1998 ATP Tour World Championships – Singles
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1998 ATP Tour World Championships – Singles
| 1998 ATP Tour World Championships | ||||||||||
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| Champion |  Àlex Corretja |
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| Runner-up | Carlos Moyá |
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| Final score | 3–6, 3–6, 7–5, 6–3, 7–5 | |||||||||
| Events | ||||||||||
| Singles | Doubles | |||||||||
Main article: 1998 ATP Tour World Championships
Pete Sampras was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Àlex Corretja.
Àlex Corretja won in the final 3–6, 3–6, 7–5, 6–3, 7–5, against Carlos Moyá.
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Contents
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Seeds
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Draw
Key
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Finals
| Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||||
| 4 | Carlos Moyá |
6 | 3 | 7 | ||||||||||
| 7 |  Tim Henman |
4 | 6 | 5 | ||||||||||
| 4 | Carlos Moyá |
6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 5 | ||||||||
| 5 | Àlex Corretja |
3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 7 | ||||||||
| 5 | Àlex Corretja |
4 | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||
| 1 |  Pete Sampras |
6 | 3 | 63 | ||||||||||
Red Group
| Sampras |
Moyá |
 Kučera |
 Kafelnikov |
RR W–L | Set W–L | Game W–L | Standings | ||
| 1 | Pete Sampras |
6–3, 6–3 | 6–2, 6–1 | 6–2, 6–4 | 3–0 | 6–0 | 36–15 | 1 | |
| 4 | Carlos Moyá |
3–6, 3–6 | 6–7(5), 7–5, 6–3 | 7–5, 7–5 | 2–1 | 4–3 | 39–37 | 2 | |
| 6 | Karol Kučera |
2–6, 1–6 | 7–6(5), 5–7, 3–6 | 7–6(3), 3–6, 2–6 | 0–3 | 2–6 | 30–49 | 4 | |
| 8 | Yevgeny Kafelnikov |
2–6, 4–6 | 5–7, 5–7 | 6–7(3), 6–3, 6–2 | 1–2 | 2–5 | 34–38 | 3 |
Standings are determined by: 1) Number of wins; 2) Number of matches; 3) In two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4) In three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5) Steering Committee decision.
White Group
 Rios Costa |
Agassi Rusedski |
Corretja |
Henman |
RR W–L | Set W–L | Game W–L | Standings | ||
| 2 10 |
Marcelo Ríos Albert Costa |
6–7(5), 1–6 (w/ Costa & Rusedski) |
2–6, 4–6 (w/ Costa) |
5–7, 1–6 (w/ Ríos) |
0–1 0–2 |
0–2 0–4 |
6–13 13–25 |
4 6 |
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| 3 9 |
Andre Agassi Greg Rusedski |
7–6(5), 6–1 (w/ Rusedski & Costa) |
7–5, 3–6, 1–2 retired (w/ Agassi) |
6–2, 6–4 (w/ Rusedski) |
0–1 2–0 |
1–2 4–0 |
11–13 25–13 |
3 5 |
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| 5 | Àlex Corretja |
6–2, 6–4 (w/ Costa) |
5–7, 6–3, 2–1 retired (w/ Agassi) |
6–7(4), 7–6(4), 2–6 | 2–1 | 5–3 | 40–36 | 2 | |
| 7 | Tim Henman |
7–5, 6–1 (w/ Ríos) |
2–6, 4–6 (w/ Rusedski) |
7–6(4), 6–7(4), 6–2 | 2–1 | 4–3 | 38–33 | 1 |
Standings are determined by: 1) Number of wins; 2) Number of matches; 3) In two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4) In three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5) Steering Committee decision.
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