1998 US Open – Men's singles qualifying

Men's singles qualifying
1998 US Open
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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

  1. Argentina Martin Rodriguez (qualified)
  2. Germany Rainer Schüttler (second round)
  3. Italy Laurence Tieleman (second round)
  4. Australia Michael Tebbutt (second round)
  5. Japan Takao Suzuki (second round)
  6. South Africa Grant Stafford (qualifying competition)
  7. United States Brian MacPhie (second round)
  8. Italy Vincenzo Santopadre (second round)
  9. Switzerland Ivo Heuberger (second round)
  10. South Africa Neville Godwin (qualifying competition)
  11. Brazil André Sá (first round)
  12. Finland Tuomas Ketola (second round)
  13. Czech Republic Tomáš Zíb (first round)
  14. Australia Lleyton Hewitt (second round)
  15. Germany Lars Burgsmüller (first round)
  16. Austria Wolfgang Schranz (first round)
  17. Germany Alex Rădulescu (qualified)
  18. Italy Cristiano Caratti (first round)
  19. Germany Michael Kohlmann (qualified)
  20. France Arnaud Di Pasquale (qualified)
  21. Australia Peter Tramacchi (first round)
  22. Argentina Francisco Cabello (first round)
  23. Germany Bernd Karbacher (qualified)
  24. Australia Mark Draper (first round)
  25. Argentina Sebastián Prieto (second round)
  26. Czech Republic Petr Luxa (qualifying competition)
  27. United States Michael Sell (first round)
  28. Belarus Vladimir Voltchkov (qualifying competition)
  29. Netherlands Peter Wessels (first round)
  30. France Gérard Solvès (qualifying competition)
  31. Italy Stefano Pescosolido (qualifying competition)
  32. Brazil Adriano Ferreira (first round)

Qualifiers

  1. Argentina Martin Rodriguez
  2. South Korea Yoon Yong-il
  3. Australia Wayne Arthurs
  4. France Jean-Baptiste Perlant
  5. Australia James Sekulov
  6. Germany Karsten Braasch
  7. United States Mark Merklein
  8. South Africa David Nainkin
  9. Italy Giorgio Galimberti
  10. Germany Bernd Karbacher
  11. Israel Eyal Erlich
  12. Israel Noam Behr
  13. Germany Michael Kohlmann
  14. France Arnaud Di Pasquale
  15. Germany Alex Rădulescu
  16. United States David Wheaton

Qualifying draw

Key

First qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
1 Argentina Martin Rodriguez 6 6
  France Julien Boutter 4 1
1 Argentina Martin Rodriguez 6 6
WC United States Wynn Criswell 4 1
  Spain Quino Muñoz 5 2
WC United States Wynn Criswell 7 6
1 Argentina Martin Rodriguez 6 5 7
31 Italy Stefano Pescosolido 2 7 5
  Romania Gabriel Trifu 6 6
  Belgium Denis van Uffelen 3 4
  Romania Gabriel Trifu 6 2
31 Italy Stefano Pescosolido 7 6
  Israel Eyal Ran 2 6 1
31 Italy Stefano Pescosolido 6 1 6

Second qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
2 Germany Rainer Schüttler 6 2
WC United States Mike Bryan 2 0r
2 Germany Rainer Schüttler 7 6 2
  South Korea Yoon Yong-il 6 7 6
  Czech Republic Ota Fukárek 5 3
  South Korea Yoon Yong-il 7 6
  South Korea Yoon Yong-il 3 6 6
  Slovenia Iztok Božič 6 2 4
  Netherlands Marc Merry 6 3
  Slovenia Iztok Božič 7 6
  Slovenia Iztok Božič 6 2 6
  United Kingdom Nick Gould 3 6 1
  United Kingdom Nick Gould 6 7
32 Brazil Adriano Ferreira 3 6

Third qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
3 Italy Laurence Tieleman 7 4 6
  Canada Frédéric Niemeyer 6 6 3
3 Italy Laurence Tieleman 4 2
  Australia Wayne Arthurs 6 6
  Australia Wayne Arthurs 7 7
  Japan Gouichi Motomura 6 5
  Australia Wayne Arthurs 4 6 6
30 France Gérard Solvès 6 2 4
  United States Wade McGuire 6 6
  Finland Tommi Lenho 4 2
  United States Wade McGuire 2 6
30 France Gérard Solvès 6 7
  United States David Witt 5 7 6
30 France Gérard Solvès 7 5 7

