1998 Rado Open – Singles

Singles
1998 Rado Open
Champion	Àlex Corretja
Runner-up	Boris Becker
Final score	7–6(7–5), 7–5, 6–3

The 1998 Rado Open was a men's tennis tournament played on Clay in Gstaad, Switzerland that was part of the International Series of the 1998 ATP Tour. It was the thirty-first edition of the tournament and was held from 6 July – 12 July 1998. This tournament is notable for being the first professional appearance of 17-time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer.

Seeds

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

2

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser

• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special Exempt
• PR = Protected Ranking

• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Marcelo Ríos	4	64
		Boris Becker	6	7
									Boris Becker	65	5	3
								3	Àlex Corretja	7	7	6
	3	Àlex Corretja	6	63	6
		Filip Dewulf	3	7	3

Top Half

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	M Ríos	6	6
		M Rosset	3	3				1	M Ríos	6	6
		L Arnold	6	6					L Arnold	4	1
		R Federer	4	4											1	M Ríos	6	7
		G Kuerten	6	6												F Clavet	3	5
		G Raoux	4	4					G Kuerten	6	4	4
		F Clavet	6	6					F Clavet	2	6	6
	7	A Berasategui	4	4																		1	M Ríos	4	64
	4	C Pioline	6	6																			B Becker	6	7
		N Lapentti	4	4				4	C Pioline	62	5
		B Becker	6	67	7				B Becker	7	7
		G Bastl	4	7	5											B Becker	6	6
		F Santoro	7	6											5	F Mantilla	4	4
		B Ulihrach	5	3					F Santoro	4	6	2
	5	F Mantilla	6	6				5	F Mantilla	6	0	6
		T Guardiola	2	2

Bottom Half

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	6	A Costa	5	6	6
		D Orsanic	7	2	3			6	A Costa	7	6
		G Blanco	6	6					G Blanco	63	3
		T Carbonell	4	3											6	A Costa	7	2	2
		C Doseděl	7	6											3	À Corretja	5	6	6
		I Heuberger	64	3					C Doseděl	0	5
	3	À Corretja	6	4	6			3	À Corretja	6	7
		O Gross	4	6	1																	3	À Corretja	6	63	6
	8	N Kiefer	0	7	7																		F Dewulf	3	7	3
		JA Viloca	6	5	68			8	N Kiefer	6	3	6
		J Alonso	6	7					J Alonso	3	6	1
		N Escudé	2	5											8	N Kiefer	6	3	4
		F Dewulf	3	7	6											F Dewulf	1	6	6
		A Portas	6	63	2				F Dewulf	3	7	6
		F Meligeni	6	4	6				F Meligeni	6	5	3
	2	Y Kafelnikov	3	6	3