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1998 Mercedes-Benz Cup

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1998 Mercedes-Benz Cup
Date27 July – 2 August
Edition71st
CategoryWorld Series
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money$315,000
SurfaceHard / outdoor
LocationLos Angeles, United States
Champions
Singles
United States Andre Agassi [1]
Doubles
Australia Patrick Rafter / Australia Sandon Stolle [2]
← 1997 · Los Angeles Open · 1999 →

The 1998 Mercedes-Benz Cup was a men's tennis tournament played on Hard in Los Angeles, United States that was part of the World Series of the 1998 ATP Tour. It was the seventy-first edition of the tournament and was held from 27 July – 2 August 1998. Fifth-seeded Andre Agassi won the singles title and the accompanying $45,000 first-prize money.[3]

Finals

Singles

United States Andre Agassi defeated United Kingdom Tim Henman, 6–4, 6–4

  • It was Agassi's 4th singles title of the year and the 38th of his career

Doubles

Australia Patrick Rafter / Australia Sandon Stolle defeated United States Jeff Tarango / Czech Republic Daniel Vacek 6–4, 6–4

References

  1. ^ "1998 Los Angeles – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. ^ "1998 Los Angeles – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  3. ^ "Agassi Defeats Henman". Los Angeles Times. August 3, 1998.