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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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The 1998 Grand Prix de Tennis de Toulouse was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor hard in Toulouse, France that was part of the International Series of the 1998 ATP Tour. It was the seventeenth edition of the tournament and was held from 28 September – 4 October.

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.

Seeds

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

1. Greg Rusedski (final)
2. Jan Siemerink (champion)
3. Thomas Johansson (semifinals)
4. Nicolas Kiefer (semifinals)
5. Fabrice Santoro (first round)
6. Magnus Larsson (first round)
7. Richard Fromberg (second round)
8. Unknown (withdrew)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

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	6	6				1	G Rusedski	6	6
		A Medvedev	6	6	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	6	6	4				A Clément	6	4	7
	LL	M Sinner	6	6				LL	M Sinner	3	6	6
		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	6	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	6	6
		S Sargsian	6	7					S Sargsian	5	7	3
		L Roux	3	6											Q	S Huet	6	4	5
		D Vacek	7	6											3	T Johansson	3	6	7
		G Pozzi	6	4					D Vacek	4	3
	3	T Johansson	7	7				3	T Johansson	6	6
	WC	A Di Pasquale	6	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	6
	Q	R Federer	6	6				Q	R Federer	6	7
		G Raoux	2	2											Q	R Federer	6	2
		J Golmard	6	7											2	J Siemerink	7	6
		D Prinosil	4	6					J Golmard	6	3	4
	2	J Siemerink	6	6				2	J Siemerink	3	6	6
		G Cañas	3	4

Qualifying

Qualifying seeds

All seeds receive a bye into the second round.

1. Martin Sinner (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
2. Ivo Heuberger (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
3. Alex Rădulescu (second round)
4. Petr Luxa (qualifying competition)
5. Nenad Zimonjić (second round)
6. Olivier Delaître (qualifying competition)
7. Régis Lavergne (second round)
8. Julien Boutter (qualified)

Qualifiers

1. Julien Boutter
2. Stéphane Huet
3. Roger Federer
4. Lionel Barthez

Lucky losers

1. Martin Sinner
2. Ivo Heuberger

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

References

1. ^ "1998 Toulouse". International Tennis Federation. Archived from the original on 5 January 2015. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
2. "TENNIS: ROUNDUP -- GRAND SLAM CUP; Rios Outlasts Agassi As Williams Prevails". The New York Times. Associated Press. 5 October 1998. Retrieved 19 December 2022. TOULOUSE OPEN Jan Siemerink of the Netherlands beat top-seeded Greg Rusedski, 6-4, 6-4, to win the Toulouse Open in France. It was Siemerink's first victory since the Rotterdam A.T.P. tournament in March and his fourth over all.
3. "Toulouse — Sunday's Results". Las Vegas Sun. 5 October 1998. Retrieved 19 December 2022. Singles / Championship / Jan Siemerink (2), Netherlands, def. Greg Rusedski (1), Britain, 6-4, 6-4.

External links

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

• 1998 ATP Tour
• Grand Prix de Tennis de Toulouse