1998 Lipton Championships – Men's singles

Men's singles
Men's singles
1998 Lipton Championships
Final
Champion	Marcelo Ríos
Runner-up	Andre Agassi
Score	7–5, 6–3, 6–4
Details
Draw	96 (12Q / 6WC)
Seeds	32
Events

Marcelo Ríos defeated Andre Agassi in the final, 7–5, 6–3, 6–4 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1998 Miami Open. With the win, he completed the Sunshine Double.

Thomas Muster was the reigning champion, but did not participate this year.

Seeds

All thirty-two seeds received a bye to the second round.

Pete Sampras (third round)
Petr Korda (fourth round)
Marcelo Ríos (champion)
Patrick Rafter (second round)
Greg Rusedski (fourth round)
Yevgeny Kafelnikov (fourth round)
Jonas Björkman (third round)
Álex Corretja (semifinals)
~~Michael Chang~~ (withdrew)
Gustavo Kuerten (quarterfinals)
Karol Kučera (third round)
Félix Mantilla (second round)
Sergi Bruguera (second round)
Cédric Pioline (third round)
Mark Philippoussis (second round)
Carlos Moyà (third round)
Alberto Berasategui (second round)
Tim Henman (semifinals)
Álbert Costa (fourth round)
Goran Ivanišević (fourth round)
Magnus Norman (second round)
Thomas Enqvist (quarterfinals, retired)
Fabrice Santoro (fourth round)
Andriy Medvedev (third round)
Nicolas Kiefer (fourth round)
Magnus Larsson (second round)
Marc Rosset (third round)
Jan Siemerink (third round)
Andre Agassi (final)
Tommy Haas (third round)
Francisco Clavet (third round)
Wayne Ferreira (fourth round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals				Semifinals					Final

Q	Steve Campbell	3	1

8	Àlex Corretja	6	6
				8	Àlex Corretja	4	2

				29	Andre Agassi	6	6
29	Andre Agassi	6	6

	Jeff Tarango	4	3
									29	Andre Agassi	5	3	4

									3	Marcelo Ríos	7	6	6
22	Thomas Enqvist	3	0^r

3	Marcelo Ríos	6	2
				3	Marcelo Ríos	6	4	6

				18	Tim Henman	2	6	0
10	Gustavo Kuerten	2	4

18	Tim Henman	6	6

Top half

Section 1

First round					Second round					Third round					Fourth round

					1	P Sampras	6	6
	W Black	6	4	1		J Sánchez	1	2
	J Sánchez	1	6	6						1	P Sampras	6	6⁶	3
LL	M Sell	6	3	2						32	W Ferreira	0	7⁸	6
	F Dewulf	1	6	6		F Dewulf	5	7⁷	4
					32	W Ferreira	7	6²	6
															32	W Ferreira	7⁷	2	5
															Q	S Campbell	6³	6	7
					17	A Berasategui	3	4
	T Martin	4	7⁷	7		T Martin	6	6
	J Golmard	6	6⁴	5							T Martin	6	5	6⁴
	O Gross	4	2							Q	S Campbell	1	7	7⁷
Q	S Campbell	6	6		Q	S Campbell	3	6	6
					15	M Philippoussis	6	3	3

Section 2

First round				Second round					Third round				Fourth round

				LL	S Prieto	3	6	6
	A Clément	4	2	Q	C Vinck	6	3	4
Q	C Vinck	6	6						LL	S Prieto	2	3
LL	G Cañas	7	6						23	F Santoro	6	6
	R Reneberg	5	3	LL	G Cañas	6	6³	1
				23	F Santoro	2	7⁷	6
													23	F Santoro	1	6	3
													8	À Corretja	6	3	6
				26	M Larsson	4	6¹
	G Blanco	7	6		G Blanco	6	7⁷
	J Stoltenberg	5	4							G Blanco	3	1
	J Courier	6	6						8	À Corretja	6	6
WC	R Vašek	1	0		J Courier	6¹¹	3
				8	À Corretja	7¹³	6

Section 3

First round					Second round				Third round					Fourth round

					4	P Rafter	3	5
	J Alonso	6	4	4		V Spadea	6	7
	V Spadea	3	6	6						V Spadea	4	5
WC	L Hewitt	4	6	4					29	A Agassi	6	7
	N Escudé	6	3	6		N Escudé	2	3
					29	A Agassi	6	6
														29	A Agassi	7⁷	4	6
														19	Á Costa	6⁵	6	1
					19	Á Costa	7	6
	S Sargsian	6	6			S Sargsian	5	1
Q	D Norman	4	2						19	Á Costa	7⁸	3	6
WC	L Arnold Ker	6	3	6					14	C Pioline	6⁶	6	3
	J van Herck	1	6	1	WC	L Arnold Ker	4	3
					14	C Pioline	6	6

