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.

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

Q = Qualifier WC = Wild Card LL = Lucky Loser

Alt = Alternate SE = Special Exempt PR = Protected Ranking

w/o = Walkover r = Retired d = Defaulted

Finals

	Semifinals							Final[1]
	1	Pete Sampras	7	2	6
		Magnus Larsson	5	6	1
								1	Pete Sampras	6	6^2	4
								5	Patrick Rafter	1	7^7	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	7^7	6
	J-M Gambill	6	6												J-M Gambill	6^3	3
Q	O Delaître	1	3					J-M Gambill	6^5	7^7	6
	R Delgado	6^4	3				16	C Pioline	7^7	6^5	4
16	C Pioline	7^7	6																		1	P Sampras	6	6
10	A Agassi	4	7^7	6																		V Spadea	3	2
	N Kiefer	6	6^3	2			10	A Agassi	2	6	6^2
	J Gimelstob	6	6^8	2				V Spadea	6	0	7^7
	V Spadea	3	7^10	6											V Spadea	6	6
Q	A Clément	4	3											8	R Krajicek	2	3
Q	A Medvedev	6	6				Q	A Medvedev	3	7^7	3
							8	R Krajicek	6	6^5	6

Section 2

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

Bottom Half

Section 3

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							5	P Rafter	6	6
Q	W Schranz	6^5	7	4				G Raoux	1	3
	G Raoux	7^7	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	7^10
14	G Ivanišević	6	0	6																	3	P Korda	4	6^8
	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	6^5	7^7
WC	A O'Brien	3	7^7	6^7			9	Á Costa	3	7^7	6^5
9	Á Corretja	6	6^3	7^9																	7	Y Kafelnikov	6	6
15	F Mantilla	6^5	5																			D Vacek	4	4
	W Ferreira	7^7	7					W Ferreira	6^5	4
	J Siemerink	1	6	7^7				J Siemerink	7^7	6
	S Schalken	6	1	6^2											J Siemerink	1	4
	D Vacek	6	3	7^10											D Vacek	6	6
	J Stoltenberg	2	6	6^8				D Vacek	6	6
							2	M Ríos	3	2

References

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