ATP US Open 1998 Draw, Results & Schedule
Full tournament history →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.
Dates
Aug 31 — Sep 14
Location
New York, United States
Category
Grand Slam
Surface
Hard
Prize money
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Round of 128
Patrick Rafter
4-6 4-6 6-3 6-3 6-1
Hernan Gumy
6-3 0-6 4-6 6-2 6-1
David Nainkin
6-7(3) 6-0 6-4 6-4
Gustavo Kuerten
4-6 6-4 6-3 6-4
Goran Ivanisevic
6-3 6-4 6-4
Todd Martin
7-6(4) 6-2 7-5
Paul Haarhuis
6-4 6-3 6-2
Guillermo Canas
6-3 6-0 6-2
Jonas Bjorkman
6-2 4-6 6-1 6-7(3) 6-2
Jonathan Stark
6-2 6-4 6-4
Fabrice Santoro
4-6 7-5 6-3 3-6 7-6(4)
Wayne Arthurs
6-3 5-7 6-4 6-4
Jan Siemerink
6-4 6-3 6-0
Dominik Hrbaty
7-6(5) 7-6(3) 7-5
Greg Rusedski
4-6 7-6(2) 5-7 7-6(7) 6-4
Bohdan Ulihrach
6-1 6-3 4-6 6-4
Pete Sampras
6-3 6-3 6-2
Paul Goldstein
6-7(7) 7-6(4) 6-4 3-0 (ret.)
Mikael Tillstrom
7-5 6-3 6-1
Slava Dosedel
6-4 3-6 6-3 6-4
Marat Safin
6-2 3-6 6-3 7-6(4)
Taylor Dent
4-6 7-5 2-1 (ret.)
Thomas Muster
7-6(1) 6-2 6-3
Wayne Black
3-6 7-5 2-3 (ret.)
Karol Kucera
6-4 6-2 6-4
Jerome Golmard
6-3 6-4 7-6(5)
Adrian Voinea
6-4 3-6 6-2 2-0 (ret.)
Bob Bryan
3-6 6-7(5) 6-1 6-4 6-4
Andre Agassi
6-4 6-1 6-4
Guillaume Raoux
6-3 3-6 6-3 1-6 7-6(6)
Davide Sanguinetti
6-4 6-4 6-2
Martin Damm Sr
6-3 6-3 7-5
Mark Philippoussis
7-5 6-4 6-3
Sebastien Lareau
7-5 7-6(3) 6-3
Lucas Arnold Ker
7-6(0) 6-4 4-6 6-1
Bernd Karbacher
2-6 6-3 6-2 6-1
Tim Henman
6-3 7-6(4) 7-6(3)
Felix Mantilla
6-3 3-6 6-4 7-5
Michael Kohlmann
6-7(5) 7-6(0) 4-4 (ret.)
Arnaud Di Pasquale
6-4 6-1 6-4
Thomas Johansson
7-6(5) 6-3 7-6(3)
Hendrik Dreekmann
6-3 1-6 6-3 6-3
Richard Krajicek
6-3 6-1 6-1
Alex Obrien
7-5 6-3 7-6(7)
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
6-1 6-2 6-4
Tommy Haas
6-3 7-5 6-4
Nicolas Kiefer
6-4 6-3 6-1
Francisco Clavet
6-7(10) 6-4 7-5 6-2
Carlos Moya
6-1 7-6(4) 6-7(3) 4-4 DEF
Michael Chang
6-1 6-3 6-1
Jan-Michael Gambill
6-3 1-6 6-3 7-5
Magnus Norman
7-6(7) 6-7(6) 6-7(4) 6-4 6-4
Alex Corretja
2-6 6-3 7-5 7-5
Jean Baptiste Perlant
1-6 7-5 6-3 6-3
Byron Black
6-4 6-1 6-2
Fernando Vicente
6-4 6-3 2-6 6-4
Magnus Larsson
3-6 6-3 1-6 6-4 6-4
Marcelo Filippini
7-6(5) 6-0 6-1
Marcelo Rios
6-4 6-2 6-3
Giorgio Galimberti
7-5 6-4 3-6 6-3
Oliver Gross
2-6 4-6 7-5 6-2 6-4
Sergi Bruguera
6-1 6-2 6-2
Geoff Grant
6-2 7-5 4-6 6-3
Andrei Medvedev
6-4 7-5 6-2
Round of 64
Patrick Rafter
6-4 6-1 6-2
David Nainkin
2-6 6-4 6-3 6-4
Goran Ivanisevic
1-6 7-6(5) 7-5 6-3
Paul Haarhuis
6-1 6-1 7-5
Jonas Bjorkman
6-2 6-3 6-1
Fabrice Santoro
7-6(3) 6-4 6-3
Jan Siemerink
6-4 6-3 6-4
Greg Rusedski
4-6 6-3 4-6 6-2 7-5
Pete Sampras
7-6(4) 2-6 6-3 6-3
Mikael Tillstrom
1-6 6-3 7-6(5) 3-6 6-3
Marat Safin
6-3 6-1 7-6(2)
Thomas Muster
6-7(5) 6-4 6-3 6-0
Karol Kucera
7-5 6-3 6-0
Adrian Voinea