Section 4

First round					Second round					Third round				Fourth round

					12	F Mantilla	7⁷	4	6³
Q	S Lareau	4	3			P Haarhuis	6³	6	7⁷
	P Haarhuis	6	6								P Haarhuis	3	r
	J Tarango	6	7								J Tarango	6
	D Prinosil	1	5			J Tarango	7	6
					21	M Norman	5	0
															J Tarango	3	6	6
														6	Y Kafelnikov	6	3	2
					28	J Siemerink	6	6
	G Pozzi	6	6			G Pozzi	3	2
Q	R Jabali	4	3							28	J Siemerink	4	6⁵
	C Doseděl	3	7¹³	6						6	Y Kafelnikov	6	7⁷
	N Lapentti	6	6¹¹	4		C Doseděl	7⁷	6⁵	6⁵
					6	Y Kafelnikov	6⁵	7⁷	7⁷

Bottom half

Section 5

First round					Second round					Third round					Fourth round

					5	G Rusedski	6	6
	D Hrbatý	6	6			D Hrbatý	3	1
	D Vacek	3	2							5	G Rusedski	6	7¹⁰
	M Filippini	1	6	6						27	M Rosset	1	6⁸
Q	I Heuberger	6	1	2		M Filippini	6	4	2
					27	M Rosset	4	6	6
															5	G Rusedski	2	2
															22	T Enqvist	6	6
					22	T Enqvist	6	5	6
Q	D Wheaton	1	4			C Costa	1	7	1
	C Costa	6	6							22	T Enqvist	6	3	6
	G Raoux	6	7⁷							11	K Kučera	3	6	3
	J Novák	4	6³			G Raoux	4	2
					11	K Kučera	6	6

Section 6

First round					Second round					Third round				Fourth round

					13	S Bruguera	6	4	3
Q	D van Scheppingen	6³	7	6	Q	D van Scheppingen	3	6	6
	S Draper	7⁷	5	3						Q	D van Scheppingen	3	4
Q	N Godwin	2	6²							20	G Ivanišević	6	6
	D Nestor	6	7⁷			D Nestor	6²	4
					20	G Ivanišević	7⁷	6
														20	G Ivanišević	2	3
														3	M Ríos	6	6
					30	T Haas	6	6
	S Stolle	7⁷	2	5		M Tebbutt	2	4
	M Tebbutt	6⁴	6	7						30	T Haas	4	3
	H Dreekmann	3	6	6						3	M Ríos	6	6
	T Nydahl	6	1	4		H Dreekmann	3	4
					3	M Ríos	6	6

Section 7

First round					Second round					Third round					Fourth round

					7	J Björkman	6	6
WC	J Salzenstein	4	3		LL	L Paes	3	4
LL	L Paes	6	6							7	J Björkman	6⁶	6³
	J A Viloca	3	2							25	N Kiefer	7⁸	7⁷
WC	M Washington	6	6		WC	M Washington	1	3
					25	N Kiefer	6	6
															25	N Kiefer	4	7	4
															10	G Kuerten	6	5	6
					24	A Medvedev	7	6
Q	A Cherkasov	6	3	4	LL	B MacPhie	5	2
LL	B MacPhie	2	6	6						24	A Medvedev	2	6	6⁵
Q	F Roig	7	2	6						10	G Kuerten	6	4	7⁷
	B Ulihrach	5	6	1	Q	F Roig	6	2	6³
					10	G Kuerten	3	6	7⁷

Section 8

First round					Second round					Third round					Fourth round

					16	C Moyà	7⁷	6
WC	J-M Gambill	1	2			M Woodforde	6²	3
	M Woodforde	6	6							16	C Moyà	1	4
	E Benfele Álvarez	5	4							18	T Henman	6	6
	G Stafford	7	6			G Stafford	4	2
					18	T Henman	6	6
															18	T Henman	6	6
															2	P Korda	4	4
					31	F Clavet	3	6	6
	J Stark	6	6			J Stark	6	3	4
LL	O Burrieza	3	3							31	F Clavet	4	6	3
	B Black	6⁶	7	6⁵						2	P Korda	6	3	6
Q	R Delgado	7⁸	5	7⁷	Q	R Delgado	2	6⁵
					2	P Korda	6	7⁷

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