1998 Great American Insurance ATP Championships – Singles

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

Singles
1998 Great American Insurance ATP Championships
Champion Patrick Rafter[1]
Runner-up Pete Sampras
Final score1–6, 7–6(7–2), 6–4
Draw56
Seeds16

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

Draw

Key

Finals
Semifinals Final[1]
          
1 Pete Sampras 7 2 6
  Magnus Larsson 5 6 1
1 Pete Sampras 6 62 4
5 Patrick Rafter 1 77 6
5 Patrick Rafter 7 6  
7 Yevgeny Kafelnikov 5 0  

Top Half

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

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

Bottom Half

Section 3
First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
5 P Rafter 6 6  
Q W Schranz 65 7 4   G Raoux 1 3  
  G Raoux 77 5 6 5 P Rafter 3 6 6
  T Martin 6 6     T Martin 6 3 2
  F Santoro 1 4     T Martin 6 6  
  T Muster 6 7     T Muster 3 4  
11 T Henman 4 5   5 P Rafter 6 710  
14 G Ivanišević 6 0 6 3 P Korda 4 68  
  A Ilie 4 6 4 14 G Ivanišević 6 6  
  B Black 2 3     M Philippoussis 3 2  
  M Philippoussis 6 6   14 G Ivanišević 7 4 5
WC S Campbell 7 2 3 3 P Korda 5 6 7
Q M Ondruska 5 6 6 Q M Ondruska 2 3  
3 P Korda 6 6  

Section 4
First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
7 Y Kafelnikov 6 4 6
  T Woodbridge 1 6 2   M Chang 3 6 4
  M Chang 6 3 6 7 Y Kafelnikov 6 6  
  S Draper 6 4 7   S Draper 3 3  
  N Lapentti 4 6 5   S Draper 6 65 77
WC A O'Brien 3 77 67 9 Á Costa 3 77 65
9 Á Corretja 6 63 79 7 Y Kafelnikov 6 6  
15 F Mantilla 65 5     D Vacek 4 4  
  W Ferreira 77 7     W Ferreira 65 4  
  J Siemerink 1 6 77   J Siemerink 77 6  
  S Schalken 6 1 62   J Siemerink 1 4  
  D Vacek 6 3 710   D Vacek 6 6  
  J Stoltenberg 2 6 68   D Vacek 6 6  
2 M Ríos 3 2  

References
  1. "1998 Cincinnati". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
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