ATP Wimbledon 1998 Draw, Results & Schedule

Pete Sampras won the 1998 Wimbledon, defeating Goran Ivanisevic 6-7(2) 7-6(9) 6-4 3-6 6-2 in the final. The Grand Slam was played on grass courts in London, United Kingdom, from June 22 to July 6, 1998. The match log contains 127 recorded singles results for this edition.

Wimbledon, formally The Championships, is staged by the All England Club and is the only Grand Slam tournament played on grass.

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Champion
Pete Sampras
def. Goran Ivanisevic , 6-7(2) 7-6(9) 6-4 3-6 6-2
Dates
Jun 22 — Jul 6
Location
London, United Kingdom
Category
Grand Slam
Surface
Grass
Prize money
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Results

Wimbledon 1998 match log
WinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch DataDateRound
F (1)
Pete Sampras #1 6-7(2) 7-6(9) 6-4 3-6 6-2 Goran Ivanisevic #17 H2H Match data Jul 6, 1998* F
SF (2)
Goran Ivanisevic #25 6-3 6-4 5-7 6-7(5) 15-13 Richard Krajicek #14 H2H Match data Jul 5, 1998* SF
Pete Sampras #1 6-3 4-6 7-5 6-3 Tim Henman #18 H2H Match data Jul 5, 1998* SF
QF (4)
Tim Henman #18 6-3 6-4 6-2 Petr Korda #3 H2H Match data Jul 3, 1998* QF
Richard Krajicek #14 6-2 6-3 6-4 Davide Sanguinetti #65 H2H Match data Jul 3, 1998* QF
Goran Ivanisevic #25 7-6(10) 7-6(5) 7-6(6) Jan Siemerink #23 H2H Match data Jul 3, 1998* QF
Pete Sampras #1 7-6(5) 6-4 6-4 Mark Philippoussis #28 H2H Match data Jul 3, 1998* QF
R16 (8)
Jan Siemerink #23 4-6 6-3 6-3 6-2 Magnus Larsson #37 H2H Match data Jul 1, 1998* R16
Mark Philippoussis #28 5-7 6-1 6-3 6-3 Jason Stoltenberg #43 H2H Match data Jul 1, 1998* R16
Davide Sanguinetti #65 7-6(3) 6-1 6-4 Francisco Clavet #36 H2H Match data Jul 1, 1998* R16
Petr Korda #3 6-3 6-4 7-6(4) John Van Lottum — Match data Jul 1, 1998* R16
Tim Henman #18 6-3 6-7(3) 6-3 6-2 Patrick Rafter #6 H2H Match data Jul 1, 1998* R16
Goran Ivanisevic #25 7-6(5) 6-3 3-6 7-6(2) Todd Martin #32 H2H Match data Jul 1, 1998* R16
Richard Krajicek #14 6-3 6-3 7-5 Wayne Ferreira #27 H2H Match data Jul 1, 1998* R16
Pete Sampras #1 6-3 6-4 6-4 Sebastien Grosjean #117 H2H Match data Jul 1, 1998* R16
R32 (16)
Richard Krajicek #14 6-4 7-6(2) 7-6(4) Nicolas Kiefer #21 H2H Match data Jun 28, 1998* R32
Wayne Ferreira #27 6-2 4-6 6-3 6-1 Chris Wilkinson #156 H2H Match data Jun 28, 1998* R32
Francisco Clavet #36 7-6(4) 6-3 6-3 Thomas Johansson #41 H2H Match data Jun 28, 1998* R32
Magnus Larsson #37 6-3 6-3 6-2 Hicham Arazi #59 H2H Match data Jun 28, 1998* R32
