ATP Australian Open 1998 Draw, Results & Schedule

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Petr Korda won the 1998 Australian Open, defeating Marcelo Rios 6-2 6-2 6-2 in the final. The Grand Slam was played on hard courts in Melbourne, Australia, from January 19 to February 2, 1998.

Champion
Petr Korda
def. Marcelo Rios , 6-2 6-2 6-2
Dates
Jan 19 — Feb 2
Location
Melbourne, Australia
Category
Grand Slam
Surface
Hard
Prize money
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DateRoundWinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch
F (1)
Feb 2, 1998* F Petr Korda #2 6-2 6-2 6-2 Marcelo Rios #5 H2H Match data
SF (2)
Feb 1, 1998* SF Marcelo Rios #8 6-1 6-3 6-2 Nicolas Escude #81 H2H Match data
Feb 1, 1998* SF Petr Korda #7 6-1 6-4 1-6 6-2 Karol Kucera #20 H2H Match data
QF (4)
Jan 30, 1998* QF Karol Kucera #20 6-4 6-2 6-7(5) 6-3 Pete Sampras #1 H2H Match data
Jan 30, 1998* QF Petr Korda #7 3-6 5-7 6-3 6-4 6-2 Jonas Bjorkman #4 H2H Match data
Jan 30, 1998* QF Marcelo Rios #8 6-7(6) 6-4 6-4 6-0 Alberto Berasategui #25 H2H Match data
Jan 30, 1998* QF Nicolas Escude #81 4-6 3-6 6-4 6-1 6-2 Nicolas Kiefer #29 H2H Match data
R16 (8)
Jan 28, 1998* R16 Nicolas Escude #81 7-6(4) 6-3 6-2 Todd Woodbridge #33 H2H Match data
Jan 28, 1998* R16 Karol Kucera #20 6-2 3-6 6-2 7-5 Richard Fromberg #56 H2H Match data
Jan 28, 1998* R16 Nicolas Kiefer #29 6-3 6-4 7-5 Guillaume Raoux #46 H2H Match data
Jan 28, 1998* R16 Marcelo Rios #8 6-2 4-6 6-2 6-4 Lionel Roux #62 H2H Match data
Jan 28, 1998* R16 Jonas Bjorkman #4 6-2 6-1 6-4 Byron Black #68 H2H Match data
Jan 28, 1998* R16 Alberto Berasategui #25 3-6 3-6 6-2 6-3 6-3 Andre Agassi #87 H2H Match data
Jan 28, 1998* R16 Petr Korda #7 6-4 6-4 3-6 6-3 Cedric Pioline #21 H2H Match data
Jan 28, 1998* R16 Pete Sampras #1 7-6(9) 6-4 6-4 Hicham Arazi #47 H2H Match data
R32 (16)
Jan 25, 1998* R32 Cedric Pioline #21 6-2 6-1 6-4 Alex Corretja #13 H2H Match data
Jan 25, 1998* R32 Nicolas Kiefer #29 7-5 4-0 (ret.) Jerome Golmard #101 H2H Match data
Jan 25, 1998* R32 Marcelo Rios #8 6-2 6-3 6-2 Andrew Ilie #282 H2H Match data
Jan 25, 1998* R32 Guillaume Raoux #46 6-3 6-2 7-5 Wayne Black #99 H2H Match data
Jan 25, 1998* R32 Todd Woodbridge #33 7-6(5) 6-4 6-2 Greg Rusedski #6 H2H Match data
Jan 25, 1998* R32 Petr Korda #7 6-2 7-6(8) 6-2 Vincent Spadea #79 H2H Match data
