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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Round of 128
Petr Korda #7 6-3 4-6 6-1 6-4
Albert Portas #35
Scott Draper #76 6-4 7-5 7-5
Dominik Hrbaty #37
Vincent Spadea #79 6-7(4) 6-1 6-4 4-6 6-3
Jurek Stasiak #238
Marc Rosset #30 6-4 0-6 6-4 3-6 6-4
Brian Macphie #170
Cedric Pioline #21 6-4 1-6 6-5 (ret.)
Fernando Meligeni #66
Jordi Burillo #86 6-3 6-4 1-6 3-6 9-7
Sargis Sargsian #69
Alex Corretja #13 6-4 7-5 2-6 6-3
Lucas Arnold Ker #112
David Prinosil #95 3-6 6-7(2) 6-1 6-4 6-1
Johan Van Herck
Jonas Bjorkman #4 2-6 6-1 6-1 6-1
Allen Belobrajdic #152
Wayne Ferreira #42 6-4 3-6 6-2 6-3
Jan Kroslak
Fabrice Santoro #22 4-6 6-0 6-3 5-7 6-4
Emilio Benfele Alvarez #104
Nicolas Lapentti #64 5-7 6-3 6-4 6-7(3) 6-1
Juan Albert Viloca Puig
Byron Black #68 6-4 6-0 4-6 6-4
Felix Mantilla #16
Gianluca Pozzi #102 6-4 4-6 5-7 6-2 6-4
Arnaud Clement #92
Steve Campbell #125 3-6 6-3 3-6 6-3 6-4
Justin Gimelstob #106
Alex Obrien 3-6 7-5 6-1 6-3
Jan-Michael Gambill #227
Karol Kucera #20 3-6 7-5 6-1 (ret.)
Sergi Bruguera #12
Daniel Vacek #54 6-2 6-4 1-6 2-6 6-3
Lleyton Hewitt #162
Daniel Nestor #108 6-3 6-0 7-6(6)
Gilbert Schaller #98
Martin Damm Sr 6-4 7-6(3) 3-0 (ret.)
Mark Woodforde #45
Richard Fromberg #56 2-6 6-3 6-4 3-6 6-3
Todd Larkham #199
Carlos Moya #9 6-4 6-3 6-7(6) 7-6(3)
Peter Tramacchi #175
Sebastien Lareau #187 6-4 6-7(5) 7-6(6) 6-7(4) 7-5
Magnus Norman #23
Mikael Tillstrom #88 6-3 6-2 6-2
Leander Paes #124
Pete Sampras #1 7-5 6-4 6-2
Sjeng Schalken #52
Davide Sanguinetti #94 6-0 3-6 7-6(8) 6-3
Alberto Martin #111
Magnus Gustafsson #38 6-4 6-3 6-0
Dennis van Scheppingen #121
Slava Dosedel #41 6-4 3-6 6-3 7-6(2)
Arnaud Boetsch #107
Hicham Arazi #47 7-6(2) 6-3 6-2
Hendrik Dreekmann #80
Mark Philippoussis #17 7-6(0) 6-4 7-6(4)
Alex Calatrava #110
Francisco Clavet #32 2-6 6-2 6-3 6-4
Lars Burgsmuller #142
MaliVai Washington #505 6-2 6-4 4-6 7-5
Radomir Vasek #109
Marcelo Rios #8 6-1 6-0 6-3
Grant Stafford #77
Thomas Enqvist #26 6-3 6-4 6-3
Juan Antonio Marin #85
Andrew Ilie #282 6-4 6-2 6-3
Jens Knippschild #97
Jason Stoltenberg #49 6-2 (ret.)
