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Defending champion Pete Sampras defeated Goran Ivanišević in the final, 6–7^(2–7), 7–6^(11–9), 6–4, 3–6, 6–2 to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 1998 Wimbledon Championships.^[1] With the win, Sampras equalled Björn Borg's Open Era records of five Wimbledon titles and eleven major men's singles titles. It was Ivanišević's third runner-up finish at the event (he would win the title three years later).

Champion

Runner-up

Goran Ivanišević

Score6–7^(2–7), 7–6^(11–9), 6–4, 3–6, 6–2

Draw128 (16 / 8)

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Men's singles

1998 Wimbledon Championships

Final

Champion

Runner-up

Goran Ivanišević

Score

6–7^(2–7), 7–6^(11–9), 6–4, 3–6, 6–2

Details

Draw

128 (16 / 8)

Seeds

16

Events

Singles	men	women		boys	girls
Doubles	men	women	mixed	boys	girls
WC Singles	men	women	quad
WC Doubles	men	women	quad
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Seeds

1.

Pete Sampras (champion)

2.

Marcelo Ríos (first round)

3.

Petr Korda (quarterfinals)

4.

Greg Rusedski (first round, retired)

5.

Carlos Moyá (second round)

6.

Patrick Rafter (fourth round)

7.

Yevgeny Kafelnikov (first round)

8.

Cédric Pioline (first round)

9.

Richard Krajicek (semifinals)

10.

Àlex Corretja (first round)

11.

Jonas Björkman (third round)

12.

Tim Henman (semifinals)

13.

Andre Agassi (second round)

14.

Goran Ivanišević (final)

15.

Karol Kučera (first round)

16.

Félix Mantilla (third round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Qualifying

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

	Quarterfinals									Semifinals									Final

	1	Pete Sampras	7⁷	6	6

		Mark Philippoussis	6⁵	4	4
										1	Pete Sampras	6	4	7	6

										12	Tim Henman	3	6	5	3
	3	Petr Korda	3	4	2

	12	Tim Henman	6	6	6
																			1	Pete Sampras	6²	7¹¹	6	3	6

																			14	Goran Ivanišević	7⁷	6⁹	4	6	2
		Jan Siemerink	6¹⁰	6⁵	6⁶

	14	Goran Ivanišević	7¹²	7⁷	7⁸
										14	Goran Ivanišević	6	6	5	6⁵	15

										9	Richard Krajicek	3	4	7	7⁷	13
	9	Richard Krajicek	6	6	6

		Davide Sanguinetti	2	3	4

Top half

Section 1

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round

	1	P Sampras	6	6	6
		D Hrbatý	3	3	2					1	P Sampras	6	6	7⁷
		M Tillström	6	6⁵	7	6					M Tillström	4	4	6⁴
	Q	A Rădulescu	4	7⁷	5	3													1	P Sampras	6	7⁷	7⁷
		D Nestor	7⁷	7¹⁰	4	0	0													T Enqvist	3	6⁴	6³
		T Enqvist	6²	6⁸	6	6	6				T Enqvist	6⁵	6	6	6
		S Draper	6	7	3	6					S Draper	7⁷	1	4	3
		R Schüttler	3	5	6	3																						1	P Sampras	6	6	6
		K Alami	6	3	4	6	5																					Q	S Grosjean	3	4	4
	Q	B MacPhie	4	6	6	3	7			Q	B MacPhie	4	6	1	4
		M Damm	3	6⁸	3					Q	S Grosjean	6	3	6	6
	Q	S Grosjean	6	7¹⁰	6														Q	S Grosjean	6	7¹⁰	6
		R Vašek	7⁷	6	6														16	F Mantilla	0	6⁸	2
		O Gross	6⁴	3	1						R Vašek	6⁴	6	3	4
	LL	C Van Garsse	2	2	6	6	3			16	F Mantilla	7⁷	3	6	6
	16	F Mantilla	6	6	1	4	6

