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1998 Australian Men's Hardcourt Championships – Singles

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Singles
1998 Australian Men's Hardcourt Championships
Final
ChampionAustralia Lleyton Hewitt[1]
Runner-upAustralia Jason Stoltenberg
Score3–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–4)
Details
Draw32
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
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Todd Woodbridge was the defending champion, but lost to Jason Stoltenberg in the semifinals.

Sixteen-year old wild card and Adelaide native Lleyton Hewitt won his first ATP title defeated Stoltenberg in the final, 3–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–4). Stoltenberg would go on to coach Hewitt, beginning in 2001.

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. Sweden Jonas Björkman (second round)
  2. Brazil Gustavo Kuerten (second round)
  3. United States Jim Courier (first round)
  4. Sweden Magnus Norman (second round)
  5. Australia Todd Woodbridge (semifinals)
  6. Germany Nicolas Kiefer (first round)
  7. Sweden Thomas Johansson (second round)
  8. Slovakia Dominik Hrbatý (first round)

Draw

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Key

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Finals

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Semifinals Final[1]
          
  Australia Jason Stoltenberg 6 6  
5 Australia Todd Woodbridge 4 1  
  Australia Jason Stoltenberg 6 3 64
WC Australia Lleyton Hewitt 3 6 77
WC Australia Lleyton Hewitt 77 77  
WC United States Andre Agassi 65 64  

Section 1

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Sweden J Björkman 6 6  
  South Africa G Stafford 4 2   1 Sweden J Björkman 5 1  
  Australia J Stoltenberg 6 6     Australia J Stoltenberg 7 6  
  Spain J Marín 4 1     Australia J Stoltenberg 63 6 7
Q France N Escudé 6 7   Q France N Escudé 77 1 5
  Germany Rădulescu 0 5   Q France N Escudé 4 6 6
  Zimbabwe B Black 5 3   7 Sweden T Johansson 6 4 4
7 Sweden T Johansson 7 6     Australia J Stoltenberg 6 6  
4 Sweden M Norman 6 1 6 5 Australia T Woodbridge 4 1  
  Norway C Ruud 3 6 4 4 Sweden M Norman 6 2 1r
Q France J Golmard 6 6   Q France J Golmard 1 6 0
Q Germany D Dier 3 4   Q France J Golmard 6 4 4
  Australia R Fromberg 6 3 5 5 Australia T Woodbridge 2 6 6
Q Germany J Knippschild 3 6 7 Q Germany J Knippschild 710 2 4
  Czech Republic M Damm 5 6 3 5 Australia T Woodbridge 68 6 6
5 Australia T Woodbridge 7 4 6

Section 2

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
6 Germany N Kiefer 3 6 4
  United States V Spadea 6 4 6   United States V Spadea 6 6  
  Czech Republic S Doseděl 4 6 6   Czech Republic S Doseděl 1 2  
  Italy A Gaudenzi 6 2 1   United States V Spadea 5 6 1
  Australia S Draper 4 4   WC Australia L Hewitt 7 3 6
WC Australia L Hewitt 6 6   WC Australia L Hewitt 4 77 6
  Australia M Woodforde 7 6     Australia M Woodforde 6 61 1
3 United States J Courier 5 3   WC Australia L Hewitt 77 77  
8 Slovakia D Hrbatý 3 77 3 WC United States A Agassi 65 64  
  Netherlands J Siemerink 6 65 6   Netherlands J Siemerink 4 3  
  Armenia S Sargsian 6 3 3 WC United States A Agassi 6 6  
WC United States A Agassi 4 6 6 WC United States A Agassi 1 6 6
  New Zealand B Steven 6 6     New Zealand B Steven 6 1 1
  France L Roux 3 3     New Zealand B Steven 6 6  
  Denmark K Carlsen 65 5   WC/2 Brazil G Kuerten 3 3  
WC/2 Brazil G Kuerten 77 7  

Qualifying Draw

References

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  1. ^ a b "1998 Adelaide". International Tennis Federation. Archived from the original on 18 March 2016. Retrieved 11 January 2015.