Jan 25, 1998* R32 Nicolas Escude #81 1-6 6-7(0) 6-2 7-5 6-4 Richey Reneberg #70 H2H Match data
Jan 25, 1998* R32 Lionel Roux #62 7-6(2) 6-2 6-4 Karim Alami #59 H2H Match data
Jan 25, 1998* R32 Andre Agassi #87 6-2 6-2 6-0 Andrea Gaudenzi #61 H2H Match data
Jan 25, 1998* R32 Hicham Arazi #47 4-6 6-4 3-6 6-2 6-1 Francisco Clavet #32 H2H Match data
Jan 25, 1998* R32 Jonas Bjorkman #4 7-5 6-3 6-4 Fabrice Santoro #22 H2H Match data
Jan 25, 1998* R32 Alberto Berasategui #25 6-7(2) 7-6(7) 6-2 7-6(4) Patrick Rafter #2 H2H Match data
Jan 25, 1998* R32 Pete Sampras #1 7-5 6-3 6-4 Magnus Gustafsson #38 H2H Match data
Jan 25, 1998* R32 Karol Kucera #20 6-2 7-6(3) 6-1 Daniel Nestor #108 H2H Match data
Jan 25, 1998* R32 Richard Fromberg #56 6-0 6-2 4-6 6-3 Sebastien Lareau #187 H2H Match data
Jan 25, 1998* R32 Byron Black #68 6-4 6-0 6-2 Steve Campbell #125 H2H Match data
R64 (32)
Jan 23, 1998* R64 Wayne Black #99 6-2 6-4 5-7 6-4 Michael Tebbutt #114 H2H Match data
Jan 23, 1998* R64 Alex Corretja #13 6-4 6-3 6-0 David Prinosil #95 H2H Match data
Jan 23, 1998* R64 Marcelo Rios #8 6-4 7-6(4) 4-6 6-4 Thomas Enqvist #26 H2H Match data
Jan 23, 1998* R64 Magnus Gustafsson #38 4-6 6-2 6-1 6-3 Slava Dosedel #41 H2H Match data
Jan 23, 1998* R64 Hicham Arazi #47 1-6 6-2 4-6 6-1 9-7 Mark Philippoussis #17 H2H Match data
Jan 23, 1998* R64 Jerome Golmard #101 7-6(2) 7-5 6-7(5) 3-6 6-1 Jan Siemerink #71 H2H Match data
Jan 23, 1998* R64 Todd Woodbridge #33 6-4 4-6 6-3 6-4 Christophe Van Garsse — Match data
Jan 23, 1998* R64 Sebastien Lareau #187 6-7(1) 6-3 6-3 4-6 6-4 Mikael Tillstrom #88 H2H Match data
Jan 23, 1998* R64 Francisco Clavet #32 (w/o) MaliVai Washington #505 H2H Match data
Jan 23, 1998* R64 Patrick Rafter #2 2-6 7-6(2) 6-7(4) 6-4 6-3 Todd Martin #72 H2H Match data
Jan 23, 1998* R64 Jonas Bjorkman #4 6-7(3) 4-6 6-4 6-2 6-3 Wayne Ferreira #42 H2H Match data
Jan 23, 1998* R64 Fabrice Santoro #22 6-4 3-6 3-6 6-2 6-4 Nicolas Lapentti #64 H2H Match data
Jan 23, 1998* R64 Andrea Gaudenzi #61 4-6 6-1 6-4 6-4 Oliver Gross #84 H2H Match data
Jan 23, 1998* R64 Andre Agassi #87 6-4 6-4 2-6 7-5 Albert Costa #19 H2H Match data
Jan 23, 1998* R64 Lionel Roux #62 6-3 6-7(5) 6-3 3-6 6-3 Jan Apell #243 H2H Match data
Jan 23, 1998* R64 Pete Sampras #1 6-2 6-1 6-2 Davide Sanguinetti #94 H2H Match data
Jan 23, 1998* R64 Petr Korda #7 7-6(3) 6-3 6-3 Scott Draper #76 H2H Match data