Fourth qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
4 Australia Michael Tebbutt 6 6
  Japan Hideki Kaneko 4 3
4 Australia Michael Tebbutt 4 7 5
  France Jean-Baptiste Perlant 6 6 7
  United States David Caldwell 6 3 3
  France Jean-Baptiste Perlant 3 6 6
  France Jean-Baptiste Perlant 3 6 6
  United States Doug Flach 6 2 2
WC United States Patrick McEnroe 4 2
  United States Michael Joyce 6 6
  United States Michael Joyce 5 4
  United States Doug Flach 7 6
  United States Doug Flach 6 7
29 Netherlands Peter Wessels 1 6

Fifth qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
5 Japan Takao Suzuki 6 6
  Senegal Yahiya Doumbia 3 2
5 Japan Takao Suzuki 5 3
  Australia James Sekulov 7 6
  United Kingdom Barry Cowan 4 6
  Australia James Sekulov 6 7
  Australia James Sekulov 7 4 6
28 Belarus Vladimir Voltchkov 6 6 2
  United States Jim Thomas 6 6
  Australia Steven Randjelovic 2 4
  United States Jim Thomas 6 2 1
28 Belarus Vladimir Voltchkov 3 6 6
  United States Scott Humphries 6 4
28 Belarus Vladimir Voltchkov 7 6

Sixth qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
6 South Africa Grant Stafford 6 6
  France Régis Lavergne 3 2
6 South Africa Grant Stafford 6 6
  Israel Lior Mor 3 3
  Israel Lior Mor 6 7
  Russia Andrei Merinov 3 5
6 South Africa Grant Stafford 3 7 3
  Germany Karsten Braasch 6 6 6
  Mexico Mariano Sanchez 6 6
WC United States Kevin Kim 4 4
  Mexico Mariano Sanchez 3 3
  Germany Karsten Braasch 6 6
  Germany Karsten Braasch 6 6
27 United States Michael Sell 4 4

Seventh qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
7 United States Brian MacPhie 6 6
WC United States Marc Silva 3 4
7 United States Brian MacPhie 5 2
  France Rodolphe Gilbert 7 6
  France Rodolphe Gilbert 6 6
  Italy Daniele Bracciali 2 2
  France Rodolphe Gilbert 4 6 6
  United States Mark Merklein 6 3 7
  United States Mark Merklein 7 7
WC United States Adam Seri 6 5
  United States Mark Merklein 6 6
25 Argentina Sebastián Prieto 4 4
  South Africa Justin Bower 2 3
25 Argentina Sebastián Prieto 6 6

Eighth qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
8 Italy Vincenzo Santopadre 6 7
  France Charles Aufy 2 5
8 Italy Vincenzo Santopadre 6 2 3
  South Africa David Nainkin 4 6 6
  South Africa David Nainkin 1 6 6
Alt South Africa Damien Roberts 6 2 3
  South Africa David Nainkin 7 6 6
26 Czech Republic Petr Luxa 5 7 4
  United States Oren Motevassel 7 6
  South Africa Jeff Coetzee 5 3
  United States Oren Motevassel 4 6 2
26 Czech Republic Petr Luxa 6 3 6
  United States Cecil Mamiit 6 3 3
26 Czech Republic Petr Luxa 3 6 6

Ninth qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
9 Switzerland Ivo Heuberger 7 6
  France Frédéric Fontang 6 1
9 Switzerland Ivo Heuberger 3 5
  Italy Giorgio Galimberti 6 7
  Italy Giorgio Galimberti 4 7 3
  Italy Mosé Navarra 6 6 0r
  Italy Giorgio Galimberti 4 6 6
  Israel Harel Levy 6 2 3
  Netherlands Martijn Belgraver 7 6
  Portugal João Cunha e Silva 6 4
  Netherlands Martijn Belgraver 5 3
  Israel Harel Levy 7 6
  Israel Harel Levy 6 6
24 Australia Mark Draper 4 4

Tenth qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
10 South Africa Neville Godwin 7 6
  Israel Amir Hadad 5 2
10 South Africa Neville Godwin 4
  France Olivier Delaître 2r
  Spain Óscar Burrieza 5 6 4
  France Olivier Delaître 7 3 6
10 South Africa Neville Godwin 7 3 6
23 Germany Bernd Karbacher 5 6 7
  Austria Gerald Mandl 6 6 5
  Argentina Andrés Zingman 7 4 7
  Argentina Andrés Zingman 2 6 5
23 Germany Bernd Karbacher 6 4 7
  Belarus Max Mirnyi 6 4 4
23 Germany Bernd Karbacher 3 6 6

