1998 ATP Tour World Championships – Singles

Singles
1998 ATP Tour World Championships
Champion	Àlex Corretja
Runner-up	Carlos Moyá
Final score	3–6, 3–6, 7–5, 6–3, 7–5

Pete Sampras was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Àlex Corretja.

Àlex Corretja won in the final 3–6, 3–6, 7–5, 6–3, 7–5, against Carlos Moyá.

Seeds

1. Pete Sampras (Semifinals)
2. Marcelo Ríos (Round Robin, withdrew due to a back injury)
3. Andre Agassi (Round Robin, retired due to a back injury)
4. Carlos Moyá (Final)
5. Àlex Corretja (Champion)
6. Karol Kučera (Round Robin)
7. Tim Henman (Semifinals)
8. Yevgeny Kafelnikov (Round Robin)
9. Greg Rusedski (Round Robin)
10. Albert Costa (Round Robin)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special Exempt
• PR = Protected Ranking
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Pete Sampras	6	3	6^3
	5	Álex Corretja	4	6	7^7
								5	Álex Corretja	3	3	7	6	7
								4	Carlos Moyá	6	6	5	3	5
	7	Tim Henman	4	6	5
	4	Carlos Moyá	6	3	7

Red Group

		Sampras	Moyá	Kučera	Kafelnikov	RR W–L	Set W–L	Game W–L	Standings
1	Pete Sampras		6–3, 6–3	6–2, 6–1	6–2, 6–4	3–0	6–0	36–15	1
4	Carlos Moyá	3–6, 3–6		6–7^(5–7), 7–5, 6–3	7–5, 7–5	2–1	4–3	39–37	2
6	Karol Kučera	2–6, 1–6	7–6^(7–5), 5–7, 3–6		7–6^(7–3), 3–6, 2–6	0–3	2–6	30–49	4
8	Yevgeny Kafelnikov	2–6, 4–6	5–7, 5–7	6–7^(3–7), 6–3, 6–2		1–2	2–5	34–38	3

Standings are determined by: 1) Number of wins; 2) Number of matches; 3) In two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4) In three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5) Steering Committee decision.

White Group

		Rios Costa	Agassi Rusedski	Corretja	Henman	RR W–L	Set W–L	Game W–L	Standings
2 10	Marcelo Ríos Albert Costa		6–7^(5–7), 1–6 (w/ Costa & Rusedski)	2–6, 4–6 (w/ Costa)	5–7, 1–6 (w/ Ríos)	0–1 0–2	0–2 0–4	6–13 13–25	4 6
3 9	Andre Agassi Greg Rusedski	7–6^(7–5), 6–1 (w/ Rusedski & Costa)		7–5, 3–6, 1–2^r (w/ Agassi)	6–2, 6–4 (w/ Rusedski)	0–1 2–0	1–2 4–0	11–13 25–13	3 5
5	Álex Corretja	6–2, 6–4 (w/ Costa)	5–7, 6–3, 2–1^r (w/ Agassi)		6–7^(4–7), 7–6^(7–4), 2–6	2–1	5–3	40–36	2
7	Tim Henman	7–5, 6–1 (w/ Ríos)	2–6, 4–6 (w/ Rusedski)	7–6^(7–4), 6–7^(4–7), 6–2		2–1	4–3	38–33	1

Standings are determined by: 1) Number of wins; 2) Number of matches; 3) In two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4) In three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5) Steering Committee decision.

See also

• ATP World Tour Finals appearances

External links

• Finals Draw
• Round Robin Draw (Red Group)
• Round Robin Draw (White Group)