# Roger Federer junior years

Swiss tennis player Roger Federer's main accomplishments as a junior player came at Wimbledon, where, in 1998, he won both the singles tournament over Irakli Labadze, in straight sets, and the doubles with Olivier Rochus, over the team of Michaël Llodra and Andy Ram, also in straight sets. In addition, Federer was a runner-up at the US Open Junior tournament in 1998, losing the final to David Nalbandian. Federer would go on to win four other junior singles tournaments in his career.
As a junior, Federer was also known as a "hot head" on court which is distinct from his adult image of cool and calm, and being a great on-court role model.

## Junior career
### Background

Federer was almost four years old when Boris Becker, his childhood idol, won his first Wimbledon title in 1985. From then on, Federer watched "tennis matches on television for hours on end." Reflecting on his childhood, he said, "I liked tennis the best of all sports. It was always exciting and winning or losing was always in my hands." Soon after enrolling in school at the age of six, Federer became the best in his age group and trained three times a week in and around Basel. When he was eight, Federer joined a region-wide tennis group, where he first met Marco Chiudinelli, a "talented" boy who belonged to the nearby Basel Lawn Tennis Club; just a month younger than Federer. They quickly became friends, playing squash, table tennis, and football together, but were soon the 'black sheep' of the group, with one or the other often forced to sit on the sidelines for disciplinary reasons.
They first played each other at an official event called The Bambino Cup in Arlesheim when both were eight. "Back then we only played one long set of up to nine games", Chiudinelli recollects. "Things weren't going well for me at the beginning. I was behind 2–5 and I started to cry. We cried a lot back then even during the matches. Roger came up to me and tried to comfort me when we switched sides. He told me everything would be alright, and in fact, things got better. I took the lead 7–6 and noticed that the tide had turned. Then he began to cry and I ran up to him and give him encouragement and things went better for him. It was the only time I could beat him."
When he was 10, Federer began weekly private coaching with Adolf Kacovsky, a tennis coach at The Old Boys Tennis Club. "I noticed right away that this guy was a natural talent", said Kacovsky. "He was born with a racquet in his hand." At first, Federer received lessons only while part of a group, although "the club and I quickly noticed he was enormously talented. We began giving him private lessons that were partly funded by the club. Roger was a quick learner. When you wanted to teach him something new, he was able to pick it up after three or four tries, while others in the group needed weeks."
Federer began using the one-handed backhand from an early age not only because Kacovsky was a fan of it, but also because all of his childhood idols, Stefan Edberg, fellow German Boris Becker, and later Pete Sampras, used the one-hander too. From ages 8 to 10, Federer received group and individual training from Kacovsky. At age 10, Federer began being taught at the club by Australian former tennis player Peter Carter.

### Swiss junior champion

In 1993, Federer won the U12 Swiss national junior championships in Lucerne. Becoming the best junior in the country helped him decide to become a professional tennis player, so he stopped playing football at age twelve to concentrate solely on tennis, where he felt he had more control over his victories or defeats, rather than relying on the performances of his teammates.
In 1995, at age 13, Federer won the U14 Swiss national junior championship and was chosen to train at the Swiss National Tennis Center in the French-speaking Écublens. In January 1997, at age 15, Federer won the U18 Swiss national championship.

