ATP US Open 1998 Draw, Results & Schedule

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Patrick Rafter won the 1998 US Open, defeating Mark Philippoussis 6-3 3-6 6-2 6-0 in the final. The Grand Slam was played on hard courts in New York, United States, from August 31 to September 14, 1998.

Champion
Patrick Rafter
def. Mark Philippoussis , 6-3 3-6 6-2 6-0
Dates
Aug 31 — Sep 14
Location
New York, United States
Category
Grand Slam
Surface
Hard
Prize money
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DateRoundWinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch
F (1)
Sep 14, 1998* F Patrick Rafter #2 6-3 3-6 6-2 6-0 Mark Philippoussis #14 H2H Match data
SF (2)
Sep 13, 1998* SF Mark Philippoussis #22 6-1 6-4 5-7 6-4 Carlos Moya #10 H2H Match data
Sep 13, 1998* SF Patrick Rafter #3 6-7(8) 6-4 2-6 6-4 6-3 Pete Sampras #1 H2H Match data
QF (4)
Sep 11, 1998* QF Patrick Rafter #3 6-2 6-3 7-5 Jonas Bjorkman #12 H2H Match data
Sep 11, 1998* QF Pete Sampras #1 6-3 7-5 6-4 Karol Kucera #9 H2H Match data
Sep 11, 1998* QF Carlos Moya #10 6-4 6-3 6-3 Magnus Larsson #34 H2H Match data
Sep 11, 1998* QF Mark Philippoussis #22 4-6 6-3 6-7(3) 6-3 7-6(10) Thomas Johansson #33 H2H Match data
R16 (8)
Sep 9, 1998* R16 Pete Sampras #1 6-4 6-3 6-2 Marat Safin #60 H2H Match data
Sep 9, 1998* R16 Patrick Rafter #3 6-3 6-4 4-6 6-1 Goran Ivanisevic #14 H2H Match data
Sep 9, 1998* R16 Mark Philippoussis #22 7-5 0-6 6-4 6-1 Tim Henman #13 H2H Match data
Sep 9, 1998* R16 Karol Kucera #9 6-3 6-3 6-7(5) 1-6 6-3 Andre Agassi #8 H2H Match data
Sep 9, 1998* R16 Jonas Bjorkman #12 6-4 2-6 6-2 6-2 Jan Siemerink #21 H2H Match data
Sep 9, 1998* R16 Thomas Johansson #33 3-6 6-3 6-3 7-6(6) Yevgeny Kafelnikov #11 H2H Match data
Sep 9, 1998* R16 Magnus Larsson #34 6-4 7-5 5-7 6-2 Oliver Gross #92 H2H Match data
Sep 9, 1998* R16 Carlos Moya #10 7-6(4) 7-5 6-3 Alex Corretja #7 H2H Match data
R32 (16)
Sep 6, 1998* R32 Karol Kucera #9 7-5 6-3 6-2 Adrian Voinea #83 H2H Match data
Sep 6, 1998* R32 Magnus Larsson #34 6-1 6-7(3) 2-6 6-3 6-2 Marcelo Rios #2 H2H Match data
Sep 6, 1998* R32 Mark Philippoussis #22 7-6(5) 6-3 6-3 Lucas Arnold Ker #96 H2H Match data
Sep 6, 1998* R32 Pete Sampras #1 6-2 6-3 6-1 Mikael Tillstrom #71 H2H Match data
Sep 6, 1998* R32 Thomas Johansson #33 6-7(5) 5-4 (ret.) Richard Krajicek #5 H2H Match data
