1998 Mercedes Cup – Singles

Singles
Singles
1998 Mercedes Cup
Final
Champion	Gustavo Kuerten
Runner-up	Karol Kučera
Score	4–6, 6–2, 6–4
Details
Draw	48
Seeds	16
Events
Singles	Doubles
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The 1998 Mercedes Cup was a men's tennis tournament played on clay courts in Stuttgart, Germany, that was part of the International Series Gold of the 1998 ATP Tour. It was the fiftieth edition of the tournament and was held 20 July – 26 July. Gustavo Kuerten, who was seeded 13th, won the singles title, by defeating Karol Kučera 4–6, 6–2, 6–4 in the final.

Champion

Gustavo Kuerten^[1]

Runner-up

Karol Kučera

Score4–6, 6–2, 6–4

Draw48

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Semifinals					Final^[1]

1	Marcelo Ríos	1	7	4

5	Karol Kučera	6	6	6
					5	Karol Kučera	6	2	4

					13	Gustavo Kuerten	4	6	6
13	Gustavo Kuerten	7	6

2	Carlos Moyá	6	4

First round					Second round				Third round				Quarterfinals

					1	M Ríos	7	6
	J Knippschild	3	6	6		J Knippschild	6	2
	M Kohlmann	6	3	3					1	M Ríos	6	6
	H Dreekmann	6	6							H Dreekmann	3	4
	M Tillström	3	0			H Dreekmann	6	7
					15	M Larsson	4	5
													1	M Ríos	6	6
														B Becker	2	0
					9	C Pioline	6	1
	B Becker	6	7			B Becker	7	6
	A Gaudenzi	1	5							B Becker	7	7
	R Fromberg	7	6						7	F Mantilla	6	5
	JA Marín	6	1			R Fromberg	6	5
					7	F Mantilla	7	7

First round					Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

					4	Y Kafelnikov	3	6	3
	B Ulihrach	7	6			B Ulihrach	6	3	6
	S Grosjean	5	2								B Ulihrach	7	6
	G Blanco	2	7	6						14	F Clavet	6	2
	M Safin	6	6	2		G Blanco	6	5
					14	F Clavet	7	7
															B Ulihrach	4	4
														5	K Kučera	6	6
					11	M Gustafsson	6	6
	T Haas	7	7			T Haas	3	1
	M-K Goellner	6	5							11	M Gustafsson	1	3
	C Doseděl	6	6							5	K Kučera	6	6
	M Rosset	3	4			C Doseděl	1	1
					5	K Kučera	6	6

First round					Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

					6	A Costa	6	6
	F Squillari	6	3	6		F Squillari	3	4
	N Lapentti	2	6	1						6	A Costa	6	6
	A Portas	7	6								A Portas	1	3
	T Johansson	6	4			A Portas	1	6	7
					12	F Santoro	6	2	6
														6	A Costa	5	0
														13	G Kuerten	7	6
					13	G Kuerten	7	6
	F Meligeni	3	6	6		F Meligeni	6	4
	D Prinosil	6	4	4						13	G Kuerten	6	6
	C Costa	6	6								C Costa	2	4
	R Vašek	2	0			C Costa	7	6	7
					3	À Corretja	6	7	5

First round					Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

					8	A Berasategui	1	2
	G Raoux	6	7			G Raoux	6	6
	D Sanguinetti	2	6								G Raoux	7	3	2
	F Vicente	6	7	4							F Vicente	6	6	6
	M Meneschincheri	7	5	0R		F Vicente	6	6	7
					10	T Muster	3	7	5
																F Vicente	6	3	2
															2	C Moyá	3	6	6
					16	N Escudé	6	3	3
	D Hrbatý	6	6			D Hrbatý	2	6	6
	M Norman	3	2								D Hrbatý	2	2
	J Alonso	6	6							2	C Moyá	6	6
	S Bruguera	4	2			J Alonso	6	5
					2	C Moyá	7	7

1998 Mercedes Cup – Singles

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