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1998 Grand Prix de Tennis de Toulouse – Singles

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Singles
1998 Grand Prix de Tennis de Toulouse
Final
ChampionNetherlands Jan Siemerink[1]
Runner-upUnited Kingdom Greg Rusedski
Score6–4, 6–4
Details
Draw32 (2WC/4Q/2LL)
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
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The 1998 Grand Prix de Tennis de Toulouse was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor hard in Toulouse, France that was part of the International Series of the 1998 ATP Tour. It was the seventeenth edition of the tournament and was held from 28 September – 4 October.

Nicolas Kiefer was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Greg Rusedski.

Jan Siemerink won the title by defeating Greg Rusedski 6–4, 6–4 in the final.[2][3]

This tournament was notable for being where future 20-time Grand Slam champion and world No. 1 Roger Federer recorded his first match win.

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 Kingdom Greg Rusedski (final)
  2. Netherlands Jan Siemerink (champion)
  3. Sweden Thomas Johansson (semifinals)
  4. Germany Nicolas Kiefer (semifinals)
  5. France Fabrice Santoro (first round)
  6. Sweden Magnus Larsson (first round)
  7. Australia Richard Fromberg (second round)
  8. Unknown (withdrew)

Draw

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Key

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Finals

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Semifinals Final[1]
          
1 United Kingdom Greg Rusedski 6 6
4 Germany Nicolas Kiefer 4 1
1 United Kingdom Greg Rusedski 4 4
2 Netherlands Jan Siemerink 6 6
3 Sweden Thomas Johansson 3 6 5
2 Netherlands Jan Siemerink 6 3 7

Top half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 United Kingdom G Rusedski 7 7
Germany M-K Goellner 65 63 1 United Kingdom G Rusedski 6 6
Ukraine A Medvedev 6 65 6 Ukraine A Medvedev 4 3
WC France J-P Perlant 4 7 4 1 United Kingdom G Rusedski 6 6
France A Clément 7 3 6 France A Clément 4 1
France S Grosjean 64 6 4 France A Clément 6 4 7
LL Germany M Sinner 6 6 LL Germany M Sinner 3 6 61
Netherlands P Haarhuis 2 4 1 United Kingdom G Rusedski 6 6
4 Germany N Kiefer 6 6 4 Germany N Kiefer 4 1
Q France J Boutter 1 2 4 Germany N Kiefer 4 6 6
Q France L Barthez 7 6 Q France L Barthez 6 3 1
Germany C Vinck 67 2 4 Germany N Kiefer 6 3 6
United States J Tarango 4 6 6 Switzerland M Rosset 3 6 1
LL Switzerland I Heuberger 6 1 4 United States J Tarango 3 4
Switzerland M Rosset 4 6 6 Switzerland M Rosset 6 6
5 France F Santoro 6 2 3

Bottom half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
Q France S Huet 7 7
6 Sweden M Larsson 5 5 Q France S Huet 7 65 6
Armenia S Sargsian 6 7 Armenia S Sargsian 5 7 3
France L Roux 3 65 Q France S Huet 6 4 5
Czech Republic D Vacek 7 6 3 Sweden T Johansson 3 6 7
Italy G Pozzi 62 4 Czech Republic D Vacek 4 3
3 Sweden T Johansson 7 7 3 Sweden T Johansson 6 6
WC France A Di Pasquale 66 5 3 Sweden T Johansson 3 6 5
7 Australia R Fromberg 6 6 2 Netherlands J Siemerink 6 3 7
Italy D Sanguinetti 4 4 7 Australia R Fromberg 1 65
Q Switzerland R Federer 6 6 Q Switzerland R Federer 6 7
France G Raoux 2 2 Q Switzerland R Federer 65 2
France J Golmard 6 7 2 Netherlands J Siemerink 7 6
Germany D Prinosil 4 64 France J Golmard 6 3 4
2 Netherlands J Siemerink 6 6 2 Netherlands J Siemerink 3 6 6
Argentina G Cañas 3 4

Qualifying

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Qualifying seeds

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All seeds receive a bye into the second round.

  1. Germany Martin Sinner (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  2. Switzerland Ivo Heuberger (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  3. Germany Alex Rădulescu (second round)
  4. Czech Republic Petr Luxa (qualifying competition)
  5. Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nenad Zimonjić (second round)
  6. France Olivier Delaître (qualifying competition)
  7. France Régis Lavergne (second round)
  8. France Julien Boutter (qualified)

Qualifiers

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Lucky losers

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Qualifying draw

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First qualifier

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First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
1 Germany Martin Sinner 6 6
France Sébastien de Chaunac 4 4
France Sébastien de Chaunac 4 6 6
WC France Mathieu Cordelier 6 3 2
1 Germany Martin Sinner 3 6 4
8 France Julien Boutter 6 3 6
Argentina José María Arnedo 2 3
France Guillaume Marx 6 6
France Guillaume Marx 6 6
8 France Julien Boutter 7 7

Second qualifier

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First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
2 Switzerland Ivo Heuberger 4 6 7
South Africa David Adams 6 1 6
North Macedonia Aleksandar Kitinov 2 3
South Africa David Adams 6 6
2 Switzerland Ivo Heuberger 0 6 2
France Stéphane Huet 6 0 6
France Stéphane Huet 6 6
France Vincent Lavergne 2 4
France Stéphane Huet 7 6
7 France Régis Lavergne 5 2

Third qualifier

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First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
3 Germany Alex Rădulescu 6 6
Switzerland Roger Federer 7 7
Argentina Marcello Wowk 6 2
Switzerland Roger Federer 7 6
Switzerland Roger Federer 6 6
6 France Olivier Delaître 4 4
France Jérôme Hanquez 6 7
France Gregory Zavialoff 4 6
France Jérôme Hanquez 0 1
6 France Olivier Delaître 6 6

Fourth qualifier

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First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
4 Czech Republic Petr Luxa 6 6
WC France Romain Ambert 4 2
Poland Aleksander Mierzwiński 6 2
WC France Romain Ambert 7 6
4 Czech Republic Petr Luxa 6 4 1
France Lionel Barthez 3 6 6
France Lionel Barthez 6 7
Sweden Peter Nyborg 3 6
France Lionel Barthez 6 7
5 Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nenad Zimonjić 2 5

References

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  1. ^ a b "1998 Toulouse". International Tennis Federation. Archived from the original on 5 January 2015. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
  2. ^ "TENNIS: ROUNDUP -- GRAND SLAM CUP; Rios Outlasts Agassi As Williams Prevails". The New York Times. Associated Press. 5 October 1998. Retrieved 19 December 2022. TOULOUSE OPEN [...] Jan Siemerink of the Netherlands beat top-seeded Greg Rusedski, 6-4, 6-4, to win the Toulouse Open in France. It was Siemerink's first victory since the Rotterdam A.T.P. tournament in March and his fourth over all.
  3. ^ "Toulouse — Sunday's Results". Las Vegas Sun. 5 October 1998. Retrieved 19 December 2022. Singles / Championship / Jan Siemerink (2), Netherlands, def. Greg Rusedski (1), Britain, 6-4, 6-4.
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