### ITF Junior Circuit

Federer joined the ITF junior tennis circuit in mid-1996, at the age of 14, and played his first match there at a grade-2 tournament in Switzerland. In May 1997, Federer won his first-ever ITF junior title in a second category tournament in Prato, defeating Luka Kutanjac in the final.
Federer began the 1998 season by winning a second-category tournament in Victoria, defeating Julien Jeanpierre in the final. This victory saw him become one of the favorites for the Australian Open junior event, but Federer was stopped in the semifinals by Jeanpierre. He then won another second category tournament, this time in Florence, defeating Filippo Volandri in the final.
His main accomplishments as a junior player came at Wimbledon in 1998, when he won both the boys' singles final over Irakli Labadze, in straight sets, and the doubles with Olivier Rochus, over the team of Michaël Llodra and Andy Ram, also in straight sets. Federer then reached the final of the US Open junior event, which he lost to David Nalbandian. In November, Federer went on a tour in the United States, where he participated in the under 18s category at the prestigious Eddie Herr International Junior Championships in Florida, and in the Junior Orange Bowl in Miami, winning the later after beating Nalbandian in the semiinals and Guillermo Coria in the final. By the end of 1998 he attained the No. 1 junior world ranking and was awarded ITF Junior World Champion.
Despite having another year as a junior left to go (1999), Federer instead decided to play full-time on the ATP tour, thus ending his ITF junior career at the end of 1998 with a high ranking of No. 1 in singles and No. 7 in doubles (both attained on 31 December 1998) and a win–loss record of 78–20 in singles and 36–21 in doubles. In total, he won four ITF junior singles tournaments in his career.

## ITF Junior Circuit finals
### Singles: 6 (5 titles, 1 runner-up)

| 2–1 | Tier GA |
| 0–0 | Tier G1 |
| 3–0 | Tier G2 |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | May 1997 | Prato Junior Tournament, Italy | G2 | Clay | Luka Kutanjac | 6–4, 6–0 |
| Win | 2–0 | Jan 1998 | Victoria Junior Championship, Australia | G2 | Hard | Julien Jeanpierre | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 3–0 | Apr 1998 | Florence International Tournament, Italy | G2 | Clay | Filippo Volandri | 7–6, 6–3 |
| Win | 4–0 | Jul 1998 | Wimbledon, United Kingdom | GA | Grass | Irakli Labadze | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Loss | 4–1 | Sep 1998 | US Open, United States | GA | Hard | David Nalbandian | 3–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 5–1 | Dec 1998 | Orange Bowl, United States | GA | Hard | Guillermo Coria | 7–5, 6–3 |

### Doubles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runner-ups)

| 1–0 | Tier GA |
| 1–0 | Tier G1 |
| 0–2 | Tier G2 |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | May 1997 | Prato Junior Tournament, Italy | G2 | Clay | Jun Kato | Maxim Belski Tomas Hajek | 2–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Apr 1998 | Florence International Tournament, Italy | G2 | Clay | Jun Kato | Filippo Volandri Urus Vico | 3–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 1–2 | Jun 1998 | LTA Junior Championships, United Kingdom | G1 | Grass | Olivier Rochus | Michaël Llodra Andy Ram | 3–6, 6–4, 7–5 |
| Win | 2–2 | Jul 1998 | Wimbledon, United Kingdom | GA | Grass | Olivier Rochus | Michaël Llodra Andy Ram | 6–4, 6–4 |