Galo Blanco #53
Lionel Roux #62 6-3 7-6(5) 6-3
Tomas Nydahl #83
Jan Apell #243 6-4 7-6(5) 7-5
Thomas Muster #10
Karim Alami #59 7-6(0) 5-7 6-3 6-2
Alex Radulescu #78
Julian Alonso #36 7-6(9) 6-2 2-6 6-2
Renzo Furlan #100
Alberto Berasategui #25 3-6 6-3 6-4 6-3
Karsten Braasch #203
Andrei Medvedev #24 6-2 6-0 6-2
Luke Smith #378
Patrick Rafter #2 7-6(4) 7-6(4) 6-7(4) 7-5
Jeff Tarango #58
Todd Martin #72 6-1 6-4 6-1
Javier Sanchez #57
Andre Agassi #87 3-6 7-6(3) 6-2 6-2
Marzio Martelli #133
Albert Costa #19 7-6(5) 6-2 6-4
Tommy Haas #44
Andrea Gaudenzi #61 6-2 4-6 6-2 6-2
Dinu Pescariu #82
Oliver Gross #84 7-6(8) 6-4 6-2
Marc Kevin Goellner #50
Nicolas Escude #81 5-7 4-6 7-5 6-1 10-8
Magnus Larsson #27
Gustavo Kuerten #14 6-3 3-6 6-3 6-2
Jacobo Diaz #120
Richey Reneberg #70 6-3 6-1 6-1
Marcos Ondruska #135
Franco Squillari #103 6-4 2-6 6-3 6-7(6) 8-6
Thomas Johansson #39
Todd Woodbridge #33 7-5 6-3 7-5
Filip Dewulf #40
Christophe Van Garsse 7-6(4) 4-6 1-6 6-4 6-3
Christian Ruud #67
Greg Rusedski #6 7-6(4) 6-3 6-4
David Witt #208
Jonathan Stark #105 6-3 4-1 (ret.)
Carlos Costa #51
Nicolas Kiefer #29 6-4 6-4 6-0
Mark Draper #418
David Wheaton #148 6-4 3-6 6-3 6-3
Marcello Craca #90
Jerome Golmard #101 6-3 6-7(3) 6-2 3-6 11-9
Tim Henman #18
Jan Siemerink #71 6-2 7-6(3) 3-6 6-4
Goran Ivanisevic #15
Guillaume Raoux #46 2-6 6-3 4-6 6-2 6-0
Sandon Stolle #96
Michael Chang #3 6-3 7-6(2) 5-7 6-3
Kenneth Carlsen #91
Wayne Black #99 6-4 6-2 6-2
Brett Steven #48
Michael Tebbutt #114 7-5 7-5 6-7(5) 6-4
Marcelo Filippini #43
Round of 64
Petr Korda #7 7-6(3) 6-3 6-3
Scott Draper #76
Vincent Spadea #79 6-3 4-6 6-4 6-3
Marc Rosset #30
Cedric Pioline #21 6-3 7-5 3-6 6-3
Jordi Burillo #86
Alex Corretja #13 6-4 6-3 6-0
David Prinosil #95
Jonas Bjorkman #4 6-7(3) 4-6 6-4 6-2 6-3
Wayne Ferreira #42
Fabrice Santoro #22 6-4 3-6 3-6 6-2 6-4
Nicolas Lapentti #64
Byron Black #68 6-2 5-0 (ret.)
Gianluca Pozzi #102
Steve Campbell #125 6-4 6-3 6-4
Alex Obrien
Karol Kucera #20 7-6(4) 6-7(5) 2-6 6-0 6-1
Daniel Vacek #54
Daniel Nestor #108 5-7 7-5 6-2 6-1
Martin Damm Sr
Richard Fromberg #56 4-6 6-4 7-6(2) 6-4
Carlos Moya #9
Sebastien Lareau #187 6-7(1) 6-3 6-3 4-6 6-4
Mikael Tillstrom #88
Pete Sampras #1 6-2 6-1 6-2
Davide Sanguinetti #94
Magnus Gustafsson #38 4-6 6-2 6-1 6-3
Slava Dosedel #41
Hicham Arazi #47 1-6 6-2 4-6 6-1 9-7
Mark Philippoussis #17
Francisco Clavet #32 (w/o)
MaliVai Washington #505
Marcelo Rios #8 6-4 7-6(4) 4-6 6-4
Thomas Enqvist #26
Andrew Ilie #282 6-3 6-2 7-6(6)
Jason Stoltenberg #49
Lionel Roux #62 6-3 6-7(5) 6-3 3-6 6-3
Jan Apell #243
Karim Alami #59 6-7(5) 6-3 7-6(4) 6-4
Julian Alonso #36
Alberto Berasategui #25 6-4 7-6(1) 6-4
Andrei Medvedev #24
Patrick Rafter #2 2-6 7-6(2) 6-7(4) 6-4 6-3
Todd Martin #72
Andre Agassi #87 6-4 6-4 2-6 7-5
Albert Costa #19
Andrea Gaudenzi #61 4-6 6-1 6-4 6-4
Oliver Gross #84
Nicolas Escude #81 5-7 6-3 6-1 7-5
Gustavo Kuerten #14
Richey Reneberg #70 6-0 6-4 1-6 4-6 6-3
Franco Squillari #103
Todd Woodbridge #33 6-4 4-6 6-3 6-4
Christophe Van Garsse
Greg Rusedski #6 6-4 6-4 1-0 (ret.)
