1998 Eurocard Open – Singles

Singles
1998 Eurocard Open
1997 Champion	Petr Korda
Champion	Richard Krajicek
Runner-up	Pete Sampras
Final score	6–4, 6–3, 6–3

The 1998 Stuttgart Masters (known as the Eurocard Open for sponsorship reasons) was a tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 3rd edition of the Stuttgart Masters, and was part of the ATP Super 9 of the 1998 ATP Tour. It took place at the Schleyerhalle in Stuttgart, Germany, from October 26 through November 2, 1998.

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

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Pete Sampras	77	4	65
	11	Richard Krajicek	62	6	77
								11	Richard Krajicek	6	6	6
								10	Yevgeny Kafelnikov	4	3	3
	12	Jonas Björkman	2	5
	10	Yevgeny Kafelnikov	6	7

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

References