#### All matches

| Match | Tournament | Country | Start date | Entry | Type | I/O | Surface | Round | Opponent | Result | Score |
| 1 | Swiss Junior Tournament | Switzerland | 7/15/1996 | WC | JUN | Outdoor | Clay | R64 | Lukas Rhomberg (AUT) | W | 6–1, 6–0 |
| 2 | Swiss Junior Tournament | Switzerland | 7/15/1996 | WC | JUN | Outdoor | Clay | R32 | Marc–Olivier Baron (FRA) | W | 7–6, 6–3 |
| 3 | Swiss Junior Tournament | Switzerland | 7/15/1996 | WC | JUN | Outdoor | Clay | R16 | Nathan Healey (AUS) | L | 7–6, 4–6, 4–6 |
| 7 | World Youth Cup Final | Switzerland | 9/10/1996 | DA | JUN | Outdoor | Clay | RR | Lleyton Hewitt (AUS) | W | 4–6, 7–6$^{(7–3)}$, 6–4 |
| 8 | World Youth Cup Final | Switzerland | 9/10/1996 | DA | JUN | Outdoor | Clay | RR | Febi Widhiyanto (INA) | L | 5–7, 7–5, 5–7 |
| 9 | World Youth Cup Final | Switzerland | 9/10/1996 | DA | JUN | Outdoor | Clay | RR | Vijay Kannan (IND) | W | 6–0, 7–6$^{(7–4)}$ |
| 10 | World Youth Cup Final | Switzerland | 9/10/1996 | DA | JUN | Outdoor | Clay | RR | Nahuel Fracassi (ITA) | W | 3–6, 6–3, 6–1 |
| 14 | Sunshine Cup | USA | 12/12/1996 | DA | JUN | Outdoor | Clay | RR | Petr Kralert (CZE) | L | 6–1, 0–6, 1–6 |
| 15 | Sunshine Cup | USA | 12/12/1996 | DA | JUN | Outdoor | Clay | RR | Adrián García (CHI) | W | 5–7, 6–2, 6–2 |
| 16 | Sunshine Cup | USA | 12/12/1996 | DA | JUN | Outdoor | Clay | RR | Balazs Vaci (HUN) | L | 5–7, 2–6 |
| 17 | Sunshine Cup | USA | 12/12/1996 | DA | JUN | Outdoor | Clay | RR | Han–Hui Tsai (TPE) | W | 6–3, 6–0 |
| 18 | Casablance Cup Qualifying | Mexico | 12/18/1996 | DA | JUN | Outdoor | Hard | R64 | Angel Garcia–Lopez (MEX) | W | 6–0, 6–1 |
| 19 | Casablance Cup Qualifying | Mexico | 12/18/1996 | DA | JUN | Outdoor | Hard | R32 | Jonathan Hauswaldt (MEX) | W | 6–1, 6–1 |
| 20 | Casablance Cup Qualifying | Mexico | 12/18/1996 | DA | JUN | Outdoor | Hard | R16 | Gilberto Gutierrez (MEX) | W | 6–1, 6–1 |
| 21 | Casablanca Cup | Mexico | 12/22/1996 | QF | JUN | Outdoor | Hard | R64 | Mathias Schwarzler (AUT) | W | 6–3, 4–2, RET |
| 22 | Casablanca Cup | Mexico | 12/22/1996 | QF | JUN | Outdoor | Hard | R32 | Sebastien Aickele (GER) | L | 6–7, 6–3, 5–7 |
| 23 | Coffee Bowl Qualifying | Costa Rica | 12/28/1996 | DA | JUN | Outdoor | Hard | R32 | Bye | W | |
| 24 | Coffee Bowl Qualifying | Costa Rica | 12/28/1996 | DA | JUN | Outdoor | Hard | R16 | Carlos Vargas (PAN) | W | 6–2, 2–6, 6–0 |
| 25 | Coffee Bowl | Costa Rica | 12/30/1996 | QF | JUN | Outdoor | Hard | R128 | Bye | W | |
| 26 | Coffee Bowl | Costa Rica | 12/30/1996 | QF | JUN | Outdoor | Hard | R64 | Federico Cardinali (ARG) | W | 6–1, 6–1 |
| 27 | Coffee Bowl | Costa Rica | 12/30/1996 | QF | JUN | Outdoor | Hard | R32 | Diego Ayala (USA) | L | 4–6, 1–6 |
| 28 | International Junior Championships of Venezuela | Venezuela | 1/6/1997 | DA | JUN | Outdoor | Clay | R128 | Goran Sterijovski (MKD) | W | 6–3, 4–6, 6–1 |
