1998 Great American Insurance ATP Championships – Singles

Singles
1998 Great American Insurance ATP Championships
Champion	Patrick Rafter[1]
Runner-up	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.

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

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