1998 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon – Singles

Fabrice Santoro was the defending champion, but lost in the second round this year.

Singles
1998 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon
Final
ChampionSpain Àlex Corretja
Runner-upGermany Tommy Haas
Score2–6, 7–6(8–6), 6–1
Events
SinglesDoubles
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Àlex Corretja won the tournament, beating Tommy Haas 2–6, 7–6(8–6), 6–1 in the final.

Seeds

  1. Pete Sampras (quarterfinals, withdrew)
  2. Patrick Rafter (quarterfinals)
  3. Marcelo Ríos (semifinals, retired)
  4. Àlex Corretja (champion)
  5. Jan Siemerink (first round)
  6. Albert Costa (first round)
  7. Cédric Pioline (second round)
  8. Fabrice Santoro (second round)

Draw

Key

Finals

SemifinalsFinal
          
  Tommy Haas61 
3 Marcelo Ríos20r 
  Tommy Haas6661
4 Àlex Corretja2786
4 Àlex Corretja66 
  Wayne Ferreira32 

Top half

First roundSecond roundQuarterfinalsSemifinals
1 P Sampras616
  T Martin4641 P Sampras66 
  T Woodbridge66477  T Woodbridge24 
  J Van Herck477601 P Sampras   
  A Clément2794  T Haasw/o  
  T Haas6676  T Haas267
Q S Huet33 8 F Santoro635
8 F Santoro66   T Haas61 
3 M Ríos66 3 M Ríos20r 
  J Tarango33 3 M Ríos66 
  JA Marín04   N Escudé23 
  N Escudé66 3 M Ríos66 
  V Spadea65772WC A Di Pasquale40 
Q R Reneberg77646Q R Reneberg54 
WC A Di Pasquale76 WC A Di Pasquale76 
WC/6 A Costa53 

Bottom half

First roundSecond roundQuarterfinalsSemifinals
5 J Siemerink644
  G Pozzi266  G Pozzi604
  J Alonso31 Q O Delaître166
Q O Delaître66 Q O Delaître625 
  A Pavel66 4 À Corretja777 
WC L Roux31   A Pavel463
  J Golmard642 4 À Corretja626
4 À Corretja776 4 À Corretja66 
7 C Pioline6466  W Ferreira32 
  S Grosjean77417 C Pioline632 
Q D Sapsford264  W Ferreira776 
  W Ferreira636  W Ferreira66 
  M Rosset655 2 P Rafter41 
  H Arazi777   H Arazi33 
  S Campbell22 2 P Rafter66 
2 P Rafter66 

References