Marcelo Ríos (first round) 3 3 CZE Petr Korda (quarterfinals) 4 6 GBR Greg Rusedski (first round, retired) 5 5 ESP Carlos Moyá (second round) 6 4 AUS Patrick Rafter (fourth round) 7 2 RUS Yevgeny Kafelnikov (first round) 8 7 FRA Cédric Pioline (first round) 9 7 NED Richard Krajicek (semifinals) 10 2 ESP Àlex Corretja (first round) 11 5 SWE Jonas Björkman (third round) 12 4 GBR Tim Henman (semifinals) 13 3 USA Andre Agassi (second round) 14 6 CRO Goran Ivanišević (final) 15 8 SVK Karol Kučera (first round) 16 1 ESP Félix Mantilla (third round) Qualifying 1998 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles qualifying Draw Finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 180 1 USA Pete Sampras 77 6 6 AUS Mark Philippoussis 65 4 4 3 CZE Petr Korda 3 4 2 12 GBR Tim Henman 6 6 6 NED Jan Siemerink 610 65 66 14 CRO Goran Ivanišević 712 77 78 9 NED Richard Krajicek 6 6 6 ITA Davide Sanguinetti 2 3 4 1 USA Pete Sampras 6 4 7 6 12 GBR Tim Henman 3 6 5 3 14 CRO Goran Ivanišević 6 6 5 65 15 9 NED Richard Krajicek 3 4 7 77 13 1 USA Pete Sampras 62 711 6 3 6 14 CRO Goran Ivanišević 77 69 4 6 2 Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 1 USA P Sampras 6 6 6 SVK D Hrbatý 3 3 2 SWE M Tillström 6 65 7 6 Q GER A Rădulescu 4 77 5 3 CAN D Nestor 77 710 4 0 0 SWE T Enqvist 62 68 6 6 6 AUS S Draper 6 7 3 6 GER R Schüttler 3 5 6 3 MAR K Alami 6 3 4 6 5 Q USA B MacPhie 4 6 6 3 7 CZE M Damm 3 68 3 Q FRA S Grosjean 6 710 6 CZE R Vašek 77 6 6 GER O Gross 64 3 1 LL BEL C Van Garsse 2 2 6 6 3 16 ESP F Mantilla 6 6 1 4 6 1 USA P Sampras 6 6 77 SWE M Tillström 4 4 64 SWE T Enqvist 65 6 6 6 AUS S Draper 77 1 4 3 Q USA B MacPhie 4 6 1 4 Q FRA S Grosjean 6 3 6 6 CZE R Vašek 64 6 3 4 16 ESP F Mantilla 77 3 6 6 1 USA P Sampras 6 77 77 SWE T Enqvist 3 64 63 Q FRA S Grosjean 6 710 6 16 ESP F Mantilla 0 68 2 1 USA P Sampras 6 6 6 Q FRA S Grosjean 3 4 4 Section 2 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 10 ESP À Corretja 63 2 3 USA J Gimelstob 77 6 6 GER J Knippschild 6 3 67 1 AUS M Woodforde 4 6 79 6 NED P Haarhuis 6 3 3 0 USA J Tarango 1 6 6 6 BRA G Kuerten 6 3 1 6 8 AUS J Stoltenberg 4 6 6 4 10 ARG L Arnold Ker 6 66 3 3 CZE B Ulihrach 2 78 6 6 Q ITA D Bracciali 4 66 78 6 6 WC GBR M Lee 6 78 66 2 2 Q USA A O'Brien 4 4 6 6 6 DEN K Carlsen 6 6 4 3 4 AUS M Philippoussis 65 77 6 6 7 RUS Y Kafelnikov 77 61 4 2 USA J Gimelstob 6 1 4 4 AUS M Woodforde 2 6 6 6 USA J Tarango 4 6 2 77 3 AUS J Stoltenberg 6 2 6 63 6 CZE B Ulihrach 4 4 6 2 Q ITA D Bracciali 6 6 3 6 Q USA A O'Brien 77 4 62 3 AUS M Philippoussis 63 6 77 6 AUS M Woodforde 