1998 Great American Insurance ATP Championships – Singles

January 2025 1998 Great American Insurance ATP Championships 1998 Great American Insurance ATP Championships AUS Patrick Rafterhttp://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/tournaments/men%27s-tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1010001235 1998 Cincinnati International Tennis Federation 1 January 2015 11 August 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140811212229/http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/tournaments/men%27s-tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1010001235 dead USA Pete Sampras 1–6, 7–6(7–2), 6–4 56 16 singles doubles Patrick Rafter defeated the defending champion Pete Sampras in the final, 1–6, 7–6(7–2), 6–4 to win the singles tennis title at the 1998 Cincinnati Masters. Seeds The top eight seeds received a bye to the second round. 30em USA Pete Sampras (final) CHI Marcelo Ríos (second round) CZE Petr Korda (quarterfinals) ESP Carlos Moyà (second round) AUS Patrick Rafter (champion) SWE Jonas Björkman (second round) RUS Yevgeny Kafelnikov (semifinals) NED Richard Krajicek (third round) ESP Álex Corretja (second round) USA Andre Agassi (second round) GBR Tim Henman (first round) ESP Álbert Costa (second round) ESP Alberto Berasategui (first round) CRO Goran Ivanišević (third round) ESP Félix Mantilla (first round) FRA Cédric Pioline (second round) Draw Finals Semifinals Final 175 1 USA Pete Sampras 7 2 6   SWE Magnus Larsson 5 6 1 5 AUS Patrick Rafter 7 6   7 RUS Yevgeny Kafelnikov 5 0   1 USA Pete Sampras 6 62 4 5 AUS Patrick Rafter 1 77 6 Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals   CZE M Damm 6 3 6   AUS M Woodforde 4 6 2   USA J-M Gambill 6 6   Q FRA O Delaître 1 3     PAR R Delgado 64 3   16 FRA C Pioline 77 6   10 USA A Agassi 4 77 6   GER N Kiefer 6 63 2   USA J Gimelstob 6 68 2   USA V Spadea 3 710 6 Q FRA A Clément 4 3   Q UKR A Medvedev 6 6   1 USA P Sampras 6 6     CZE M Damm 4 2     USA J-M Gambill 65 77 6 16 FRA C Pioline 77 65 4 10 USA A Agassi 2 6 62   USA V Spadea 6 0 77 Q UKR A Medvedev 3 77 3 8 NED R Krajicek 6 65 6 1 USA P Sampras 77 6     USA J-M Gambill 63 3     USA V Spadea 6 6   8 NED R Krajicek 2 3   1 USA P Sampras 6 6     USA V Spadea 3 2   Section 2 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals   FRA N Escudé 2 77 3 Q FRA J Golmard 6 62 6   SWE T Johansson 77 7     ZIM W Black 63 5     USA J Tarango 7 6   13 ESP A Berasategui 5 2   12 ESP Á Costa 1 6 6 Q FRA S Grosjean 6 4 1   GER T Haas 77 77     USA J Courier 63 65     ITA G Pozzi 4 5     SWE M Larsson 6 7   4 ESP C Moyà 4 2   Q FRA J Golmard 6 6     SWE T Johansson 5 6 77   USA J Tarango 7 2 64 12 ESP Á Costa 1 3     GER T Haas 6 6     SWE M Larsson 65 6 6 6 SWE J Björkman 77 2 3 Q FRA J Golmard 65 62     SWE T Johansson 77 77     GER T Haas 4 4     SWE M Larsson 6 6     SWE T Johansson 4 62     SWE M Larsson 6 77   Bottom half Section 3 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals Q AUT W Schranz 65 7 4   FRA G Raoux 77 5 6   USA T Martin 6 6     FRA F Santoro 1 4     AUT T Muster 6 7   11 GBR T Henman 4 5   14 CRO G Ivanišević 6 0 6   AUS A Ilie 4 6 4   ZIM B Black 2 3     AUS M Philippoussis 6 6   WC USA S Campbell 7 2 3 Q RSA M Ondruska 5 6 6 5 AUS P Rafter 6 6     FRA G Raoux 1 3     USA T Martin 6 6     AUT T Muster 3 4   14 CRO G Ivanišević 6 6     AUS M Philippoussis 3 2   Q RSA M Ondruska 2 3   3 CZE P Korda 6 6   5 AUS P Rafter 3 6 6   USA T Martin 6 3 2 14 CRO G Ivanišević 7 4 5 3 CZE P Korda 5 6 7 5 AUS P Rafter 6 710   3 CZE P Korda 4 68   Section 4 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals   AUS T Woodbridge 1 6 2   USA M Chang 6 3 6   AUS S Draper 6 4 7   ECU N Lapentti 4 6 5 WC USA A O'Brien 3 77 67 9 ESP Á Corretja 6 63 79 15 ESP F Mantilla 65 5     RSA W Ferreira 77 7     NED J Siemerink 1 6 77   NED S Schalken 6 1 62   CZE D Vacek 6 3 710   AUS J Stoltenberg 2 6 68 7 RUS Y Kafelnikov 6 4 6   USA M Chang 3 6 4   AUS S Draper 6 65 77 9 ESP Á Corretja 3 77 65   RSA W Ferreira 65 4     NED J Siemerink 77 6     CZE D Vacek 6 6   2 CHI M Ríos 3 2   7 RUS Y Kafelnikov 6 6     AUS S Draper 3 3     NED J Siemerink 1 4     CZE D Vacek 6 6   7 RUS Y Kafelnikov 6 6     CZE D Vacek 4 4   References Singles