ATP Australian Open 1998 Draw, Results & Schedule

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. The match log contains 127 recorded singles results for this edition.

The Australian Open opens the Grand Slam season in Melbourne and has been played at Melbourne Park since 1988.

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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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Results

Australian Open 1998 match log
WinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch DataDateRound
F (1)
Petr Korda #2 6-2 6-2 6-2 Marcelo Rios #5 H2H Match data Feb 2, 1998* F
SF (2)
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 Feb 1, 1998* SF
QF (4)
Karol Kucera #20 6-4 6-2 6-7(5) 6-3 Pete Sampras #1DEF · 2× H2H Match data Jan 30, 1998* QF Upset: winner had a 18 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
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 Jan 30, 1998* QF
R16 (8)
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 #87CH 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 #1DEF · 2× 7-6(9) 6-4 6-4 Hicham Arazi #47 H2H Match data Jan 28, 1998* R16
R32 (16)
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 #87CH 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 Upset: winner had a 18 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Pete Sampras #1DEF · 2× 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 Jan 25, 1998* R32
R64 (32)
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 #87CH 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 #1DEF · 2× 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 Upset: winner had a 20 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
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 Jan 23, 1998* R64
R128 (64)
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 #87CH 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 H2H 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 Upset: winner had a 18 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
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 #1DEF · 2× 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 Upset: winner had a 12 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
MaliVai Washington #505 6-2 6-4 4-6 7-5 Radomir Vasek #109 H2H Match data Jan 21, 1998* R128

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