1998 du Maurier Open – Men's Singles

1998 du Maurier Open
1997 champion   Chris Woodruff
Champion   Patrick Rafter
Runner-up   Richard Krajicek
Final score   7–6 (7–3), 6–4
Events
Singles   men   women
Doubles   men   women

Contents

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The top eight seeds received a bye to the second round.

  1. Pete Sampras (Quarterfinals)
  2. Petr Korda (Second Round)
  3. Patrick Rafter (Champion)
  4. Yevgeny Kafelnikov (Quarterfinals)
  5. Jonas Björkman (Quarterfinals)
  6. Richard Krajicek (Final)
  7. Tim Henman (Semifinals)
  8. Andre Agassi (Semifinals)
  1. Álbert Costa (Third Round)
  2. Goran Ivanišević (Third Round)
  3. n/a
  4. Gustavo Kuerten (First Round)
  5. Jan Siemerink (First Round)
  6. Mark Philippoussis (Third Round)
  7. Fabrice Santoro (Second Round)
  8. Wayne Ferreira (First Round)
  9. Nicolas Kiefer (Third Round)

Draw

Key

Finals

  Semifinals Final
                         
  WC/8   Andre Agassi 6 5 2  
6   Richard Krajicek 4 7 6  
  6   Richard Krajicek 63 4  
  3   Patrick Rafter 77 6  
3   Patrick Rafter 6 6  
  7   Tim Henman 2 4    

Top Half

Section 1

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    1   P Sampras 6 6    
    J Tarango 62 6 2         G Pozzi 1 2    
    G Pozzi 77 4 6       1   P Sampras 77 6    
    M Ondruska 2 3             T Haas 65 2    
    T Haas 6 6           T Haas 710 6  
    M Damm 3 4       15   F Santoro 68 2    
15   F Santoro 6 6         1   P Sampras 77 1 2
10   G Ivanišević 714 77         WC/8   A Agassi 65 6 6
WC   S Lareau 612 64       10   G Ivanišević 6 6    
    A Clément 6 4 5         S Sargsian 3 2    
    S Sargsian 3 6 7       10   G Ivanišević 6 5 3
LL   T Ketola 5 3         WC/8   A Agassi 2 7 6  
    G Raoux 7 6           G Raoux 4 5  
    WC/8   A Agassi 6 7    
 

Section 2

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    4   Y Kafelnikov 6 6    
Q   M Russell 3 4           T Martin 2 3    
    T Martin 6 6         4   Y Kafelnikov 78 6    
WC   B Kokavec 6 6             M Washington 66 2    
    S Campbell 1 2       WC   B Kokavec 3 4  
    M Washington 77 6           M Washington 6 6    
13   J Siemerink 62 3         4   Y Kafelnikov 4 4  
12   G Kuerten 3 62         6   R Krajicek 6 6  
LL   A O'Brien 6 77       LL   A O'Brien 6 4 7  
    R Delgado 77 62 6         R Delgado 1 6 5  
Q   B MacPhie 64 77 1       LL   A O'Brien 6 2 3
Q   L Tieleman 1 6 5       6   R Krajicek 3 6 6  
    D Nainkin 6 3 7     Q   D Nainkin 4 4  
    6   R Krajicek 6 6    
 

Bottom Half

Section 3

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    5   J Björkman 77 6    
    J Courier 5 7 4         S Draper 65 3    
    S Draper 7 5 6       5   J Björkman 6 67 6  
WC   F Niemeyer 4 4         17   N Kiefer 2 79 3  
    V Santopadre 6 6           V Santopadre 6 1 66
    D Nestor 2 61       17   N Kiefer 2 6 78  
17   N Kiefer 6 77         5   J Björkman 3 2  
14   M Philippoussis 6 6         3   P Rafter 6 6  
Q   D Flach 4 3       14   M Philippoussis 6 6    
    W Black 6 6           W Black 1 4    
    B Black 4 0         14   M Philippoussis 3 3  
Q   C Mamiit 4 6 4       3   P Rafter 6 6    
Q   N Godwin 6 1 6     Q   N Godwin 5 3  
    3   P Rafter 7 6    
 

Section 4

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    7   T Henman 3 77 6  
    G Cañas 2 715 6         G Cañas 6 65 2  
    G Stafford 6 613 2       7   T Henman 77 6    
    J-M Gambill 6 6         9   Á Costa 62 2    
    N Escudé 3 2           J-M Gambill 4 2  
    J Stoltenberg 5 4       9   Á Costa 6 6    
9   Á Costa 7 6         7   T Henman 6 5 6
16   W Ferreira 2 r             D Vacek 3 7 1
    M Tebbutt 3             M Tebbutt 4 69    
    S Schalken 6 3 4         D Vacek 6 711    
    D Vacek 4 6 6           D Vacek 4 6 6
    A Ilie 3 0             V Spadea 6 1 4  
    V Spadea 6 6           V Spadea 5 6 6
    2   P Korda 7 1 4  
 

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