1998 US Open – Men's singles qualifying

Men's singles qualifying
Men's singles qualifying
1998 US Open
Events

Players who neither had high enough rankings nor received wild cards to enter the main draw of the annual US Open Tennis Championships participated in a qualifying tournament held over several days before the event.^[1]

Seeds

Martin Rodriguez (qualified)
Rainer Schüttler (second round)
Laurence Tieleman (second round)
Michael Tebbutt (second round)
Takao Suzuki (second round)
Grant Stafford (qualifying competition)
Brian MacPhie (second round)
Vincenzo Santopadre (second round)
Ivo Heuberger (second round)
Neville Godwin (qualifying competition)
André Sá (first round)
Tuomas Ketola (second round)
Tomáš Zíb (first round)
Lleyton Hewitt (second round)
Lars Burgsmüller (first round)
Wolfgang Schranz (first round)
Alex Rădulescu (qualified)
Cristiano Caratti (first round)
Michael Kohlmann (qualified)
Arnaud Di Pasquale (qualified)
Peter Tramacchi (first round)
Francisco Cabello (first round)
Bernd Karbacher (qualified)
Mark Draper (first round)
Sebastián Prieto (second round)
Petr Luxa (qualifying competition)
Michael Sell (first round)
Vladimir Voltchkov (qualifying competition)
Peter Wessels (first round)
Gérard Solvès (qualifying competition)
Stefano Pescosolido (qualifying competition)
Adriano Ferreira (first round)