Sep 6, 1998* R32 Goran Ivanisevic #14 7-6(5) 6-3 6-4 Paul Haarhuis #65 H2H Match data
Sep 6, 1998* R32 Patrick Rafter #3 6-1 6-1 6-1 David Nainkin #188 H2H Match data
Sep 6, 1998* R32 Jonas Bjorkman #12 6-3 6-1 6-2 Fabrice Santoro #32 H2H Match data
Sep 6, 1998* R32 Oliver Gross #92 7-5 6-7(5) 5-7 6-3 7-5 Geoff Grant #133 H2H Match data
Sep 6, 1998* R32 Carlos Moya #10 6-2 3-6 3-6 6-3 7-6(4) Jan-Michael Gambill #57 H2H Match data
Sep 6, 1998* R32 Andre Agassi #8 6-2 6-3 6-0 Davide Sanguinetti #50 H2H Match data
Sep 6, 1998* R32 Alex Corretja #7 6-3 4-6 6-2 7-6(5) Byron Black #31 H2H Match data
Sep 6, 1998* R32 Yevgeny Kafelnikov #11 6-4 6-0 6-2 Nicolas Kiefer #26 H2H Match data
Sep 6, 1998* R32 Marat Safin #60 6-4 6-4 1-6 6-3 Thomas Muster #23 H2H Match data
Sep 6, 1998* R32 Tim Henman #13 6-3 7-5 1-6 6-4 Michael Kohlmann #149 H2H Match data
Sep 6, 1998* R32 Jan Siemerink #21 1-6 6-4 5-7 6-2 6-4 Greg Rusedski #6 H2H Match data
R64 (32)
Sep 4, 1998* R64 Oliver Gross #92 6-1 6-3 6-4 Sergi Bruguera #105 H2H Match data
Sep 4, 1998* R64 Lucas Arnold Ker #96 7-5 3-6 6-2 6-3 Bernd Karbacher #155 H2H Match data
Sep 4, 1998* R64 Greg Rusedski #6 4-6 6-3 4-6 6-2 7-5 Bohdan Ulihrach #35 H2H Match data
Sep 4, 1998* R64 Marat Safin #60 6-3 6-1 7-6(2) Taylor Dent #575 H2H Match data
Sep 4, 1998* R64 Byron Black #31 7-6(4) 6-1 7-5 Fernando Vicente #82 H2H Match data
Sep 4, 1998* R64 Geoff Grant #133 4-6 6-3 7-6(4) 6-4 Andrei Medvedev #74 H2H Match data
Sep 4, 1998* R64 Jan Siemerink #21 6-4 6-3 6-4 Dominik Hrbaty #40 H2H Match data
Sep 4, 1998* R64 Mark Philippoussis #22 6-7(3) 6-3 6-3 6-4 Sebastien Lareau #97 H2H Match data
Sep 4, 1998* R64 Michael Kohlmann #149 7-5 6-4 6-4 Arnaud Di Pasquale — Match data
Sep 4, 1998* R64 Nicolas Kiefer #26 6-4 7-6(3) 6-1 Francisco Clavet #28 H2H Match data
Sep 4, 1998* R64 Carlos Moya #10 3-6 1-6 7-6(5) 6-4 6-3 Michael Chang #20 H2H Match data
Sep 4, 1998* R64 Thomas Johansson #33 2-6 7-5 6-2 6-3 Hendrik Dreekmann #95 H2H Match data
Sep 4, 1998* R64 Davide Sanguinetti #50 7-6(6) 7-6(5) 6-4 Martin Damm Sr — Match data
Sep 4, 1998* R64 Paul Haarhuis #65 6-1 6-1 7-5 Guillermo Canas #91 H2H Match data
Sep 4, 1998* R64 Andre Agassi #8 6-3 6-2 6-7(6) 3-6 6-1 Guillaume Raoux #45 H2H Match data
Sep 4, 1998* R64 Goran Ivanisevic #14 1-6 7-6(5) 7-5 6-3 Todd Martin #27 H2H Match data
