1998 US Open – Boys' singles

Boys' singles
1998 US Open
Champion	David Nalbandian
Runner-up	Roger Federer
Score	6–3, 7–5

Main article: 1998 US Open (tennis)

Arnaud Di Pasquale was the defending champion, but did not compete this year.

David Nalbandian won the title by defeating Roger Federer 6–3, 7–5 in the final.

Seeds

1. Julien Jeanpierre (third round)
2. Fernando González (quarterfinals)
3. Andreas Vinciguerra (first round)
4. Roger Federer (final)
5. Guillermo Coria (first round)
6. Cheng Wei-jen (third round)
7. Flávio Saretta (first round)
8. Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi (first round)
9. Taylor Dent (third round)
10. David Nalbandian (champion)
11. José de Armas (first round)
12. Ladislav Chramosta (first round)
13. Olivier Rochus (third round)
14. Lovro Zovko (semifinals)
15. Valentin Sanon (third round)
16. Andy Ram (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• ITF = ITF entry
• PR = Protected ranking
• SR = Special ranking
• SE = Special exempt
• JE = Junior exempt
• JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
• CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
• NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	16	Andy Ram	6	5	3
	10	David Nalbandian	4	7	6
								10	David Nalbandian	6	6
								14	Lovro Zovko	2	2
	14	Lovro Zovko	6	3	77
		Zack Fleishman	0	6	61
															10	David Nalbandian	6	7
															4	Roger Federer	3	5
		Jérôme Haehnel	5	6	1
	4	Roger Federer	7	3	6
								4	Roger Federer	6	4	6
									Kristian Pless	3	6	3
		Kristian Pless	6	6
	2	Fernando González	4	3

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	1	J Jeanpierre	6	6
		M Boeker	4	3				1	J Jeanpierre	6	6	6
		Jakub Hašek	6	3	6				J Hašek	7	4	2
		Jorge Haro	3	6	3										1	J Jeanpierre	3	2
		A Kedryuk	2	6	3										16	A Ram	6	6
		J Melzer	6	3	6				J Melzer	6	7	4
		Sanzaruz Zaman	2	1				16	A Ram	7	6	6
	16	A Ram	6	6																		16	A Ram	6	5	3
	10	D Nalbandian	6	6																		10	D Nalbandian	4	7	6
		B Veress	0	2				10	D Nalbandian	6	6
		L Magdinčev	6	2	3				R Steckley	0	1
		R Steckley	3	6	6										10	D Nalbandian	6	6
		M Youzhny	6	6												M Youzhny	3	2
		Sebastien Aickele	0	2					M Youzhny	6	5	7
		Johan Kareld	6	6					J Kareld	2	7	5
	7	F Saretta	4	1

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	3	A Vinciguerra	6	4
		Bob Borella	7	6					B Borella	2	4
		Manoj Mahadevan	4	4					J Nieminen	6	6
		J Nieminen	6	6												J Nieminen	7	1	4
		Raimonds Sproga	6	4	4										14	L Zovko	6	6	6
		Cyril Martin	3	6	6				C Martin	6	3
		S Lipsky	4	1				14	L Zovko	7	6
	14	L Zovko	6	6																		14	L Zovko	6	3	7
	11	J de Armas	6	7	3																		Z Fleishman	0	6	6
		Z Fleishman	7	5	6				Z Fleishman	6	6
		Christian-Michael Straka	6	7					CM Straka	3	3
		L Joseph	3	5												Z Fleishman	7	6
		Mark Kovacs	7	6	3										6	W-j Cheng	5	1
		Philipp Hammer	6	7	6				P Hammer	7	3	2
		Simon Dickson	6	4	2			6	W-j Cheng	5	6	6
	6	Cheng Wei-jen	3	6	6

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	5	G Coria	4	6
		KJ Hippensteel	6	7					KJ Hippensteel	4	6	6
		Vijay Kannan	6	6					V Kannan	6	3	2
		A Bogomolov Jr.	3	2												KJ Hippensteel	4	4
		A Kračman	3	6	3											J Haehnel	6	6
		M Hilton	6	2	6				M Hilton	4	4
		J Haehnel	6	6					J Haehnel	6	6
	12	Ladislav Chramosta	3	4																			J Haehnel	5	6	1
	13	O Rochus	3	6	6																	4	R Federer	7	3	6
		J Adaktusson	6	2	3			13	O Rochus	6	6
		L Harper-Griffith	1	0					P King	2	3
		P King	6	6											13	O Rochus	2	5
		Stephen Moros	2	2											4	R Federer	6	7
		Philip Langer	6	6					P Langer	3	2
		Boris Bachert	2	2				4	R Federer	6	6
	4	R Federer	6	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	8	A Qureshi	6	2
		K Pless	7	6					K Pless	6	6
		Robert Kowalczyk	7	6					R Kowalczyk	2	3
		M Fish	6	3												K Pless	6	6
		L Pampoulov	2	7	6										9	T Dent	4	2
		JJ Rojer	6	6	3				L Pampoulov	4	1
		Jiří Vrbka	4	3				9	T Dent	6	6
	9	T Dent	6	6																			K Pless	6	6
	15	V Sanon	6	6																		2	F González	4	3
		Ryota Taguchi	4	4				15	V Sanon	7	6
		D Martin	6	6					D Martin	5	0
		K Beck	2	4											15	V Sanon	6	4
		Alexander Hartman	0	4											2	F González	7	6
		L Uebel	6	6					L Uebel	2	1
		A Roddick	6	4	2			2	F González	6	6
	2	F González	3	6	6

References

• ITF tournament profile
• Unofficial results archive (since Quarterfinals)