1998 Guardian Direct Cup – Singles

Singles
1998 Guardian Direct Cup
Final
Champion	Yevgeny Kafelnikov[1]
Runner-up	Cédric Pioline
Score	7–5, 6–4
Details
Draw	32
Seeds	8
Events
Singles Doubles
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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.

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 (champion)
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

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• ITF = ITF entry
• PR = Protected ranking
• SR = Special ranking
• SE = Special exempt
• JE = Junior exempt
• JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
• CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
• NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Semifinals							Final[1]
		Cédric Pioline	6	7
		Jan Siemerink	3	6^4
								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	6^2	6
		D Prinosil	6^4	7	4			1	P Korda	3	3
		C Pioline	6	7					C Pioline	6	6
		F Clavet	1	6^5												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	6^2	7	6			7	K Kučera	6	6
		G Raoux	7	6^6	4																		C Pioline	6	7
		M-K Goellner	5	7	6																		J Siemerink	3	6^4
	4	G Rusedski	7	5	4				M-K Goellner	6	6^4	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	6^4					B Ulihrach	3	7	4
		J Siemerink	6	7					J Siemerink	6	6^4	6
	6	S Bruguera	1	6^3

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
		T Henman	6^5	7	7
	5	R Krajicek	7	6^2	5				T Henman	4	6	6
		R Schüttler	7	7					R Schüttler	6	3	4
		M Damm	5	6^3												T Henman	6	4	2
		D Vacek	7	6											3	Y Kafelnikov	4	6	6
		K Alami	6^5	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	6^5	6	6				W Ferreira	6	6
		C Wilkinson	7	4	2											W Ferreira	6	6
		M Gustafsson	6^3	7	6										2	P Rafter	4	4
		B Steven	7	6^3	2				M Gustafsson	3	6^6'
	2	P Rafter	6	3	6			2	P Rafter	6	7
		H Arazi	3	6	3

References

1. "1998 London". International Tennis Federation. Archived from the original on 13 March 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2014.

External links

• 1998 Main draw
• 1998 Qualifying draw