0-6 6-2 6-4 6-4
Andre Agassi
6-3 6-2 6-7(6) 3-6 6-1
Davide Sanguinetti
7-6(6) 7-6(5) 6-4
Mark Philippoussis
6-7(3) 6-3 6-3 6-4
Lucas Arnold Ker
7-5 3-6 6-2 6-3
Tim Henman
6-3 5-7 7-5 6-4
Michael Kohlmann
7-5 6-4 6-4
Thomas Johansson
2-6 7-5 6-2 6-3
Richard Krajicek
6-1 7-6(5) 6-2
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
7-5 6-2 1-6 7-5
Nicolas Kiefer
6-4 7-6(3) 6-1
Carlos Moya
3-6 1-6 7-6(5) 6-4 6-3
Jan-Michael Gambill
6-4 6-2 6-7(8) 6-3
Alex Corretja
6-4 5-7 6-7(8) 6-1 6-0
Byron Black
7-6(4) 6-1 7-5
Magnus Larsson
6-3 6-2 6-2
Marcelo Rios
6-2 6-7(4) 6-2 6-2
Oliver Gross
6-1 6-3 6-4
Geoff Grant
4-6 6-3 7-6(4) 6-4
Round of 32
Patrick Rafter
6-1 6-1 6-1
Goran Ivanisevic
7-6(5) 6-3 6-4
Jonas Bjorkman
6-3 6-1 6-2
Jan Siemerink
1-6 6-4 5-7 6-2 6-4
Pete Sampras
6-2 6-3 6-1
Marat Safin
6-4 6-4 1-6 6-3
Karol Kucera
7-5 6-3 6-2
Andre Agassi
6-2 6-3 6-0
Mark Philippoussis
7-6(5) 6-3 6-3
Tim Henman
6-3 7-5 1-6 6-4
Thomas Johansson
6-7(5) 5-4 (ret.)
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
6-4 6-0 6-2
Carlos Moya
6-2 3-6 3-6 6-3 7-6(4)
Alex Corretja
6-3 4-6 6-2 7-6(5)
Magnus Larsson
6-1 6-7(3) 2-6 6-3 6-2
Oliver Gross
7-5 6-7(5) 5-7 6-3 7-5
Round of 16
Patrick Rafter
6-3 6-4 4-6 6-1
Jonas Bjorkman
6-4 2-6 6-2 6-2
Pete Sampras
6-4 6-3 6-2
Karol Kucera
6-3 6-3 6-7(5) 1-6 6-3
Mark Philippoussis
7-5 0-6 6-4 6-1
Thomas Johansson
3-6 6-3 6-3 7-6(6)
Carlos Moya
7-6(4) 7-5 6-3
Magnus Larsson
6-4 7-5 5-7 6-2
Quarterfinals
Patrick Rafter
6-2 6-3 7-5
Pete Sampras
6-3 7-5 6-4
Mark Philippoussis
4-6 6-3 6-7(3) 6-3 7-6(10)
Carlos Moya
6-4 6-3 6-3
Semifinals
Patrick Rafter
6-7(8) 6-4 2-6 6-4 6-3
Mark Philippoussis
6-1 6-4 5-7 6-4
Final
Patrick Rafter
6-3 3-6 6-2 6-0
Most Titles
| Player | Titles |
|---|---|
| Jimmy Connors | 5 |
| Pete Sampras | 5 |
| Roger Federer | 5 |
| John McEnroe | 4 |
| Novak Djokovic | 4 |
Recent Finals
| Season | Surface | Winner | Score | Runner-up | H2H | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Hard | Carlos Alcaraz | 6-2 3-6 6-1 6-4 | Jannik Sinner | H2H | Match data |
| 2024 | Hard | Jannik Sinner | 6-3 6-4 7-5 | Taylor Fritz | H2H | Match data |
| 2023 | Hard | Novak Djokovic | 6-3 7-6(5) 6-3 | Daniil Medvedev | H2H | Match data |
| 2022 | Hard | Carlos Alcaraz | 6-4 2-6 7-6(1) 6-3 | Casper Ruud | H2H | Match data |
| 2021 | Hard | Daniil Medvedev | 6-4 6-4 6-4 | Novak Djokovic | H2H | Match data |
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- Where is US Open held?
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- The 2025 US Open was won by Carlos Alcaraz 6-2 3-6 6-1 6-4.
- Who has won the most US Open titles?
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- When was the first US Open played?
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