Eleventh qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
11 Brazil André Sá 6 3 3
  Israel Eyal Erlich 4 6 6
  Israel Eyal Erlich 6 3 7
  Australia Michael Hill 1 6 5
  Israel Nir Welgreen 7 1 2
  Australia Michael Hill 6 6 6
  Israel Eyal Erlich 6 7
  Australia Toby Mitchell 4 6
  Australia Toby Mitchell 6 5 6
  New Zealand Teo Susnjak 3 7 0
  Australia Toby Mitchell 2 6 7
  Haiti Ronald Agénor 6 3 6
  Haiti Ronald Agénor 7 6
22 Argentina Francisco Cabello 5 4

Twelfth qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
12 Finland Tuomas Ketola 7 1 6
  France Stéphane Simian 5 6 4
12 Finland Tuomas Ketola 4 6 3
  Spain Sergi Duran-Bernad 6 3 6
  Spain Sergi Duran-Bernad 7 3 7
  United States David DiLucia 6 6 5
  Spain Sergi Duran-Bernad 4 6 4
  Israel Noam Behr 6 3 6
  France Jean-François Bachelot 4 6 0
  Venezuela Maurice Ruah 6 3 6
  Venezuela Maurice Ruah 2 6 2
  Israel Noam Behr 6 4 6
  Israel Noam Behr 6 6 6
21 Australia Peter Tramacchi 7 3 3

Thirteenth qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
13 Czech Republic Tomáš Zíb 2 3
  France Antony Dupuis 6 6
  France Antony Dupuis 6 4 7
  Australia Ben Ellwood 4 6 6
  United States Jared Palmer 6 3 4
  Australia Ben Ellwood 3 6 6
  France Antony Dupuis 6 6 3
19 Germany Michael Kohlmann 1 7 6
  Switzerland George Bastl 6 4 7
WC United States Thomas Blake 3 6 5
  Switzerland George Bastl 5 2
19 Germany Michael Kohlmann 7 6
WC United States Adam Peterson 6 4
19 Germany Michael Kohlmann 7 6

Fourteenth qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
14 Australia Lleyton Hewitt 6 4 6
  Romania Răzvan Sabău 0 6 2
14 Australia Lleyton Hewitt 7 6 4
  France Stéphane Huet 5 7 6
  France Stéphane Huet 7 6
  Australia Todd Larkham 6 2
  France Stéphane Huet 5 6
20 France Arnaud Di Pasquale 7 7
  United Kingdom Danny Sapsford 3 6 7
  France Arnaud Boetsch 6 3 6
  United Kingdom Danny Sapsford 3 3
20 France Arnaud Di Pasquale 6 6
  Australia Grant Doyle 6 4
20 France Arnaud Di Pasquale 7 6

Fifteenth qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
15 Germany Lars Burgsmüller 4 4
  South Africa Wesley Whitehouse 6 6
  South Africa Wesley Whitehouse 6 6
  South Africa Kevin Ullyett 3 1
  United States Hugo Armando 1 1
  South Africa Kevin Ullyett 6 6
  South Africa Wesley Whitehouse 6 3 5
17 Germany Alex Rădulescu 4 6 7
  Russia Andrei Stoliarov 6 3 6
  United Kingdom Miles Maclagan 2 6 3
  Russia Andrei Stoliarov 3 5
17 Germany Alex Rădulescu 6 7
  South Korea Lee Hyung-taik 5 4
17 Germany Alex Rădulescu 7 6

Sixteenth qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
16 Austria Wolfgang Schranz 7 6 5
WC United States James Blake 6 7 7
WC United States James Blake 6 7
  South Africa Louis Vosloo 4 5
  South Africa Louis Vosloo 6 7
  United States Andrew Rueb 2 5
WC United States James Blake 4 2
  United States David Wheaton 6 6
  Japan Yaoki Ishii 5 3
  United States David Wheaton 7 6
  United States David Wheaton 5 6 7
  Australia Allen Belobrajdic 7 1 6
  Australia Allen Belobrajdic 4 6 6
18 Italy Cristiano Caratti 6 3 3

References

  1. ^ Rueb, Andrew. "A Primer on Tournament Draws and Seeding". Straight Sets – Tennis Blog of the New York Times. Retrieved August 3, 2019.


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