1998 Mercedes-Benz Cup – Singles

The 1998 Mercedes-Benz Cup was a men's tennis tournament played on hardcourt in Los Angeles, United States that was part of the International Series of the 1998 ATP Tour. It was the seventy-first edition of the tournament and was held from July 27 through August 2, 1998.

Singles
1998 Mercedes-Benz Cup
Final
ChampionUnited States Andre Agassi[1]
Runner-upUnited Kingdom Tim Henman
Score6–4, 6–4
Details
Draw32 (4 Q / 2 WC )
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
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Seeds edit

Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.

  1.   Patrick Rafter (quarterfinals)
  2.   Tim Henman (final)
  3.   Goran Ivanišević (first round)
  4. Unknown (withdrew)
  5.   Andre Agassi (champion)
  6.   Wayne Ferreira (first round)
  7.   Byron Black (quarterfinals)
  8.   Vince Spadea (second round)

Draw edit

Key edit

Finals edit

Semifinals Final[1]
          
WC   Justin Gimelstob 0 62
5   Andre Agassi 6 7
5   Andre Agassi 6 6
2   Tim Henman 4 4
    Guillaume Raoux 5 3
2   Tim Henman 7 6

Top half edit

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1   P Rafter 6 6
  R Delgado 3 2 1   P Rafter 6 5 6
  M Damm 2 7 6   M Damm 3 7 1
  W Black 6 5 0 1   P Rafter 4 3
WC   J Gimelstob 6 6 WC   J Gimelstob 6 6
  D Vacek 4 0 WC   J Gimelstob 6 3
8   V Spadea 2 6 6 8   V Spadea 3 0 R
Q   M Ondruska 6 3 3 WC   J Gimelstob 0 62
LL   S Stolle 6 6 5   A Agassi 6 7
Q   T Dent 3 2 LL   S Stolle 6 7
  A Ilie 6 6   A Ilie 3 66
PR   MV Washington 4 1 LL   S Stolle 62 2
  J-M Gambill 6 6 5   A Agassi 7 6
  S Campbell 4 4   J-M Gambill 4 4
5   A Agassi 6 6 5   A Agassi 6 6
WC   B Bryan 4 3

Bottom half edit

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
  S Sargsian 6 6
6   W Ferreira 1 2   S Sargsian 3 6 2
Q   M Joyce 7 2 7   M Joyce 6 4 6
  M Tebbutt 5 6 5   M Joyce 7 4 5
  K Carlsen 7 6   G Raoux 67 6 7
LL   Ó Burrieza 5 4   K Carlsen 67 7 63
  G Raoux 6 6   G Raoux 7 61 7
3   G Ivanišević 4 4   G Raoux 5 3
7   B Black 6 7 2   T Henman 7 6
  S Schalken 4 68 7   B Black 6 6
  G Pozzi 6 6   G Pozzi 3 2
  G Cañas 2 4 7   B Black 7 1 4
  J Tarango 6 6 2   T Henman 5 6 6
Q   A Hernández 2 2   J Tarango 66 5
2   T Henman 6 6 2   T Henman 7 7
  G Stafford 3 0

References edit

  1. ^ a b "1998 Los Angeles". International Tennis Federation.