1998 Grand Prix De Tennis De Toulouse – Singles

It was the seventeenth edition of the tournament and was held from 28 September – 4 October.

Singles
1998 Grand Prix de Tennis de Toulouse
Final
Champion	Jan Siemerink
Runner-up	Greg Rusedski
Score	6–4, 6–4
Details
Draw	32 (2WC/4Q/2LL)
Seeds	8
Events
Singles Doubles
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Nicolas Kiefer was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Greg Rusedski.

Jan Siemerink won the title by defeating Greg Rusedski 6–4, 6–4 in the final.

This tournament was notable for being where future 20-time Grand Slam champion and world No. 1 Roger Federer recorded his first match win.

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

Key

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Greg Rusedski	6	6
	4	Nicolas Kiefer	4	1
								1	Greg Rusedski	4	4
								2	Jan Siemerink	6	6
	3	Thomas Johansson	3	6	5
	2	Jan Siemerink	6	3	7

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	G Rusedski	7	7
		M-K Goellner	65	63				1	G Rusedski	6	6
		A Medvedev	6	65	6				A Medvedev	4	3
	WC	J-P Perlant	4	7	4										1	G Rusedski	6	6
		A Clément	7	3	6											A Clément	4	1
		S Grosjean	64	6	4				A Clément	6	4	7
	LL	M Sinner	6	6				LL	M Sinner	3	6	61
		P Haarhuis	2	4																		1	G Rusedski	6	6
	4	N Kiefer	6	6																		4	N Kiefer	4	1
	Q	J Boutter	1	2				4	N Kiefer	4	6	6
	Q	L Barthez	7	6				Q	L Barthez	6	3	1
		C Vinck	67	2											4	N Kiefer	6	3	6
		J Tarango	4	6	6											M Rosset	3	6	1
	LL	I Heuberger	6	1	4				J Tarango	3	4
		M Rosset	4	6	6				M Rosset	6	6
	5	F Santoro	6	2	3

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	Q	S Huet	7	7
	6	M Larsson	5	5				Q	S Huet	7	65	6
		S Sargsian	6	7					S Sargsian	5	7	3
		L Roux	3	65											Q	S Huet	6	4	5
		D Vacek	7	6											3	T Johansson	3	6	7
		G Pozzi	62	4					D Vacek	4	3
	3	T Johansson	7	7				3	T Johansson	6	6
	WC	A Di Pasquale	66	5																		3	T Johansson	3	6	5
	7	R Fromberg	6	6																		2	J Siemerink	6	3	7
		D Sanguinetti	4	4				7	R Fromberg	1	65
	Q	R Federer	6	6				Q	R Federer	6	7
		G Raoux	2	2											Q	R Federer	65	2
		J Golmard	6	7											2	J Siemerink	7	6
		D Prinosil	4	64					J Golmard	6	3	4
	2	J Siemerink	6	6				2	J Siemerink	3	6	6
		G Cañas	3	4

Qualifying seeds

All seeds receive a bye into the second round.

Qualifiers

Lucky losers

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
								1	Martin Sinner	6	6
									Sébastien de Chaunac	4	4
		Sébastien de Chaunac	4	6	6
	WC	Mathieu Cordelier	6	3	2
															1	Martin Sinner	3	6	4
															8	Julien Boutter	6	3	6
		José María Arnedo	2	3
		Guillaume Marx	6	6
									Guillaume Marx	6	6
								8	Julien Boutter	7	7

Second qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
								2	Ivo Heuberger	4	6	7
									David Adams	6	1	6
		Aleksandar Kitinov	2	3
		David Adams	6	6
															2	Ivo Heuberger	0	6	2
																Stéphane Huet	6	0	6
		Stéphane Huet	6	6
		Vincent Lavergne	2	4
									Stéphane Huet	7	6
								7	Régis Lavergne	5	2

Third qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
								3	Alex Rădulescu	6	6
									Roger Federer	7	7
		Marcello Wowk	6	2
		Roger Federer	7	6
																Roger Federer	6	6
															6	Olivier Delaître	4	4
		Jérôme Hanquez	6	7
		Gregory Zavialoff	4	6
									Jérôme Hanquez	0	1
								6	Olivier Delaître	6	6

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
								4	Petr Luxa	6	6
								WC	Romain Ambert	4	2
		Aleksander Mierzwiński	6	2
	WC	Romain Ambert	7	6
															4	Petr Luxa	6	4	1
																Lionel Barthez	3	6	6
		Lionel Barthez	6	7
		Peter Nyborg	3	6
									Lionel Barthez	6	7
								5	Nenad Zimonjić	2	5