1998 Newsweek Champions Cup – Singles

January 2025 1998 Newsweek Champions Cup State Farm Evert Cup CHI Marcelo Ríos GBR Greg Rusedski 6–3, 6–7(15–17), 7–6(7–4), 6–4 56 16 1998 Newsweek Champions Cup Marcelo Ríos defeated Greg Rusedski in the final, 6–3, 6–7(15–17), 7–6(7–4), 6–4 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1998 Indian Wells Masters. Michael Chang was the two-time reigning champion, but had to withdraw from the tournament after he suffered a knee injury. This injury occurred after a bizarre incident where sprinklers had accidentally sprayed water onto the court that Chang was practising on, causing Chang to slip and tear his left knee. Seeds The top eight seeds received a bye into the second round. 30em USA Pete Sampras (third round) CZE Petr Korda (quarterfinals) AUS Patrick Rafter (third round) RUS Yevgeny Kafelnikov (second round) SWE Jonas Björkman (second round) GBR Greg Rusedski (final) CHI Marcelo Ríos (champion) USA Michael Chang (withdrew) ESP Álex Corretja (first round) BRA Gustavo Kuerten (first round) SVK Karol Kučera (second round) AUS Mark Philippoussis (first round) ESP Félix Mantilla (first round) ESP Sergi Bruguera (second round) FRA Cédric Pioline (second round) ESP Alberto Berasategui (first round, retired) Draw Finals 3/3/5 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 175   AUT Thomas Muster 5 6 6   UKR Andrei Medvedev 7 3 4   SWE Thomas Enqvist 6 61 4 6 GBR Greg Rusedski 2 77 6 WC USA Jan-Michael Gambill 78 3 6 WC USA Andre Agassi 66 6 3 7 CHI Marcelo Ríos 6 6   2 CZE Petr Korda 4 2     AUT Thomas Muster 65 1   6 GBR Greg Rusedski 77 6   WC USA Jan-Michael Gambill 63 3   7 CHI Marcelo Ríos 77 6   6 GBR Greg Rusedski 3 717 64 4   7 CHI Marcelo Ríos 6 615 77 6   Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals   SWE M Larsson 7 4 5   USA T Martin 5 6 7   AUT T Muster 6 6     USA C Woodruff 4 4     SUI M Rosset 3 4   15 FRA C Pioline 6 6   9 ESP Á Corretja 5 3     SWE M Norman 7 6     UKR A Medvedev 78 2 710   CRO G Ivanišević 66 6 68   GBR T Henman 3 4   Q ZIM W Black 6 6   1 USA P Sampras 6 7     USA T Martin 1 5     AUT T Muster 4 6 6 15 FRA C Pioline 6 3 4   SWE M Norman 78 1 2   UKR A Medvedev 66 6 6 Q ZIM W Black 6 3 0 LL ECU N Lapentti 1 6 6 1 USA P Sampras 5 3     AUT T Muster 7 6     UKR A Medvedev 6 6   LL ECU N Lapentti 1 4     AUT T Muster 5 6 6   UKR A Medvedev 7 3 4 Section 2 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals   CZE B Ulihrach 6 6     URU M Filippini 4 0   WC USA R Reneberg 3 1     SWE T Enqvist 6 6     ESP Á Costa 4 6 6 13 ESP F Mantilla 6 4 3 11 SVK K Kučera 6 1 77   SVK D Hrbatý 4 6 65 Q RSA G Stafford 4 3     ESP C Moyà 6 6   Q USA V Spadea 6 6   Q ESP J A Viloca 4 1   4 RUS Y Kafelnikov 3 3     CZE B Ulihrach 6 6     SWE T Enqvist 6 6     ESP Á Costa 4 3   11 SVK K Kučera 64 4     ESP C Moyà 77 6   Q USA V Spadea 6 3 4 6 GBR G Rusedski 4 6 6   CZE B Ulihrach 2 62     SWE T Enqvist 6 77     ESP C Moyà 3 5   6 GBR G Rusedski 6 7     SWE T Enqvist 6 61 4 6 GBR G Rusedski 2 77 6 Bottom half Section 3 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals   USA J Courier 3 6 6   FRA G Raoux 6 4 3   ESP A Portas 1 1     ESP F Clavet 6 6   WC USA J-M Gambill 79 5 78 12 AUS M Philippoussis 67 7 66 14 ESP S Bruguera 77 6     ESP J Alonso 60 3     AUS T Woodbridge 63 4   WC USA A