Davide Sanguinetti #65 3-6 6-1 5-7 6-2 6-1 Vladimir Voltchkov #218 H2H Match data Jun 28, 1998* R32
John Van Lottum 6-3 6-3 6-3 Tommy Haas #44 — Match data Jun 28, 1998* R32
Goran Ivanisevic #25 6-7(6) 7-6(4) 6-3 6-4 Daniel Vacek #77 H2H Match data Jun 28, 1998* R32
Sebastien Grosjean #117 6-0 7-6(8) 6-2 Felix Mantilla #11 H2H Match data Jun 28, 1998* R32 Upset: winner had a 20 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Mark Philippoussis #28 6-3 6-4 6-4 Daniele Bracciali #342 H2H Match data Jun 28, 1998* R32
Patrick Rafter #6 6-3 6-7(7) 6-2 6-1 Magnus Gustafsson #26 H2H Match data Jun 28, 1998* R32
Petr Korda #3 4-6 7-5 7-5 7-5 Jerome Golmard #86 H2H Match data Jun 28, 1998* R32
Jason Stoltenberg #43 6-1 3-6 6-3 3-6 6-3 Mark Woodforde #49 H2H Match data Jun 28, 1998* R32
Tim Henman #18 6-4 6-4 3-6 7-5 Byron Black #34 H2H Match data Jun 28, 1998* R32
Pete Sampras #1 6-3 7-6(4) 7-6(3) Thomas Enqvist #17 H2H Match data Jun 28, 1998* R32
Todd Martin #32 6-4 4-6 7-6(1) 6-4 Todd Woodbridge #29 H2H Match data Jun 28, 1998* R32
Jan Siemerink #23 7-6(6) 5-7 2-6 6-4 7-5 Jonas Bjorkman #8 H2H Match data Jun 28, 1998* R32
R64 (32)
Patrick Rafter #6 7-6(3) 6-2 7-6(3) Tomas Nydahl #109 H2H Match data Jun 26, 1998* R64
Tim Henman #18 6-3 5-7 6-4 6-2 David Nainkin #234 H2H Match data Jun 26, 1998* R64
Richard Krajicek #14 6-1 6-3 6-2 Dinu Pescariu #81 H2H Match data Jun 26, 1998* R64
Jerome Golmard #86 6-3 6-4 4-6 7-6(6) Nicolas Escude #35 H2H Match data Jun 26, 1998* R64
Mark Woodforde #49 2-6 6-1 6-4 6-4 Justin Gimelstob #113 H2H Match data Jun 26, 1998* R64
Felix Mantilla #11 7-6(4) 3-6 6-3 6-4 Radomir Vasek #120 H2H Match data Jun 26, 1998* R64
Hicham Arazi #59 4-6 6-4 6-3 6-4 Carlos Moya #4 H2H Match data Jun 26, 1998* R64
Thomas Enqvist #17 6-7(5) 6-1 6-4 6-3 Scott Draper #69 H2H Match data Jun 26, 1998* R64
Francisco Clavet #36 6-7(2) 2-6 7-6(4) 6-1 6-4 Guillermo Canas #95 H2H Match data Jun 26, 1998* R64
Magnus Gustafsson #26 6-2 5-7 6-2 1-6 6-2 Michael Chang #15 H2H Match data Jun 26, 1998* R64
Daniel Vacek #77 6-4 7-5 6-3 Marc Kevin Goellner #92 H2H Match data Jun 26, 1998* R64
Chris Wilkinson #156 6-4 6-4 7-6(3) Marc Rosset #39 H2H Match data Jun 26, 1998* R64
Byron Black #34 7-5 6-4 7-5 Jan-Michael Gambill #60 H2H Match data Jun 26, 1998* R64
Sebastien Grosjean #117 6-4 3-6 6-1 6-4 Brian Macphie #139 H2H Match data Jun 26, 1998* R64
Todd Martin #32 6-3 7-5 6-2 Mark Draper #238 H2H Match data Jun 26, 1998* R64
Jonas Bjorkman #8 4-6 6-4 6-4 6-2 Stefano Pescosolido #186 H2H Match data Jun 26, 1998* R64