| 29 | International Junior Championships of Venezuela | Venezuela | 1/6/1997 | DA | JUN | Outdoor | Clay | R64 | Jérôme Haehnel (FRA) | L | 2–6, 4–6 |
| 30 | City of Florence International Tournament | Italy | 3/24/1997 | DA | JUN | Outdoor | Clay | R64 | Davide Bramanti (ITA) | L | 4–6, 6–3, 6–7 |
| 31 | Prato International Junior Tournament | Italy | 5/5/1997 | DA | JUN | Outdoor | Clay | R64 | Giunior Ghedina (ITA) | W | 6–2, 6–0 |
| 32 | Prato International Junior Tournament | Italy | 5/5/1997 | DA | JUN | Outdoor | Clay | R32 | Lovro Zovko (CRO) | W | 6–4, 6–2 |
| 33 | Prato International Junior Tournament | Italy | 5/5/1997 | DA | JUN | Outdoor | Clay | R16 | Julien Jeanpierre (FRA) | W | 6–3, 6–0 |
| 34 | Prato International Junior Tournament | Italy | 5/5/1997 | DA | JUN | Outdoor | Clay | Q | Haris Basalic (BIH) | W | 6–3, 7–6 |
| 35 | Prato International Junior Tournament | Italy | 5/5/1997 | DA | JUN | Outdoor | Clay | S | Ivan Beroš (CRO) | W | 6–2, 6–3 |
| 36 | Prato International Junior Tournament | Italy | 5/5/1997 | DA | JUN | Outdoor | Clay | F | Luka Kutanjac (CRO) | W | 6–4, 6–0 |
| 37 | Italian Junior Championships, Qualifying | Italy | 5/17/1997 | DA | JUN | Outdoor | Clay | R64 | Diego de Vecchis (ITA) | W | 6–4, 1–6, 7–6 |
| 38 | Italian Junior Championships, Qualifying | Italy | 5/17/1997 | DA | JUN | Outdoor | Clay | R32 | Davor Grgic (CRO) | W | 6–1, 3–6, 6–2 |
| 39 | Italian Junior Championships, Qualifying | Italy | 5/17/1997 | DA | JUN | Outdoor | Clay | R16 | Tomas Zivincek (GER) | W | 3–6, 6–0, 6–3 |
| 40 | Italian Junior Championships | Italy | 5/19/1997 | QF | JUN | Outdoor | Clay | R64 | Wesley Whitehouse (RSA) | W | 6–3, 6–3 |
| 41 | Italian Junior Championships | Italy | 5/19/1997 | QF | JUN | Outdoor | Clay | R32 | Filip Aniola (POL) | W | 5–7, 6–4, 7–5 |
| 42 | Italian Junior Championships | Italy | 5/19/1997 | QF | JUN | Outdoor | Clay | R16 | Nicolás Massú (CHI) | W | 6–2, 4–6, 6–2 |
| 43 | Italian Junior Championships | Italy | 5/19/1997 | QF | JUN | Outdoor | Clay | Q | Rodolfo Rake (PER) | L | 1–6, 4–6 |
| 68 | Eddie Herr International Junior Tennis Championships | USA | 12/8/1997 | DA | JUN | Outdoor | Clay | R128 | Bye | W | |
| 69 | Eddie Herr International Junior Tennis Championships | USA | 12/8/1997 | DA | JUN | Outdoor | Clay | R64 | Edgardo Massa (ARG) | L | 3–6, 4–6 |
| 70 | Victorian Junior Championships | Australia | 1/9/1998 | DA | JUN | Outdoor | Hard | R64 | Adam Carey (AUS) | W | 6–4, 6–2 |
| 71 | Victorian Junior Championships | Australia | 1/9/1998 | DA | JUN | Outdoor | Hard | R32 | Mathias Rekate (GER) | W | 6–1, 6–0 |
| 72 | Victorian Junior Championships | Australia | 1/9/1998 | DA | JUN | Outdoor | Hard | R16 | Sadik Kadir (AUS) | W | 7–5, 6–1 |
| 73 | Victorian Junior Championships | Australia | 1/9/1998 | DA | JUN | Outdoor | Hard | Q | Olivier Rochus (BEL) | W | 6–3, 4–6, 6–3 |