Jan 23, 1998* R64 Nicolas Kiefer #29 2-6 1-6 6-2 7-6(3) 6-2 David Wheaton #148 H2H Match data
Jan 23, 1998* R64 Richey Reneberg #70 6-0 6-4 1-6 4-6 6-3 Franco Squillari #103 H2H Match data
Jan 23, 1998* R64 Cedric Pioline #21 6-3 7-5 3-6 6-3 Jordi Burillo #86 H2H Match data
Jan 23, 1998* R64 Andrew Ilie #282 6-3 6-2 7-6(6) Jason Stoltenberg #49 H2H Match data
Jan 23, 1998* R64 Byron Black #68 6-2 5-0 (ret.) Gianluca Pozzi #102 H2H Match data
Jan 23, 1998* R64 Richard Fromberg #56 4-6 6-4 7-6(2) 6-4 Carlos Moya #9 H2H Match data
Jan 23, 1998* R64 Alberto Berasategui #25 6-4 7-6(1) 6-4 Andrei Medvedev #24 H2H Match data
Jan 23, 1998* R64 Greg Rusedski #6 6-4 6-4 1-0 (ret.) Jonathan Stark #105 H2H Match data
Jan 23, 1998* R64 Nicolas Escude #81 5-7 6-3 6-1 7-5 Gustavo Kuerten #14 H2H Match data
Jan 23, 1998* R64 Steve Campbell #125 6-4 6-3 6-4 Alex Obrien — Match data
Jan 23, 1998* R64 Karim Alami #59 6-7(5) 6-3 7-6(4) 6-4 Julian Alonso #36 H2H Match data
Jan 23, 1998* R64 Guillaume Raoux #46 6-4 7-6(4) 7-6(5) Michael Chang #3 H2H Match data
Jan 23, 1998* R64 Vincent Spadea #79 6-3 4-6 6-4 6-3 Marc Rosset #30 H2H Match data
Jan 23, 1998* R64 Daniel Nestor #108 5-7 7-5 6-2 6-1 Martin Damm Sr — Match data
Jan 23, 1998* R64 Karol Kucera #20 7-6(4) 6-7(5) 2-6 6-0 6-1 Daniel Vacek #54 H2H Match data
R128 (64)
Jan 21, 1998* R128 Michael Tebbutt #114 7-5 7-5 6-7(5) 6-4 Marcelo Filippini #43 H2H Match data
Jan 21, 1998* R128 Mark Philippoussis #17 7-6(0) 6-4 7-6(4) Alex Calatrava #110 H2H Match data
Jan 21, 1998* R128 Oliver Gross #84 7-6(8) 6-4 6-2 Marc Kevin Goellner #50 H2H Match data
Jan 21, 1998* R128 Byron Black #68 6-4 6-0 4-6 6-4 Felix Mantilla #16 H2H Match data
Jan 21, 1998* R128 Michael Chang #3 6-3 7-6(2) 5-7 6-3 Kenneth Carlsen #91 H2H Match data
Jan 21, 1998* R128 Andre Agassi #87 3-6 7-6(3) 6-2 6-2 Marzio Martelli #133 H2H Match data
Jan 21, 1998* R128 Nicolas Kiefer #29 6-4 6-4 6-0 Mark Draper #418 H2H Match data
Jan 21, 1998* R128 Alex Corretja #13 6-4 7-5 2-6 6-3 Lucas Arnold Ker #112 H2H Match data
Jan 21, 1998* R128 Sebastien Lareau #187 6-4 6-7(5) 7-6(6) 6-7(4) 7-5 Magnus Norman #23 H2H Match data
Jan 21, 1998* R128 Todd Martin #72 6-1 6-4 6-1 Javier Sanchez #57 H2H Match data
Jan 21, 1998* R128 Jonas Bjorkman #4 2-6 6-1 6-1 6-1 Allen Belobrajdic #152 H2H Match data
