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1998 Mercedes Cup – Singles

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Singles
1998 Mercedes Cup
Final
ChampionBrazil Gustavo Kuerten[1]
Runner-upSlovakia Karol Kučera
Score4–6, 6–2, 6–4
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
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The 1998 Mercedes Cup was a men's tennis tournament played on clay courts in Stuttgart, Germany, that was part of the International Series Gold of the 1998 ATP Tour. It was the fiftieth edition of the tournament and was held 20 July – 26 July.

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. Chile Marcelo Ríos (semifinals)
  2. Spain Carlos Moyá (quarterfinals)
  3. Spain Àlex Corretja (second round)
  4. Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov (second round)
  5. Slovakia Karol Kučera (finale)
  6. Spain Albert Costa (quarterfinals)
  7. Germany Félix Mantilla (third round)
  8. Spain Alberto Berasategui (second round)
  9. France Cédric Pioline (second round)
  10. Austria Thomas Muster (second round)
  11. Sweden Magnus Gustafsson (third round)
  12. France Fabrice Santoro (second round)
  13. Brazil Gustavo Kuerten (champion)
  14. Spain Francisco Clavet (third round)
  15. Sweden Hendrik Dreekmann (second round)
  16. France Nicolas Escudé (second round)

Draw

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Key

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Finals

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Semifinals Final[1]
          
1 Chile Marcelo Ríos 1 7 4
5 Slovakia Karol Kučera 6 6 6
5 Slovakia Karol Kučera 6 2 4
13 Brazil Gustavo Kuerten 4 6 6
13 Brazil Gustavo Kuerten 7 6
2 Spain Carlos Moyá 6 4

Top half

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1 Chile M Ríos 7 6
Germany J Knippschild 3 6 6 Germany J Knippschild 6 2
Germany M Kohlmann 6 3 3 1 Chile M Ríos 6 6
Germany H Dreekmann 6 6 Germany H Dreekmann 3 4
Sweden M Tillström 3 0 Germany H Dreekmann 6 7
15 Sweden M Larsson 4 5
1 Chile M Ríos 6 6
Germany B Becker 2 0
9 France C Pioline 6 1
Germany B Becker 6 7 Germany B Becker 7 6
Italy A Gaudenzi 1 5 Germany B Becker 7 7
Australia R Fromberg 7 6 7 Spain F Mantilla 6 5
Costa Rica JA Marín 6 1 Australia R Fromberg 6 5
7 Spain F Mantilla 7 7

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
4 Russia Y Kafelnikov 3 6 3
Czech Republic B Ulihrach 7 6 Czech Republic B Ulihrach 6 3 6
France S Grosjean 5 2 Czech Republic B Ulihrach 7 6
Spain G Blanco 2 7 6 14 Spain F Clavet 6 2
Russia M Safin 6 6 2 Spain G Blanco 6 5
14 Spain F Clavet 7 7
Czech Republic B Ulihrach 4 4
5 Slovakia K Kučera 6 6
11 Sweden M Gustafsson 6 6
Germany T Haas 7 7 Germany T Haas 3 1
Germany M-K Goellner 6 5 11 Sweden M Gustafsson 1 3
Czech Republic C Doseděl 6 6 5 Slovakia K Kučera 6 6
Switzerland M Rosset 3 4 Czech Republic C Doseděl 1 1
5 Slovakia K Kučera 6 6

Bottom half

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Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
6 Spain A Costa 6 6
Argentina F Squillari 6 3 6 Argentina F Squillari 3 4
Ecuador N Lapentti 2 6 1 6 Spain A Costa 6 6
Spain A Portas 7 6 Spain A Portas 1 3
Sweden T Johansson 6 4 Spain A Portas 1 6 7
12 France F Santoro 6 2 6
6 Spain A Costa 5 0
13 Brazil G Kuerten 7 6
13 Brazil G Kuerten 7 6
Brazil F Meligeni 3 6 6 Brazil F Meligeni 6 4
Germany D Prinosil 6 4 4 13 Brazil G Kuerten 6 6
Spain C Costa 6 6 Spain C Costa 2 4
Czech Republic R Vašek 2 0 Spain C Costa 7 6 7
3 Spain À Corretja 6 7 5

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
8 Spain A Berasategui 1 2
France G Raoux 6 7 France G Raoux 6 6
Italy D Sanguinetti 2 6 France G Raoux 7 3 2
Spain F Vicente 6 7 4 Spain F Vicente 6 6 6
Italy M Meneschincheri 7 5 0R Spain F Vicente 6 6 7
10 Austria T Muster 3 7 5
Spain F Vicente 6 3 2
2 Spain C Moyá 3 6 6
16 France N Escudé 6 3 3
Slovakia D Hrbatý 6 6 Slovakia D Hrbatý 2 6 6
Sweden M Norman 3 2 Slovakia D Hrbatý 2 2
Spain J Alonso 6 6 2 Spain C Moyá 6 6
Spain S Bruguera 4 2 Spain J Alonso 6 5
2 Spain C Moyá 7 7

References

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  1. ^ a b "1998 Stuttgart Outdoor". International Tennis Federation. Archived from the original on 29 December 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2014.