Vladimir Voltchkov #218 6-4 6-3 7-6(4) Michael Tebbutt #106 H2H Match data Jun 26, 1998* R64
Daniele Bracciali #342 6-4 6-4 3-6 6-2 Bohdan Ulihrach #58 H2H Match data Jun 26, 1998* R64 Upset: winner had a 17 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Magnus Larsson #37 6-3 6-7(5) 6-3 7-5 Sargis Sargsian #64 H2H Match data Jun 26, 1998* R64
Mark Philippoussis #28 6-7(3) 6-4 7-6(2) 6-3 Alex Obrien — Match data Jun 26, 1998* R64
Thomas Johansson #41 7-5 6-1 6-3 Vincent Spadea #47 H2H Match data Jun 26, 1998* R64
Goran Ivanisevic #25 6-3 7-6(4) 4-6 6-0 Andrei Medvedev #97 H2H Match data Jun 26, 1998* R64
Wayne Ferreira #27 3-6 7-5 6-3 6-3 Albert Costa #13 H2H Match data Jun 26, 1998* R64
Jan Siemerink #23 6-4 6-7(2) 6-4 6-2 David Prinosil #100 H2H Match data Jun 26, 1998* R64
Todd Woodbridge #29 6-1 3-6 6-3 6-2 Wayne Black #82 H2H Match data Jun 26, 1998* R64
Pete Sampras #1 6-4 6-4 7-6(4) Mikael Tillstrom #70 H2H Match data Jun 26, 1998* R64
Tommy Haas #44 4-6 6-1 7-6(4) 6-4 Andre Agassi #19 H2H Match data Jun 26, 1998* R64
Nicolas Kiefer #21 6-4 6-3 1-6 6-4 Hendrik Dreekmann #98 H2H Match data Jun 26, 1998* R64
John Van Lottum 6-2 5-7 6-4 6-3 Sebastien Lareau #119 — Match data Jun 26, 1998* R64
Davide Sanguinetti #65 6-1 6-3 6-2 Franco Squillari #78 H2H Match data Jun 26, 1998* R64
Petr Korda #3 6-4 6-3 6-2 Filip Dewulf #56 H2H Match data Jun 26, 1998* R64
Jason Stoltenberg #43 6-4 2-6 6-2 6-7(3) 6-3 Jeff Tarango #50 H2H Match data Jun 26, 1998* R64
R128 (64)
Sargis Sargsian #64 6-0 7-5 6-2 Albert Portas #76 H2H Match data Jun 24, 1998* R128
Radomir Vasek #120 7-6(4) 6-3 6-1 Oliver Gross #104 H2H Match data Jun 24, 1998* R128
Davide Sanguinetti #65 6-7(0) 6-1 6-1 2-0 (ret.) Johan Van Herck — Match data Jun 24, 1998* R128
Justin Gimelstob #113 7-6(3) 6-2 6-3 Alex Corretja #9 H2H Match data Jun 24, 1998* R128 Upset: winner had a 14 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Andrei Medvedev #97 6-3 6-4 3-6 6-4 Marat Safin #72 H2H Match data Jun 24, 1998* R128
Jan-Michael Gambill #60 7-6(6) 6-4 6-7(5) 4-6 8-6 Sjeng Schalken #53 H2H Match data Jun 24, 1998* R128
Daniele Bracciali #342 4-6 6-7(6) 7-6(6) 6-2 6-2 Martin Lee #368 H2H Match data Jun 24, 1998* R128
Jason Stoltenberg #43 4-6 6-3 6-1 4-6 10-8 Gustavo Kuerten #24 H2H Match data Jun 24, 1998* R128
Bohdan Ulihrach #58 2-6 7-6(6) 6-3 6-3 Lucas Arnold Ker #87 H2H Match data Jun 24, 1998* R128
Stefano Pescosolido #186 6-2 6-1 6-1 Juan Antonio Marin #85 H2H Match data Jun 24, 1998* R128
