1998 du Maurier Open – Men's singles

1998 du Maurier Open AUS Patrick Rafter NED Richard Krajicek 7–6(7–3), 6–4 Canadian Open (tennis) Canadian Open 56 (4WC Wild cards/7Q Qualifiers/2LL Lucky losers) 16 1998 du Maurier Open Patrick Rafter defeated Richard Krajicek in the final, 7–6,(7–3), 6–4 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1998 Canadian Open. Rafter became the first tennis player in 10 years in winning the tournament without dropping a set, after Ivan Lendl did the same achievement in 1988.Rafter straight-sets his way past Krajicek to claim du Maurier Open https://www.deseret.com/1998/8/10/19395674/rafter-straight-sets-his-way-past-krajicek-to-claim-du-maurier-open/ 29 April 2024 Deseret News Associated Press 10 August 1998Rafter sweeps du Maurier https://www.tampabay.com/archive/1998/08/10/rafter-sweeps-du-maurier/ 29 April 2024 Tampa Bay Times 10 August 1998Rafter Dominates The Field In 1998 Toronto Classic Moment https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QpWtsbk-5zM YouTube 29 April 2024 video 21 July 2016 Chris Woodruff was the reigning champion, but did not participate this year due to an 8-month injury.Foot fault: Woodruff still kicking around https://www.sun-sentinel.com/1998/08/09/foot-fault-woodruff-still-kicking-around/ 29 April 2024 Sun Sentinel 9 August 1998 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. USA Pete Sampras (quarterfinals) CZE Petr Korda (second round) AUS Patrick Rafter (champion) RUS Yevgeny Kafelnikov (quarterfinals) SWE Jonas Björkman (quarterfinals) NED Richard Krajicek (final) GBR Tim Henman (semifinals) USA Andre Agassi (semifinals) ESP Álbert Costa (third round) CRO Goran Ivanišević (third round) SWE Thomas Enqvist (withdrew) BRA Gustavo Kuerten (first round) NED Jan Siemerink (first round) AUS Mark Philippoussis (third round) FRA Fabrice Santoro (second round) RSA Wayne Ferreira (first round, retired) GER Nicolas Kiefer (third round) Draw Finals Semifinals Final 175 8/WC USA Andre Agassi 6 5 2 6 NED Richard Krajicek 4 7 6 3 AUS Patrick Rafter 6 6   7 GBR Tim Henman 2 4   6 NED Richard Krajicek 63 4   3 AUS Patrick Rafter 77 6   Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals   USA J Tarango 62 6 2   ITA G Pozzi 77 4 6   RSA M Ondruska 2 3     GER T Haas 6 6     CZE M Damm 3 4   15 FRA F Santoro 6 6   10 CRO G Ivanišević 714 77   WC CAN S Lareau 612 64     FRA A Clément 6 4 5   ARM S Sargsian 3 6 7 LL FIN T Ketola 5 3     FRA G Raoux 7 6   1 USA P Sampras 6 6     ITA G Pozzi 1 2     GER T Haas 710 6   15 FRA F Santoro 68 2   10 CRO G Ivanišević 6 6     ARM S Sargsian 3 2     FRA G Raoux 4 5   8/WC USA A Agassi 6 7   1 USA P Sampras 77 6     GER T Haas 65 2   10 CRO G Ivanišević 6 5 3 8/WC USA A Agassi 2 7 6 1 USA P Sampras 77 1 2 8/WC USA A Agassi 65 6 6 Section 2 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals Q USA M Russell 3 4     USA T Martin 6 6   WC CAN B Kokavec 6 6     USA S Campbell 1 2     USA M Washington 77 6   13 NED J Siemerink 62 3   12 BRA G Kuerten 3 62   LL USA A O'Brien 6 77     PAR R Delgado 77 62 6 Q USA B MacPhie 64 77 1 Q ITA L Tieleman 1 6 5   RSA D Nainkin 6 3 7 4 RUS Y Kafelnikov 6 6     USA T Martin 2 3   WC CAN B Kokavec 3 4     USA M Washington 6 6   LL USA A O'Brien 6 4 7   PAR R Delgado 1 6 5 Q RSA D Nainkin 4 4   6 NED R Krajicek 6 6   4 RUS Y Kafelnikov 78 6     USA M Washington 66 2   LL USA A O'Brien 6 2 3 6 NED R Krajicek 3 6 6 4 RUS Y Kafelnikov 4 4   6 NED R Krajicek 6 6   Bottom half Section 3 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals   USA J Courier 5 7 4   AUS S Draper 7 5 6 WC CAN F Niemeyer 4 4     ITA V Santopadre 6 6     CAN D Nestor 2 61   17 GER N Kiefer 6 77   14 AUS M Philippoussis 6 6   Q USA D Flach 4 3     ZIM W Black 6 6     ZIM B Black 4 0   Q PHI C Mamiit 4 6 4 Q RSA N Godwin 6 1 6 5 SWE J Björkman 77 6     AUS S Draper 65 3     ITA V Santopadre 6 1 66 17 GER N Kiefer 2 6 78 14 AUS M Philippoussis 6 6     ZIM W Black 1 4   Q RSA N Godwin 5 3   3 AUS P Rafter 7 6   5 SWE J Björkman 6 67 6 17 GER N Kiefer 2 79 3 14 AUS M Philippoussis 3 3   3 AUS P Rafter 6 6   5 SWE J Björkman 3 2   3 AUS P Rafter 6 6   Section 4 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals   ARG G Cañas 2 715 6   RSA G Stafford 6 613 2   USA J-M Gambill 6 6     FRA N Escudé 3 2     AUS J Stoltenberg 5 4   9 ESP Á Costa 7 6   16 RSA W Ferreira 2 r     AUS M Tebbutt 3       NED S Schalken 6 3 4   CZE D Vacek 4 6 6   AUS A Ilie 3 0     USA V Spadea 6 6   7 GBR T Henman 3 77 6   ARG G Cañas 6 65 2   USA J-M Gambill 4 2   9 ESP Á Costa 6 6     AUS M Tebbutt 4 69     CZE D Vacek 6 711     USA V Spadea 5 6 6 2 CZE P Korda 7 1 4 7 GBR T Henman 77 6   9 ESP Á Costa 62 2     CZE D Vacek 4 6 6   USA V Spadea 6 1 4 7 GBR T Henman 6 5 6   CZE D Vacek 3 7 1 Qualifying Qualifying seeds 30em ITA Laurence Tieleman (qualified) USA Alex O'Brien (qualifying competition, retired, lucky loser) USA Brian MacPhie (qualified) RSA Neville Godwin (qualified) FIN Tuomas Ketola (qualifying competition, lucky loser) ESP Óscar Burrieza (qualifying competition) PHI Cecil Mamiit (qualified) FRA Olivier Delaître (first round) RSA David Nainkin (qualified) USA Doug Flach (qualified) USA David Witt (first round) BLR 1995 Max Mirnyi (qualifying competition) USA Michael Russell (qualified) HAI Ronald Agénor (qualifying competition) Qualifiers 30em ITA Laurence Tieleman USA Brian MacPhie RSA Neville Godwin USA Doug Flach RSA David Nainkin PHI Cecil Mamiit USA Michael Russell Lucky losers 30em USA Alex O'Brien FIN Tuomas Ketola Qualifying draw First qualifier First round Qualifying competition 175 1 ITA Laurence Tieleman 6 6 WC CAN Rob Steckley 3 3 CAN Simon Larose 5 6 6 12 BLR 1995 Max Mirnyi 7 2 7 1 ITA Laurence Tieleman 3 7 7 12 BLR 1995 Max Mirnyi 6 6 5 Second qualifier First round Qualifying competition 175 2 USA Alex O'Brien 6 5 6 CAN Jocelyn Robichaud 2 7 4 CAN Emin Ağayev 6 6 4 13 USA Michael Russell 4 7 6 2 USA Alex O'Brien 3 7 2r 13 USA Michael Russell 6 5 3 Third qualifier First round Qualifying competition 175 3 USA Brian MacPhie 6 6 CAN Ryan Clark 2 2 CAN Dominic Boulet 2 3 14 HAI Ronald Agénor 6 6 3 USA Brian MacPhie 6 6 14 HAI Ronald Agénor 3 4 Fourth qualifier First round Qualifying competition 175 4 RSA Neville Godwin 6 3 7 CAN David Kepka 2 6 6 AUS James Sekulov 6 6 11 USA David Witt 4 3 4 RSA Neville Godwin 2 6 7 AUS James Sekulov 6 4 6 Fifth qualifier First round Qualifying competition 175 5 FIN Tuomas Ketola 6 6 WC CAN Hugues Laverdière 0 4 CAN Bobby Mahal 2 4 10 USA Doug Flach 6 6 5 FIN Tuomas Ketola 4 4 10 USA Doug Flach 6 6 Sixth qualifier First round Qualifying competition 175 6 ESP Óscar Burrieza 6 6 WC CAN Stephan Timu 1 2 WC CAN Charles-Antoine Sévigny 1 2 9 RSA David Nainkin 6 6 6 ESP Óscar Burrieza 3 5 9 RSA David Nainkin 6 7 Seventh qualifier First round Qualifying competition 175 7 PHI Cecil Mamiit 6 6 USA Will Ritter 1 2 ZIM Kevin Ullyett 6 6 8 FRA Olivier Delaître 1 2 7 PHI Cecil Mamiit 6 6 ZIM Kevin Ullyett 3 4 References External links 1998 du Maurier Open draw ITF tournament profile Men's Singles