Sep 4, 1998* R64 David Nainkin #188 2-6 6-4 6-3 6-4 Gustavo Kuerten #25 H2H Match data
Sep 4, 1998* R64 Thomas Muster #23 6-7(5) 6-4 6-3 6-0 Wayne Black #98 H2H Match data
Sep 4, 1998* R64 Mikael Tillstrom #71 1-6 6-3 7-6(5) 3-6 6-3 Slava Dosedel #64 H2H Match data
Sep 4, 1998* R64 Jan-Michael Gambill #57 6-4 6-2 6-7(8) 6-3 Magnus Norman #37 H2H Match data
Sep 4, 1998* R64 Adrian Voinea #83 0-6 6-2 6-4 6-4 Bob Bryan #433 H2H Match data
Sep 4, 1998* R64 Pete Sampras #1 7-6(4) 2-6 6-3 6-3 Paul Goldstein #256 H2H Match data
Sep 4, 1998* R64 Marcelo Rios #2 6-2 6-7(4) 6-2 6-2 Giorgio Galimberti #320 H2H Match data
Sep 4, 1998* R64 Magnus Larsson #34 6-3 6-2 6-2 Marcelo Filippini #139 H2H Match data
Sep 4, 1998* R64 Alex Corretja #7 6-4 5-7 6-7(8) 6-1 6-0 Jean Baptiste Perlant #197 H2H Match data
Sep 4, 1998* R64 Patrick Rafter #3 6-4 6-1 6-2 Hernan Gumy #104 H2H Match data
Sep 4, 1998* R64 Tim Henman #13 6-3 5-7 7-5 6-4 Felix Mantilla #18 H2H Match data
Sep 4, 1998* R64 Fabrice Santoro #32 7-6(3) 6-4 6-3 Wayne Arthurs #214 H2H Match data
Sep 4, 1998* R64 Karol Kucera #9 7-5 6-3 6-0 Jerome Golmard #55 H2H Match data
Sep 4, 1998* R64 Yevgeny Kafelnikov #11 7-5 6-2 1-6 7-5 Tommy Haas #41 H2H Match data
Sep 4, 1998* R64 Jonas Bjorkman #12 6-2 6-3 6-1 Jonathan Stark #201 H2H Match data
Sep 4, 1998* R64 Richard Krajicek #5 6-1 7-6(5) 6-2 Alex Obrien — Match data
R128 (64)
Sep 2, 1998* R128 Mikael Tillstrom #71 7-5 6-3 6-1 Andrew Park H2H Match data
Sep 2, 1998* R128 Jerome Golmard #55 6-3 6-4 7-6(5) Jiri Novak #78 H2H Match data
Sep 2, 1998* R128 Slava Dosedel #64 6-4 3-6 6-3 6-4 Filip Dewulf #53 H2H Match data
Sep 2, 1998* R128 Bohdan Ulihrach #35 6-1 6-3 4-6 6-4 Sargis Sargsian #87 H2H Match data
Sep 2, 1998* R128 Tim Henman #13 6-3 7-6(4) 7-6(3) Scott Draper #46 H2H Match data
Sep 2, 1998* R128 Jan-Michael Gambill #57 6-3 1-6 6-3 7-5 Karsten Braasch #362 H2H Match data
Sep 2, 1998* R128 Guillaume Raoux #45 6-3 3-6 6-3 1-6 7-6(6) Nicolas Escude #39 H2H Match data
Sep 2, 1998* R128 Lucas Arnold Ker #96 7-6(0) 6-4 4-6 6-1 Kenneth Carlsen #69 H2H Match data
Sep 2, 1998* R128 Andre Agassi #8 6-4 6-1 6-4 Sebastien Grosjean #75 H2H Match data
Sep 2, 1998* R128 Carlos Moya #10 6-1 7-6(4) 6-7(3) 4-4 DEF Mariano Puerta #58 H2H Match data
Sep 2, 1998* R128 Yevgeny Kafelnikov #11 6-1 6-2 6-4 Dennis van Scheppingen #108 H2H Match data