1 6 3 6 3 AUS J Stoltenberg 6 3 6 3 6 Q ITA D Bracciali 3 4 4 AUS M Philippoussis 6 6 6 AUS J Stoltenberg 7 1 3 3 AUS M Philippoussis 5 6 6 6 Section 3 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 3 CZE P Korda 6 6 6 ESP J Sánchez 3 4 3 USA S Campbell 3 6 1 0 BEL F Dewulf 6 2 6 6 WC GBR D Sapsford 66 2 3 FRA J Golmard 78 6 6 WC USA D Wheaton 1 63 4 FRA N Escudé 6 77 6 CAN S Lareau 6 6 6 USA R Reneberg 4 3 3 NED J van Lottum 77 6 4 77 FRA G Raoux 61 3 6 63 GER T Haas 64 6 6 6 PAR 1990 R Delgado 77 3 3 3 ESP Á Calatrava 2 4 3 13 USA A Agassi 6 6 6 3 CZE P Korda 6 6 6 BEL F Dewulf 4 3 2 FRA J Golmard 6 6 4 78 FRA N Escudé 3 4 6 66 CAN S Lareau 2 7 4 3 NED J van Lottum 6 5 6 6 GER T Haas 4 6 77 6 13 USA A Agassi 6 1 64 4 3 CZE P Korda 4 7 7 7 FRA J Golmard 6 5 5 5 NED J van Lottum 6 6 6 GER T Haas 3 3 3 3 CZE P Korda 6 6 77 NED J van Lottum 3 4 64 Section 4 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 12 GBR T Henman 77 7 5 4 6 CZE J Novák 64 5 7 6 2 Q FIN T Ketola 1 64 4 Q RSA D Nainkin 6 77 6 USA J-M Gambill 78 6 65 4 8 NED S Schalken 66 4 77 6 6 ZIM B Black 7 3 3 79 6 AUS R Fromberg 5 6 6 67 2 WC GBR M Petchey 2 6 3 2 SWE M Gustafsson 6 1 6 6 ESP JA Viloca 4 3 6 6 2 USA M Chang 6 6 3 3 6 SWE T Nydahl 7 6 77 ARG H Gumy 5 2 64 Q SUI I Heuberger 1 2 6 1 6 AUS P Rafter 6 6 4 6 12 GBR T Henman 6 5 6 6 Q RSA D Nainkin 3 7 4 2 USA J-M Gambill 5 4 5 ZIM B Black 7 6 7 SWE M Gustafsson 6 5 6 1 6 USA M Chang 2 7 2 6 2 SWE T Nydahl 63 2 63 6 AUS P Rafter 77 6 77 12 GBR T Henman 6 6 3 7 ZIM B Black 4 4 6 5 SWE M Gustafsson 3 79 2 1 6 AUS P Rafter 6 67 6 6 12 GBR T Henman 6 63 6 6 6 AUS P Rafter 3 77 3 2 Bottom half Section 5 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 5 ESP C Moyá 6 4 6 2 6 Q IND M Bhupathi 4 6 4 6 3 WC GBR A Richardson 4 6 3 2 MAR H Arazi 6 2 6 6 ARM S Sargsian 6 7 6 ESP A Portas 0 5 2 URU M Filippini 5 1 4 SWE M Larsson 7 6 6 ECU N Lapentti 6 3 4 3 GER D Prinosil 4 6 6 6 NED J Siemerink 6 6 77 CZE C Doseděl 1 4 63 Q ITA S Pescosolido 6 6 6 CRC JA Marín 2 1 1 Q USA D DiLucia 4 6 3 2 11 SWE J Björkman 6 3 6 6 5 ESP C Moyá 6 4 3 4 MAR H Arazi 4 6 6 6 ARM S Sargsian 3 77 3 5 SWE M Larsson 6 65 6 7 GER D Prinosil 4 77 4 2 NED J Siemerink 6 62 6 6 Q ITA S Pescosolido 6 4 4 2 11 SWE J Björkman 4 6 6 6 MAR H Arazi 3 3 2 SWE M Larsson 6 6 6 NED J Siemerink 78 5 2 6 7 11 SWE J Björkman 66 7 6 4 5 SWE M Larsson 6 3 3 2 NED J Siemerink 4 6 6 6 Section 6 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 14 CRO G Ivanišević 6 6 6 RSA G Stafford 3 3 2 WC RUS M Safin 3 4 6 4 UKR A Medvedev 6 6 3 6 ITA G