Jan 21, 1998* R128 Jan Siemerink #71 6-2 7-6(3) 3-6 6-4 Goran Ivanisevic #15 H2H Match data
Jan 21, 1998* R128 Karim Alami #59 7-6(0) 5-7 6-3 6-2 Alex Radulescu #78 H2H Match data
Jan 21, 1998* R128 Scott Draper #76 6-4 7-5 7-5 Dominik Hrbaty #37 H2H Match data
Jan 21, 1998* R128 Hicham Arazi #47 7-6(2) 6-3 6-2 Hendrik Dreekmann #80 H2H Match data
Jan 21, 1998* R128 Gianluca Pozzi #102 6-4 4-6 5-7 6-2 6-4 Arnaud Clement #92 H2H Match data
Jan 21, 1998* R128 Jan Apell #243 6-4 7-6(5) 7-5 Thomas Muster #10 H2H Match data
Jan 21, 1998* R128 Carlos Moya #9 6-4 6-3 6-7(6) 7-6(3) Peter Tramacchi #175 H2H Match data
Jan 21, 1998* R128 Jordi Burillo #86 6-3 6-4 1-6 3-6 9-7 Sargis Sargsian #69 H2H Match data
Jan 21, 1998* R128 Mikael Tillstrom #88 6-3 6-2 6-2 Leander Paes #124 H2H Match data
Jan 21, 1998* R128 Marc Rosset #30 6-4 0-6 6-4 3-6 6-4 Brian Macphie #170 H2H Match data
Jan 21, 1998* R128 David Wheaton #148 6-4 3-6 6-3 6-3 Marcello Craca #90 H2H Match data
Jan 21, 1998* R128 Martin Damm Sr 6-4 7-6(3) 3-0 (ret.) Mark Woodforde #45 — Match data
Jan 21, 1998* R128 Daniel Vacek #54 6-2 6-4 1-6 2-6 6-3 Lleyton Hewitt #162 H2H Match data
Jan 21, 1998* R128 Greg Rusedski #6 7-6(4) 6-3 6-4 David Witt #208 H2H Match data
Jan 21, 1998* R128 Thomas Enqvist #26 6-3 6-4 6-3 Juan Antonio Marin #85 H2H Match data
Jan 21, 1998* R128 Vincent Spadea #79 6-7(4) 6-1 6-4 4-6 6-3 Jurek Stasiak #238 H2H Match data
Jan 21, 1998* R128 Francisco Clavet #32 2-6 6-2 6-3 6-4 Lars Burgsmuller #142 H2H Match data
Jan 21, 1998* R128 Alex Obrien 3-6 7-5 6-1 6-3 Jan-Michael Gambill #227 — Match data
Jan 21, 1998* R128 Karol Kucera #20 3-6 7-5 6-1 (ret.) Sergi Bruguera #12 H2H Match data
Jan 21, 1998* R128 Petr Korda #7 6-3 4-6 6-1 6-4 Albert Portas #35 H2H Match data
Jan 21, 1998* R128 Richard Fromberg #56 2-6 6-3 6-4 3-6 6-3 Todd Larkham #199 H2H Match data
Jan 21, 1998* R128 Steve Campbell #125 3-6 6-3 3-6 6-3 6-4 Justin Gimelstob #106 H2H Match data
Jan 21, 1998* R128 Wayne Ferreira #42 6-4 3-6 6-2 6-3 Jan Kroslak — Match data
Jan 21, 1998* R128 Richey Reneberg #70 6-3 6-1 6-1 Marcos Ondruska #135 H2H Match data
Jan 21, 1998* R128 Andrea Gaudenzi #61 6-2 4-6 6-2 6-2 Dinu Pescariu #82 H2H Match data
Jan 21, 1998* R128 Julian Alonso #36 7-6(9) 6-2 2-6 6-2 Renzo Furlan #100 H2H Match data
Jan 21, 1998* R128 Fabrice Santoro #22 4-6 6-0 6-3 5-7 6-4 Emilio Benfele Alvarez #104 H2H Match data
