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 score	1–6, 7–6^(7–2), 6–4
Draw	56
Seeds	16

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
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior Exempt
• 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

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

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.