1998 du Maurier Open – Men's Singles

The 1998 du Maurier Open – Men's Singles was the men's singles event of the one hundred and ninth edition of the Canadian Open; a WTA Tier I tournament and the most prestigious men's tennis tournament held in Canada.

Men's Singles
1998 du Maurier Open
1997 Champion Chris Woodruff
Champion Patrick Rafter
Runner-up Richard Krajicek
Final score7–6(7–3), 6–4

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)
  9. Álbert Costa (Third Round)
  10. Goran Ivanišević (Third Round)
  11. Thomas Enqvist (Withdrew)
  12. Gustavo Kuerten (First Round)
  13. Jan Siemerink (First Round)
  14. Mark Philippoussis (Third Round)
  15. Fabrice Santoro (Second Round)
  16. Wayne Ferreira (First Round)
  17. Nicolas Kiefer (Third Round)

Draw

Key

Finals
Semifinals Final
          
8/WC 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   8/WC 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   8/WC A Agassi 2 7 6
  G Raoux 7 6     G Raoux 4 5  
8/WC 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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