1998 Great American Insurance ATP Championships – Singles

Main article: 1998 Great American Insurance ATP Championships

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.

Singles
1998 Great American Insurance ATP Championships
Champion	Patrick Rafter
Runner-up	Pete Sampras
Score	1–6, 7–6(7–2), 6–4
Draw	56
Seeds	16

Seeds

The top eight seeds received a bye to the second round.

1. Pete Sampras (final)
2. Marcelo Ríos (second round)
3. Petr Korda (quarterfinals)
4. Carlos Moyà (second round)
5. Patrick Rafter (champion)
6. Jonas Björkman (second round)
7. Yevgeny Kafelnikov (semifinals)
8. Richard Krajicek (third round)
9. Álex Corretja (second round)
10. Andre Agassi (second round)
11. Tim Henman (first round)
12. Álbert Costa (second round)
13. Alberto Berasategui (first round)
14. Goran Ivanišević (third round)
15. Félix Mantilla (first round)
16. Cédric Pioline (second round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Pete Sampras	7	2	6
		Magnus Larsson	5	6	1
								1	Pete Sampras	6	62	4
								5	Patrick Rafter	1	77	6
	5	Patrick Rafter	7	6
	7	Yevgeny Kafelnikov	5	0

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	P Sampras	6	6
		M Damm	6	3	6				M Damm	4	2
		M Woodforde	4	6	2										1	P Sampras	77	6
		J-M Gambill	6	6												J-M Gambill	63	3
	Q	O Delaître	1	3					J-M Gambill	65	77	6
		R Delgado	64	3				16	C Pioline	77	65	4
	16	C Pioline	77	6																		1	P Sampras	6	6
	10	A Agassi	4	77	6																		V Spadea	3	2
		N Kiefer	6	63	2			10	A Agassi	2	6	62
		J Gimelstob	6	68	2				V Spadea	6	0	77
		V Spadea	3	710	6											V Spadea	6	6
	Q	A Clément	4	3											8	R Krajicek	2	3
	Q	A Medvedev	6	6				Q	A Medvedev	3	77	3
								8	R Krajicek	6	65	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								4	C Moyà	4	2
		N Escudé	2	77	3			Q	J Golmard	6	6
	Q	J Golmard	6	62	6										Q	J Golmard	65	62
		T Johansson	77	7												T Johansson	77	77
		W Black	63	5					T Johansson	5	6	77
		J Tarango	7	6					J Tarango	7	2	64
	13	A Berasategui	5	2																			T Johansson	4	62
	12	Á Costa	1	6	6																		M Larsson	6	77
	Q	S Grosjean	6	4	1			12	Á Costa	1	3
		T Haas	77	77					T Haas	6	6
		J Courier	63	65												T Haas	4	4
		G Pozzi	4	5												M Larsson	6	6
		M Larsson	6	7					M Larsson	65	6	6
								6	J Björkman	77	2	3

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								5	P Rafter	6	6
	Q	W Schranz	65	7	4				G Raoux	1	3
		G Raoux	77	5	6										5	P Rafter	3	6	6
		T Martin	6	6												T Martin	6	3	2
		F Santoro	1	4					T Martin	6	6
		T Muster	6	7					T Muster	3	4
	11	T Henman	4	5																		5	P Rafter	6	710
	14	G Ivanišević	6	0	6																	3	P Korda	4	68
		A Ilie	4	6	4			14	G Ivanišević	6	6
		B Black	2	3					M Philippoussis	3	2
		M Philippoussis	6	6											14	G Ivanišević	7	4	5
	WC	S Campbell	7	2	3										3	P Korda	5	6	7
	Q	M Ondruska	5	6	6			Q	M Ondruska	2	3
								3	P Korda	6	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								7	Y Kafelnikov	6	4	6
		T Woodbridge	1	6	2				M Chang	3	6	4
		M Chang	6	3	6										7	Y Kafelnikov	6	6
		S Draper	6	4	7											S Draper	3	3
		N Lapentti	4	6	5				S Draper	6	65	77
	WC	A O'Brien	3	77	67			9	Á Corretja	3	77	65
	9	Á Corretja	6	63	79																	7	Y Kafelnikov	6	6
	15	F Mantilla	65	5																			D Vacek	4	4
		W Ferreira	77	7					W Ferreira	65	4
		J Siemerink	1	6	77				J Siemerink	77	6
		S Schalken	6	1	62											J Siemerink	1	4
		D Vacek	6	3	710											D Vacek	6	6
		J Stoltenberg	2	6	68				D Vacek	6	6
								2	M Ríos	3	2