Jan 21, 1998* R128 Guillaume Raoux #46 2-6 6-3 4-6 6-2 6-0 Sandon Stolle #96 H2H Match data
Jan 21, 1998* R128 Alberto Berasategui #25 3-6 6-3 6-4 6-3 Karsten Braasch #203 H2H Match data
Jan 21, 1998* R128 Gustavo Kuerten #14 6-3 3-6 6-3 6-2 Jacobo Diaz #120 H2H Match data
Jan 21, 1998* R128 Nicolas Escude #81 5-7 4-6 7-5 6-1 10-8 Magnus Larsson #27 H2H Match data
Jan 21, 1998* R128 Lionel Roux #62 6-3 7-6(5) 6-3 Tomas Nydahl #83 H2H Match data
Jan 21, 1998* R128 Cedric Pioline #21 6-4 1-6 6-5 (ret.) Fernando Meligeni #66 H2H Match data
Jan 21, 1998* R128 Franco Squillari #103 6-4 2-6 6-3 6-7(6) 8-6 Thomas Johansson #39 H2H Match data
Jan 21, 1998* R128 Albert Costa #19 7-6(5) 6-2 6-4 Tommy Haas #44 H2H Match data
Jan 21, 1998* R128 Slava Dosedel #41 6-4 3-6 6-3 7-6(2) Arnaud Boetsch #107 H2H Match data
Jan 21, 1998* R128 Nicolas Lapentti #64 5-7 6-3 6-4 6-7(3) 6-1 Juan Albert Viloca Puig — Match data
Jan 21, 1998* R128 Pete Sampras #1 7-5 6-4 6-2 Sjeng Schalken #52 H2H Match data
Jan 21, 1998* R128 Todd Woodbridge #33 7-5 6-3 7-5 Filip Dewulf #40 H2H Match data
Jan 21, 1998* R128 Andrew Ilie #282 6-4 6-2 6-3 Jens Knippschild #97 H2H Match data
Jan 21, 1998* R128 Christophe Van Garsse 7-6(4) 4-6 1-6 6-4 6-3 Christian Ruud #67 — Match data
Jan 21, 1998* R128 Daniel Nestor #108 6-3 6-0 7-6(6) Gilbert Schaller #98 H2H Match data
Jan 21, 1998* R128 Marcelo Rios #8 6-1 6-0 6-3 Grant Stafford #77 H2H Match data
Jan 21, 1998* R128 Patrick Rafter #2 7-6(4) 7-6(4) 6-7(4) 7-5 Jeff Tarango #58 H2H Match data
Jan 21, 1998* R128 Davide Sanguinetti #94 6-0 3-6 7-6(8) 6-3 Alberto Martin #111 H2H Match data
Jan 21, 1998* R128 Wayne Black #99 6-4 6-2 6-2 Brett Steven #48 H2H Match data
Jan 21, 1998* R128 Andrei Medvedev #24 6-2 6-0 6-2 Luke Smith #378 H2H Match data
Jan 21, 1998* R128 Magnus Gustafsson #38 6-4 6-3 6-0 Dennis van Scheppingen #121 H2H Match data
Jan 21, 1998* R128 David Prinosil #95 3-6 6-7(2) 6-1 6-4 6-1 Johan Van Herck — Match data
Jan 21, 1998* R128 Jonathan Stark #105 6-3 4-1 (ret.) Carlos Costa #51 H2H Match data
Jan 21, 1998* R128 Jason Stoltenberg #49 6-2 (ret.) Galo Blanco #53 H2H Match data
Jan 21, 1998* R128 Jerome Golmard #101 6-3 6-7(3) 6-2 3-6 11-9 Tim Henman #18 H2H Match data
Jan 21, 1998* R128 MaliVai Washington #505 6-2 6-4 4-6 7-5 Radomir Vasek #109 H2H Match data

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