1998 ATP Tour World Championships – Singles

Àlex Corretja defeated Carlos Moyá in the final, 3–6, 3–6, 7–5, 6–3, 7–5 to win the singles tennis title at the 1998 ATP Tour World Championships. He would ultimately become the first player to win the title without ever winning a major in his career. The final was a rematch of that year's French Open final, where Moyá prevailed.^[1]

Singles
1998 ATP Tour World Championships
Champion	Àlex Corretja
Runner-up	Carlos Moyá
Score	3–6, 3–6, 7–5, 6–3, 7–5
Draw	8

Main article: 1998 ATP Tour World Championships

Pete Sampras was the two-time defending champion, but was defeated in the semifinals by Corretja.

Seeds

1. Pete Sampras (semifinals)
2. Marcelo Ríos (round robin, withdrew due to a back injury)
3. Andre Agassi (round robin, retired due to a back injury)
4. Carlos Moyá (final)
5. Àlex Corretja (champion)
6. Karol Kučera (round robin)
7. Tim Henman (semifinals)
8. Yevgeny Kafelnikov (round robin)
9. Greg Rusedski (round robin)
10. Albert Costa (round robin)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Pete Sampras	6	3	63
	5	Álex Corretja	4	6	77
								5	Álex Corretja	3	3	7	6	7
								4	Carlos Moyá	6	6	5	3	5
	7	Tim Henman	4	6	5
	4	Carlos Moyá	6	3	7

Red group

		Sampras	Moyá	Kučera	Kafelnikov	RR W–L	Set W–L	Game W–L	Standings
1	Pete Sampras		6–3, 6–3	6–2, 6–1	6–2, 6–4	3–0	6–0	36–15	1
4	Carlos Moyá	3–6, 3–6		6–7(5–7), 7–5, 6–3	7–5, 7–5	2–1	4–3	39–37	2
6	Karol Kučera	2–6, 1–6	7–6(7–5), 5–7, 3–6		7–6(7–3), 3–6, 2–6	0–3	2–6	30–49	4
8	Yevgeny Kafelnikov	2–6, 4–6	5–7, 5–7	6–7(3–7), 6–3, 6–2		1–2	2–5	34–38	3

Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2. number of matches; 3. in two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4. in three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5. steering-committee decision.

White group

		Rios Costa	Agassi Rusedski	Corretja	Henman	RR W–L	Set W–L	Game W–L	Standings
2 10	Marcelo Ríos Albert Costa		6–7(5–7), 1–6 (w/ Costa & Rusedski)	2–6, 4–6 (w/ Costa)	5–7, 1–6 (w/ Ríos)	0–1 0–2	0–2 0–4	6–13 13–25	6 4
3 9	Andre Agassi Greg Rusedski	7–6(7–5), 6–1 (w/ Rusedski & Costa)		7–5, 3–6, 1–2r (w/ Agassi)	6–2, 6–4 (w/ Rusedski)	0–1 2–0	1–2 4–0	11–13 25–13	5 3
5	Álex Corretja	6–2, 6–4 (w/ Costa)	5–7, 6–3, 2–1r (w/ Agassi)		6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–4), 2–6	2–1	5–3	40–36	2
7	Tim Henman	7–5, 6–1 (w/ Ríos)	2–6, 4–6 (w/ Rusedski)	7–6(7–4), 6–7(4–7), 6–2		2–1	4–3	38–33	1

Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2. number of matches; 3. in two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4. in three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5. steering-committee decision.

See also

• ATP World Tour Finals appearances

References

1. "1998 ATP Tour World Championships – Singles results". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).