Jonathan Stark #105
Nicolas Kiefer #29 2-6 1-6 6-2 7-6(3) 6-2
David Wheaton #148
Jerome Golmard #101 7-6(2) 7-5 6-7(5) 3-6 6-1
Jan Siemerink #71
Guillaume Raoux #46 6-4 7-6(4) 7-6(5)
Michael Chang #3
Wayne Black #99 6-2 6-4 5-7 6-4
Michael Tebbutt #114
Round of 32
Petr Korda #7 6-2 7-6(8) 6-2
Vincent Spadea #79
Cedric Pioline #21 6-2 6-1 6-4
Alex Corretja #13
Jonas Bjorkman #4 7-5 6-3 6-4
Fabrice Santoro #22
Byron Black #68 6-4 6-0 6-2
Steve Campbell #125
Karol Kucera #20 6-2 7-6(3) 6-1
Daniel Nestor #108
Richard Fromberg #56 6-0 6-2 4-6 6-3
Sebastien Lareau #187
Pete Sampras #1 7-5 6-3 6-4
Magnus Gustafsson #38
Hicham Arazi #47 4-6 6-4 3-6 6-2 6-1
Francisco Clavet #32
Marcelo Rios #8 6-2 6-3 6-2
Andrew Ilie #282
Lionel Roux #62 7-6(2) 6-2 6-4
Karim Alami #59
Alberto Berasategui #25 6-7(2) 7-6(7) 6-2 7-6(4)
Patrick Rafter #2
Andre Agassi #87 6-2 6-2 6-0
Andrea Gaudenzi #61
Nicolas Escude #81 1-6 6-7(0) 6-2 7-5 6-4
Richey Reneberg #70
Todd Woodbridge #33 7-6(5) 6-4 6-2
Greg Rusedski #6
Nicolas Kiefer #29 7-5 4-0 (ret.)
Jerome Golmard #101
Guillaume Raoux #46 6-3 6-2 7-5
Wayne Black #99
Round of 16
Petr Korda #7 6-4 6-4 3-6 6-3
Cedric Pioline #21
Jonas Bjorkman #4 6-2 6-1 6-4
Byron Black #68
Karol Kucera #20 6-2 3-6 6-2 7-5
Richard Fromberg #56
Pete Sampras #1 7-6(9) 6-4 6-4
Hicham Arazi #47
Marcelo Rios #8 6-2 4-6 6-2 6-4
Lionel Roux #62
Alberto Berasategui #25 3-6 3-6 6-2 6-3 6-3
Andre Agassi #87
Nicolas Escude #81 7-6(4) 6-3 6-2
Todd Woodbridge #33
Nicolas Kiefer #29 6-3 6-4 7-5
Guillaume Raoux #46
Quarterfinals
Petr Korda #7 3-6 5-7 6-3 6-4 6-2
Jonas Bjorkman #4
Karol Kucera #20 6-4 6-2 6-7(5) 6-3
Pete Sampras #1
Marcelo Rios #8 6-7(6) 6-4 6-4 6-0
Alberto Berasategui #25
Nicolas Escude #81 4-6 3-6 6-4 6-1 6-2
Nicolas Kiefer #29
Semifinals
Petr Korda #7 6-1 6-4 1-6 6-2
Karol Kucera #20
Marcelo Rios #8 6-1 6-3 6-2
Nicolas Escude #81
Final
Petr Korda #2 6-2 6-2 6-2
Marcelo Rios #5

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