1998 Advanta Championships – Singles

August 2023 1998 Advanta Championships USA Pete Sampras SWE Thomas Enqvist 7–5, 7–6(7–3) 32 (3WC Wild cards/4Q Qualifiers/1LL Lucky loser) 8 singles doubles Advanta Championships U.S. Pro Indoor no 1998 Advanta Championships Pete Sampras was the defending champion. Sampras successfully defended his title, beating Thomas Enqvist 7–5, 7–6(7–3) in the final.Sampras collects another Philly title https://www.deseret.com/1998/3/2/19366483/sampras-collects-another-philly-title 13 December 2021 Deseret News Associated Press 2 March 1998Finn Robin TENNIS; As Tournament Founders, Sampras Floats https://www.nytimes.com/1998/03/02/sports/tennis-as-tournament-founders-sampras-floats.html 13 December 2021 The New York Times 2 March 1998 Seeds 30em USA Pete Sampras (champion) CHI Marcelo Ríos (withdrew) SWE Thomas Enqvist (final) ESP Julián Alonso (first round) USA Jim Courier (second round) GER Tommy Haas (semifinals) AUS Richard Fromberg (first round) NED Sjeng Schalken (quarterfinals) ZIM Byron Black (first round) Draw Finals Semifinals Final 175 1 USA Pete Sampras 6 6   6 GER Tommy Haas 4 4   3 SWE Thomas Enqvist 6 3 6 Q CAN Sébastien Lareau 3 6 3 1 USA Pete Sampras 7 77   3 SWE Thomas Enqvist 5 63   Top half First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals 1 USA P Sampras 4 6 7 Q BEL X Malisse 6 3 5   ITA D Sanguinetti 6 4 3   ITA A Gaudenzi 4 6 6 WC RUS M Safin 6 2 6 Q ZIM W Black 1 6 3 WC USA J Salzenstein 3 6 65 8 NED S Schalken 6 4 77 4 ESP J Alonso 1 77 3 WC USA J Stark 6 65 6 Q AUS S Stolle 5 1     USA J Tarango 7 6     ESP JA Viloca-Puig 65 4     BRA F Meligeni 77 6     USA V Spadea 3 2   6 GER T Haas 6 6   1 USA P Sampras 78 6     ITA A Gaudenzi 66 3   WC RUS M Safin 2 6 61 8 NED S Schalken 6 4 77 WC USA J Stark 2 77 3   USA J Tarango 6 64 6   BRA F Meligeni 0r     6 GER T Haas 3     1 USA P Sampras 6 6   8 NED S Schalken 2 2     USA J Tarango 6 4 4 6 GER T Haas 4 6 6 1 USA P Sampras 6 6   6 GER T Haas 4 4   Bottom half First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals 9 ZIM B Black 4 63     USA T Martin 6 77     USA R Reneberg 6 6     ESP J Burillo 3 1     GER M Craca 6 6     ECU N Lapentti 4 4   LL ESP E Benfele Álvarez 4 3   3 SWE T Enqvist 6 6   7 AUS R Fromberg 64 64     RSA G Stafford 77 77     ESP J Sánchez 3 4     NED P Haarhuis 6 6   Q CAN S Lareau 6 6     SWE T Nydahl 4 3     NOR C Ruud 78 4 4 5 USA J Courier 66 6 6   USA T Martin 4 5     USA R Reneberg 6 7     GER M Craca 6 62 2 3 SWE T Enqvist 4 77 6   RSA G Stafford 6 6     NED P Haarhuis 3 4   Q CAN S Lareau 77 7   5 USA J Courier 65 5     USA R Reneberg 4 61   3 SWE T Enqvist 6 77     RSA G Stafford 4 3   Q CAN S Lareau 6 6   3 SWE T Enqvist 6 3 6 Q CAN S Lareau 3 6 3 Qualifying Qualifying seeds 30em ZIM Wayne Black (qualified) AUS Sandon Stolle (qualified) ESP Emilio Benfele Álvarez (qualifying competition, Lucky loser) CAN Daniel Nestor (first round) AUS Michael Tebbutt (first round) NED John van Lottum (qualifying competition) PAR 1990 Ramón Delgado (first round) USA Steve Campbell (qualifying competition) Qualifiers 30em ZIM Wayne Black AUS Sandon Stolle CAN Sébastien Lareau BEL Xavier Malisse Lucky loser ESP Emilio Benfele Álvarez Qualifying draw First qualifier y 3 First round Qualifying competition 175 1 ZIM Wayne Black 7 6 ARG Guillermo Cañas 6 3 BRA Jaime Oncins 6 6 7 PAR 1990 Ramón Delgado 2 2 1 ZIM Wayne Black 6 4 7 BRA Jaime Oncins 4 6 6 Second qualifier y 3 First round Qualifying competition 175 2 AUS Sandon Stolle 6 6 USA Michael Sell 1 2 WC USA Steven Capriati 2 1 8 USA Steve Campbell 6 6 2 AUS Sandon Stolle 6 6 6 8 USA Steve Campbell 1 7 1 Third qualifier y 3 First round Qualifying competition 175 3 ESP Emilio Benfele Álvarez 6 7 WC BAH Mark Knowles 4 6 CAN Sébastien Lareau 6 6 5 AUS Michael Tebbutt 4 0 3 ESP Emilio Benfele Álvarez 4 4 CAN Sébastien Lareau 6 6 Fourth qualifier y 3 First round Qualifying competition 175 4 CAN Daniel Nestor 3 0 WC BEL Xavier Malisse 6 6 GER Christian Vinck 1 6 3 6 NED John van Lottum 6 2 6 WC BEL Xavier Malisse 6 7 6 NED John van Lottum 3 5 References External links Official results archive (ATP) Official results archive (ITF) 1998 Singles Category:1998 ATP Tour