Agassi 77 6     FRA F Santoro 3 6 4   RSA W Ferreira 6 1 6 5 SWE J Björkman 6 1 64   USA J Courier 4 6 77   ESP F Clavet 3 4   WC USA J-M Gambill 6 6   14 ESP S Bruguera 2 4   WC USA A Agassi 6 6     RSA W Ferreira 5 7 4 3 AUS P Rafter 7 5 6   USA J Courier 2 4   WC USA J-M Gambill 6 6   WC USA A Agassi 6 3 6 3 AUS P Rafter 3 6 2 WC USA J-M Gambill 78 3 6 WC USA A Agassi 66 6 3 Section 4 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals WC AUS L Hewitt 4 4   Q GER H Dreekmann 6 6   WC USA M Washington 77 6     AUS M Woodforde 64 4     GER N Kiefer 6 64 6 10 BRA G Kuerten 4 77 2 16 ESP A Berasategui 4 0r   CZE S Doseděl 6 1     AUS J Stoltenberg 3 6 1   GER T Haas 6 3 6 Q ITA A Gaudenzi 4 6 4 Q AUS S Draper 6 4 6 7 CHI M Ríos 6 77   Q GER H Dreekmann 4 64   WC USA M Washington 3 4     GER N Kiefer 6 6     CZE S Doseděl 62 3     GER T Haas 77 6   Q AUS S Draper 3 6 0 2 CZE P Korda 6 3 6 7 CHI M Ríos 6 6     GER N Kiefer 4 3     GER T Haas 66 2   2 CZE P Korda 78 6   7 CHI M Ríos 6 6   2 CZE P Korda 4 2   Qualifying Seeds 30em AUS Richard Fromberg (first round) ESP Carlos Costa (first round) ESP Galo Blanco (first round) CZE Daniel Vacek (first round) ITA Andrea Gaudenzi (qualified) ZIM Byron Black (first round) ECU Nicolás Lapentti (qualifying competition, lucky loser) ESP Javier Sánchez (first round) USA Vince Spadea (qualified) BRA Fernando Meligeni (first round) FRA Jérôme Golmard (first round) RSA Grant Stafford (qualified) ESP Juan Albert Viloca (qualified) AUS Scott Draper (qualified) Qualifiers 30em ESP Juan Albert Viloca RSA Grant Stafford AUS Scott Draper GER Hendrik Dreekmann ITA Andrea Gaudenzi USA Vince Spadea ZIM Wayne Black Lucky loser ECU Nicolás Lapentti Qualifying draw First qualifier First round Qualifying competition 175 1 AUS Richard Fromberg 6 3 USA Alex O'Brien 7 6 WC CHI Nicolás Massú 4 6 5 13 ESP Juan Albert Viloca 6 4 7 USA Alex O'Brien 6 3 13 ESP Juan Albert Viloca 7 6 Second qualifier First round Qualifying competition 175 2 ESP Carlos Costa 3 1 USA Jonathan Stark 6 6 WC ARG Lucas Arnold Ker 4 4 12 RSA Grant Stafford 6 6 USA Jonathan Stark 4 3 12 RSA Grant Stafford 6 6 Third qualifier First round Qualifying competition 175 3 ESP Galo Blanco 6 6 GER Oliver Gross 7 7 CAN Daniel Nestor 7 3 6 14 AUS Scott Draper 6 6 7 GER Oliver Gross 4 2 14 AUS Scott Draper 6 6 Fourth qualifier First round Qualifying competition 175 4 CZE Daniel Vacek 4 3 WC USA Michael Joyce 6 6 GER Hendrik Dreekmann 7 6 11 FRA Jérôme Golmard 6 0 WC USA Michael Joyce 2 4 GER Hendrik Dreekmann 6 6 Fifth qualifier First round Qualifying competition 175 5 ITA Andrea Gaudenzi 6 5 6 ARG Franco Squillari 2 7 4 WC USA Jeff Salzenstein 6 7 10 BRA Fernando Meligeni 4 6 5 ITA Andrea Gaudenzi 7 6 6 WC USA Jeff Salzenstein 5 7 1 Sixth qualifier First round Qualifying competition 175 6 ZIM Byron Black 3 3 AUS Sandon Stolle 6 6 NOR Christian Ruud 7 1 4 9 USA Vince Spadea 5 6 6 AUS Sandon Stolle 6 6 2 9 USA Vince Spadea 4 7 6 Seventh qualifier First round Qualifying competition 175 7 ECU Nicolás Lapentti 2 ROU Dinu Mihail Pescariu 3 r ZIM Wayne Black 5 6 6 8 ESP Javier Sánchez 7 4 3 7 ECU Nicolás Lapentti 3 6 5 ZIM Wayne Black 6 2 7 References Official results archive (ATP) Official results archive (ITF) Newsweek Champions Cup Category:1998 Newsweek Champions Cup and the State Farm Evert Cup