1998 International Raiffeisen Grand Prix – Singles

Singles
1998 International Raiffeisen Grand Prix
Champion	Marcelo Ríos[1]
Runner-up	Vincent Spadea
Final score	6–2, 6–0

The 1998 International Raiffeisen Grand Prix was a men's tennis tournament played on Clay in St. Pölten, Austria that was part of the International Series of the 1998 ATP Tour. It was the eighteenth edition of the tournament and was held from 18–24 May 1998.

Seeds

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

1. Marcelo Ríos (Champion)
2. Patrick Rafter (First Round)
3. Thomas Muster (Quarterfinals)
4. Andrea Gaudenzi (Semifinals)
5. Guillaume Raoux (First Round)
6. Francisco Clavet (Quarterfinals)
7. Galo Blanco (Quarterfinals)
8. Richard Fromberg (Second Round)

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]
	1	Marcelo Ríos	6	6
	4	Andrea Gaudenzi	4	3
								1	Marcelo Ríos	6	6
									Vince Spadea	2	0
		Marcelo Filippini	2	0
		Vince Spadea	6	6

Top Half

First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
1	M Ríos	6	6
	S Draper	1	3				1	M Ríos	6	6
	M-K Goellner	3	7	6				M-K Goellner	4	3
	W Black	6	6^3	1										1	M Ríos	6	6
	T Nydahl	6	5	6										7	G Blanco	2	2
	Á Calatrava	4	7	2				T Nydahl	3	5
7	G Blanco	6	7				7	G Blanco	6	7
	M Meneschincheri	3	6^3																		1	M Ríos	6	6
4	A Gaudenzi	6	7																		4	A Gaudenzi	4	3
	J-M Gambill	3	5				4	A Gaudenzi	6	4	6
	D Nargiso	6	6					D Nargiso	2	6	3
	H Gumy	4	2											4	A Gaudenzi	6	6
	J Sánchez	6	6											6	F Clavet	3	4
	G Pozzi	2	3					J Sánchez	7	5	0
6	F Clavet	6	6				6	F Clavet	6	7	6
	S Campbell	3	1

Bottom Half

First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	M Filippini	6	6
5	G Raoux	2	2					M Filippini	7	6
	Ó Serrano	6	6					Ó Serrano	6^4	3
	M Hipfl	4	3												M Filippini	6	6
	JA Marín	7	6											3	T Muster	3	4
	N Lapentti	5	3					JA Marín	3	7	2
3	T Muster	4	6	7			3	T Muster	6	6^4	6
	C Trimmel	6	1	5																		M Filippini	2	0
8	R Fromberg	6^3	7	6																		V Spadea	6	6
	G Stafford	7	6^1	1			8	R Fromberg	6	3	3
	V Spadea	7	7					V Spadea	4	6	6
	K Carlsen	5	5												V Spadea	7	6
	S Schalken	6	6												S Schalken	6^3	1
	JA Viloca	1	3					S Schalken	6	6
	B Black	6	6					B Black	1	4
2	P Rafter	3	4

References

1. "1998 St. Polten". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 15 December 2014.