Qualifiers

Qualifying draw

Key

First qualifier

First round					Second round				Qualifying competition

1	Martin Rodriguez	6	6

	Julien Boutter	4	1
					1	Martin Rodriguez	6	6

					WC	Wynn Criswell	4	1
	Quino Muñoz	5	2

WC	Wynn Criswell	7	6
									1	Martin Rodriguez	6	5	7

									31	Stefano Pescosolido	2	7	5
	Gabriel Trifu	6	6

	Denis van Uffelen	3	4
						Gabriel Trifu	6	2

					31	Stefano Pescosolido	7	6
	Eyal Ran	2	6	1

31	Stefano Pescosolido	6	1	6

Second qualifier

First round				Second round					Qualifying competition

2	Rainer Schüttler	6	2

WC	Mike Bryan	2	0^r
				2	Rainer Schüttler	7	6	2

					Yoon Yong-il	6	7	6
	Ota Fukárek	5	3

	Yoon Yong-il	7	6
										Yoon Yong-il	3	6	6

										Iztok Božič	6	2	4
	Marc Merry	6	3

	Iztok Božič	7	6
					Iztok Božič	6	2	6

					Nick Gould	3	6	1
	Nick Gould	6	7

32	Adriano Ferreira	3	6

Third qualifier

First round					Second round				Qualifying competition

3	Laurence Tieleman	7	4	6

	Frédéric Niemeyer	6	6	3
					3	Laurence Tieleman	4	2

						Wayne Arthurs	6	6
	Wayne Arthurs	7	7

	Gouichi Motomura	6	5
										Wayne Arthurs	4	6	6

									30	Gérard Solvès	6	2	4
	Wade McGuire	6	6

	Tommi Lenho	4	2
						Wade McGuire	2	6

					30	Gérard Solvès	6	7
	David Witt	5	7	6

30	Gérard Solvès	7	5	7

Fourth qualifier

First round					Second round					Qualifying competition

4	Michael Tebbutt	6	6

	Hideki Kaneko	4	3
					4	Michael Tebbutt	4	7	5

						Jean-Baptiste Perlant	6	6	7
	David Caldwell	6	3	3

	Jean-Baptiste Perlant	3	6	6
											Jean-Baptiste Perlant	3	6	6

											Doug Flach	6	2	2
WC	Patrick McEnroe	4	2

	Michael Joyce	6	6
						Michael Joyce	5	4

						Doug Flach	7	6
	Doug Flach	6	7

29	Peter Wessels	1	6

Fifth qualifier

First round				Second round					Qualifying competition

5	Takao Suzuki	6	6

	Yahiya Doumbia	3	2
				5	Takao Suzuki	5	3

					James Sekulov	7	6
	Barry Cowan	4	6

	James Sekulov	6	7
										James Sekulov	7	4	6

									28	Vladimir Voltchkov	6	6	2
	Jim Thomas	6	6

	Steven Randjelovic	2	4
					Jim Thomas	6	2	1

				28	Vladimir Voltchkov	3	6	6
	Scott Humphries	6	4

28	Vladimir Voltchkov	7	6

Sixth qualifier

First round				Second round				Qualifying competition

6	Grant Stafford	6	6

	Régis Lavergne	3	2
				6	Grant Stafford	6	6

					Lior Mor	3	3
	Lior Mor	6	7

	Andrei Merinov	3	5
								6	Grant Stafford	3	7	3

									Karsten Braasch	6	6	6
	Mariano Sanchez	6	6

WC	Kevin Kim	4	4
					Mariano Sanchez	3	3

					Karsten Braasch	6	6
	Karsten Braasch	6	6

27	Michael Sell	4	4

Seventh qualifier

First round				Second round				Qualifying competition

7	Brian MacPhie	6	6

WC	Marc Silva	3	4
				7	Brian MacPhie	5	2

					Rodolphe Gilbert	7	6
	Rodolphe Gilbert	6	6

	Daniele Bracciali	2	2
									Rodolphe Gilbert	4	6	6

									Mark Merklein	6	3	7
	Mark Merklein	7	7

WC	Adam Seri	6	5
					Mark Merklein	6	6

				25	Sebastián Prieto	4	4
	Justin Bower	2	3

25	Sebastián Prieto	6	6

Eighth qualifier

First round					Second round					Qualifying competition

8	Vincenzo Santopadre	6	7

	Charles Aufy	2	5
					8	Vincenzo Santopadre	6	2	3

						David Nainkin	4	6	6
	David Nainkin	1	6	6

Alt	Damien Roberts	6	2	3
											David Nainkin	7	6	6

										26	Petr Luxa	5	7	4
	Oren Motevassel	7	6

	Jeff Coetzee	5	3
						Oren Motevassel	4	6	2

					26	Petr Luxa	6	3	6
	Cecil Mamiit	6	3	3

26	Petr Luxa	3	6	6

Ninth qualifier

First round					Second round				Qualifying competition

9	Ivo Heuberger	7	6

	Frédéric Fontang	6	1
					9	Ivo Heuberger	3	5

						Giorgio Galimberti	6	7
	Giorgio Galimberti	4	7	3

	Mosé Navarra	6	6	0^r
										Giorgio Galimberti	4	6	6

										Harel Levy	6	2	3
	Martijn Belgraver	7	6

	João Cunha e Silva	6	4
						Martijn Belgraver	5	3

						Harel Levy	7	6
	Harel Levy	6	6

24	Mark Draper	4	4

Tenth qualifier

First round					Second round					Qualifying competition

10	Neville Godwin	7	6

	Amir Hadad	5	2
					10	Neville Godwin	4

						Olivier Delaître	2^r
	Óscar Burrieza	5	6	4

	Olivier Delaître	7	3	6
										10	Neville Godwin	7	3	6

										23	Bernd Karbacher	5	6	7
	Gerald Mandl	6	6	5

	Andrés Zingman	7	4	7
						Andrés Zingman	2	6	5

					23	Bernd Karbacher	6	4	7
	Max Mirnyi	6	4	4

23	Bernd Karbacher	3	6	6

Eleventh qualifier

First round					Second round					Qualifying competition

11	André Sá	6	3	3

	Eyal Erlich	4	6	6
						Eyal Erlich	6	3	7

						Michael Hill	1	6	5
	Nir Welgreen	7	1	2

	Michael Hill	6	6	6
											Eyal Erlich	6	7

											Toby Mitchell	4	6
	Toby Mitchell	6	5	6

	Teo Susnjak	3	7	0
						Toby Mitchell	2	6	7

						Ronald Agénor	6	3	6
	Ronald Agénor	7	6

22	Francisco Cabello	5	4

Twelfth qualifier

First round					Second round					Qualifying competition

12	Tuomas Ketola	7	1	6

	Stéphane Simian	5	6	4
					12	Tuomas Ketola	4	6	3

						Sergi Duran-Bernad	6	3	6
	Sergi Duran-Bernad	7	3	7

	David DiLucia	6	6	5
											Sergi Duran-Bernad	4	6	4

											Noam Behr	6	3	6
	Jean-François Bachelot	4	6	0

	Maurice Ruah	6	3	6
						Maurice Ruah	2	6	2

						Noam Behr	6	4	6
	Noam Behr	6	6	6

21	Peter Tramacchi	7	3	3

Thirteenth qualifier

First round					Second round					Qualifying competition

13	Tomáš Zíb	2	3

	Antony Dupuis	6	6
						Antony Dupuis	6	4	7

						Ben Ellwood	4	6	6
	Jared Palmer	6	3	4

	Ben Ellwood	3	6	6
											Antony Dupuis	6	6	3

										19	Michael Kohlmann	1	7	6
	George Bastl	6	4	7

WC	Thomas Blake	3	6	5
						George Bastl	5	2

					19	Michael Kohlmann	7	6
WC	Adam Peterson	6	4

19	Michael Kohlmann	7	6

Fourteenth qualifier

First round					Second round					Qualifying competition

14	Lleyton Hewitt	6	4	6

	Răzvan Sabău	0	6	2
					14	Lleyton Hewitt	7	6	4

						Stéphane Huet	5	7	6
	Stéphane Huet	7	6

	Todd Larkham	6	2
											Stéphane Huet	5	6

										20	Arnaud Di Pasquale	7	7
	Danny Sapsford	3	6	7

	Arnaud Boetsch	6	3	6
						Danny Sapsford	3	3

					20	Arnaud Di Pasquale	6	6
	Grant Doyle	6	4

20	Arnaud Di Pasquale	7	6

Fifteenth qualifier

First round					Second round				Qualifying competition

15	Lars Burgsmüller	4	4

	Wesley Whitehouse	6	6
						Wesley Whitehouse	6	6

						Kevin Ullyett	3	1
	Hugo Armando	1	1

	Kevin Ullyett	6	6
										Wesley Whitehouse	6	3	5

									17	Alex Rădulescu	4	6	7
	Andrei Stoliarov	6	3	6

	Miles Maclagan	2	6	3
						Andrei Stoliarov	3	5

					17	Alex Rădulescu	6	7
	Lee Hyung-taik	5	4

17	Alex Rădulescu	7	6

Sixteenth qualifier

First round					Second round					Qualifying competition

16	Wolfgang Schranz	7	6	5

WC	James Blake	6	7	7
					WC	James Blake	6	7

						Louis Vosloo	4	5
	Louis Vosloo	6	7

	Andrew Rueb	2	5
										WC	James Blake	4	2

											David Wheaton	6	6
	Yaoki Ishii	5	3

	David Wheaton	7	6
						David Wheaton	5	6	7

						Allen Belobrajdic	7	1	6
	Allen Belobrajdic	4	6	6

18	Cristiano Caratti	6	3	3

References

External links

1998 US Open – Men's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation

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