Section 2

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round

	10	À Corretja	6³	2	3
		J Gimelstob	7⁷	6	6						J Gimelstob	6	1	4	4
		J Knippschild	6	3	6⁷	1					M Woodforde	2	6	6	6
		M Woodforde	4	6	7⁹	6														M Woodforde	1	6	3	6	3
		P Haarhuis	6	3	3	0														J Stoltenberg	6	3	6	3	6
		J Tarango	1	6	6	6					J Tarango	4	6	2	7⁷	3
		G Kuerten	6	3	1	6	8				J Stoltenberg	6	2	6	6³	6
		J Stoltenberg	4	6	6	4	10																						J Stoltenberg	7	1	3	3
		L Arnold Ker	6	6⁶	3	3																							M Philippoussis	5	6	6	6
		B Ulihrach	2	7⁸	6	6					B Ulihrach	4	4	6	2
	Q	D Bracciali	4	6⁶	7⁸	6	6			Q	D Bracciali	6	6	3	6
	WC	M Lee	6	7⁸	6⁶	2	2												Q	D Bracciali	3	4	4
	Q	A O'Brien	4	4	6	6	6													M Philippoussis	6	6	6
		K Carlsen	6	6	4	3	4			Q	A O'Brien	7⁷	4	6²	3
		M Philippoussis	6⁵	7⁷	6	6					M Philippoussis	6³	6	7⁷	6
	7	Y Kafelnikov	7⁷	6¹	4	2

Section 3

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round

	3	P Korda	6	6	6
		J Sánchez	3	4	3					3	P Korda	6	6	6
		S Campbell	3	6	1	0					F Dewulf	4	3	2
		F Dewulf	6	2	6	6													3	P Korda	4	7	7	7
	WC	D Sapsford	6⁶	2	3															J Golmard	6	5	5	5
		J Golmard	7⁸	6	6						J Golmard	6	6	4	7⁸
	WC	D Wheaton	1	6³	4						N Escudé	3	4	6	6⁶
		N Escudé	6	7⁷	6																							3	P Korda	6	6	7⁷
		S Lareau	6	6	6																								J van Lottum	3	4	6⁴
		R Reneberg	4	3	3						S Lareau	2	7	4	3
		J van Lottum	7⁷	6	4	7⁷					J van Lottum	6	5	6	6
		G Raoux	6¹	3	6	6³														J van Lottum	6	6	6
		T Haas	6⁴	6	6	6														T Haas	3	3	3
		R Delgado	7⁷	3	3	3					T Haas	4	6	7⁷	6
		Á Calatrava	2	4	3					13	A Agassi	6	1	6⁴	4
	13	A Agassi	6	6	6

Section 4

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round

	12	T Henman	7⁷	7	5	4	6
		J Novák	6⁴	5	7	6	2			12	T Henman	6	5	6	6
	Q	T Ketola	1	6⁴	4					Q	D Nainkin	3	7	4	2
	Q	D Nainkin	6	7⁷	6														12	T Henman	6	6	3	7
		J-M Gambill	7⁸	6	6⁵	4	8													B Black	4	4	6	5
		S Schalken	6⁶	4	7⁷	6	6				J-M Gambill	5	4	5
		B Black	7	3	3	7⁹	6				B Black	7	6	7
		R Fromberg	5	6	6	6⁷	2																					12	T Henman	6	6³	6	6
	WC	M Petchey	2	6	3	2																						6	P Rafter	3	7⁷	3	2
		M Gustafsson	6	1	6	6					M Gustafsson	6	5	6	1	6
		JA Viloca	4	3	6	6	2				M Chang	2	7	2	6	2
		M Chang	6	6	3	3	6													M Gustafsson	3	7⁹	2	1
		T Nydahl	7	6	7⁷														6	P Rafter	6	6⁷	6	6
		H Gumy	5	2	6⁴						T Nydahl	6³	2	6³
	Q	I Heuberger	1	2	6	1				6	P Rafter	7⁷	6	7⁷
	6	P Rafter	6	6	4	6

Bottom half

Section 5

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round

	5	C Moyá	6	4	6	2	6
	Q	M Bhupathi	4	6	4	6	3			5	C Moyá	6	4	3	4
	WC	A Richardson	4	6	3	2					H Arazi	4	6	6	6
		H Arazi	6	2	6	6														H Arazi	3	3	2
		S Sargsian	6	7	6															M Larsson	6	6	6
		A Portas	0	5	2						S Sargsian	3	7⁷	3	5
		M Filippini	5	1	4						M Larsson	6	6⁵	6	7
		M Larsson	7	6	6																								M Larsson	6	3	3	2
		N Lapentti	6	3	4	3																							J Siemerink	4	6	6	6
		D Prinosil	4	6	6	6					D Prinosil	4	7⁷	4	2
		J Siemerink	6	6	7⁷						J Siemerink	6	6²	6	6
		C Doseděl	1	4	6³															J Siemerink	7⁸	5	2	6	7
	Q	S Pescosolido	6	6	6														11	J Björkman	6⁶	7	6	4	5
		JA Marín	2	1	1					Q	S Pescosolido	6	4	4	2
	Q	D DiLucia	4	6	3	2				11	J Björkman	4	6	6	6
	11	J Björkman	6	3	6	6

