1998 Rado Open – Singles Explained

Score:	7–6^(7–5), 7–5, 6–3
Type:	singles doubles
Draw:	32 (3/4/1)
Seeds:	8
Main Name:	Swiss Open (tennis) Swiss Open
Before Name:	Suisse Open Gstaad
After Name:	Rado Swiss Open Gstaad

See main article: 1998 Rado Open.

Àlex Corretja defeated Boris Becker in the final, 7–6^(7–5), 7–5, 6–3 to win the singles tennis title at the 1998 Swiss Open.^{[1] [2]}

Félix Mantilla was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Becker.^{[3] [4]}

This tournament marked the first professional appearance of future 20-time major champion and world No. 1 Roger Federer; he lost in the first round to lucky loser Lucas Arnold Ker.^{[5] [6]}

Seeds

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

Draw

Bottom half

Qualifying

Lucky loser

1. Lucas Arnold Ker (replaced Tommy Haas)^[6]

Qualifying draw

Fourth qualifier

External links

• Official results archive (ATP)
• Official results archive (ITF)

Notes and References

1. News: Becker slips in quest for clay title . 3 December 2022 . . 13 July 1998.
2. News: Corretja derrota a Becker en la final de Gstaad . Corretja defeated Becker at the Gstaad final . 3 December 2022 . . 13 July 1998 . . es.
3. News: TENNIS: ROUNDUP -- SWISS OPEN; Becker Shows He's Not Done Yet . 3 December 2022 . . . 11 July 1998.
4. News: In Swiss, Becker to play Ríos . 3 December 2022 . . 11 July 1998.
5. News: Ilic . Jovica . July 7, 1998: Roger Federer makes a debut on the ATP Tour in Gstaad . 3 December 2022 . Tennis World . 7 July 2017.
6. News: Torok . Sebastián . Lucas Arnold Ker, a 20 años de derrotar a Federer en el debut del suizo en el circuito: 'De chico no parecía crack' . Lucas Arnold Ker, 20 years after defeating Federer at the swiss' debut in the ATP Tour: 'As a kid, he didn't look like a prodigy' . 3 December 2022 . . 5 July 2018 . es.