Sep 2, 1998* R128 Thomas Johansson #33 7-6(5) 6-3 7-6(3) Fernando Meligeni #48 H2H Match data
Sep 2, 1998* R128 Michael Chang #20 6-1 6-3 6-1 Eyal Erlich #271 H2H Match data
Sep 2, 1998* R128 Martin Damm Sr 6-3 6-3 7-5 Sjeng Schalken #81 — Match data
Sep 2, 1998* R128 Adrian Voinea #83 6-4 3-6 6-2 2-0 (ret.) Andrea Gaudenzi #36 H2H Match data
Sep 2, 1998* R128 Tommy Haas #41 6-3 7-5 6-4 Jordi Burillo #114 H2H Match data
Sep 2, 1998* R128 Nicolas Kiefer #26 6-4 6-3 6-1 Lionel Roux #120 H2H Match data
Sep 2, 1998* R128 Geoff Grant #133 6-2 7-5 4-6 6-3 Javier Sanchez #101 H2H Match data
Sep 2, 1998* R128 Guillermo Canas #91 6-3 6-0 6-2 Galo Blanco #85 H2H Match data
Sep 2, 1998* R128 Jonas Bjorkman #12 6-2 4-6 6-1 6-7(3) 6-2 Cedric Pioline #17 H2H Match data
Sep 2, 1998* R128 Marcelo Rios #2 6-4 6-2 6-3 Daniel Vacek #43 H2H Match data
Sep 2, 1998* R128 Dominik Hrbaty #40 7-6(5) 7-6(3) 7-5 Marc Rosset #47 H2H Match data
Sep 2, 1998* R128 Marcelo Filippini #139 7-6(5) 6-0 6-1 Franco Squillari #54 H2H Match data
Sep 2, 1998* R128 Jonathan Stark #201 6-2 6-4 6-4 Yong Il Yoon #394 H2H Match data
Sep 2, 1998* R128 Bob Bryan #433 3-6 6-7(5) 6-1 6-4 6-4 Marcos Ondruska #102 H2H Match data
Sep 2, 1998* R128 Sebastien Lareau #97 7-5 7-6(3) 6-3 Ramon Delgado #68 H2H Match data
Sep 2, 1998* R128 Jean Baptiste Perlant #197 1-6 7-5 6-3 6-3 Jason Stoltenberg #38 H2H Match data
Sep 2, 1998* R128 Thomas Muster #23 7-6(1) 6-2 6-3 Alberto Berasategui #15 H2H Match data
Sep 2, 1998* R128 Hendrik Dreekmann #95 6-3 1-6 6-3 6-3 Richard Fromberg #30 H2H Match data
Sep 2, 1998* R128 Alex Corretja #7 2-6 6-3 7-5 7-5 Gianluca Pozzi #59 H2H Match data
Sep 2, 1998* R128 Paul Haarhuis #65 6-4 6-3 6-2 Julian Alonso #63 H2H Match data
Sep 2, 1998* R128 Byron Black #31 6-4 6-1 6-2 Vincent Spadea #42 H2H Match data
Sep 2, 1998* R128 Oliver Gross #92 2-6 4-6 7-5 6-2 6-4 Albert Costa #16 H2H Match data
Sep 2, 1998* R128 Marat Safin #60 6-2 3-6 6-3 7-6(4) Magnus Gustafsson #24 H2H Match data
Sep 2, 1998* R128 Magnus Norman #37 7-6(7) 6-7(6) 6-7(4) 6-4 6-4 Daniel Nestor #113 H2H Match data
Sep 2, 1998* R128 Patrick Rafter #3 4-6 4-6 6-3 6-3 6-1 Hicham Arazi #44 H2H Match data
Sep 2, 1998* R128 Alex Obrien 7-5 6-3 7-6(7) Leander Paes #76 — Match data
Sep 2, 1998* R128 Taylor Dent #575 4-6 7-5 2-1 (ret.) Alex Radulescu #146 H2H Match data
