1998_Compaq_Grand_Slam_Cup_–_Men's_singles

1998 Compaq Grand Slam Cup – Men's singles

1998 Compaq Grand Slam Cup – Men's singles

1998 tennis event results

Marcelo Ríos won in the final 6–4, 2–6, 7–6(7–1), 5–7, 6–3 against Andre Agassi. It was Ríos' 6th title of the year and the 11th of his career.[1][2][3]

Quick Facts Men's singles, Final ...

Seeds

Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.

  1. Czech Republic Petr Korda (quarterfinals)
  2. Chile Marcelo Ríos (champion)
  3. Australia Mark Philippoussis (semifinals)
  4. Croatia Goran Ivanišević (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

Finals

First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Czech Republic Petr Korda 6 0 1
  France Cédric Pioline 0 0   WC United States Andre Agassi 4 6 6
WC United States Andre Agassi 6 6   WC United States Andre Agassi 77 65 2 7 6
  Slovakia Karol Kučera 61 77 6 5 0
4 Croatia Goran Ivanišević 7 4 6
  Slovakia Karol Kučera 6 6     Slovakia Karol Kučera 5 6 8
Alt Morocco Hicham Arazi 4 4   WC United States Andre Agassi 4 6 61 7 3
  United Kingdom Tim Henman 5 3   2 Chile Marcelo Ríos 6 2 77 5 6
Alt Sweden Jonas Björkman 7 6   Alt Sweden Jonas Björkman 6 61 1
3 Australia Mark Philippoussis 4 77 6
3 Australia Mark Philippoussis 64 3 4    
Alt France Nicolas Escudé 3 3   2 Chile Marcelo Ríos 77 6 6    
Alt Spain Félix Mantilla 6 6   Alt Spain Félix Mantilla 62 5  
2 Chile Marcelo Ríos 77 7  

References

  1. [1]
    "GRAND SLAM CUP; Rios Outlasts Agassi As Williams Prevails". The New York Times. Associated Press. 5 October 1998. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
  2. [2]
    "Marcelo Rios gewinnt Grand Slam Cup" [Marcelo Ríos wins the Grand Slam Cup]. Die Tageszeitung (in German). 5 October 1998. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
  3. [3]
    "Ríos supera dores e vence Grand Slam Cup" [Ríos overcomes pain and wins the Grand Slam Cup]. Folha de S.Paulo (in Portuguese). São Paulo. 5 October 1998. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article 1998_Compaq_Grand_Slam_Cup_–_Men's_singles, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.