Section 6

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round

	14	G Ivanišević	6	6	6
		G Stafford	3	3	2					14	G Ivanišević	6	7⁷	4	6
	WC	M Safin	3	4	6	4					A Medvedev	3	6⁴	6	0
		A Medvedev	6	6	3	6													14	G Ivanišević	6⁶	7⁷	6	6
		G Pozzi	6¹	6⁴	3															D Vacek	7⁸	6⁴	3	4
		D Vacek	7⁷	7⁷	6						D Vacek	6	7	6
		J Burillo	6	7	3	1	2				M-K Goellner	4	5	3
		M-K Goellner	4	5	6	6	6																					14	G Ivanišević	7⁷	6	3	7⁷
		T Woodbridge	6	6	6																								T Martin	6⁵	3	6	6²
		G Blanco	1	2	1						T Woodbridge	6	3	6	6
		W Black	6	7	6						W Black	1	6	3	2
		L Paes	4	5	4															T Woodbridge	4	6	6¹	4
		T Martin	6	6	6															T Martin	6	4	7⁷	6
		A Sá	3	4	4						T Martin	6	7	6
	Q	M Draper	4	6	5					Q	M Draper	3	5	2
	4	G Rusedski	6	2	4^r

Section 7

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round

	8	C Pioline	4	6	6	6⁵	11
		M Rosset	6	3	4	7⁷	13				M Rosset	4	4	6³
	Q	M Knowles	5	0	1					WC	C Wilkinson	6	6	7⁷
	WC	C Wilkinson	7	6	6														WC	C Wilkinson	2	6	3	1
		M Norman	5	5	6⁵															W Ferreira	6	4	6	6
		A Costa	7	7	7⁷						A Costa	6	5	3	3
		A Clément	6	3	4	2					W Ferreira	3	7	6	6
		W Ferreira	4	6	6	6																							W Ferreira	3	3	5
		J Alonso	2	2	3																							9	R Krajicek	6	6	7
		N Kiefer	6	6	6						N Kiefer	6	6	1	6
		H Dreekmann	6³	7¹²	6	3	6				H Dreekmann	4	3	6	4
	WC	B Cowan	7⁷	6¹⁰	3	6	3													N Kiefer	4	6²	6⁴
	Q	N Godwin	4	2	3														9	R Krajicek	6	7⁷	7⁷
		D Pescariu	6	6	6						D Pescariu	1	3	2
		B Steven	3	6⁷	6	2				9	R Krajicek	6	6	6
	9	R Krajicek	6	7⁹	4	6

Section 8

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round

	15	K Kučera	6⁶	3	4
	Q	V Voltchkov	7⁸	6	6					Q	V Voltchkov	6	6	7⁷
	Q	W McGuire	3	0	5						M Tebbutt	4	3	6⁴
		M Tebbutt	6	6	7														Q	V Voltchkov	6	1	7	2	1
		M Puerta	7⁷	3	5	4														D Sanguinetti	3	6	5	6	6
		F Squillari	6⁵	6	7	6					F Squillari	1	3	2
		D Sanguinetti	6⁰	6	6	2					D Sanguinetti	6	6	6
		J Van Herck	7⁷	1	1	0^r																							D Sanguinetti	7⁷	6	6
		A Pavel	3	3	3																								F Clavet	6³	1	4
		V Spadea	6	6	6						V Spadea	5	1	3
		J Courier	4	6⁶	4						T Johansson	7	6	6
		T Johansson	6	7⁸	6															T Johansson	6⁴	3	3
		M Sinner	2	2	4															F Clavet	7⁷	6	6
		G Cañas	6	6	6						G Cañas	7⁷	6	6⁴	1	4
		F Clavet	6	3	7	3	6				F Clavet	6²	2	7⁷	6	6
	2	M Ríos	3	6	5	6	3

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