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1998 Pilot Pen International – Men's singles

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Men's singles
1998 Pilot Pen International
Final
ChampionSlovakia Karol Kučera[1]
Runner-upCroatia Goran Ivanišević
Score6–4, 5–7, 6–2
Details
Draw56
Seeds16
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
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The 1998 Pilot Pen International was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Cullman-Heyman Tennis Center in New Haven, Connecticut, in the United States that was part of the International Series Gold of the 1998 ATP Tour and of Tier II of the 1998 WTA Tour. The men's tournament was held from August 17 through August 23, 1998, while the women's tournament was held from August 24 through August 30, 1998.

Seeds

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Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.

  1. United States Pete Sampras (third round)
  2. Australia Patrick Rafter (third round)
  3. Czech Republic Petr Korda (third round)
  4. Netherlands Richard Krajicek (semifinals)
  5. Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov (semifinals)
  6. United Kingdom Tim Henman (quarterfinals)
  7. Slovakia Karol Kučera (champion)
  8. Croatia Goran Ivanišević (final)
  9. Netherlands Jan Siemerink (third round)
  10. Germany Goran Ivanišević (third round)
  11. Brazil Gustavo Kuerten (third round)
  12. France Fabrice Santoro (second round)
  13. Czech Republic Bohdan Ulihrach (quarterfinals)
  14. France Nicolas Escudé (first round)
  15. Switzerland Marc Rosset (first round)
  16. France Guillaume Raoux (quarterfinals)

Draw

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Key

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Finals

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Semifinals Final[1]
          
8 Croatia Goran Ivanišević 6 6
5 Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov 3 4
8 Croatia Goran Ivanišević 4 7 2
7 Slovakia Karol Kučera 6 5 6
4 Netherlands Richard Krajicek 6 4
7 Slovakia Karol Kučera 7 6

Top half

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1 United States P Sampras 6 7
Australia L Hewitt 6 6 Australia L Hewitt 1 6
Armenia S Sargsian 3 4 1 United States P Sampras 3 4
Spain S Bruguera 7 3 6 India L Paes 6 6
United States P McEnroe 6 6 3 Spain S Bruguera 1 2
India L Paes 6 6 India L Paes 6 6
15 Switzerland M Rosset 3 0 India L Paes 2 4
10 Germany N Kiefer 6 6 8 Croatia G Ivanišević 6 6
Germany L Burgsmüller 3 3 10 Germany N Kiefer 6 7
Australia M Woodforde 6 7 Australia M Woodforde 0 5
Russia M Safin 4 5 10 Germany N Kiefer 3 5
United States G Grant 6 6 8 Croatia G Ivanišević 6 7
Czech Republic C Doseděl 2 3 United States G Grant 3 6 3
8 Croatia G Ivanišević 6 3 6

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
3 Czech Republic P Korda 6 3 6
Ukraine A Medvedev 7 6 Ukraine A Medvedev 3 6 1
Israel E Erlich 6 3 3 Czech Republic P Korda 6 3
Denmark K Carlsen 7 6 13 Czech Republic B Ulihrach 7 6
Germany D Prinosil 6 4 Denmark K Carlsen 6 4 4
13 Czech Republic B Ulihrach 6 6 13 Czech Republic B Ulihrach 3 6 6
Spain J Sánchez 1 1 13 Czech Republic B Ulihrach 6 3 3
11 Brazil G Kuerten 6 6 5 Russia Y Kafelnikov 4 6 6
Argentina M Puerta 3 4 11 Brazil G Kuerten 6 6
United States A O'Brien 6 6 United States A O'Brien 3 2
Belarus M Mirnyi 3 4 11 Brazil G Kuerten 4 4
Australia T Woodbridge 3 6 6 5 Russia Y Kafelnikov 6 6
Germany M-K Goellner 6 4 3 Australia T Woodbridge 0 2
5 Russia Y Kafelnikov 6 6

Bottom half

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Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
6 United Kingdom T Henman 6 6
Italy V Santopadre 6 6 Italy V Santopadre 2 3
Germany A Rădulescu 2 3 6 United Kingdom T Henman 4 6 6
Italy D Sanguinetti 6 7 Italy D Sanguinetti 6 3 3
United States J Stark 4 5 Italy D Sanguinetti 6 6 7
12 France F Santoro 1 6 6 12 France F Santoro 1 7 5
Argentina L Arnold 6 3 1 6 United Kingdom T Henman 7 2 6
Germany R Schüttler 4 6 6 4 Netherlands R Krajicek 5 6 7
14 France N Escudé 6 4 3 Germany R Schüttler 3 3
Israel H Levy 7 6 Israel H Levy 6 6
Argentina G Cañas 5 3 Israel H Levy 2 4
United States M Washington 6 6 4 Netherlands R Krajicek 6 6
Canada S Lareau 4 4 United States M Washington 5 4
4 Netherlands R Krajicek 7 6

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
7 Slovakia K Kučera 6 6
Argentina H Gumy 5 Argentina H Gumy 3 3
Czech Republic D Vacek 3r 7 Slovakia K Kučera 6 7
Netherlands D van Scheppingen 6 9 Netherlands J Siemerink 4 5
Switzerland I Heuberger 4r Netherlands D van Scheppingen 3 3
9 Netherlands J Siemerink 6 6 9 Netherlands J Siemerink 6 6
Ecuador N Lapentti 4 3 7 Slovakia K Kučera 3 6 6
16 France G Raoux 7 6 16 France G Raoux 6 3 1
United States J Gimelstob 6 4 16 France G Raoux 6 6
Netherlands J van Lottum 6 6 Netherlands J van Lottum 3 4
Spain J Alonso 4 2 16 France G Raoux 7 6
United States J Tarango 6 6 2 Australia P Rafter 6 3
France L Roux 2 2 United States J Tarango 2 1
2 Australia P Rafter 6 6

References

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  1. ^ a b "1998 New Haven". International Tennis Federation. Archived from the original on January 2, 2015. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
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