| 74 | Victorian Junior Championships | Australia | 1/9/1998 | DA | JUN | Outdoor | Hard | S | Kristian Pless (DEN) | W | 6–2, 6–2 |
| 75 | Victorian Junior Championships | Australia | 1/9/1998 | DA | JUN | Outdoor | Hard | F | Julien Jeanpierre (FRA) | W | 6–4, 6–4 |
| 76 | Australian Hardcourt Junior Championships | Australia | 1/18/1998 | DA | JUN | Outdoor | Hard | R64 | Dino Dattoli (AUS) | W | 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 |
| 77 | Australian Hardcourt Junior Championships | Australia | 1/18/1998 | DA | JUN | Outdoor | Hard | R32 | David Martin (USA) | W | 6–4, 6–2 |
| 78 | Australian Hardcourt Junior Championships | Australia | 1/18/1998 | DA | JUN | Outdoor | Hard | R16 | Olivier Rochus (BEL) | W | 6–1, 7–6 |
| 79 | Australian Hardcourt Junior Championships | Australia | 1/18/1998 | DA | JUN | Outdoor | Hard | Q | Christian–Michael Straka (GER) | W | 6–1, 6–3 |
| 80 | Australian Hardcourt Junior Championships | Australia | 1/18/1998 | DA | JUN | Outdoor | Hard | S | Julien Jeanpierre (FRA) | L | 1–6, 4–6 |
| 81 | Australian Open Junior Championships | Australia | 1/26/1998 | DA | JUN | Outdoor | Hard | R64 | Nicholas McDonald (RSA) | W | 6–3, 6–3 |
| 82 | Australian Open Junior Championships | Australia | 1/26/1998 | DA | JUN | Outdoor | Hard | R32 | Filippo Volandri (ITA) | W | 6–4, 6–4 |
| 83 | Australian Open Junior Championships | Australia | 1/26/1998 | DA | JUN | Outdoor | Hard | R16 | Dino Dattoli (AUS) | W | 6–3, 6–3 |
| 84 | Australian Open Junior Championships | Australia | 1/26/1998 | DA | JUN | Outdoor | Hard | Q | Olivier Rochus (BEL) | W | 7–5, 6–4 |
| 85 | Australian Open Junior Championships | Australia | 1/26/1998 | DA | JUN | Outdoor | Hard | S | Andreas Vinciguerra (SWE) | L | 6–4, 5–7, 5–7 |
| 91 | City of Florence International Tournament | Italy | 4/8/1998 | DA | JUN | Outdoor | Clay | R64 | Timo Nieminen (FIN) | W | 6–1, 6–1 |
| 92 | City of Florence International Tournament | Italy | 4/8/1998 | DA | JUN | Outdoor | Clay | R32 | Dominik Meffert (GER) | W | 6–4, 6–7, 7–6 |
| 93 | City of Florence International Tournament | Italy | 4/8/1998 | DA | JUN | Outdoor | Clay | R16 | Luben Pampoulov (AUT) | W | 6–2, 6–4 |
| 94 | City of Florence International Tournament | Italy | 4/8/1998 | DA | JUN | Outdoor | Clay | Q | Stefan Wauters (BEL) | W | 6–2, 6–1 |
| 95 | City of Florence International Tournament | Italy | 4/8/1998 | DA | JUN | Outdoor | Clay | S | Kristian Pless (DEN) | W | 7–6, 6–3 |
| 96 | City of Florence International Tournament | Italy | 4/8/1998 | DA | JUN | Outdoor | Clay | F | Filippo Volandri (ITA) | W | 7–6, 6–3 |
| 98 | Italian Junior Championships | Italy | 5/18/1998 | DA | JUN | Outdoor | Clay | R64 | Flávio Saretta (BRA) | W | 7–5, 6–1 |
| 99 | Italian Junior Championships | Italy | 5/18/1998 | DA | JUN | Outdoor | Clay | R32 | Jérôme Haehnel (FRA) | L | 6–4, 5–7, 2–6 |
