The

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is the elite tour for professional men's

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organized by the

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(ATP). The ATP Tour includes the four

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tournaments, the

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, the ATP Super 9, the Championship Series and the

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tournaments.

Schedule

This is the complete schedule of events on the 1998 ATP Tour, with player progression documented from the quarter-final stage. ;Key

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

ATP rankings

These are the rankings of the top twenty players of the ATP Tour, at the end of the 1997 ATP Tour, and of the 1998 season, with number of rankings points, highest and lowest position during the year, and number of spots gained or lost from 1997 to 1998.

Singles

Statistical information

These tables present the number of

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(S), doubles (D), and

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(X) titles won by each player and each nation during the season, within all the tournament categories of the 1998 ATP Tour: the

tournaments, the ATP Tour World Championships, the ATP Super 9, the ATP Championship Series, and the ATP World Series.

Titles won by player

^ Rios also won the Grand Slam Cup, which on December 9, 1999, merged with the ATP Tour World Championship, the ATP's year-end tournament also held annually in Germany. This gave birth to the present ATP World Tour Finals. Titles won by nation (singles): * 13 (San Jose, Philadelphia, Scottsdale, Barcelona, Orlando, Atlanta, Wimbledon, Washington, D.C., Los Angeles, Boston, Shanghai, Vienna, Ostrava, Stockholm) * 12 (Dubai, Estoril, Monte Carlo Masters, Hamburg Masters, French Open, Bologna, Gstaad, Kitzbühel, Indianapolis, Bournemouth, Bucharest, Lyon, Santiago, ATP Finals) * 10 (Adelaide, Memphis, Chennai, Coral Springs, London, 's-Hertogenbosch, Canada Masters, Cincinnati Masters, Long Island, US Open) * 7 (Auckland, Indian Wells Masters, Miami Masters, Rome Masters, St. Poelten, Grand Slam Cup, Singapore) * 6 (Marseille, Copenhagen, Munich, Nottingham, Båstad, Amsterdam) * 4 (Doha, Australian Open, Umag, Mexico City) * 4 (Antwerp, Tashkent, Basel, Paris Masters) * 4 (St. Petersburg, Rotterdam, Toulouse, Stuttgart Masters) * 3 (Prague, Stuttgart, Mallorca) * 3 (London, Halle, Moscow) * 3 (Sydney, San Marino, New Haven) * 2 (Palermo, Bogotá) * 2 (London, Halle) * 1 (Split) * 1 (Hong Kong) * 1 (Newport) * 1 (Casablanca) * 1 (Tokyo) The following players won their first career title: *

Kenneth Carlsen Kenneth Carlsen (born 17 April 1973) is a Danish former professional tennis player, who was active between 1992 and 2007. Carlsen played left-handed with a one-handed backhand. His greatest asset was his powerful serve, and his game was therefor ...

– Hong Kong *

Scott Draper Scott Dennis Draper (born 5 June 1974) is an Australian former tennis player and golfer. He won the Australian Open Mixed Doubles with Samantha Stosur in 2005. Draper also reached the fourth round of the 1995 and 1996 French Opens, and the four ...

– London *

Andrea Gaudenzi Andrea Gaudenzi (; born 30 July 1973) is an Italian former tennis player and the current chairman of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) since January 2020. Gaudenzi was born in Faenza, Italy, in the province of Ravenna, and turned p ...

– Casablanca *

Lleyton Hewitt Lleyton Glynn Hewitt (born 24 February 1981) is an Australian former world No. 1 tennis player. He is the most recent Australian man to win a major singles title, with two at the 2001 US Open and 2002 Wimbledon Championships. In November 200 ...

– Adelaide *

Dominik Hrbatý Dominik Hrbatý (; born 4 January 1978) is a Slovakian former professional tennis player. Hrbatý reached the semifinals of the 1999 French Open, and achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 12 in October 2005. Hrbatý is one of onl ...

– San Marino * Andrew Ilie – Coral Springs *

Leander Paes Leander Adrian Paes ( ; born 17 June 1973) is an Indian former professional tennis player. He is regarded as one of the greatest doubles tennis players ever. He holds the record for the most doubles wins in the Davis Cup. Paes won eight men's ...

– Newport *

Andrei Pavel Andrei Pavel (born 27 January 1974) is a Romanian tennis coach and former professional tennis player. Career Andrei began playing tennis at age eight, and moved to Germany at age sixteen. Turned professional in 1995. He won three singles tit ...

– Tokyo *

Mariano Puerta Mariano Rubén Puerta (; born 19 September 1978) is an Argentine former professional tennis player. He reached a career-high ATP world No. 9 singles ranking in August 2005. His career highlight of reaching the final of the French Open in 2005 ...

– Palermo *

Mariano Zabaleta Mariano Zabaleta (born 28 February 1978) is a retired professional male tennis player from Argentina. He had an unusual but effective service motion. His best shot was his forehand and his favourite surface was clay. Zabaleta's career highlights ...

– Bogotá

References

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