ATP US Open 1998 Draw, Results & Schedule

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

The US Open is the final Grand Slam tournament of the calendar year and continues the lineage of the U.S. National Championships.

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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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Results

US Open 1998 match log
WinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch DataDateRound
F (1)
Patrick Rafter #2DEF 6-3 3-6 6-2 6-0 Mark Philippoussis #14 H2H Match data Sep 14, 1998* F
SF (2)
Mark Philippoussis #22 6-1 6-4 5-7 6-4 Carlos Moya #10 H2H Match data Sep 13, 1998* SF
Patrick Rafter #3DEF 6-7(8) 6-4 2-6 6-4 6-3 Pete Sampras #14× CH H2H Match data Sep 13, 1998* SF
QF (4)
Patrick Rafter #3DEF 6-2 6-3 7-5 Jonas Bjorkman #12 H2H Match data Sep 11, 1998* QF
Pete Sampras #14× CH 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 Sep 11, 1998* QF
R16 (8)
Pete Sampras #14× CH 6-4 6-3 6-2 Marat Safin #60 H2H Match data Sep 9, 1998* R16
Patrick Rafter #3DEF 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 #8CH 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 Sep 9, 1998* R16
R32 (16)
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 #14× CH 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 #3DEF 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 #8CH 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 Sep 6, 1998* R32
R64 (32)
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 H2H 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 #8CH 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 Upset: winner had a 19 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
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 #14× CH 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 #3DEF 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 Sep 4, 1998* R64
R128 (64)
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 #8CH 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 Upset: winner had a 13 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
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 Upset: winner had a 12 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Marat Safin #60 6-2 3-6 6-3 7-6(4) Magnus Gustafsson #24 H2H Match data Sep 2, 1998* R128 Upset: winner had a 19 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
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 #3DEF 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 Upset: winner had a 15 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
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 #14× CH 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 H2H 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 Upset: winner had a 18 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
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 Upset: winner had a 19 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Francisco Clavet #28 6-7(10) 6-4 7-5 6-2 Andrei Pavel #79 H2H Match data Sep 2, 1998* R128

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  1. Jimmy Connors 98 wins

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  1. Jimmy Connors 22 appearances

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