Hicham Arazi #59 6-4 2-6 6-3 6-2 Andrew Richardson #166 H2H Match data Jun 24, 1998* R128
Sebastien Grosjean #117 6-3 7-6(8) 6-3 Martin Damm Sr — Match data Jun 24, 1998* R128
Francisco Clavet #36 6-3 3-6 7-5 3-6 6-3 Marcelo Rios #2 H2H Match data Jun 24, 1998* R128 Upset: winner had a 14 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Thomas Enqvist #17 6-7(2) 6-7(8) 6-4 6-0 6-0 Daniel Nestor #110 H2H Match data Jun 24, 1998* R128
Chris Wilkinson #156 7-5 6-0 6-1 Mark Knowles #1122 H2H Match data Jun 24, 1998* R128
Mark Philippoussis #28 6-7(5) 7-6(1) 6-4 6-2 Yevgeny Kafelnikov #7 H2H Match data Jun 24, 1998* R128
Guillermo Canas #95 6-2 6-2 6-4 Martin Sinner #115 H2H Match data Jun 24, 1998* R128
Jerome Golmard #86 7-6(6) 6-2 6-3 Danny Sapsford #247 H2H Match data Jun 24, 1998* R128
Nicolas Kiefer #21 6-2 6-2 6-3 Julian Alonso #31 H2H Match data Jun 24, 1998* R128
Vincent Spadea #47 6-3 6-3 6-3 Andrei Pavel #68 H2H Match data Jun 24, 1998* R128
Mikael Tillstrom #70 6-4 6-7(5) 7-5 6-3 Alex Radulescu #178 H2H Match data Jun 24, 1998* R128
Mark Draper #238 4-6 6-2 5-4 (ret.) Greg Rusedski #5 H2H Match data Jun 24, 1998* R128 Upset: winner had a 14 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Sebastien Lareau #119 6-4 6-3 6-3 Richey Reneberg #101 H2H Match data Jun 24, 1998* R128
Andre Agassi #19 6-2 6-4 6-3 Alex Calatrava #83 H2H Match data Jun 24, 1998* R128
Wayne Black #82 6-4 7-5 6-4 Leander Paes #123 H2H Match data Jun 24, 1998* R128
Carlos Moya #4 6-4 4-6 6-4 2-6 6-3 Mahesh Bhupathi #323 H2H Match data Jun 24, 1998* R128
Jonas Bjorkman #8 6-4 3-6 6-3 6-2 David Dilucia #297 H2H Match data Jun 24, 1998* R128
Tommy Haas #44 6-7(4) 6-3 6-3 6-3 Ramon Delgado #74 H2H Match data Jun 24, 1998* R128
Pete Sampras #1 6-3 6-3 6-2 Dominik Hrbaty #46 H2H Match data Jun 24, 1998* R128
Goran Ivanisevic #25 6-3 6-3 6-2 Grant Stafford #108 H2H Match data Jun 24, 1998* R128
Mark Woodforde #49 4-6 6-3 7-6(7) 6-1 Jens Knippschild #111 H2H Match data Jun 24, 1998* R128
Jeff Tarango #50 1-6 6-3 6-3 6-0 Paul Haarhuis #89 H2H Match data Jun 24, 1998* R128
Todd Martin #32 6-3 6-4 6-4 Andre Sa #125 H2H Match data Jun 24, 1998* R128
Nicolas Escude #35 6-1 7-6(3) 6-4 David Wheaton #130 H2H Match data Jun 24, 1998* R128
Richard Krajicek #14 6-3 7-6(7) 4-6 6-2 Brett Steven #42 H2H Match data Jun 24, 1998* R128
Vladimir Voltchkov #218 7-6(6) 6-3 6-4 Karol Kucera #12 H2H Match data Jun 24, 1998* R128 Upset: winner had a 13 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Michael Tebbutt #106 6-3 6-0 7-5 Wade Mcguire #195 H2H Match data Jun 24, 1998* R128
