1998 Kroger St. Jude International – Singles

Singles
1998 Kroger St. Jude International
Final
ChampionAustralia Mark Philippoussis[1]
Runner-upUnited States Michael Chang
Score6–3, 6–2
Details
Draw48
Seeds16
Events
Singles Doubles
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The 1998 Kroger St. Jude International was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor Hard courts in Memphis, United States, that was part of the International Series Gold of the 1998 ATP Tour. It was the 28th edition of the tournament and was held 16–22 February 1998.

Seeds

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. United States Michael Chang (final)
  3. Brazil Gustavo Kuerten (semifinals)
  4. Australia Mark Philippoussis (champion)
  5. Sweden Thomas Enqvist (quarterfinals)
  6. Australia Todd Woodbridge (second round)
  7. United States Jim Courier (second round)
  8. South Africa Grant Stafford (third round)
  9. Australia Richard Fromberg (quarterfinals)
  10. Germany Tommy Haas (second round)
  11. Australia Jason Stoltenberg (third round)
  12. Australia Mark Woodforde (quarterfinals)
  13. Netherlands Sjeng Schalken (third round)
  14. Zimbabwe Byron Black (second round)
  15. Italy Andrea Gaudenzi (third round)
  16. United States Vince Spadea (second round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final[1]
          
4 Australia Mark Philippoussis 6 7
1 Chile Marcelo Ríos 4 6
4 Australia Mark Philippoussis 6 6
2 United States Michael Chang 3 2
2 United States Michael Chang 7 7
3 Brazil Gustavo Kuerten 6 6

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
United States S Campbell 2 4
United States S Campbell 7 6 1 Chile M Ríos 6 6
Australia G Doyle 6 0 1 Chile M Ríos 6 6
United States V Spadea 6 6 United States V Spadea 2 3
United States A O'Brien 3 4 United States V Spadea 7 6
16 Spain J Sánchez 6 4
1 Chile M Ríos 6 6
South Africa G Stafford 2 3
10 Germany T Haas 1 3
South Africa G Stafford 6 6 South Africa G Stafford 6 6
Spain A Martín 3 0 South Africa G Stafford 6 7
United States MV Washington 7 6 8 Spain J Alonso 1 5
Armenia S Sargsian 6 4 United States MV Washington 6 3 3
8 Spain J Alonso 4 6 6

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
Zimbabwe W Black 1 2
Zimbabwe W Black 5 6 7 4 Australia M Philippoussis 6 6
Spain E Benfele Álvarez 7 3 5 4 Australia M Philippoussis 6 6
Sweden T Nydahl 6 7 13 Netherlands S Schalken 4 4
Ecuador N Lapentti 3 6 Sweden T Nydahl 6 3 4
13 Netherlands S Schalken 4 6 6
4 Australia M Philippoussis 3 6 7
5 Sweden T Enqvist 6 2 6
Spain JA Viloca 6 4
Spain JA Viloca 4 7 6 11 Australia J Stoltenberg 7 6
Israel E Ran 6 6 4 11 Australia J Stoltenberg 3 1
Netherlands P Haarhuis 6 6 6 5 Sweden T Enqvist 6 6
United States L Jensen 7 4 4 Netherlands P Haarhuis 2 3
5 Sweden T Enqvist 6 6

Bottom half

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
6 Australia T Woodbridge 2 4
United States T Martin 7 7 United States T Martin 6 6
Brazil F Meligeni 6 5 United States T Martin 5 3
Spain J Burillo 6 6 6 12 Australia M Woodforde 7 6
United States J Stark 7 3 2 Spain J Burillo 3 4
12 Australia M Woodforde 6 6
12 Australia M Woodforde 6 4 4
3 Brazil G Kuerten 4 6 6
14 Zimbabwe B Black 7 5 6
United States J-M Gambill 6 6 6 United States J-M Gambill 5 7 7
Australia S Stolle 3 7 4 United States J-M Gambill 4 6
United States G Weiner 2 7 6 3 Brazil G Kuerten 6 7
Germany C Vinck 6 5 3 United States G Weiner 6 3
3 Brazil G Kuerten 7 6

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
7 United States J Courier 2 3
United States B MacPhie 6 7 United States B MacPhie 6 6
United States T. J. Middleton 3 5 United States B MacPhie 6 3 4
United States R Reneberg 6 6 9 Australia R Fromberg 4 6 6
Brazil J Oncins 2 4 United States R Reneberg 7 2 3
9 Australia R Fromberg 5 6 6
9 Australia R Fromberg 1 4
2 United States M Chang 6 6
Paraguay R Delgado 6 2 6
Paraguay R Delgado 3 7 6 15 Italy A Gaudenzi 3 6 7
Italy D Sanguinetti 6 5 4 15 Italy A Gaudenzi 3 3
Canada D Nestor 6 4 6 2 United States M Chang 6 6
Germany M Craca 4 6 3 Canada D Nestor 4 4
2 United States M Chang 6 6

References

  1. ^ a b "1998 Memphis". International Tennis Federation. Archived from the original on March 17, 2016. Retrieved December 14, 2014.