| 100 | Belgian International Junior Championships | Belgium | 5/25/1998 | DA | JUN | Outdoor | Clay | R64 | Bye | W | |
| 101 | Belgian International Junior Championships | Belgium | 5/25/1998 | DA | JUN | Outdoor | Clay | R32 | Andy Ram (ISR) | W | 6–1, 6–3 |
| 102 | Belgian International Junior Championships | Belgium | 5/25/1998 | DA | JUN | Outdoor | Clay | R16 | Simone Amorico (USA) | W | 6–2, 6–3 |
| 103 | Belgian International Junior Championships | Belgium | 5/25/1998 | DA | JUN | Outdoor | Clay | Q | Bob Borella (DEN) | L | 4–6, RET |
| 104 | International Junior Championships of France | France | 5/31/1998 | DA | JUN | Outdoor | Clay | R64 | Jaroslav Levinský (CZE) | L | 4–6, 7–5, 7–9 |
| 105 | LTA International Junior Championships | Great Britain | 6/21/1998 | DA | JUN | Outdoor | Grass | R64 | Jakub Hasek (CZE) | W | 4–6, 7–6, 6–3 |
| 106 | LTA International Junior Championships | Great Britain | 6/21/1998 | DA | JUN | Outdoor | Grass | R32 | Lee Childs (GBR) | W | 6–1, 6–4 |
| 107 | LTA International Junior Championships | Great Britain | 6/21/1998 | DA | JUN | Outdoor | Grass | R16 | Edgardo Massa (ARG) | W | 6–4, 7–5 |
| 108 | LTA International Junior Championships | Great Britain | 6/21/1998 | DA | JUN | Outdoor | Grass | Q | Philipp Müllner (AUT) | W | 6–1, 7–6 |
| 109 | Italian Junior Championships | Great Britain | 6/21/1998 | DA | JUN | Outdoor | Grass | S | Taylor Dent (USA) | L | 6–7, 6–4, 3–6 |
| 110 | The Junior Championships, Wimbledon | Great Britain | 6/27/1998 | DA | JUN | Outdoor | Grass | R64 | Philip Langer (AUT) | W | 6–0, 6–2 |
| 111 | The Junior Championships, Wimbledon | Great Britain | 6/27/1998 | DA | JUN | Outdoor | Grass | R32 | Andrej Kračman (SLO) | W | 7–6, 6–3 |
| 112 | The Junior Championships, Wimbledon | Great Britain | 6/27/1998 | DA | JUN | Outdoor | Grass | R16 | Jérôme Haehnel (FRA) | W | 6–4, 6–4 |
| 113 | The Junior Championships, Wimbledon | Great Britain | 6/27/1998 | DA | JUN | Outdoor | Grass | Q | David Sherwood (GBR) | W | 7–6, 6–2 |
| 114 | The Junior Championships, Wimbledon | Great Britain | 6/27/1998 | DA | JUN | Outdoor | Grass | S | Lovro Zovko (CRO) | W | 7–5, 6–2 |
| 115 | The Junior Championships, Wimbledon | Great Britain | 6/27/1998 | DA | JUN | Outdoor | Grass | F | Irakli Labadze (GEO) | W | 6–4, 6–4 |
| 117 | European Closed Junior Championships | Switzerland | 7/20/1998 | DA | JUN | Outdoor | Clay | R128 | Bye | W | |
| 118 | European Closed Junior Championships | Switzerland | 7/20/1998 | DA | JUN | Outdoor | Clay | R64 | Florin Nedelcu (ROU) | W | 6–1, 6–1 |
| 119 | European Closed Junior Championships | Switzerland | 7/20/1998 | DA | JUN | Outdoor | Clay | R32 | Philipp Müllner (AUT) | W | 6–2, 5–7, 6–3 |
| 120 | European Closed Junior Championships | Switzerland | 7/20/1998 | DA | JUN | Outdoor | Clay | R16 | Lazar Magdinčev (MKD) | W | 6–2, 6–2 |