Daniel Vacek #77 7-6(1) 7-6(4) 6-3 Gianluca Pozzi #54 H2H Match data Jun 24, 1998* R128
Patrick Rafter #6 6-1 6-2 4-6 6-1 Ivo Heuberger #146 H2H Match data Jun 24, 1998* R128
Scott Draper #69 6-3 7-5 3-6 6-3 Rainer Schuettler #114 H2H Match data Jun 24, 1998* R128
David Prinosil #100 4-6 6-3 6-4 6-3 Nicolas Lapentti #67 H2H Match data Jun 24, 1998* R128
Filip Dewulf #56 6-3 2-6 6-1 6-0 Steve Campbell #90 H2H Match data Jun 24, 1998* R128
Felix Mantilla #11 6-2 6-2 1-6 4-6 6-3 Christophe Van Garsse — Match data Jun 24, 1998* R128
Michael Chang #15 6-4 6-3 3-6 3-6 6-2 Juan Albert Viloca Puig — Match data Jun 24, 1998* R128
Tim Henman #18 7-6(4) 7-5 5-7 4-6 6-2 Jiri Novak #71 H2H Match data Jun 24, 1998* R128
Jan Siemerink #23 6-1 6-4 7-6(3) Slava Dosedel #40 H2H Match data Jun 24, 1998* R128
Alex Obrien 4-6 4-6 6-4 6-3 6-4 Kenneth Carlsen #63 — Match data Jun 24, 1998* R128
Dinu Pescariu #81 6-4 6-2 6-3 Neville Godwin #171 H2H Match data Jun 24, 1998* R128
Brian Macphie #139 4-6 6-3 6-4 3-6 7-5 Karim Alami #57 H2H Match data Jun 24, 1998* R128
Franco Squillari #78 6-7(5) 6-3 7-5 6-4 Mariano Puerta #91 H2H Match data Jun 24, 1998* R128
John Van Lottum 7-6(1) 6-3 4-6 7-6(3) Guillaume Raoux #45 — Match data Jun 24, 1998* R128
Wayne Ferreira #27 4-6 6-3 6-4 6-2 Arnaud Clement #94 H2H Match data Jun 24, 1998* R128
Thomas Johansson #41 6-4 7-6(6) 6-4 Jim Courier #48 H2H Match data Jun 24, 1998* R128
Magnus Gustafsson #26 6-2 1-6 6-3 6-2 Mark Petchey #198 H2H Match data Jun 24, 1998* R128
Hendrik Dreekmann #98 6-7(3) 7-6(10) 6-3 3-6 6-3 Barry Cowan #276 H2H Match data Jun 24, 1998* R128
Petr Korda #3 6-3 6-4 6-3 Javier Sanchez #75 H2H Match data Jun 24, 1998* R128
Byron Black #34 7-5 3-6 3-6 7-6(7) 6-2 Richard Fromberg #38 H2H Match data Jun 24, 1998* R128
David Nainkin #234 6-1 7-6(4) 6-4 Tuomas Ketola #133 H2H Match data Jun 24, 1998* R128
Albert Costa #13 7-5 7-5 7-6(5) Magnus Norman #30 H2H Match data Jun 24, 1998* R128
Marc Rosset #39 6-4 3-6 4-6 7-6(5) 13-11 Cedric Pioline #10 H2H Match data Jun 24, 1998* R128
Marc Kevin Goellner #92 4-6 5-7 6-3 6-1 6-2 Jordi Burillo #96 H2H Match data Jun 24, 1998* R128
Tomas Nydahl #109 7-5 6-2 7-6(4) Hernan Gumy #79 H2H Match data Jun 24, 1998* R128
Magnus Larsson #37 7-5 6-1 6-4 Marcelo Filippini #105 H2H Match data Jun 24, 1998* R128
Todd Woodbridge #29 6-1 6-2 6-1 Galo Blanco #61 H2H Match data Jun 24, 1998* R128

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