1998 Great American Insurance ATP Championships – Singles

Singles
1998 Great American Insurance ATP Championships
Champion Australia Patrick Rafter[1]
Runner-up United States Pete Sampras
Final score 1–6, 7–6(7–2), 6–4

Pete Sampras was the defending champion, but lost in the final this year.

Patrick Rafter won the title, defeating Sampras 1–6, 7–6(7–2), 6–4 in the final.

Seeds

The top eight seeds received a bye to the second round.

  1. United States Pete Sampras (Final)
  2. Chile Marcelo Ríos (Second Round)
  3. Czech Republic Petr Korda (Quarterfinals)
  4. Spain Carlos Moyà (Second Round)
  5. Australia Patrick Rafter (Champion)
  6. Sweden Jonas Björkman (Second Round)
  7. Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov (Semifinals)
  8. Netherlands Richard Krajicek (Third Round)
  9. Spain Álex Corretja (Second Round)
  10. United States Andre Agassi (Second Round)
  11. United Kingdom Tim Henman (First Round)
  12. Spain Álbert Costa (Second Round)
  13. Spain Alberto Berasategui (First Round)
  14. Croatia Goran Ivanišević (Third Round)
  15. Spain Félix Mantilla (First Round)
  16. France Cédric Pioline (Second Round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final[1]
 
1  United States Pete Sampras 7 2 6  
   Sweden Magnus Larsson 5 6 1  
  1  United States Pete Sampras 6 62 4
  5  Australia Patrick Rafter 1 77 6
5  Australia Patrick Rafter 7 6  
7  Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov 5 0    

Top Half

Section 1

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    1  United States P Sampras 6 6    
   Czech Republic M Damm 6 3 6        Czech Republic M Damm 4 2    
   Australia M Woodforde 4 6 2       1  United States P Sampras 77 6    
   United States J-M Gambill 6 6            United States J-M Gambill 63 3    
Q  France O Delaître 1 3          United States J-M Gambill 65 77 6
   Paraguay R Delgado 64 3       16  France C Pioline 77 65 4  
16  France C Pioline 77 6         1  United States P Sampras 6 6  
10  United States A Agassi 4 77 6          United States V Spadea 3 2  
   Germany N Kiefer 6 63 2     10  United States A Agassi 2 6 62  
   United States J Gimelstob 6 68 2        United States V Spadea 6 0 77  
   United States V Spadea 3 710 6          United States V Spadea 6 6  
Q  France A Clément 4 3         8  Netherlands R Krajicek 2 3    
Q  Ukraine A Medvedev 6 6       Q  Ukraine A Medvedev 3 77 3
    8  Netherlands R Krajicek 6 65 6  
 

Section 2

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    4  Spain C Moyà 4 2    
   France N Escudé 2 77 3     Q  France J Golmard 6 6    
Q  France J Golmard 6 62 6       Q  France J Golmard 65 62    
   Sweden T Johansson 77 7            Sweden T Johansson 77 77    
   Zimbabwe W Black 63 5          Sweden T Johansson 5 6 77
   United States J Tarango 7 6          United States J Tarango 7 2 64  
13  Spain A Berasategui 5 2            Sweden T Johansson 4 62  
12  Spain Á Costa 1 6 6          Sweden M Larsson 6 77  
Q  France S Grosjean 6 4 1     12  Spain Á Costa 1 3    
   Germany T Haas 77 77          Germany T Haas 6 6    
   United States J Courier 63 65            Germany T Haas 4 4  
   Italy G Pozzi 4 5            Sweden M Larsson 6 6    
   Sweden M Larsson 6 7          Sweden M Larsson 65 6 6
    6  Sweden J Björkman 77 2 3  
 

Bottom Half

Section 3

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    5  Australia P Rafter 6 6    
Q  Austria W Schranz 65 7 4        France G Raoux 1 3    
   France G Raoux 77 5 6       5  Australia P Rafter 3 6 6  
   United States T Martin 6 6            United States T Martin 6 3 2  
   France F Santoro 1 4          United States T Martin 6 6  
   Austria T Muster 6 7          Austria T Muster 3 4    
11  United Kingdom T Henman 4 5         5  Australia P Rafter 6 710  
14  Croatia G Ivanišević 6 0 6       3  Czech Republic P Korda 4 68  
   Australia A Ilie 4 6 4     14  Croatia G Ivanišević 6 6    
   Zimbabwe B Black 2 3          Australia M Philippoussis 3 2    
   Australia M Philippoussis 6 6         14  Croatia G Ivanišević 7 4 5
WC  United States S Campbell 7 2 3       3  Czech Republic P Korda 5 6 7  
Q  South Africa M Ondruska 5 6 6     Q  South Africa M Ondruska 2 3  
    3  Czech Republic P Korda 6 6    
 

Section 4

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    7  Russia Y Kafelnikov 6 4 6  
   Australia T Woodbridge 1 6 2        United States M Chang 3 6 4  
   United States M Chang 6 3 6       7  Russia Y Kafelnikov 6 6    
   Australia S Draper 6 4 7          Australia S Draper 3 3    
   Ecuador N Lapentti 4 6 5        Australia S Draper 6 65 77
WC  United States A O'Brien 3 77 67     9  Spain Á Costa 3 77 65  
9  Spain Á Corretja 6 63 79       7  Russia Y Kafelnikov 6 6  
15  Spain F Mantilla 65 5            Czech Republic D Vacek 4 4  
   South Africa W Ferreira 77 7          South Africa W Ferreira 65 4    
   Netherlands J Siemerink 1 6 77        Netherlands J Siemerink 77 6    
   Netherlands S Schalken 6 1 62          Netherlands J Siemerink 1 4  
   Czech Republic D Vacek 6 3 710          Czech Republic D Vacek 6 6    
   Australia J Stoltenberg 2 6 68        Czech Republic D Vacek 6 6  
    2  Chile M Ríos 3 2    
 

References

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