| 121 | European Closed Junior Championships | Switzerland | 7/20/1998 | DA | JUN | Outdoor | Clay | Q | Kristian Pless (DEN) | W | 3–6, 6–2, 6–3 |
| 122 | European Closed Junior Championships | Switzerland | 7/20/1998 | DA | JUN | Outdoor | Clay | S | Feliciano López (ESP) | L | 6–4, 2–6, 4–6 |
| 124 | US Open Junior Championships | USA | 9/6/1998 | DA | JUN | Outdoor | Hard | R64 | Boris Bachert (GER) | W | 6–2, 6–2 |
| 125 | US Open Junior Championships | USA | 9/6/1998 | DA | JUN | Outdoor | Hard | R32 | Philip Langer (AUT) | W | 6–3, 6–2 |
| 126 | US Open Junior Championships | USA | 9/6/1998 | DA | JUN | Outdoor | Hard | R16 | Olivier Rochus (BEL) | W | 6–2, 7–5 |
| 127 | US Open Junior Championships | USA | 9/6/1998 | DA | JUN | Outdoor | Hard | Q | Jérôme Haehnel (FRA) | W | 7–5, 3–6, 6–1 |
| 128 | US Open Junior Championships | USA | 9/6/1998 | DA | JUN | Outdoor | Hard | S | Kristian Pless (DEN) | W | 6–3, 4–6, 6–3 |
| 129 | US Open Junior Championships | USA | 9/6/1998 | DA | JUN | Outdoor | Hard | F | David Nalbandian (ARG) | L | 3–6, 5–7 |
| 130 | Toulouse Qualifying | France | 9/26/1998 | DA | TE | Indoor | Hard | R32 | Marcello Wowk (ARG) | W | 7–6, 6–2 |
| 131 | Toulouse Qualifying | France | 9/26/1998 | DA | TE | Indoor | Hard | R16 | Alex Rădulescu (GER) | W | 7–6, 7–6 |
| 132 | Toulouse Qualifying | France | 9/26/1998 | DA | TE | Indoor | Hard | Q | Olivier Delaître (FRA) | W | 6–4, 6–4 |
| 153 | Eddie Herr International Junior Tennis Championships | USA | 11/30/1998 | DA | JUN | | Hard | R64 | Matías Boeker (ARG) | W | 6–0, 7–6 |
| 154 | Eddie Herr International Junior Tennis Championships | USA | 11/30/1998 | DA | JUN | | Hard | R32 | Andrew McDade (RSA) | W | 6–2, 6–2 |
| 155 | Eddie Herr International Junior Tennis Championships | USA | 11/30/1998 | DA | JUN | | Hard | R16 | Éric Prodon (FRA) | L | 4–6, 6–3, 3–6 |
| 156 | Sunshine Cup | USA | 12/8/1998 | DA | JUN | Outdoor | Hard | RR | Juan Carlos Ferrero (ESP) | W | 6–2, 6–3 |
| 157 | Sunshine Cup | USA | 12/8/1998 | DA | JUN | Outdoor | Hard | RR | Andreas Vinciguerra (SWE) | W | 7–6, 6–4 |
| 158 | Orange Bowl Tennis Championships | USA | 12/13/1998 | DA | JUN | Outdoor | Hard | R64 | Raimonds Sproga (LAT) | W | 5–7, 7–6, 6–0 |
| 159 | Orange Bowl Tennis Championships | USA | 12/13/1998 | DA | JUN | Outdoor | Hard | R32 | Jürgen Melzer (AUT) | W | 6–3, 6–1 |
| 160 | Orange Bowl Tennis Championships | USA | 12/13/1998 | DA | JUN | Outdoor | Hard | R16 | Ivan Cinkuš (CRO) | W | 6–0, 6–1 |
| 161 | Orange Bowl Tennis Championships | USA | 12/13/1998 | DA | JUN | Outdoor | Hard | Q | Ricardo Mello (BRA) | W | 7–5, 6–4 |
| 162 | Orange Bowl Tennis Championships | USA | 12/13/1998 | DA | JUN | Outdoor | Hard | S | David Nalbandian (ARG) | W | 6–4, 6–2 |
| 163 | Orange Bowl Tennis Championships | USA | 12/13/1998 | DA | JUN | Outdoor | Hard | F | Guillermo Coria (ARG) | W | 7–5, 6–3 |