1998 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' Singles

Boys' Singles
1998 Wimbledon Championships
Champion Switzerland Roger Federer
Runner-up Georgia (country) Irakli Labadze
Final score 6–4, 6–4

Wesley Whitehouse was the defending champion, but turned 18 years old during the season and, therefore, was ineligible to compete in Juniors.

Roger Federer won the title by defeating Irakli Labadze 6–4, 6–4 in the final. It was the 4th singles title for Federer on his Juniors career.

Seeds

  1. France Julien Jeanpierre (Quarterfinals)
  2. Chile Fernando González (First round)
  3. Chinese Taipei Cheng Wei-jen (Third round)
  4. Czech Republic Robin Vik (Second round)
  5. Switzerland Roger Federer (Champion)
  6. Brazil Flávio Saretta (Quarterfinals)
  7. Georgia (country) Irakli Labadze (Final)
  8. Brazil Ricardo Mello (First round)
  9. Belgium Olivier Rochus (First round)
  10. Venezuela José de Armas (Quarterfinals)
  11. United States Taylor Dent (Second round)
  12. Pakistan Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi (Third round)
  13. Sweden Jacob Adaktusson (First round)
  14. Ivory Coast Valentin Sanon (Second round)
  15. Argentina Edgardo Massa (Second round)
  16. Hungary Balázs Veress (First round)

Draw

Key

Finals

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                                       
  1  France Julien Jeanpierre 6 3  
 Croatia Lovro Zovko 7 6  
   Croatia Lovro Zovko 5 2  
  5  Switzerland Roger Federer 7 6  
 United Kingdom David Sherwood 6 2
  5  Switzerland Roger Federer 7 6  
    5  Switzerland Roger Federer 6 6
  7  Georgia (country) Irakli Labadze 4 4
  7  Georgia (country) Irakli Labadze 1 7 6  
10  Venezuela José de Armas 6 6 3  
  7  Georgia (country) Irakli Labadze 3 7 6
   Russia Kirill Ivanov-Smolensky 6 6 3  
6  Brazil Flávio Saretta 5 2
   Russia Kirill Ivanov-Smolensky 7 6  

Top Half

Section 1

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
1  France Julien Jeanpierre 6 4 6  
 Mexico Jorge Haro 2 6 3     1  France J Jeanpierre 6 6  
Q  Germany Sebastien Aickele 2 3      Poland F Aniola 3 4  
 Poland Filip Aniola 6 6       1  France J Jeanpierre 6 6  
 Austria Markus Polessnig 1 4        Greece V Mazarakis 3 4  
 Greece Vasilis Mazarakis 6 6      Greece V Mazarakis 6 3 6
Q  Republic of Macedonia Lazar Magdinčev 2 2     11  United States T Dent 4 6 0  
11  United States Taylor Dent 6 6       1  France J Jeanpierre 6 3
13  Sweden Jacob Adaktusson 7 4 3        Croatia L Zovko 7 6
 Croatia Lovro Zovko 6 6 6      Croatia L Zovko 6 6  
Q  United Kingdom Tom Higgins 1 5      United Kingdom R Brooks 4 4  
 United Kingdom Richard Brooks 6 7        Croatia L Zovko 6 6
 Denmark Bob Borella 6 6       Q  United States A Park 0 4  
 India Vijay Kannan 1 4      Denmark B Borella 7 5 5
Q  United States Andrew Park 7 1 6     Q  United States A Park 6 7 7  
8  Brazil Ricardo Mello 5 6 1  

