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

Round of 128

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

Round of 64

Patrick Rafter #3 DEF 6-4 6-1 6-2
Hernan Gumy #104
David Nainkin #188 2-6 6-4 6-3 6-4
Gustavo Kuerten #25
Goran Ivanisevic #14 1-6 7-6(5) 7-5 6-3
Todd Martin #27
Paul Haarhuis #65 6-1 6-1 7-5
Guillermo Canas #91
Jonas Bjorkman #12 6-2 6-3 6-1
Jonathan Stark #201
Fabrice Santoro #32 7-6(3) 6-4 6-3
Wayne Arthurs #214
Jan Siemerink #21 6-4 6-3 6-4
Dominik Hrbaty #40
Greg Rusedski #6 4-6 6-3 4-6 6-2 7-5
Bohdan Ulihrach #35
Pete Sampras #1 4× CH 7-6(4) 2-6 6-3 6-3
Paul Goldstein #256
Mikael Tillstrom #71 1-6 6-3 7-6(5) 3-6 6-3
Slava Dosedel #64
Marat Safin #60 6-3 6-1 7-6(2)
Taylor Dent #575
Thomas Muster #23 6-7(5) 6-4 6-3 6-0
Wayne Black #98
Karol Kucera #9 7-5 6-3 6-0
Jerome Golmard #55
Adrian Voinea #83 0-6 6-2 6-4 6-4
Bob Bryan #433
Andre Agassi #8 CH 6-3 6-2 6-7(6) 3-6 6-1
Guillaume Raoux #45
Davide Sanguinetti #50 7-6(6) 7-6(5) 6-4
Martin Damm Sr
Mark Philippoussis #22 6-7(3) 6-3 6-3 6-4
Sebastien Lareau #97
Lucas Arnold Ker #96 7-5 3-6 6-2 6-3
Bernd Karbacher #155
Tim Henman #13 6-3 5-7 7-5 6-4
Felix Mantilla #18
Michael Kohlmann #149 7-5 6-4 6-4
Arnaud Di Pasquale
Thomas Johansson #33 2-6 7-5 6-2 6-3
Hendrik Dreekmann #95
Richard Krajicek #5 6-1 7-6(5) 6-2
Alex Obrien
Yevgeny Kafelnikov #11 7-5 6-2 1-6 7-5
Tommy Haas #41
Nicolas Kiefer #26 6-4 7-6(3) 6-1
Francisco Clavet #28
Carlos Moya #10 3-6 1-6 7-6(5) 6-4 6-3
Michael Chang #20
Jan-Michael Gambill #57 6-4 6-2 6-7(8) 6-3
Magnus Norman #37
Alex Corretja #7 6-4 5-7 6-7(8) 6-1 6-0
Jean Baptiste Perlant #197
Byron Black #31 7-6(4) 6-1 7-5
Fernando Vicente #82
Magnus Larsson #34 6-3 6-2 6-2
Marcelo Filippini #139
Marcelo Rios #2 6-2 6-7(4) 6-2 6-2
Giorgio Galimberti #320
Oliver Gross #92 6-1 6-3 6-4
Sergi Bruguera #105
Geoff Grant #133 4-6 6-3 7-6(4) 6-4
Andrei Medvedev #74

Round of 32

Patrick Rafter #3 DEF 6-1 6-1 6-1
David Nainkin #188
Goran Ivanisevic #14 7-6(5) 6-3 6-4
Paul Haarhuis #65
Jonas Bjorkman #12 6-3 6-1 6-2
Fabrice Santoro #32
Jan Siemerink #21 1-6 6-4 5-7 6-2 6-4
Greg Rusedski #6
Pete Sampras #1 4× CH 6-2 6-3 6-1
Mikael Tillstrom #71
Marat Safin #60 6-4 6-4 1-6 6-3
Thomas Muster #23
Karol Kucera #9 7-5 6-3 6-2
Adrian Voinea #83
Andre Agassi #8 CH 6-2 6-3 6-0
Davide Sanguinetti #50
Mark Philippoussis #22 7-6(5) 6-3 6-3
Lucas Arnold Ker #96
Tim Henman #13 6-3 7-5 1-6 6-4
Michael Kohlmann #149
Thomas Johansson #33 6-7(5) 5-4 (ret.)
Richard Krajicek #5
Yevgeny Kafelnikov #11 6-4 6-0 6-2
Nicolas Kiefer #26
Carlos Moya #10 6-2 3-6 3-6 6-3 7-6(4)
Jan-Michael Gambill #57
Alex Corretja #7 6-3 4-6 6-2 7-6(5)
Byron Black #31
Magnus Larsson #34 6-1 6-7(3) 2-6 6-3 6-2
Marcelo Rios #2
Oliver Gross #92 7-5 6-7(5) 5-7 6-3 7-5
Geoff Grant #133

Round of 16

Patrick Rafter #3 DEF 6-3 6-4 4-6 6-1
Goran Ivanisevic #14
Jonas Bjorkman #12 6-4 2-6 6-2 6-2
Jan Siemerink #21
Pete Sampras #1 4× CH 6-4 6-3 6-2
Marat Safin #60
Karol Kucera #9 6-3 6-3 6-7(5) 1-6 6-3
Andre Agassi #8 CH
Mark Philippoussis #22 7-5 0-6 6-4 6-1
Tim Henman #13
Thomas Johansson #33 3-6 6-3 6-3 7-6(6)
Yevgeny Kafelnikov #11
Carlos Moya #10 7-6(4) 7-5 6-3
Alex Corretja #7
Magnus Larsson #34 6-4 7-5 5-7 6-2
Oliver Gross #92

Quarterfinals

Patrick Rafter #3 DEF 6-2 6-3 7-5
Jonas Bjorkman #12
Pete Sampras #1 4× CH 6-3 7-5 6-4
Karol Kucera #9
Mark Philippoussis #22 4-6 6-3 6-7(3) 6-3 7-6(10)
Thomas Johansson #33
Carlos Moya #10 6-4 6-3 6-3
Magnus Larsson #34

Semifinals

Patrick Rafter #3 DEF 6-7(8) 6-4 2-6 6-4 6-3
Pete Sampras #1 4× CH
Mark Philippoussis #22 6-1 6-4 5-7 6-4
Carlos Moya #10

Final

Patrick Rafter #2 DEF 6-3 3-6 6-2 6-0
Mark Philippoussis #14

Tournament Records

The leading Open Era records for US Open.

Most Titles

Open Era singles titles. 3 players share this record.

  1. Jimmy Connors 5 titles

Most Finals

Champion or runner-up finishes.

  1. Novak Djokovic 10 finals

Most Match Wins

Recorded main-draw match wins.

  1. Jimmy Connors 98 wins

Most Appearances

Editions with a recorded main-draw match.

  1. Jimmy Connors 22 appearances

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Open Era main-draw singles records from 1968 onward. Ranking records begin where reliable entering rankings are available.

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