1998 Advanta Championships – Singles

Singles
1998 Advanta Championships
Champion	Pete Sampras
Runner-up	Thomas Enqvist
Score	7–5, 7–6(7–3)
Draw	32 (3WC/4Q/1LL)
Seeds	8

Main article: 1998 Advanta Championships

Pete Sampras was the defending champion.

Sampras successfully defended his title, beating Thomas Enqvist 7–5, 7–6^(7–3) in the final.

Seeds

1. Pete Sampras (champion)
2. Marcelo Ríos (withdrew)
3. Thomas Enqvist (final)
4. Julián Alonso (first round)
5. Jim Courier (second round)
6. Tommy Haas (semifinals)
7. Richard Fromberg (first round)
8. Sjeng Schalken (quarterfinals)
9. Byron Black (first 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	6	6
	6	Tommy Haas	4	4
								1	Pete Sampras	7	77
								3	Thomas Enqvist	5	63
	3	Thomas Enqvist	6	3	6
	Q	Sébastien Lareau	3	6	3

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	P Sampras	4	6	7
	Q	X Malisse	6	3	5			1	P Sampras	78	6
		D Sanguinetti	6	4	3				A Gaudenzi	66	3
		A Gaudenzi	4	6	6										1	P Sampras	6	6
	WC	M Safin	6	2	6										8	S Schalken	2	2
	Q	W Black	1	6	3			WC	M Safin	2	6	61
	WC	J Salzenstein	3	6	65			8	S Schalken	6	4	77
	8	S Schalken	6	4	77																	1	P Sampras	6	6
	4	J Alonso	1	77	3																	6	T Haas	4	4
	WC	J Stark	6	65	6			WC	J Stark	2	77	3
	Q	S Stolle	5	1					J Tarango	6	64	6
		J Tarango	7	6												J Tarango	6	4	4
		JA Viloca-Puig	65	4											6	T Haas	4	6	6
		F Meligeni	77	6					F Meligeni	0r
		V Spadea	3	2				6	T Haas	3
	6	T Haas	6	6

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	9	B Black	4	63
		T Martin	6	77					T Martin	4	5
		R Reneberg	6	6					R Reneberg	6	7
		J Burillo	3	1												R Reneberg	4	61
		M Craca	6	6											3	T Enqvist	6	77
		N Lapentti	4	4					M Craca	6	62	2
	LL	E Benfele Álvarez	4	3				3	T Enqvist	4	77	6
	3	T Enqvist	6	6																		3	T Enqvist	6	3	6
	7	R Fromberg	64	64																		Q	S Lareau	3	6	3
		G Stafford	77	77					G Stafford	6	6
		J Sánchez	3	4					P Haarhuis	3	4
		P Haarhuis	6	6												G Stafford	4	3
	Q	S Lareau	6	6											Q	S Lareau	6	6
		T Nydahl	4	3				Q	S Lareau	77	7
		C Ruud	78	4	4			5	J Courier	65	5
	5	J Courier	66	6	6

Qualifying

Qualifying seeds

1. Wayne Black (qualified)
2. Sandon Stolle (qualified)
3. Emilio Benfele Álvarez (qualifying competition, Lucky loser)
4. Daniel Nestor (first round)
5. Michael Tebbutt (first round)
6. John van Lottum (qualifying competition)
7. Ramón Delgado (first round)
8. Steve Campbell (qualifying competition)

Qualifiers

1. Wayne Black
2. Sandon Stolle
3. Sébastien Lareau
4. Xavier Malisse

Lucky loser

1. Emilio Benfele Álvarez

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	1	Wayne Black	7	6
		Guillermo Cañas	6	3				1	Wayne Black	6	4	7
		Jaime Oncins	6	6					Jaime Oncins	4	6	6
	7	Ramón Delgado	2	2

Second qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	2	Sandon Stolle	6	6
		Michael Sell	1	2				2	Sandon Stolle	6	6	6
	WC	Steven Capriati	2	1				8	Steve Campbell	1	7	1
	8	Steve Campbell	6	6

Third qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	3	Emilio Benfele Álvarez	6	7
	WC	Mark Knowles	4	6				3	Emilio Benfele Álvarez	4	4
		Sébastien Lareau	6	6					Sébastien Lareau	6	6
	5	Michael Tebbutt	4	0

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	4	Daniel Nestor	3	0
	WC	Xavier Malisse	6	6				WC	Xavier Malisse	6	7
		Christian Vinck	1	6	3			6	John van Lottum	3	5
	6	John van Lottum	6	2	6

External links

• Official results archive (ATP)
• Official results archive (ITF)