Sep 2, 1998* R128 Karol Kucera #9 6-4 6-2 6-4 Steve Campbell #90 H2H Match data
Sep 2, 1998* R128 Bernd Karbacher #155 2-6 6-3 6-2 6-1 Petr Korda #4 H2H Match data
Sep 2, 1998* R128 Mark Philippoussis #22 7-5 6-4 6-3 Christian Ruud #99 H2H Match data
Sep 2, 1998* R128 Giorgio Galimberti #320 7-5 6-4 3-6 6-3 Michael Russell #303 H2H Match data
Sep 2, 1998* R128 Felix Mantilla #18 6-3 3-6 6-4 7-5 Brett Steven #93 H2H Match data
Sep 2, 1998* R128 David Nainkin #188 6-7(3) 6-0 6-4 6-4 Mark Merklein #358 H2H Match data
Sep 2, 1998* R128 Wayne Arthurs #214 6-3 5-7 6-4 6-4 Carlos Costa #49 H2H Match data
Sep 2, 1998* R128 Wayne Black #98 3-6 7-5 2-3 (ret.) Justin Gimelstob #89 H2H Match data
Sep 2, 1998* R128 Goran Ivanisevic #14 6-3 6-4 6-4 Mark Woodforde #73 H2H Match data
Sep 2, 1998* R128 Pete Sampras #1 6-3 6-3 6-2 Marc Kevin Goellner #109 H2H Match data
Sep 2, 1998* R128 Fernando Vicente #82 6-4 6-3 2-6 6-4 David Prinosil #72 H2H Match data
Sep 2, 1998* R128 Hernan Gumy #104 6-3 0-6 4-6 6-2 6-1 Juan Antonio Marin #80 H2H Match data
Sep 2, 1998* R128 Fabrice Santoro #32 4-6 7-5 6-3 3-6 7-6(4) Nicolas Lapentti #56 H2H Match data
Sep 2, 1998* R128 Davide Sanguinetti #50 6-4 6-4 6-2 James Sekulov #327 H2H Match data
Sep 2, 1998* R128 Jan Siemerink #21 6-4 6-3 6-0 Dinu Pescariu #84 H2H Match data
Sep 2, 1998* R128 Arnaud Di Pasquale 6-4 6-1 6-4 David Wheaton #210 — Match data
Sep 2, 1998* R128 Sergi Bruguera #105 6-1 6-2 6-2 Martin Rodriguez #106 H2H Match data
Sep 2, 1998* R128 Michael Kohlmann #149 6-7(5) 7-6(0) 4-4 (ret.) Todd Woodbridge #67 H2H Match data
Sep 2, 1998* R128 Richard Krajicek #5 6-3 6-1 6-1 Arnaud Clement #94 H2H Match data
Sep 2, 1998* R128 Todd Martin #27 7-6(4) 6-2 7-5 Jeff Tarango #62 H2H Match data
Sep 2, 1998* R128 Andrei Medvedev #74 6-4 7-5 6-2 John Van Lottum — Match data
Sep 2, 1998* R128 Magnus Larsson #34 3-6 6-3 1-6 6-4 6-4 MaliVai Washington #489 H2H Match data
Sep 2, 1998* R128 Gustavo Kuerten #25 4-6 6-4 6-3 6-4 Noam Behr #261 H2H Match data
Sep 2, 1998* R128 Greg Rusedski #6 4-6 7-6(2) 5-7 7-6(7) 6-4 Wayne Ferreira #29 H2H Match data
Sep 2, 1998* R128 Paul Goldstein #256 6-7(7) 7-6(4) 6-4 3-0 (ret.) Andrew Ilie #51 H2H Match data
Sep 2, 1998* R128 Francisco Clavet #28 6-7(10) 6-4 7-5 6-2 Andrei Pavel #79 H2H Match data

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