1998 Guardian Direct Cup – Singles

The 1998 Guardian Direct Cup was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts in London, Great Britain, that was part of the International Series Gold of the 1998 ATP Tour. It was the 21st edition of the tournament and was held 23 February – 1 March.

Singles
1998 Guardian Direct Cup
Champion Yevgeny Kafelnikov[1]
Runner-up Cédric Pioline
Final score7–5, 6–4

Seeds

Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.

  1. Petr Korda (Second Round)
  2. Patrick Rafter (Quarterfinals)
  3. Yevgeny Kafelnikov (Champions)
  4. Greg Rusedski (First Round)
  5. Richard Krajicek (First Round)
  6. Sergi Bruguera (First Round)
  7. Karol Kučera (Quarterfinals)
  8. Goran Ivanišević (Second Round)

Draw

Key

Finals
Semifinals Final[1]
          
  Cédric Pioline 6 7
  Jan Siemerink 3 64
3 Yevgeny Kafelnikov 7 6
  Cédric Pioline 5 4
3 Yevgeny Kafelnikov 7 6
  Wayne Ferreira 5 4

Top Half
First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 P Korda 7 62 6
D Prinosil 64 7 4 1 P Korda 3 3
C Pioline 6 7 C Pioline 6 6
F Clavet 1 65 C Pioline 6 4 6
F Dewulf 6 7 7 K Kučera 3 6 2
G Blanco 2 5 F Dewulf 3 4
7 K Kučera 62 7 6 7 K Kučera 6 6
G Raoux 7 66 4 C Pioline 6 7
M-K Goellner 5 7 6 J Siemerink 3 64
4 G Rusedski 7 5 4 M-K Goellner 6 64 7
A Richardson 6 2 A Richardson 4 7 5
M Rosset 3 1 R M-K Goellner 3 4
B Ulihrach 6 7 J Siemerink 6 6
M Lee 4 64 B Ulihrach 3 7 4
J Siemerink 6 7 J Siemerink 6 64 6
6 S Bruguera 1 63

Bottom Half
First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals
T Henman 65 7 7
5 R Krajicek 7 62 5 T Henman 4 6 6
R Schüttler 7 7 R Schüttler 6 3 4
M Damm 5 63 T Henman 6 4 2
D Vacek 7 6 3 Y Kafelnikov 4 6 6
K Alami 65 4 D Vacek 3 4
3 Y Kafelnikov 6 6 3 Y Kafelnikov 6 6
T Johansson 3 2 3 Y Kafelnikov 7 6
8 G Ivanišević 6 6 W Ferreira 5 4
K Carlsen 1 2 8 G Ivanišević 2 4
W Ferreira 65 6 6 W Ferreira 6 6
C Wilkinson 7 4 2 W Ferreira 6 6
M Gustafsson 63 7 6 2 P Rafter 4 4
B Steven 7 63 2 M Gustafsson 3 66'
2 P Rafter 6 3 6 2 P Rafter 6 7
H Arazi 3 6 3

References
  1. "1998 London". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
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