1998 Eurocard Open – Singles

Singles
1998 Eurocard Open
Final
Champion	Richard Krajicek
Runner-up	Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Score	6–4, 6–3, 6–3
Events
Singles Doubles
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Richard Krajicek defeated Yevgeny Kafelnikov in the final, 6–4, 6–3, 6–3 to win the singles tennis title at the 1998 Eurocard Open.

Petr Korda was the defending champion, but lost in the second round to Thomas Johansson.

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.

Draw

Key

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Pete Sampras	4
		Jan-Michael Gambill	1	r
								1	Pete Sampras	77	4	65
								11	Richard Krajicek	62	6	77
	14	Goran Ivanišević	63	65
	11	Richard Krajicek	77	77
															11	Richard Krajicek	6	6	6
															10	Yevgeny Kafelnikov	4	3	3
	12	Jonas Björkman	6	6
	13	Greg Rusedski	3	2
								12	Jonas Björkman	2	5
								10	Yevgeny Kafelnikov	6	7
	10	Yevgeny Kafelnikov	w/o
	2	Marcelo Ríos

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	P Sampras	6	6
		B Black	6	65	60				N Kiefer	3	4
		N Kiefer	4	77	77										1	P Sampras	6	6
		B Ulihrach	3	77	6											B Ulihrach	3	3
		R Fromberg	6	63	4				B Ulihrach	6	6
								16	Á Costa	2	2
																						1	P Sampras	4
																							J-M Gambill	1	r
								9	T Henman	7	6
	Q	M Woodforde	6	2	77			Q	M Woodforde	5	1
		H Arazi	2	6	64										9	T Henman	62	6	65
		D Vacek	3	6	3											J-M Gambill	77	1	77
		J-M Gambill	6	4	6				J-M Gambill	6	6
								7	Á Corretja	2	4

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								4	C Moyà	77	4	4
	WC	B Becker	6	7				WC	B Becker	64	6	6
	Q	S Schalken	2	5											WC	B Becker	65	65
		W Ferreira	6	3	7										14	G Ivanišević	77	77
		V Spadea	2	6	5				W Ferreira	4	66
								14	G Ivanišević	6	78
																						14	G Ivanišević	63	65
																						11	R Krajicek	77	77
								11	R Krajicek	6	6
	WC	M Rosset	65	6	4				M Norman	4	1
		M Norman	77	3	6										11	R Krajicek	6	6
	LL	A Pavel	7	6											6	A Agassi	3	4
	Q	P Haarhuis	5	3				LL	A Pavel	1	77	3
								6	A Agassi	6	64	6

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								5	P Korda	2	4
	Q	M Damm	7	3	2				T Johansson	6	6
		T Johansson	5	6	6											T Johansson	6	4	2
	Q	G Pozzi	77	6											12	J Björkman	2	6	6
	LL	J Stark	64	3				Q	G Pozzi	4	6	2
								12	J Björkman	6	3	6
																						12	J Björkman	6	6
																						13	G Rusedski	3	2
								13	G Rusedski	77	62	77
	WC	D Prinosil	65	1					J Stoltenberg	65	77	64
		J Stoltenberg	77	6											13	G Rusedski	77	65	6
	WC	O Gross	0	3											3	P Rafter	64	77	4
		M Gustafsson	6	6					M Gustafsson	1	4
								3	P Rafter	6	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								8	K Kučera	2	4
		T Martin	6	6					T Martin	6	6
	LL	S Lareau	3	3												T Martin	4	5
		F Santoro	1	7	2										10	Y Kafelnikov	6	7
		M Philippoussis	6	5	6				M Philippoussis	6	4	64
								10	Y Kafelnikov	4	6	77
																						10	Y Kafelnikov	w/o
																						2	M Ríos
								15	J Siemerink	63	77	6
		G Raoux	77	6					G Raoux	77	65	3
		M Chang	65	3											15	J Siemerink	2	r
		T Haas	6	6											2	M Ríos	6
	LL	D Nainkin	4	4					T Haas	3	5
								2	M Ríos	6	7

External links

• ATP – Main draw

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