Pozzi 61 64 3 CZE D Vacek 77 77 6 ESP J Burillo 6 7 3 1 2 GER M-K Goellner 4 5 6 6 6 AUS T Woodbridge 6 6 6 ESP G Blanco 1 2 1 ZIM W Black 6 7 6 IND L Paes 4 5 4 USA T Martin 6 6 6 BRA A Sá 3 4 4 Q AUS M Draper 4 6 5 4 GBR G Rusedski 6 2 4r 14 CRO G Ivanišević 6 77 4 6 UKR A Medvedev 3 64 6 0 CZE D Vacek 6 7 6 GER M-K Goellner 4 5 3 AUS T Woodbridge 6 3 6 6 ZIM W Black 1 6 3 2 USA T Martin 6 7 6 Q AUS M Draper 3 5 2 14 CRO G Ivanišević 66 77 6 6 CZE D Vacek 78 64 3 4 AUS T Woodbridge 4 6 61 4 USA T Martin 6 4 77 6 14 CRO G Ivanišević 77 6 3 77 USA T Martin 65 3 6 62 Section 7 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 8 FRA C Pioline 4 6 6 65 11 SUI M Rosset 6 3 4 77 13 Q BAH M Knowles 5 0 1 WC GBR C Wilkinson 7 6 6 SWE M Norman 5 5 65 ESP A Costa 7 7 77 FRA A Clément 6 3 4 2 RSA W Ferreira 4 6 6 6 ESP J Alonso 2 2 3 GER N Kiefer 6 6 6 GER H Dreekmann 63 712 6 3 6 WC GBR B Cowan 77 610 3 6 3 Q RSA N Godwin 4 2 3 ROM D Pescariu 6 6 6 NZL B Steven 3 67 6 2 9 NED R Krajicek 6 79 4 6 SUI M Rosset 4 4 63 WC GBR C Wilkinson 6 6 77 ESP A Costa 6 5 3 3 RSA W Ferreira 3 7 6 6 GER N Kiefer 6 6 1 6 GER H Dreekmann 4 3 6 4 ROM D Pescariu 1 3 2 9 NED R Krajicek 6 6 6 WC GBR C Wilkinson 2 6 3 1 RSA W Ferreira 6 4 6 6 GER N Kiefer 4 62 64 9 NED R Krajicek 6 77 77 RSA W Ferreira 3 3 5 9 NED R Krajicek 6 6 7 Section 8 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 15 SVK K Kučera 66 3 4 Q BLR 1995 V Voltchkov 78 6 6 Q USA W McGuire 3 0 5 AUS M Tebbutt 6 6 7 ARG M Puerta 77 3 5 4 ARG F Squillari 65 6 7 6 ITA D Sanguinetti 60 6 6 2 BEL J Van Herck 77 1 1 0r ROM A Pavel 3 3 3 USA V Spadea 6 6 6 USA J Courier 4 66 4 SWE T Johansson 6 78 6 GER M Sinner 2 2 4 ARG G Cañas 6 6 6 ESP F Clavet 6 3 7 3 6 2 CHI M Ríos 3 6 5 6 3 Q BLR 1995 V Voltchkov 6 6 77 AUS M Tebbutt 4 3 64 ARG F Squillari 1 3 2 ITA D Sanguinetti 6 6 6 USA V Spadea 5 1 3 SWE T Johansson 7 6 6 ARG G Cañas 77 6 64 1 4 ESP F Clavet 62 2 77 6 6 Q BLR 1995 V Voltchkov 6 1 7 2 1 ITA D Sanguinetti 3 6 5 6 6 SWE T Johansson 64 3 3 ESP F Clavet 77 6 6 ITA D Sanguinetti 77 6 6 ESP F Clavet 63 1 4 References External links 1998 MS Wimbledon 1998 – Singles Draw http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/scores/archive/wimbledon/540/1998/draws?matchType=singles atpworldtour.com ATP World Tour 23 April 2018 1998 Wimbledon Championships – Men's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation 1998 French Open – Men's singles Grand Slam men's singles 1998 US Open – Men's singles Men's Singles Men's Singles Category:Wimbledon Championship by year – Men's singles