Singles
1998 ATP Tour World Championships
Final
Champion	Àlex Corretja
Runner-up	Carlos Moyá
Score	3–6, 3–6, 7–5, 6–3, 7–5
Details
Draw	8
Events
Singles Doubles
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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. With the win, he became the first player to win the title without previously winning a major. The final was a rematch of that year's French Open final, where Moyá prevailed. ^[1]

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

Seeds

Draw

Key

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