Section 2

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
3  Chinese Taipei Cheng Wei-jen 6 6 7  
 Czech Republic Ladislav Chramosta 7 4 5     3  Chinese Taipei W-j Cheng 3 6 6  
LL  Kazakhstan Alexey Kedryuk 7 4 9     LL  Kazakhstan A Kedryuk 6 2 0  
 Austria Jürgen Melzer 6 6 7       3  Chinese Taipei W-j Cheng 5 2  
 Germany Philipp Hammer 4 6 5        United Kingdom D Sherwood 7 6  
 United Kingdom David Sherwood 6 3 7      United Kingdom D Sherwood 6 6
LL  Egypt Marwan Zewar 6 4     15  Argentina E Massa 4 3  
15  Argentina Edgardo Massa 7 6        United Kingdom D Sherwood 6 2
14  Ivory Coast Valentin Sanon 6 6 7       5  Switzerland R Federer 7 6
Q  United Kingdom Daniel Kiernan 7 1 5     14  Ivory Coast V Sanon 0 0  
 United States Simone Amorico 6 3 4      France J Haehnel 6 6  
 France Jérôme Haehnel 3 6 6        France J Haehnel 4 4
 Russia Mikhail Youzhny 1 6       5  Switzerland R Federer 6 6  
 Slovenia Andrej Kračman 6 7      Slovenia A Kračman 6 3
 Austria Philipp Langer 0 2     5  Switzerland R Federer 7 6  
5  Switzerland Roger Federer 6 6  

Bottom Half

Section 3

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
7  Georgia (country) Irakli Labadze 6 6  
Q  Austria Luben Pampoulov 3 2     7  Georgia (country) I Labadze 6 7  
 Brazil Eduardo Bergmann 6 7      Brazil E Bergmann 1 5  
 South Africa Andrew McDade 4 6       7  Georgia (country) I Labadze 6 7 6  
 United Kingdom Simon Dickson 6 6       12  Pakistan A Qureshi 7 6 4  
 United States K. J. Hippensteel 0 3      United Kingdom S Dickson 2 3
 Belarus Maxim Belski 1 4     12  Pakistan A Qureshi 6 6  
12  Pakistan Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi 6 6       7  Georgia (country) I Labadze 1 7 6
10  Venezuela José de Armas 6 6       10  Venezuela J de Armas 6 6 3
 Argentina Emiliano Redondi 0 4     10  Venezuela J de Armas 6 7  
 Austria Philipp Mullner 6 6      Austria P Mullner 3 6  
 Thailand Danai Udomchoke 2 4       10  Venezuela J de Armas 6 6
 France Michaël Llodra 2 6        Israel A Ram 2 3  
 Israel Andy Ram 6 7      Israel A Ram 4 6 8
Q  United States Phillip King 4 1     4  Czech Republic R Vik 6 1 6  
4  Czech Republic Robin Vik 6 6  

Section 4

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
6  Brazil Flávio Saretta 6 6  
 Slovakia František Babej 0 2     6  Brazil F Saretta 6 6  
 United Kingdom Mark Hilton 1 2      United States D Martin 4 3  
 United States David Martin 6 6       6  Brazil F Saretta 6 6  
 Austria Andreas Fasching 1 2        Denmark K Pless 4 3  
 Denmark Kristian Pless 6 6      Denmark K Pless 4 6 6
 Argentina Ignacio González King 6 6      Argentina I González King 6 3 4  
16  Hungary Balázs Veress 3 3       6  Brazil F Saretta 5 2
9  Belgium Olivier Rochus 5 4        Russia K Ivanov-Smolensky 7 6
Q  South Africa Nicholas McDonald 7 6     Q  South Africa N McDonald 7 5 6  
 Czech Republic Jakub Hašek 7 6 6      Czech Republic J Hašek 5 7 8  
 Australia Nathan Healey 6 7 2        Czech Republic J Hašek 1 3
 Russia Kirill Ivanov-Smolensky 3 6 6        Russia K Ivanov-Smolensky 6 6  
 United Kingdom Lee Childs 6 3 4      Russia K Ivanov-Smolensky 6 6
 Croatia Davor Grgic 4 7 6      Croatia D Grgic 3 2  
2  Chile Fernando González 6 6 2  

References

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 7/2/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.